ROUND ADVANCING MECHANISM FROM GROUND OF ARMOURED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC F41A9/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: round advancing mechanism from ground contains a drive with an electric motor and is made in the form of a rammer with a drive sprocket and a chain of the rammer with a scraper, has a receiving basket with a spring-loaded support, a rammer tray with a guide chain and a hook, a carriage with spring-loaded levers with rollers at the ends. On the rollers the rammer tray moves from the transport position to the working position and back. The spring-loaded carriage arms bias the rammer tray against the stop, ensuring that the rammer tray is locked in the working position. When sliding from the tray in the fighting chamber, the round rests against the end of the intermediate tray and does not prevent the closing of the flap sealing the fighting chamber during the intervals between chambering, after the rammer chain has left the initial position.

EFFECT: increased servicing ease.

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