TANK GUN AUTOMATIC LOADING GEAR Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: armored equipment, in particular, devices providing for automatic loading of tank gun. SUBSTANCE: diameter of the pack tube is increased in the automatic loading gear, and an additional latch with grooves at the fixing end is installed, i. e. the pack is standardized for shots of all types used in the tank, guided missile with an increased diameter and length inclusive. The guides with grooves of the pack lifting mechanism have a bending in the middle part providing for required inclination of the pack with a shot of an increased length (guided missile) for its passage from the carrier to the feed line. The use of an electronic storage with a pack position pickup, whose shaft rotates synchronously with the rotating carrier made it possible to increase the quantity of stored types of shots loaded in the pack, enhance the reliability of the control system of the automatic loading gear, as well as to reduce the mass of the electrical equipment. The digit indicator installed on the loading panel provided for visual indication of the quantity of packs with the selected type of the shot (the guided missile inclusive). EFFECT: provided use of the additional type of the shot, enhanced reliability of operation of the automatic loading gear. 2 cl, 6 dwg