Motor-less cartridge ring gear engagement module for actuating rotation of a turret

A motor-less turret-rotating system comprising:

• a main drive gear configured to:
• (1) engage a geared perimeter of a circular ring gear that defines a first plane, (2) rotate in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, and (3) move relative to the circular ring gear in response to rotation of the main drive gear;
• a main drive shaft that:
• (1) is configured to fixedly couple to the main drive gear, and (2) is configured to drive rotation of the main drive gear;
• a manual input shaft that:
• (1) is configured to rotate in response to a manual user input, (2) is in mechanical communication with the main drive shaft such that rotation of any one of the manual input shaft and the main drive shaft imparts rotation upon the other, and (3) extends along an axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first plane;
• and,
• a gearbox, wherein the manual input shaft and the main drive shaft extend externally from a same side of the gearbox, and wherein the main drive gear is fixedly coupled to the main drive shaft external to the gearbox.

A motor-less turret-rotating system comprising:

• a main drive gear configured to:
• (1) engage a geared perimeter of a circular ring gear that defines a first plane, (2) rotate in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, and (3) move relative to the circular ring gear in response to rotation of the main drive gear;
• a main drive shaft that:
• (1) is configured to fixedly couple to the main drive gear, and (2) is configured to drive rotation of the main drive gear;
• a manual input shaft that:
• (1) is configured to rotate in response to a manual user input, (2) is in mechanical communication with the main drive shaft such that rotation of any one of the manual input shaft and the main drive shaft imparts rotation upon the other, and (3) extends along an axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first plane;
• a handle configured to mechanically couple to the manual input shaft, such that when a user rotates the handle while the handle is mechanically coupled to the manual input shaft:
• (1) the handle imparts rotation to the manual input shaft, and (2) the handle rotates in a third plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane;
• and,
• a gearbox, wherein the manual input shaft and the main drive shaft extend externally from the gearbox, and the gearbox houses at least one gear configured to facilitate the mechanical communication between the manual input shaft and both the main drive shaft and the main drive gear, and wherein the main drive gear is fixedly coupled to the main drive shaft external to the gearbox.