Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotational assist drive mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 旋转辅助传动机构
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Application No.: US13687381Application Date: 2012-11-28
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Publication No.: US09140339B1Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Todd Dickinson , Michael N. Norris , Lewis F. Campanile , Frank Petrosillo , Bryan W. Anderson
- Applicant: Todd Dickinson , Michael N. Norris , Lewis F. Campanile , Frank Petrosillo , Bryan W. Anderson
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Henry S. Goldfine
- Main IPC: F16H7/06
- IPC: F16H7/06 ; F41H5/20 ; F16H7/18

Abstract:
A turret includes a rotary bearing with an inner race, an outer race and a central axis of rotation. An internal tooth drive sprocket is fixed to the outer race of the bearing and centered on the central axis of rotation of the bearing. A turret plinth is fixed to the inner race of the bearing. A drive mechanism for rotating the turret plinth with respect to the internal tooth drive sprocket includes first and second sprocket assemblies each having a pair of upper and lower external tooth sprockets fixed to a shaft. The middle chain row of a triple roller chain engages the internal tooth drive sprocket. One of the outer chain rows engages the upper sprockets of the first and second sprocket assemblies and the other of the outer chain rows engages the lower sprockets of the first and second sprocket assemblies. Hand wheels connected to the shafts of the sprocket assemblies provide input motion to the drive mechanism.
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