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US 8,276,500 B2Granted
Weapon mount
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsAllan T. Fisk, Hans Hug, Michael T. Johnson, Nathan R. Desmeule
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Abstract
A weapon mount including a housing through which the weapon translates when fired, a conversion subsystem configured to convert translation of the weapon when fired into rotational motion, and a braking subsystem for resisting rotation of the conversion subsystem.
Claims10
A weapon mount comprising:
- a housing through which the weapon translates through at least two sides thereof when fired;
- a conversion subsystem including a gear rack fixed with respect to the weapon and a pinion gear in the housing in engagement with the gear rack and a sleeve translatable through a channel in the housing for holding the weapon, the gear rack secured to the sleeve, the conversion subsystem configured to convert translation of the weapon when fired into rotational motion;
- and
- a braking subsystem for resisting rotation of the conversion subsystem.
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A weapon mount comprising:
- a housing configured to be removably mounted to a robot arm;
- a sleeve translatable through the housing for receiving a weapon therein;
- a gear rack on the sleeve;
- a gear rotatably disposed in the housing and engaged with the gear rack;
- an adjustable friction brake subsystem for resisting rotation of the gear when the gear rack translates upon firing of the weapon;
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- means for disengaging the gear from the gear rack to translate the weapon with respect to the housing when desired.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.