Christian J Becker

US Patent:

20220403740, Dec 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun 16, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/842137

Inventors:

- Oshkosh WI, US
Alex Bare - Oshkosh WI, US
Christian Becker - Oshkosh WI, US
Mark Charniak - Neenah WI, US
Zac Hassman - Oshkosh WI, US
Jacob Klaameyer - Oshkosh WI, US
Nick Winter - Oshkosh WI, US

Assignee:

Oshkosh Corporation - Oshkosh WI

International Classification:

E21C 51/00
E21B 7/24
B64G 1/16

Abstract:

A lunar excavation and projectile transport system includes a projectile launcher having a base and a throwing arm and a projectile catcher. The throwing arm is rotatably coupled to the base and arranged at a mounting angle relative to a central axis defined by the base. The mounting angle defines a lunch angle for a processed core sample that is launched from within the throwing arm during rotation of the throwing arm by an electric motor. The projectile catcher includes a storage body, a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to the storage body, and a fabric wrapped around each of the plurality of telescoping arms to define a catching volume within which the processed core sample launched by the projectile launcher is caught.