Test system for throwing mechanisms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11933591-B2
Application number	US-201917263316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Priority date	Aug 8, 2018
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A test system is disclosed that has a chassis, a throwing mechanism that is located at an upper part of the chassis onto which at least one weight is attached and provides throwing the weight attached thereon, a base that is located at a lower part of the chassis and onto which a weight is thrown by the throwing mechanism, a control unit that provides throwing the weigh through the throwing mechanism, and a position adjuster is located on the base or chassis and provides aligning the weight thrown onto the base on the base.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A test system ( 1 ) comprising a chassis ( 2 ); a throwing mechanism ( 4 ) which is located at an upper part of the chassis ( 2 ), onto which at least one weight ( 3 ) is attached and which provides throwing the weight ( 3 ) attached thereon; a base ( 5 ) which is located at a lower part of the chassis ( 2 ) and onto which a weight ( 3 ) is thrown by the throwing mechanism ( 4 ); a control unit ( 6 ) which provides throwing the weight ( 3 ) through the throwing mechanism ( 4 ); and a position adjuster ( 7 ) which is located on the base ( 5 ) or chassis ( 2 ) and provides aligning the weight ( 3 ) thrown onto the base ( 5 ) on the base ( 5 ), wherein the control unit ( 6 ) controls operations of aligning the weight ( 3 ) on the base ( 5 ), which has been thrown onto the base ( 5 ) by the position adjuster ( 7 ) such that the weight ( 3 ) faces the throwing mechanism ( 4 ), and re-attaching the weight ( 3 ) provided on the base ( 5 ) to the throwing mechanism ( 4 ) by moving the base ( 5 ) closer to the throwing mechanism ( 4 ), and which, by this way, allows the throwing mechanism ( 4 ) to be tested automatically.

2. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit ( 6 ), before throwing mechanism ( 4 ) performs throwing operation, provides bringing the base ( 5 ) to a predetermined height set by the manufacturer.

3. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one sensor ( 8 ) which is located on the throwing mechanism ( 4 ) or chassis ( 2 ) and allows information to be transmitted to the control unit ( 6 ) when the weight ( 3 ) is attached to the throwing mechanism ( 4 ).

4. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , wherein one of the at least one sensor ( 8 ) is triggered by contact of the weight ( 3 ) while the weight ( 3 ) is attached to the throwing mechanism ( 4 ).

5. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one damper ( 9 ) which is located on the base ( 5 ) and provides absorbing impact effect of the weight ( 3 ) that has fallen onto the base ( 5 ), and at least one lifting member ( 10 ) which provides lifting the base ( 5 ) up and located on the chassis ( 2 ) and/or the ground (F).

6. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , comprising a lifting member ( 10 ) which has a first position (I) in which the lifting member ( 10 ) faces the base ( 5 ) under the base ( 5 ) and a distance is present between the base ( 5 ) and lifting member ( 10 ), a second position (II) in which the lifting member ( 10 ) is lifted up and brought by the control unit ( 6 ) from first position (I) and contacts the base ( 5 ), and a third position (III) in which the base ( 5 ) is pushed upwards at the second position (II) and brought to a predetermined point; and a damper ( 9 ) which is located on the base ( 5 ), extends downwards from the base, and provides avoiding the base ( 5 ), onto which the weight ( 3 ) has fallen, from hitting the lifting member ( 10 ).

7. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , comprising at least one support ( 11 ) which is located on the base ( 5 ), extends outwards from the base ( 5 ) and to which lifting member ( 10 ) contacts while the base ( 5 ) is lifted up.

8. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one rail ( 12 ) located on the chassis ( 12 ) and at least one bar ( 13 ) which is located on the base ( 5 ) and allows the base ( 5 ) to be moved up and down on the rail ( 12 ).

9. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one housing ( 14 ) located on the throwing mechanism ( 4 ), at least one hook ( 15 ) located in the housing ( 14 ), and at least one ring ( 16 ) located on the weight ( 3 ), extending outwards from the weight ( 3 ) and held by the hook ( 15 ) for allowing the weight ( 3 ) to hold on to the throwing mechanism ( 4 ).

10. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one pushing member ( 17 ) which is located on the throwing mechanism ( 4 ), operated by the control unit ( 6 ) and extends from the throwing mechanism ( 4 ) to the weight ( 3 ) in order to provide throwing the weight ( 3 ) downwards by pushing.

11. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 10 , comprising at least one strengthening member ( 18 ) which is located on the weight ( 3 ), to which the pushing member ( 17 ) contacts during throwing operation, and which increases endurance of the weight ( 3 ).

12. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 11 , wherein one of the at least one strengthening member ( 18 ) is located on the weight ( 3 ) and comprises a material that is more durable than material of the weight ( 3 ).

13. The test system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising a throwing mechanism ( 4 ) used in air vehicles for throwing weight ( 3 ).

Assignees

• Tusas Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi

Inventors

• Akcay Ali
• Imece Onur
• Senturk Sabri
• Akcay Nihat Serkan

Classifications

• F42B35/00 Primary

  Testing or checking of ammunition {(apparatus for measuring the energy of projectiles G01L5/14)} · CPC title

• G01L5/00

  Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes · CPC title

• F41F7/00 Primary

  Launching-apparatus for projecting missiles or projectiles otherwise than from barrels, {e.g. using spigots}(F41F3/04 takes precedence; {centrifugal sling apparatus F41B3/04}) · CPC title

• F41A19/58

  Electric firing mechanisms (F41A17/10, F41A17/12 take precedence) · CPC title