Searchlight drive means and apparatus

Apparatus is described for a searchlight in which a lamp is mounted in a housing for both vertical and horizontal movement. Vertical drive means which is mounted in the housing includes a gear having a tooth portion and a ramp portion to permit up and down movement of said lamp. The housing has an i...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author WILLIAMS; JACK L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.05.1990
Subjects
BLASTING
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES
STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SYSTEMS THEREOF
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLEEXTERIORS
WEAPONS
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Apparatus is described for a searchlight in which a lamp is mounted in a housing for both vertical and horizontal movement. Vertical drive means which is mounted in the housing includes a gear having a tooth portion and a ramp portion to permit up and down movement of said lamp. The housing has an integrally formed ring gear with a tooth portion less than 360 degrees and a ramp portion. A horizontal drive means engages the ring gear and drives the lamp in a horizontal plane less than 360 degrees.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19890351700