Patent ID: 11933693
Assignee: WING AVIATION LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A drop test system, comprising:
support members offset from each other and having corresponding tracks;
a horizontal lifting rod bridging the support members and having rod ends adapted to engage with the tracks to move along the tracks; and
a pair of spiral cams adapted to rotate in unison and positioned to engage with and reciprocally lift and drop the horizontal lifting rod as the spiral cams rotate, wherein the spiral cams each have a perimeter shape that includes an abrupt section and a curved section that connects to opposing ends of the abrupt section, wherein the curved section includes a smooth curvature,
wherein the horizontal lifting rod that bridges between the support members rests directly on the perimeter shape of both the spiral cams and is adapted to gradually lift and drop a unit under test (UUT) as the spiral cams rotate.