| 摘要 |
<p>57 There is disclosed article handling apparatus (10) which is primarily intended for transferring ammunition shells to and rom a storage magazine in a mobile weapons system, such as i tank or warship. The apparatus comprises a storage maga- :ine having a storage rack (14, 15, 16, 17) on which the articles (1, 11) can be stored, and a conveying means for travers- ng the articles along the storage rack and taking the form of in- lexing means (2, 12). The indexing means moves through an ndexing cycle in which it has a starting position in which it is engageable with a first batch of articles, causes one increment of traversing movement of the batch, releases itself from the engaged first batch, returns to the starting position and en- lages with a second batch of articles. Restraining means is proviled including a cam bar (13) which operates to locate any articles which may be present on the storage rack against up nd down movement and also against traveising movement vhile the apparatus is in its storage mode. In addition, the cam par (13) retains the articles in position in the storage rack while he indexing means (2, 12) is returning to its starting position luring operation of the apparatus in the transfer mode.</p> |
