BELT/METALLIC LINK CHAIN LOADED AMMUNITION FEEDER IN A REMOTE CONTROLLED WEAPON STATION

摘要

Belt/Metallic Link Chain Loaded Ammunition Feeder in a Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS). The feeder includes a feeding mechanism for routing chained ammunition from ammunition reservoir means towards the weapon's bullets entrance opening. The feeding mechanism has a first chute assembly for routing chained ammunition from the ammunition reservoir means towards the region of the RCWS's elevating/lowering axis, and a second chute assembly for continuing routing the chained ammunition from the region of the elevating/lowering axis towards the entry opening of the bullets entrance of the weapon. The chained ammunition traverses over the elevating/lowering axis region by passing from the first chute assembly to the second chute assembly. The first chute assembly remains static and the second chute assembly is dynamic and propelled together with the mounting bracket assembly around the elevating/lowering axis.

主权项

1. A Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) comprising:
a mounting bracket suited to have mounted on it a weapon that is fed by chained ammunition; a rotatable turret assembly wherein said mounting bracket is mounted on it in a manner that enables elevating/lowering said weapon around an elevating/lowering axis; said rotatable turret assembly enables rotation (bearing or siding) of said mounting bracket assembly in a bearing (siding) plane located at a distance from the elevating/lowering axis and parallel to it, around a rotation (bearing or siding) axis that extends in an vertical direction to said bearing plane; a reservoir means for chained ammunition to said weapon that is mounted on said rotatable turret assembly in said bearing (siding) plane and at a distance from said elevating/lowering axis; and a feeding mechanism for routing chained ammunition from said ammunition reservoir means towards the bullets entrance opening of said weapon; wherein said RCWS is characterized in that said feeding mechanism comprises:
a first chute assembly for routing chained ammunition from said ammunition reservoir means towards the region of said elevating/lowering axis, wherein said first chute assembly is mounted on said rotatable turret assembly; anda second chute assembly for continuing routing said chained ammunition from the region of said elevating/lowering axis towards the entry opening of the bullets entrance of the weapon, wherein the second chute is mounted on said mounting bracket; and wherein—
a. the chained ammunition traversing over said elevating/lowering axis region in its passing from the first chute assembly to the second chute assembly happens when said ammunition is directed in an orientation that is at least substantially suited to the direction of said elevating/lowering axis; andb. at the time that said mounting bracket assembly is propelled to elevating/lowering motion around said elevating/lowering axis, the first chute assembly remains static and the second chute assembly is dynamic and propelled together with said mounting bracket assembly around said elevating/lowering axis.