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US380688A
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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
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    • F41A9/10—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging
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  • This invention has for its object improvements in mechanism for conveying ammunition to and for loading heavy guns, and is ap plicable especially to guns mounted en barbette or in a turret.
  • the gun is placed on its carriage as far forward as possible and is loaded when run out.
  • the ammunition is raised from below by a central vertical hoist, and is delivered with the powder uppermost into a loading trough or tube, which at this time is turned downward and made to form a continuation of the hoist-trunk.
  • the ammunition has been thus placed into the loading trough or tube, it is held therein, as hereinafter more fully described, by means of fingers or catches, and the loading trough or tube is then turned upward into such a position that it forms a continuation of the bore of the gun, and a tube sliding upon it is made to enter for a short dis tance into the breech of the gun.
  • the loading trough or tube is then in line with the rammer.
  • the shot and charge of powder can be at once thrust into the gun by one stroke of the rammer.
  • a telescopic hydraulic rammer is employed.
  • the central hoist and loading trough or tube are attached to the turret or turn-table and revolve with it, so that the hoist is always in position to pass a charge to the loading-trough.
  • a spiral staircase is provided round the central hoist, and this forms a convenient way of getting in and out of the turret. It is therefore unnecessary to leave room for a passage round the base of the turret or turntable, and the battery-wall can come close up to the base of the turret. This reduces the extent of armor in the battery- Serial No. 239,858. (No model.) Patented in Italy March 31, 1886, No. 11,357.
  • Two guns in the same turret can be loaded at any time independently of one another and in any point of the are of training, as the rammers and hoist go round with the turn-table.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical and longitudinal section,with some parts in elevation, of a turret carrying a heavy gun and fitted with a central hoist and pivoted loading-tube, as above described.
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,on a larger sca1e,of the loading-trough, with the parts in position for retaining a charge of ammunition therein.
  • Fig. 3 is a similar view with the parts in position, to allow of a charge being pushed into or from the loading-trough.
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-section through the line A B, Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 isaside elevation showing the loading-tube in position to receive the charge from the hoist.
  • Fig. 1 is a vertical and longitudinal section,with some parts in elevation, of a turret carrying a heavy gun and fitted with a central hoist and pivoted loading-tube, as above described.
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,on a larger sca1e,of the loading-trough
  • Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the loading-tube in position to pass the charge into the gun.
  • Fig. 7 is a front elevation, and
  • Fig. 8 a side elevation, of the hydraulic cylinder Working the hoist.
  • Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the trunk of the hoist through the doorway, with the door shown open.
  • a is the gun in the loading position. It is carried upon a turn-table structure, 12, by a carriage, c, in connection with which there is suitable hydraulic mechanism (partly indicated by the drawings, but which forms no part of this invention) for controlling the recoil and working the gun.
  • d is apparatus for opening and closing the breech of the gun. It is of well-known construction.
  • e is the trunk of the hoist for raising ammunition to the gun from the magazines ff below.
  • hoist 9 is the platform of the hoist, which can be raised and lowered by a rope or chain,h.
  • the rope is led over guide-pulleys at the top of the hoist, then around pulleys 41, mounted on a hydraulic ram, 2, and around other pulleys,j, mounted on the hydraulic cylinder j.
  • the rope or chain is continuous around these pub leys and around the intermediate equalizingpulley, h, and the two ends ascend to the guide pulleys at the top of the trunk e and then descend the trunk by the grooves within it on its opposite sides, (see Fig. 9,) and are attached to the platform 9 atits lower end.
  • the construction of hoists of this kind is well understood.
  • k is the loading trough or tube. It is pivoted at k, and is moved about this pivot by the hydraulic cylinder k".
  • the l is a sliding tube or part on the loadingtrough. It is operated by the small hydraulic cylinder Z, which thrusts it forward to engage with the upper end of the trunk 6 when the loading trough or tube is in position to receive the charge from the hoist. Similarly when the loading trough or tube is raised the part l is thrust forward into the breech of the gnn,when the loading trough or tube is in position to deliver the charge to the gun.
  • a projectile which has been brought to the hoist by the aid of suitable tackle, (indicated by the drawings,) but forming no part of this invention.
  • a door is opened to admit the projectile into the trunk 6, (see Fig. 9,) and there it is placed on the platform 9.
  • the platform 9 is then lowered and the powder-charges are placed upon the base of the projectile.
  • the door in the trunk e is now closed and the platform 9 is raised, and it carries the charge up into the loading trough or tube k.
  • the sliding tube or part Z of the loading-tube is now withdrawn to release the loading trough or tube from the trunk e, and by the same move ment fingers 0 on the loading trough or tube are moved inward to retain the projectile, so that it cannot fall out, as shown at Fig. 2.
  • the fingers are acted upon by the sliding section l of the loading-tube in obvious ways.
  • the loading trough or tube is now raised, turning about the pivot at k, and the part i, being again advanced, enters the breech of the gun. The fingers at the same time retire and release the projectile. Finally, the charge is ram med into the gun and the loading trough or tube is released and again lowered to the trunk of the hoist.
  • a spiral staircase, p is provided round the central hoist, and this forms a convenient way of getting in and out of the turret. It is there fore unnecessary to leave room for a passage round the base of the turret or turn-table, and the battery-wall can come close up to the base of the turret. This reduces the extent of armor in the battery-wall to a minimum.
  • Two guns in the same turret can be loaded at any time independently of one another and in any point of the arc of training, as the rammers and hoist go round with the turn-table.
  • Theloadingapparatus consisting of a pivoted trough or tube having the sliding part, a ranimer in rear of it, a hydraulic cylinder and ram on the pivoted trough or tube operating the sliding part thereof, retainingfingers on the pivoted trough or tube actuated by said sliding part, and a hydraulic cylinder and ram connected with the trough or tube and moving it about its pivot, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 1.
O. H. MURRAY.
APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS. No. 380,688. Patented Apr. 10, 1888.
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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 2.
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APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS.
Patented Apr. 10, 1888.
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APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS.
Patented Apr. 10, 1888.
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C. H. MURRAY.
APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS.
No. 380,688. Patented Apr. 10, 1888.
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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 5. O. H. MURRAY.
APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS. No. 380,688.
Patented Apr. 10, 1888.
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CHARLES H. MURRAY, OF ELS\VICK \VORKS, NEVVCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENG- LAND, ASSIGNOR TO W. G. ARMSTRONG, MITCHELL & 00., (LIMITED,) OF
SAME PLACE.
APPARATUS FOR LOADING HEAVY GUNS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,688, dated April 10, 1888.
Application filed May 31, 1887.
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that 1, CHARLES IIENRY MUR- RAY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at the Elswick Works, Newcastleupon-Tyne, England, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Imp rovements in Mechanism for Conveying Ammunition to and for Loading Heavy Guns, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Italy, No. 21,357, dated March 31, 1886,) of which the following is a specification.
This invention has for its object improvements in mechanism for conveying ammunition to and for loading heavy guns, and is ap plicable especially to guns mounted en barbette or in a turret.
The gun is placed on its carriage as far forward as possible and is loaded when run out. The ammunition is raised from below by a central vertical hoist, and is delivered with the powder uppermost into a loading trough or tube, which at this time is turned downward and made to form a continuation of the hoist-trunk. \Vhen the ammunition has been thus placed into the loading trough or tube, it is held therein, as hereinafter more fully described, by means of fingers or catches, and the loading trough or tube is then turned upward into such a position that it forms a continuation of the bore of the gun, and a tube sliding upon it is made to enter for a short dis tance into the breech of the gun. The loading trough or tube is then in line with the rammer. In this position of the loading trough or tube the shot and charge of powder can be at once thrust into the gun by one stroke of the rammer. A telescopic hydraulic rammer is employed. The central hoist and loading trough or tube are attached to the turret or turn-table and revolve with it, so that the hoist is always in position to pass a charge to the loading-trough. A spiral staircase is provided round the central hoist, and this forms a convenient way of getting in and out of the turret. It is therefore unnecessary to leave room for a passage round the base of the turret or turntable, and the battery-wall can come close up to the base of the turret. This reduces the extent of armor in the battery- Serial No. 239,858. (No model.) Patented in Italy March 31, 1886, No. 11,357.
wall to a minimum. Two guns in the same turret can be loaded at any time independently of one another and in any point of the are of training, as the rammers and hoist go round with the turn-table.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical and longitudinal section,with some parts in elevation, of a turret carrying a heavy gun and fitted with a central hoist and pivoted loading-tube, as above described. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,on a larger sca1e,of the loading-trough, with the parts in position for retaining a charge of ammunition therein. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the parts in position, to allow of a charge being pushed into or from the loading-trough. Fig. 4 is a cross-section through the line A B, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isaside elevation showing the loading-tube in position to receive the charge from the hoist. Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the loading-tube in position to pass the charge into the gun. Fig. 7 is a front elevation, and Fig. 8 a side elevation, of the hydraulic cylinder Working the hoist. Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the trunk of the hoist through the doorway, with the door shown open.
a is the gun in the loading position. It is carried upon a turn-table structure, 12, by a carriage, c, in connection with which there is suitable hydraulic mechanism (partly indicated by the drawings, but which forms no part of this invention) for controlling the recoil and working the gun.
d is apparatus for opening and closing the breech of the gun. It is of well-known construction.
e is the trunk of the hoist for raising ammunition to the gun from the magazines ff below.
9 is the platform of the hoist, which can be raised and lowered by a rope or chain,h. The rope is led over guide-pulleys at the top of the hoist, then around pulleys 41, mounted on a hydraulic ram, 2, and around other pulleys,j, mounted on the hydraulic cylinder j. The rope or chain is continuous around these pub leys and around the intermediate equalizingpulley, h, and the two ends ascend to the guide pulleys at the top of the trunk e and then descend the trunk by the grooves within it on its opposite sides, (see Fig. 9,) and are attached to the platform 9 atits lower end. The construction of hoists of this kind is well understood.
k is the loading trough or tube. It is pivoted at k, and is moved about this pivot by the hydraulic cylinder k".
lis a sliding tube or part on the loadingtrough. It is operated by the small hydraulic cylinder Z, which thrusts it forward to engage with the upper end of the trunk 6 when the loading trough or tube is in position to receive the charge from the hoist. Similarly when the loading trough or tube is raised the part l is thrust forward into the breech of the gnn,when the loading trough or tube is in position to deliver the charge to the gun.
in is a fourfold telescopic hydraulic rammer with sufficient length of stroke to drive the entire charge from the loading trough or tube into the gun. The construction of such rammers is well understood,aud forms no part of the present invention.
at is a projectile, which has been brought to the hoist by the aid of suitable tackle, (indicated by the drawings,) but forming no part of this invention. A door is opened to admit the projectile into the trunk 6, (see Fig. 9,) and there it is placed on the platform 9. The platform 9 is then lowered and the powder-charges are placed upon the base of the projectile. The door in the trunk e is now closed and the platform 9 is raised, and it carries the charge up into the loading trough or tube k. The sliding tube or part Z of the loading-tube is now withdrawn to release the loading trough or tube from the trunk e, and by the same move ment fingers 0 on the loading trough or tube are moved inward to retain the projectile, so that it cannot fall out, as shown at Fig. 2. The fingers are acted upon by the sliding section l of the loading-tube in obvious ways. The loading trough or tube is now raised, turning about the pivot at k, and the part i, being again advanced, enters the breech of the gun. The fingers at the same time retire and release the projectile. Finally, the charge is ram med into the gun and the loading trough or tube is released and again lowered to the trunk of the hoist.
After firing the guns it is only necessary in order to reload them to open the breech of each and sponge the guns with the usual syringe; then to raise the loading trough or tube with one movement and to ram in the charge with a second movement, and then to return the rammer and loading trough or tube and close the gun.
A spiral staircase, p, is provided round the central hoist, and this forms a convenient way of getting in and out of the turret. It is there fore unnecessary to leave room for a passage round the base of the turret or turn-table, and the battery-wall can come close up to the base of the turret. This reduces the extent of armor in the battery-wall to a minimum.
Two guns in the same turret can be loaded at any time independently of one another and in any point of the arc of training, as the rammers and hoist go round with the turn-table.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is- 1. The combination of the turret or turntable, the gun or guns mounted thereon, and the ammunition-hoistattached centrally to and beneath the turret or turn table and extending down to a magazine-chamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of aturret or turn-table, a gun or guns mounted thereon, an ammunition-hoist centrally beneath the turret, and a loading trough or tube above the hoist and movable about a pivot, whereby it connects with the trunk of a hoist while it receives the charge and with the breech of the gun while it delivers the charge into it, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. The combination of the gun, a hoist raising ammunition to the gun, a loading trough or tube above the hoist and movable about a pivot to connect at one time with the trunk of the hoist and at another with the breech of the gun, fingers in the loading trough or tube operated to retain the projectile andcharge within it, and a rammer passing through the loading trough or tube and into the gun, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. Theloadingapparatus consisting of a pivoted trough or tube having the sliding part, a ranimer in rear of it, a hydraulic cylinder and ram on the pivoted trough or tube operating the sliding part thereof, retainingfingers on the pivoted trough or tube actuated by said sliding part, and a hydraulic cylinder and ram connected with the trough or tube and moving it about its pivot, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. The combination of the turret or turntable, the gun or guns mounted thereon, the ammunition-hoist attached centrally to and beneath the turret or turntable and extending down to a magazine-chamber, and the spiral stairs surrounding the hoist and extending from the turret or turntable to the magazinechamber, substantially as set forth.
0. H. MURRAY.
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US5223663A (en) * 1991-12-23 1993-06-29 General Electric Co. Automated ammunition handling system
US5965837A (en) * 1996-01-31 1999-10-12 Samsung Aerospace Industries, Ltd Artillery shell carrier
US20080156182A1 (en) * 2006-08-10 2008-07-03 Heinrich Heldmann Weapon system
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