Air actuated magazine for projectile loader
A magazine for a high capacity loader for sequentially loading a plurality of projectiles into a launcher. The magazine has a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles. The magazine housing has an opening providing access to a projectile chimney. The projectiles exit the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney. An aperture is provided in a sidewall of the projectile chimney and the aperture leads to a piston chamber. A pneumatically actuated actuator is provided in the piston chamber. The pneumatically actuated actuator drives an indexing assembly for the launcher.
1. A magazine for a high capacity loader, comprising:
a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles, the magazine housing having an opening providing access to a projectile chimney, the plurality of projectiles exiting the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney;
an aperture in a sidewall of the projectile chimney, the aperture leading to an air pathway;
a piston chamber in fluid communication with the air pathway;
an actuator in the piston chamber, the actuator having a piston at a first end thereof; and,
an indexing assembly in the magazine housing, the indexing assembly being driven by the actuator.
2. The magazine of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is moveable between a first position and a second position.
3. The magazine of claim 2 , wherein the indexing assembly indexes the plurality of projectiles when the actuator is moved to the second position.
4. The magazine of claim 2 , further comprising a spring exerting a force on the actuator away from the indexing assembly.
5. The magazine of claim 4 , wherein the spring biases the actuator to the first position.
6. The magazine of claim 1 , wherein the indexing assembly is connected to a second end of the actuator.
7. The magazine of claim 1 , further comprising a grate within the aperture in the sidewall of the projectile chimney.
8. The magazine of claim 1 , further comprising a flange extending from the magazine housing, the flange mating with a barrel of a launcher to which the magazine is attached.
9. The magazine of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is pneumatically actuated.
10. A magazine for a high capacity loader, comprising:
a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles, the magazine housing having an opening providing access to a projectile chimney, the plurality of projectiles exiting the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney;
an aperture in the projectile chimney;
a piston chamber in fluid communication with the aperture; and
an air actuator in the piston chamber, the air actuator having a piston at a first end thereof, wherein the air actuator drives an indexing assembly for indexing the plurality of projectiles in the high capacity loader.
11. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the aperture is provided in a sidewall of the projectile chimney.
12. The magazine of claim 11 , further comprising a grate in the aperture.
13. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the air actuator is pneumatically actuated.
14. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the indexing assembly is connected to a second end of the air actuator.
15. The magazine of claim 10 , wherein the air actuator is moveable between a first position and a second position.
16. The magazine of claim 10 , further comprising a spring exerting a force on the air actuator to bias the actuator to the first position.
17. A magazine for a high capacity loader, comprising:
a magazine housing for holding a plurality of projectiles, the magazine housing having an opening providing access to a projectile chimney, the plurality of projectiles exiting the magazine through the opening in the magazine housing via the projectile chimney;
an aperture leading to a piston chamber;
a pneumatically actuated actuator in the piston chamber, the actuator having a piston at a first end thereof;
an indexing assembly in the magazine housing, the indexing assembly being driven by the actuator; and,
a first drive core indexed by the indexing assembly, wherein the high capacity loader is adapted to be connected to a launcher.
18. The magazine of claim 17 , wherein the aperture is provided in a sidewall of the projectile chimney.
19. The magazine of claim 17 , further comprising a second drive core rotationally connected to the first drive core and indexed by the indexing assembly.
20. The magazine of claim 17 , further comprising a spring exerting a force on the actuator to bias the actuator away from the indexing assembly.