Patent ID: 11959732
Assignee: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A target turner comprising:
a target support including a target holder configured to hold a target;
a base including a housing, the base being configured to engage a support surface and to support the target with respect to the support surface, the target support being rotatable with respect to the base about a target turning axis; and
a turning assembly supported by the base and operatively connectable to the target support for turning the target support about the target turning axis, the turning assembly including a motor and a drive train, the motor including an output shaft operatively connected to the drive train, the motor configured to rotate the output shaft about a first axis of rotation in a first direction of rotation, the drive train configured to, in response to rotation of the output shaft in the first direction of rotation, turn the target support in a first turning direction about the target turning axis from a non-shooting orientation to a shooting orientation and to, in response to further rotation of the output shaft in the first direction of rotation, turn the target support in a second turning direction opposite the first turning direction about the target turning axis from the shooting orientation to the non-shooting orientation, wherein the target turning axis extends into the housing and a portion of the turning assembly in the housing pivots about the target turning axis in response to rotation of the output shaft;
wherein the drive train includes a crank, a first turning member, and a second turning member, the crank being rotatable about a second axis of rotation responsive to rotation of the output shaft, the second turning member being rotatable about a third axis of rotation responsive to rotation of the crank, the crank including an actuator configured to turn the second turning member responsive to turning of the crank, wherein the first, second, and third axes of rotation are different from each other;
wherein the second turning member is configured to turn intermittently while the output shaft rotates in the first direction of rotation, the second turning member including a first set of gear teeth and the first turning member including a second set of gear teeth arranged to mesh with the first set of gear teeth so that the first and second sets of gear teeth move in mesh responsive to the output shaft rotating in the first direction of rotation.