# US 11,306,992 B2 · Test system for throwing mechanisms

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- Number: US 11,306,992 B2
- Document ID: US11306992B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/261,668
- Filed: 2019-07-31
- Published: 2021-09-23
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-08
- Assignees: Tusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
- Applicants: Tusas—Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
- Inventors: Ali Akcay; Onur Imece; Sabri Senturk; Nihat Serkan Akcay
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306992B2

## CPC

- F41A 31/00: Testing arrangements (testing mounts F41A23/16)
- F41A 19/00: Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
- G01M 13/00: Testing of machine parts
- G01M 99/008: {by doing functionality tests}
- F41A 9/09: Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines {(locking of ammunition in ammunition containers or loading trays F42B39/22)}
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- G01M: TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

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 thereto. A base is located at a lower part of the chassis and onto which a weight is thrown by the throwing mechanism, at least one position adjuster is located on the base and provides aligning on the base the weight thrown onto the base so that it faces the throwing mechanism, and a control unit which enables to operate the position adjuster to move the base upwards so as to re-attach the weight to the throwing mechanism, and thus to test the throwing mechanism automatically.

## Claims

### Claim 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 at least one weight (3) attached thereto;
a base (5) which is located at a lower part of the chassis (2) and onto which the at least one weight (3) is thrown by the throwing mechanism (4);
at least one position adjuster (6) which is located on the base (5) and provides aligning on the base (5) the at least one weight (3) thrown onto the base (5) so that it faces the throwing mechanism (4); and
a control unit (7) which provides operating the at least one position adjuster (6), to move the base (5) towards the throwing mechanism (4) so as to re-attach the at least one weight (3) to the throwing mechanism (4), and thus to test the throwing mechanism (4) automatically,
wherein the at least one position adjuster (6) has at least a first aligning means (8) that is located on the base (5) and at least a second aligning means (88) that is located on the base (5) so as to face the at least first aligning means (8) and
wherein the control unit (7) provides bringing the at least first aligning means (8) and the second aligning means (88) to a first position (I) in which they are away from each other and to a second position (II) in which they are approached such that the at least one weight (3) remains in between.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The test system according to claim 1, wherein the at least first aligning means (8) and/or the at least second aligning means (88) align the at least one weight (3) on the base (5) by dragging.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The test system according to claim 1, wherein the at least first aligning means (8) and the at least second aligning means (88) are kept at the second position (II) by the control unit (7) while the at least one weight (3) thrown onto the base (5) is re-attached to the throwing mechanism (4).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The test system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least first aligning means (8) moves the at least one weight (3) by pushing it at a corner thereof and the at least second aligning means (88) moves the at least one weight (3) by pushing it concurrently at the farthest corner to a corner at which the at least one weight (3) is pushed by the at least first aligning means (8).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The test system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least first aligning means (8) is “L” shaped and the at least second aligning means (88) is “L” shaped.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The test system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one position adjuster (6) has at least one rail (9) which is located on the base (5) and provides moving the at least first aligning means (8) and/or the at least second aligning means (88).

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The test system (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the test system (1) comprises at least one piston (10) which is located on the base (5) and provides moving the at least first aligning means (8) and/or the at least second aligning means (88), which are located on the rail (9), by pushing or pulling.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The test system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the test system (1) comprises a plurality of balls (11) which are located on the base (5) so as to rotate spherically and to move up and down, and which provide sliding the at least one weight (3) to on the base (5).

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The test system (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the test system (1) comprises a rail (9) which provides locating the at least first aligning means (8) and/or the at least second aligning means (88) so that they are higher than the plurality of balls (11), thus provides moving the at least first aligning means (8) and/or the at least second aligning means (88) without contacting the plurality of balls (11).