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US 11,105,578 B1Granted
Recoil exerciser
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJames Parsekian, Paul McDonald
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Abstract
An electric winch provides motive force, allowing the cannon to be pulled out of battery and returned to battery in a safe and controlled manner. After the system is attached to the large caliber weapon system, the operator can stand a safe distance away and control the complete operation with a remote. The recoil exerciser can be quickly attached to any large caliber weapon system via hooks and a wear-resistant sling.
Claims10
A recoil exerciser for a weapon system, the recoil exerciser comprising:
- a muzzle strap for attaching to a muzzle of the weapon system;
- a muzzle pulley subassembly receiving the muzzle strap and mounted to a barrel of the weapon system;
- a winching assembly attached to a cradle assembly of the weapon system for controllably retracting a rope connected to the muzzle pulley subassembly thereby retracting the barrel of the weapon system and controllably releasing the rope thereby releasing the barrel over a full recoil stroke to exercise a recoil system of the weapon system;
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- a power supply for providing electric power to the winching assembly.
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