US3612255A - Endless conveyor system - Google Patents

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US3612255A
US3612255A US826796A US3612255DA US3612255A US 3612255 A US3612255 A US 3612255A US 826796 A US826796 A US 826796A US 3612255D A US3612255D A US 3612255DA US 3612255 A US3612255 A US 3612255A
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Douglas P Tassie
Calvin H Baxter
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/64—Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/76—Magazines having an endless-chain conveyor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G47/681—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor from distinct, separate conveyor lanes

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  • ABSTRACT An endless conveyor system includes a train of links, each link being coupled to its next adjacent link by a pivot member, the distance between the center lines of immediately adjacent pivot members being fixed, the pivot members being guided between the distal pairs of mutually confronting guide surfaces but not guided between the distal ends of the pair of guide surfaces, i.e., the turnarounds, the distance between the centerlines of the pairs of guide surfaces being the same as the distance between the center lines of the pivot members, and both runs being engaged by the driving means.
  • FIG. 2 is a left side view in elevation, in partial cross section, of the system of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective detail view (from the from looking up) of a scoop and sprocket of the stripping conveyor of FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is a view in cross section taken along plane 6-6 of FIG. 2 illustrating the guide and drive for the stripping conveyor;
  • the cartridge storage and feeding system shown in FIG. 11 includes a main plate assembly 10, a stripping conveyor assembly 12 and a delivery conveyor assembly 114.
  • the main plate assembly includes a plurality of side-by-side channels 16, each channel adapted to receive and to hold a column of cartridges l8, and a pressure bar assembly 20 adapted to advance the cartridges contiguously forward into engagement with the stripping conveyorassembly 112.
  • The: stripping conveyor assembly withdraws the leading cartridge from each column serially and transfers these cartridges as a train of cartridges to the delivery conveyor assembly, which delivers the cartridges serially to the weapon (not shown).
  • each wedge assembly advances across the front of the main plate assembly from left to right, its ramp elements gradually lower the lead cartridges in each channel to a level whereat the leftmost cartridge, which rides off the trailing ramp element, rides into a sprocket cutout 40 and under the leading edge or scoop 36 of the adjacent leading element of left adjacent wedge assembly.
  • the sprocket carries the scooped cartridge counterclockwise around and down and onto a cradle 42 of the delivery conveyor assembly.
  • the upper run of the delivery conveyor assembly advances from left to right under the stripping conveyor assembly and receives the scooped cartridge therefrom.
  • each of said pivot means includes an additional respective roller having a diameter of said second distance equal to and disposable in the spacing between said first additional pair of guide surfaces and the spacing between said second additional pair of guide surfaces.
  • rollers of at least one-half less two of said number of link assemblies being disposed between said first pair of guide surfaces;
  • rollers of at least the remaining half less two of said number of links being disposed between said second pair of guide surfaces.

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US4263837A (en) * 1979-03-22 1981-04-28 General Electric Company Endless conveyor system
US4526270A (en) * 1982-03-30 1985-07-02 Dichter Hans Joachim Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines
RU2494030C1 (ru) * 2012-07-27 2013-09-27 Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования "Национальный минерально-сырьевой университет "Горный" Пластинчатый конвейер

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FR2483066A1 (fr) * 1980-05-23 1981-11-27 Creusot Loire Dispositif de transport d'objets cylindriques tels que des munitions
DE3219800C2 (de) * 1982-05-26 1985-04-25 KUKA Wehrtechnik GmbH, 8900 Augsburg Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Munition zu einer Maschinenwaffe
DE8215344U1 (de) * 1982-05-26 1984-05-10 KUKA Wehrtechnik GmbH, 8900 Augsburg Vorrichtung zum zufuehren von munition zu einer maschinenwaffe
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US3258109A (en) * 1964-08-18 1966-06-28 Automatic Cauteen Company Of A Conveyor belt construction for vending machines
US3429221A (en) * 1967-12-18 1969-02-25 Gen Electric Constant velocity conveyor mechanism

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US4263837A (en) * 1979-03-22 1981-04-28 General Electric Company Endless conveyor system
US4526270A (en) * 1982-03-30 1985-07-02 Dichter Hans Joachim Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines
RU2494030C1 (ru) * 2012-07-27 2013-09-27 Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования "Национальный минерально-сырьевой университет "Горный" Пластинчатый конвейер

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