公开(公告)号：US20240077265A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18260837

申请日：2022-01-07

申请人： Chairman, Defence Research And Development Organisation (DRDO)

发明人： Babu NATESAN ,  Roshan SAMUEL RAJA RAJESH KUMAR ,  Balaguru VADIVEL ,  Rajakumar RAI S ,  Dhanpal MURUGESAN

IPC分类号： F41A9/37 ,  F41A9/16 ,  F41A9/42

CPC分类号： F41A9/37 ,  F41A9/16 ,  F41A9/42

摘要： An automated projectile loader and a method of loading projectile for a vehicle is disclosed. The automated projectile loader includes a carousal projectile unit mounted on a hull of the vehicle. The carousal projectile unit includes a carousal storage adapted to store a plurality of projectiles oriented in a vertical direction. The automated projectile loader includes a bustle projectile unit disposed at a rear end of a turret of the vehicle. The bustle projectile unit includes a bustle storage adapted to store a plurality of projectiles and propellants oriented in a horizontal direction. The automated projectile loader includes an automated arm disposed below the turret and adapted to load the plurality of projectiles from one of the carousal storage and the bustle storage in a barrel orientated in any angle in the turret.