INSTALLATION TO LIFT HEAVY MOVING TARGETS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F41J7/04 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to firing range equipment, namely, to automatic target installations intended for moving the target on over the firing range, lifting and lowering it. The proposed installation comprises the carriage with frame, electric drive to lift the targets and cardan shaft, and is furnished with two pinion shafts running in bearings and spring-type balancing mechanisms. The electric drive output shaft is linked up, via cardan shaft, with the 1^st pinion shaft in mesh with the 2^nd pinion shaft with the help of two counter-rotating gears. The targets consists of two parts, one fitted on the drive motor output shaft, another one being seated on the said pinion shaft. The drive output shaft and the 2^nd pinion shaft have their one ends linked up with the spring-type balancing mechanisms and their other ends coupled with the carriage.

EFFECT: preventing moving target overturn caused by wind loads, higher reliability and ease of use.

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