| 摘要 |
An impeller for an active-feed paintball loader has resilient arms that enga ge paintballs in the lower portion (well) of the loader and advance them to and through the outfeed tube. The resilient arms are sufficiently stiff to move unobstructed paintballs locate d between the arms, and sufficiently flexible to yield when forced against stationary paintballs so as not to rupture the paintball shells, the arms substantially returning to their original shape when the obstruction is removed. Accordingly, when the motor is shut off, the arms will simply flex backward as they encounter stationary paintballs. Should a paintball jam occur in the vicinit y of the impeller, the arm(s) can flex around the jammed ball without breaking it, and help to dislodge it so as to clear the jam. |
