Abstract
The present invention relates to a workpiece carrier for an automated production line for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising a carrier base, such as a carriage, which is configured to be conveyed along the production line, and at least one receptacle arranged on the carrier base for holding at least two ammunition parts of the same type, such as two ammunition cases, two ammunition projectiles, two ammunition cartridges or two ammunition lighting caps, wherein the at least one ammunition part receptacle is mounted so as to be movable relative to the carrier base.
Claims
1. Workpiece carrier (1) for an automated production line (100) for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising a carrier base (3), such as a carriage, which is configured to be conveyed along the production line (100), and at least one receptacle (5, 7) arranged on the carrier base (3) for holding at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) of the same type, such as two ammunition cases (119), two ammunition projectiles (121), two ammunition cartridges or two ammunition primers, characterized in that the at least one ammunition part receptacle (5, 7) is mounted movably relative to the carrier base (3).
2. Workpiece carrier (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one ammunition part receptacle (5, 7) can be moved from a receiving position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be supplied in particular simultaneously, into a processing position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be processed in particular simultaneously.
3. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ammunition part receptacle (5, 7) is mounted movably on the carrier base (3) in such a way that the ammunition part receptacle (5, 7) can carry out a combined pivoting and translational movement relative to the carrier base (3).
4. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carrier base (3) has a catch which is designed to transmit the drive conveying force of the production line (100) to the workpiece carrier (1).
5. Workpiece carrier (1), in particular according to one of the preceding claims, for an automated production line (100) for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising at least two receptacles (5, 7) for holding in each case at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) of the same type, such as two ammunition cases (119), two ammunition projectiles (121), two ammunition cartridges or two ammunition primers, characterized in that at least one of the ammunition part receptacles (5, 7) can be moved from a receiving position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be supplied in particular simultaneously, into a processing position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be processed in particular simultaneously.
6. Workpiece carrier (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one movable receptacle (5, 7) can be moved relative to the other receptacle (5, 7) in such a way that the movable receptacle (5, 7) can engage a processing position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) of the movable receptacle (5, 7) and the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) of the other receptacle (5, 7) can be processed together, in particular can be joined together.
7. Workpiece carrier (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the at least two receptacles (5, 7) can be moved independently of the other receptacle (5, 7), wherein in particular the receptacles (5, 7) can each carry out a pivoting and/or translational movement relative to the respective other receptacle (5, 7).
8. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the at least one first movable ammunition part receptacle (5) can be moved along a first movement path and the at least one further movable ammunition part receptacle (7) can be moved along a further movement path, wherein the two movement paths intersect.
9. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of claims 5 to 8, further characterized by a carrier base (3), such as a carriage, which is designed to be conveyed along the production line (100), wherein at least one of the receptacles (5, 7) is mounted movably on the carrier base (3) via a movement arm, wherein in particular the movement arm is mounted movably on a support arm of the other receptacle (5, 7), in particular on the bearing surface (27, 29) thereof which faces the respective receptacle (5, 7).
10. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of claims 5 to 9, further characterized by a carrier base (3), such as a carriage, which is designed to be conveyed along the production line (100), wherein the workpiece carrier (1) has at least two axes of rotation, wherein both receptacles (5, 7) can each be pivoted relative to the carrier base (3) and to the other receptacle (5, 7) with respect to a first or second axis of rotation independently of the respective other receptacle (5, 7), wherein in particular the at least two receptacles (5, 7) can be pivoted relative to the carrier base (3) with respect to a common third axis of rotation.
11. Workpiece carrier (1), in particular according to one of the preceding claims, for an automated production line (100) for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising at least one receptacle (5, 7) for holding at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) of the same type, such as two ammunition cases (119), two ammunition projectiles (121), two ammunition cartridges or two ammunition primers, which can be moved from a receiving position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be supplied in particular simultaneously, into a processing position, in which the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) can be processed in particular simultaneously, and a coupling interface (9) for connecting to a motor of the production line (100) in order to move the receptacle (5, 7) from the receiving position into the processing position, characterized in that the coupling interface (9) is adapted and/or orientated with respect to a motor-side coupling interface (107) in terms of shape in such a way that the workpiece carrier (1) can be retracted into the motor-side coupling interface (107) for connecting to the motor.
12. Workpiece carrier (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the coupling interfaces (9, 107) are designed to engage in one another in a form-fitting manner.
13. Workpiece carrier (1) according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the workpiece-carrier-side coupling interface (9) has a rectilinear depression and/or a rectilinear projection, the longitudinal extent of which is/are orientated parallel to a movement direction for coupling workpiece carrier (1) and motor to one another.
14. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one receptacle (5, 7) has a pretensioning device which is configured to apply a pretensioning force to the at least two ammunition parts (15, 17) when they are held.
15. Workpiece carrier (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carrier base (3) is designed in such a way that it can be guided in a magnetically levitating manner along the production line (100), in particular along a rail of the production line (100).
16. Automated production line (100) for ammunition having at least two ammunition parts, comprising at least one workpiece carrier (1) designed according to one of the preceding claims.
17. Production line (100) according to claim 16, further comprising a plurality of production stations, in particular an ammunition part insertion station, preferably a case insertion station (111) and/or a projectile insertion station (155), for inserting at least one of the plurality of ammunition parts into the production process of the production line (100), a plurality of quality testing stations (133), at least one ammunition part processing station, for example a case forming station (17), a propellant charge filling station (117), a projectile assembly station (151), a projectile marking station and/or a discharge station (135) for transporting the produced ammunition (101) out of the production process of the production line (100), wherein the workpiece carrier (1) is designed for holding the plurality of ammunition parts and for transporting the plurality of ammunition parts from, to and/or between the plurality of production stations.
18. Production line (100) according to claim 17, wherein the production stations can be displaced, in particular individually, between a production position, in which the production stations can act on the ammunition parts and/or the workpiece carrier (1), and a passive position, such as a maintenance position, in which the production stations are set back in relation to the ammunition parts and/or the workpiece carrier (1).
19. Line (1) according to claim 18, wherein the production stations each have a drive for displacing the respective production station, wherein in particular the drive is independent of a respective production-station-specific manipulation device for acting on the ammunition parts and/or the workpiece carrier (1).
20. Line (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the workpiece carrier (1) is mounted movably, in particular guided, on a rail (63) defining a conveying track (29) and is held on the rail (63) by a magnetic holding force oriented in the horizontal direction.
21. Line (1) according to claim 20, wherein the workpiece carrier (1) is mounted removably on the rail (63), in particular by overcoming the magnetic holding force between workpiece carrier (1) and rail (63).
22. Line (1) according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the rail (63) has at least one bearing and/or guide surface (83, 85) for the workpiece carrier (1), wherein in particular a guide surface (83, 85) oriented in particular in the horizontal direction provides the in particular magnetic holding force.
23. Line (1) according to one of claims 16 to 22, wherein the workpiece carrier (1) and a rail (63) defining a conveying track (29), on which the workpiece carrier (1) is mounted movably, in particular guided, form a magnetic levitation system.
Description
[0058] Further properties, features and advantages of the invention will become clear below by means of a description of preferred embodiments of the invention on the basis of the accompanying exemplary drawings, in which:
[0059] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a workpiece carrier according to the invention;
[0060] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the workpiece carrier from FIG. 1;
[0061] FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the workpiece carrier from FIGS. 1 and 2;
[0062] FIG. 4 shows a detailed sectional view of the workpiece carrier from FIGS. 1-3;
[0063] FIG. 5 shows further detailed sectional view of the workpiece carrier from FIGS. 1-3;
[0064] FIG. 6 shows perspective view of a detail of an exemplary embodiment of an automated production line according to the invention having a plurality of workpiece carriers according to the present invention;
[0065] FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an ammunition production plant;
[0066] FIGS. 8-11 show further schematic diagrams of details of the production line from FIG. 7.
[0067] In the present description of exemplary embodiments of the present inventions, a workpiece carrier according to the invention is generally provided with the reference sign 1, which can be used in a production line 100, which is also referred to as a plant, for the automated production of ammunition, also referred to as a ammunition assembly or assembly plant, which consists of a plurality of ammunition parts, in particular a case, an ignition element, a projectile and a propellant charge.
[0068] According to the exemplary embodiments of the workpiece carrier 1 according to the invention in FIGS. 1-3, the workpiece carrier 1 comprises substantially the following main components: a carrier base 3, which is configured to be conveyed along the production line 100; a first and a second receptacle 5, 7 for holding in each case at least two, according to the exemplary embodiments in FIG. 12, ammunition parts of the same type; and a coupling interface 9 for connecting to a motor 109 of the production line 100 for actuating or actuating the drive-free/motorless workpiece carrier 1.
[0069] According to the exemplary embodiments, the carrier base 3 is of two-part design and comprises a coupling section 11 which is c-shaped in cross section and via which the workpiece carrier 1 can be releasably docked to the production line 100 in order to be moved or conveyed there, for example via a rotary or circulating conveying system, along the processing stations 105 of the production line 100. Furthermore, the carrier base 3 comprises a bearing section 13 which is fastened to the coupling section 11 and on which both the two coupling interfaces 9 and the at least two ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 are arranged. According to the exemplary embodiments in the figures, the ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 can each hold up to 12 ammunition parts of the same type, such as projectiles 121 (in the receptacle 5), ammunition cases 17 (in the receptacle 7) or else primers (not illustrated) in a row with, in particular, the same distance from one another, wherein, according to FIG. 1, the projectiles 121 are already inserted into the ammunition cases 17, such that the ammunition part receptacle 7 according to FIG. 1 holds ammunition in an intermediate production state. The two ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 each comprise holding depressions 19, which are configured and designed to receive in each case one ammunition part.
[0070] The ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 are in principle arranged on the carrier base 3 via two support arms 21, 23 which are orientated parallel to one another and are in particular of identical design. The support arms 21, 23 can, for example, also be mounted pivotably with respect to a rotation axis R.sub.3 with respect to the carrier base 3, in particular the bearing section 13, wherein the bearing center is indicated by the reference r.sub.3. By means of these pivotable mountings, it is possible for the two ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 to be pivoted as a unit relative to the carrier base 3, with the result that the ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 can be positioned in different positions in order to position the respective ammunition parts differently or to align them differently, depending on what is required by the respective processing station 105.
[0071] Furthermore, the two ammunition part receptacles are each still mounted pivotably separately on the support arms 21, 23, with the result that the ammunition parts 5, 7 can each be pivoted independently of the respectively other receptacle. It can be seen in FIG. 1 that the ammunition part receptacle 7 is mounted rotatably with respect to a rotation axis R.sub.1 which runs through a bearing center r.sub.1, and furthermore that the rotation axis R.sub.1 runs through the receptacle 7, which has the result that the receptacle 7 can perform a pure rotational movement with respect to the rotation axis R.sub.1. In other words, the ammunition part receptacle 7 can be rotated about its own axis, in particular through 360, in order to be able to orientate the received ammunition parts in a 360 orientation. The further ammunition part receptacle 5 is in turn mounted pivotably on the lever arms 21, 23 via a pivoting arm construction 25. In this case, the entire pivoting construction 25, including the holding depressions 19 which define the receptacle 5, can be pivoted about a rotation axis R.sub.2 which runs through a rotation center r.sub.2. During the rotation of the receptacle 5 relative to the support arms 23, the receptacle 5 performs a combined pivoting and translational movement. As can be seen in particular in FIG. 1, the pivoting construction 25 is mounted and fastened on mutually facing bearing surfaces 27, 29 of the support arms 21, 23.
[0072] With reference to FIG. 2, in particular the coupling section 11 of the carrier base 3 is illustrated, the c-shape of which defines a receiving space 29, via which the workpiece carrier 1 can be placed on a catch of the production line 100, which conveys the workpiece carrier 1 along the production line 100. Actuable and/or adjusting devices 33 are provided on an inner side 31 of the coupling section 11, which inner side faces the receiving space 29, by means of which adjustable and/or adjusting devices a reliable fastening to the catch of the production line 100 can be achieved and set, such that adaptation to different catches is in principle also possible here.
[0073] A further special feature of the workpiece carrier 1 according to the invention can be seen from FIG. 3. The workpiece carrier 1 according to the invention serves not only to hold the ammunition parts 15, 17 required for the production of ammunition or to bring them into the desired alignment and orientation during the processing at the different processing stations 105 of the production line 100 but, furthermore, the workpiece carrier 1 is also capable of carrying out process or processing steps. FIG. 3 once again shows the rotation axis R.sub.2, with respect to which the ammunition part receptacle 5 can be pivoted relative to the other ammunition part receptacle 7 and relative to the holding arms 21, 23. If the ammunition part receptacle 5 is rotated about the rotation axis R.sub.2 in the direction U shown in FIG. 3, ammunition parts, such as ammunition projectiles 121, held by the ammunition part receptacle 5 can be inserted or pressed into ammunition parts, such as ammunition cases 17, held in the ammunition part receptacle 7. A decisive measure in this case is that, on the one hand, the orientation of the ammunition parts held in the ammunition part receptacle 5, which is realized via the orientation of the holding depressions 19, is coordinated with respect to an orientation of the ammunition parts held in the further ammunition parts 7. On the other hand, a movement track during the pivoting of the ammunition part receptacle 5 is adapted to the arrangement of the ammunition part receptacle 7 on the holding arms 21, 23, such that, in the case of a 180 pivoting in the direction U shown, starting from the constellation illustrated in FIG. 3, each holding depression 19 of the ammunition part receptacle 5 coincides with, in particular is aligned with, one holding depression 35 of the ammunition part receptacle 7.
[0074] FIGS. 4 and 5 each show detail details in a partial sectional view of the workpiece carrier 1 with focus on the holding depressions 19, 35 of the ammunition part receptacles 5, 7; using the example of FIG. 5, these are the holding depressions 35 of the ammunition part receptacle 7. The ammunition part receptacle 7 has a pretensioning device which is generally denoted by the reference sign 37 and serves to fix the received ammunition parts, in this case the received ammunition case 17. In this case, the pretensioning device 37 applies a pretensioning and/or clamping holding force to the respective ammunition parts, such that the latter are secured against falling out in the respective holding depression 35. The pretensioning is applied by using a pretensioning means, such as, for example, springs 39, in order to press movably mounted clamping jaws 41 against the respective ammunition part in order to build up the holding force.
[0075] In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 4 and 5, the pretensioning device 37 is realized by spring-pretensioned latches. The clamping jaws 41 or latches have clamping surfaces 43 which are inclined in the longitudinal direction L of the ammunition part and which, according to the embodiment in FIG. 4, are of convex shape, such that, when the respective ammunition parts are inserted into the holding depressions 35, the ammunition parts can press away the two clamping jaws 41 substantially along the longitudinal direction L, which means that the latches are pressed outward counter to the spring pretensioning force, as a result of which the holding force also builds up without becoming hooked with the latter. In the unoccupied state (not illustrated) of the holding depressions 35, the clamping jaws 41, in particular the clamping surfaces 43 which face one another, therefore project significantly further in the direction of the center of the holding depressions 35 and, during the occupation by means of an ammunition part, are in particular urged elastically outward, as a result of which the in particular elastic clamping/holding force builds up, which ultimately is responsible for the ammunition parts being held reliably in the holding depressions 35.
[0076] With reference to FIG. 5, which represents a detailed sectional view of a similar detail from FIG. 4, but rotated through 90, four holding depressions 35 arranged in a row can be seen, in each of which an ammunition case 17 is accommodated. As already described, each holding depression 35 or each ammunition part is assigned a pretensioning device 37 composed of spring-pretensioned clamping jaws 41. It can be seen in FIG. 5 that the mutually facing clamping surfaces 43, 45 of the clamping jaws 41 are of different shape in the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5. The clamping surfaces 43 of the respectively lower clamping jaws 41 are of planar design in the cross-sectional view and accordingly form punctiform linear contact with the ammunition case 17. The opposite clamping surfaces 45, facing the clamping surfaces 43, of the other clamping jaws 41 are shaped in the cross-sectional view from FIG. 5 such that a receiving depression 47 for the ammunition cases results, which receiving depression can be shaped, for example, in a concave, frustoconical or similar manner. It has been found that, by means of such a receiving depression 47, when the clamping jaws 41 are pressed against one another and when the clamping/holding force is built up on the ammunition parts, a self-centering effect can be utilized at the same time, which self-centering effect is also set by means of the statically determined mounting which results in this way.
[0077] FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail of an automated production line 100 according to the invention, in which two processing stations 105, 103 are indicated schematically. It can be seen in FIG. 6 that a plurality of workpiece carriers 1 according to the invention are arranged in a row one behind the other and at a small distance from one another and can be conveyed or moved along the production line 100 according to the invention in a conveying direction, which is indicated by the arrow with the reference symbol F, such that the workpiece carriers 1 can be supplied to the different processing stations 103, 105.
[0078] Firstly, the pivotability of the ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 can be seen in FIG. 6, which results from a comparison of the two workpiece carriers 1 arranged next to one another (on the right in the figure). While the ammunition part receptacle 5 is initially arranged in the horizontal orientation (on the far right), the ammunition part receptacle 5 is subsequently pivoted upward by 90 into the vertical orientation (central workpiece carrier 1). For example, it is possible in this way to move the ammunition part receptacles 5, 7 between different positions, such as, for example, a receiving position, in which the at least two ammunition parts can be supplied in particular simultaneously into the receptacle 5, 7, and a processing position, in which the at least two ammunition parts can be processed in particular simultaneously.
[0079] A further feature which can be realized in the workpiece carriers 1 according to the invention is the particular type of coupling or coupling to actuators, motors 109 or drives of the production line 100, which leads to the workpiece carrier itself managing without its own drive. According to the preferred embodiment in FIG. 6, the outwardly oriented coupling interfaces 9 of the workpiece carriers 1 have a planar coupling surface 49, on which a rectilinear coupling projection 51 is arranged, which is orientated in the direction of the conveying direction F of the production line 100. It is thus possible for the coupling interface 9 to be adapted in shape and orientated with respect to a motor-, drive- or actuator-side coupling interface 107, which is assigned to a schematically indicated motor 109, drive or actuator 109 of the production line 100, to move automatically, that is to say without manual or machine access, into the motor-side interface 107 during conveyance along the production line 100, in order to be able to produce a connection to the motor 109, drive or actuator. The respective coupling interfaces 9 are mounted rotatably with respect to a bearing 53 which is coupled fixedly to the carrier base 3, with the result that, in the coupled state with the coupling interface 107 of the motor 109, actuator or drive of the production line 100, the coupling interface 9 can be actuated, with the result that the latter can be rotated along in order to change the orientation of the coupling projection 51. It is thereby possible for the respective workpiece carrier 1 to be fixed at a desired position and to be connected to the motor 109, the drive or the actuator for energy transmission.
[0080] The ammunition assembly plant 100 according to FIG. 7 comprises in any case the following production stations: a case insertion station 111 which is designed to insert cases 119 into the conveying device 113; a projectile insertion station 115 which is designed to insert projectiles 121 into the conveying device 113; a propellant charge filling station 117 which is designed to fill cases 119 with propellant charge powder 11, 123; a case mouth expansion station; an ignition element feed station 125 for feeding ignition elements 127 and an ignition element insertion station 129 in which the ignition elements 127 are inserted into the conveying devices 113; an ignition element caulking station; a plurality of quality monitoring stations 131 and quality testing stations 133 for optically and/or tactilely ensuring the quality of the ammunition and a discharge station 135 for finally discharging the produced ammunition.
[0081] The conveying device 113 for holding the plurality of ammunition parts and for transporting the plurality of ammunition parts from, to and/or between the plurality of production stations defines a closed circulating conveying track 137, which delimits an interior space 139 which is enclosed by the conveying track 137 and an exterior space 141 which is delimited therefrom. According to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 1, the conveying track 137 is constructed from two parallel linear sections 143 which are connected by curved sections 145 in order to form a racetrack-shaped conveying track profile. The production stations 11, 13, 15, 59, 59, 25 are arranged laterally with respect to the conveying track 137 in the interior space 139 (FIG. 12) or in the exterior space 141 of the conveying track 137.
[0082] FIG. 7 shows a plant arrangement, wherein the ammunition components are introduced into the plant 1 from the outside. Alternatively, the ammunition components can be brought out of the interior 139 into the conveying devices 113. The basic production sequence is the same in both plant arrangements. Both plant principles have the following production sequence: via a curved section 145, a conveying device 113 located in a buffer zone 147 is fed to the case insertion station 111. This is followed by a projectile insertion station 115 in which the projectiles 121 are fed to the conveying device 113. After this, the entire conveying device 113 with the projectiles 121 and cases 119 located thereon is subjected to optical inspection in a quality monitoring station 131. In the subsequent stations, an ignition element 127 is first introduced into the plant 1 via an ignition element feed station 125 in order then to be transferred with a slide 51 into an ignition element insertion station 129 in order finally to be inserted into the rear of the case 119. After the insertion, the fired cases 119 are calibrated at a case forming station 153 and then sealed with annular joint lacquer at a fluid application station 149. Subsequently, the conveying devices 113 are guided via a second curved section 145, after which a linear section 143 having a plurality of production stations follows again. Before the cases 119 are filled with propellant charge powder 11, 123 at the propellant charge filling station 117, a quality monitoring station 131 checks whether the ignition elements 7 were properly accommodated in the cases 119. After the filling, the filling level is checked, in particular tactilely, at a quality testing station 133. The actual assembly of projectile 121 and case 119 takes place in two stages; first, the projectile 5 is brought onto the case 119 only slightly at the projectile insertion station 155, in order ultimately to be pressed into the case 119 at the projectile assembly station 151 in the downstream step. The ammunition 101 finalized as a result is subsequently checked at a quality monitoring station 131 and/or a quality testing station 133 and subsequently discharged via a discharge station 135.
[0083] FIG. 8 shows a further detail in a perspective view of a production line 100 according to the invention with focus on a workpiece carrier 1 arranged on the rail 63. The embodiment according to FIG. 8 differs from the preceding embodiments with regard to the coupling of the workpiece carrier 1 and rail 63 to one another. As is indicated schematically by the arrow with the reference symbol M, a magnetic holding force which is oriented in the horizontal direction H and holds the workpiece carrier 1 on the rail 63 prevails between the workpiece carrier 1 and the rail 63. According to the embodiment in FIG. 8, the workpiece carrier 1 is free of positively locking or latching engagement with the rail 63. The coupling is carried out by mutually assigned pairs of bearing and/or guide surfaces 83, 87 and 85, 89. The guide surface 85 of the rail 63 is formed by a support 91 for the conveying device 100, namely for a bearing projection 93 which projects from the planar, magnetic bearing and/or guide surface 87 and rests with its bearing and/or guide surface 89 on the support 91.
[0084] FIG. 9 shows the expression from FIG. 8 in a view from above. A particularly preferred embodiment of the production line 100 according to the invention emerges from this. The rail 63 and the workpiece carrier 1 together form a magnetic levitation system, which emerges from the narrow gap a between the mutually facing magnetic bearing and/or guide surfaces 83, 87. The workpiece carrier 1 is therefore supported vertically by the support 91 at least via the bearing projection 93 and can otherwise float past in a contact-free and friction-free manner in the region of the mutually facing bearing and/or guide surfaces 87, 89 during a relative movement of the workpiece carrier 1 relative to the rail 63.
[0085] FIGS. 10 and 11 relate to the same embodiment as FIGS. 8 and 9, wherein the workpiece carrier 1 is partially dismantled from the rail 63. According to the preferred embodiment of FIGS. 8-11, the disassembly can be carried out simply by overcoming the magnetic holding force (arrow M) between the workpiece carrier 1 and the rail 63. For the subsequent reassembly of the workpiece carrier 1 on the rail 63, the workpiece carrier 1 is to be fed back to the rail 63 substantially in the opposite direction, in particular until the magnetic holding force M begins to pull the workpiece carrier 1 in the direction of the rail 63.
[0086] The features disclosed in the above description, the figures and the claims can be significant both individually and in any desired combination for the realization of the invention in the various configurations.
REFERENCE SIGNS
[0087] 1 workpiece carrier [0088] 3 carrier base [0089] 5,7 ammunition part receptacle [0090] 9 Coupling interface [0091] 11 Coupling section [0092] 13 Bearing section [0093] 15, 17 Ammunition Part [0094] 19, 35 Holding depression [0095] 21, 23 Holding arm [0096] 25 Pivot structure [0097] 27, 29 Bearing surface [0098] 30 receiving space [0099] 31 inner side [0100] 33 Adjusting device [0101] 37 Pretensioning device [0102] 39 spring [0103] 41 Clamping jaw [0104] 43, 45 Clamping surface [0105] 47 Receiving depression [0106] 49 Coupling surface [0107] 51 Coupling projection [0108] 53 Store [0109] 63 rail [0110] 83.85, 87.89 Guide and/or Bearing Surface [0111] 91 Support [0112] 93 bearing projection [0113] 100 Production line [0114] 103 Processing Station [0115] 105 Processing Station [0116] 107 Coupling interface [0117] 109 Motor [0118] 111 Case Insertion Station [0119] 113 Conveying device [0120] 115 Projectile Insertion Station [0121] 117 Propellant Charge Filling Station [0122] 119 sleeve [0123] 121 Projectile [0124] 125 Ignition element feed station [0125] 127 Ignition element [0126] 129 Ignition element Insertion Station [0127] 131 Quality Monitoring Stations [0128] 133 Quality Testing Stations [0129] 135 Discharge station [0130] 137 Conveying track [0131] 139 interior space [0132] 141 exterior space [0133] 143 Linear section [0134] 145 Curved section [0135] 147 buffer zone [0136] 149 Fluid Application Station [0137] 151 Projectile assembly station [0138] 155 Projectile Insertion Station [0139] F conveying direction [0140] L Direction of longitudinal extent [0141] R.sub.i axis of rotation [0142] l.sub.i Rotation center [0143] U rotational movement [0144] V, H Vertical direction or horizontal direction [0145] a Distance [0146] M magnetic force
