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US 10,311,998 B2Granted
High-elongation tensile cable with undulating transmission cable
AssigneeMakani Technologies LLC
InventorElias Wolfgang Patten
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Abstract
Tensile cables with transmission cables arranged in undulating paths are described. The tensile cables include deformable supports that define the undulating paths and deform in response to a tension force exerted on opposing ends of the transmission cables.
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A tensile cable comprising:
- a strength core arranged longitudinally within the tensile cable;
- a transmission cable arranged in an undulating path within the tensile cable, wherein an amplitude and a wavelength of the undulating path vary in relation to a force acting on the transmission cable;
- a first deformable support disposed between the transmission cable and the strength core;
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- a second deformable support disposed between the transmission cable and an outer layer of the tensile cable,
- wherein the first and second deformable supports are configured to provide mechanical support that at least partially defines the undulating path of the transmission cable, and wherein at least one of the first deformable support or the second deformable support is configured to reversibly deform in response to changes in the amplitude along a length of the transmission cable.
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A tensile cable comprising:
- a strength core arranged longitudinally within the tensile cable;
- a transmission cable arranged in an undulating path within the tensile cable, wherein an amplitude and a wavelength of the undulating path vary in relation to a force acting on the transmission cable;
- a first deformable support disposed between the transmission cable and a first interior surface of the tensile cable;
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- a second deformable support disposed between the transmission cable and a second interior surface of the tensile cable, wherein the second interior surface is disposed opposite the first interior surface,
- wherein the first and second deformable supports are configured to provide mechanical support that at least partially defines the undulating path of the transmission cable, and wherein at least one of the first deformable support or the second deformable support is configured to reversibly deform in response to changes in the amplitude along a length of the transmission cable.
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A tensile cable comprising:
- a strength core arranged longitudinally within the tensile cable;
- a transmission cable arranged in an undulating path within the tensile cable, wherein an amplitude and a wavelength of the undulating path vary in relation to a force acting on the transmission cable;
- a first plurality of deformable supports disposed between the transmission cable and a first interior surface of the tensile cable;
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- a second plurality of deformable supports disposed between the transmission cable and a second interior surface of the tensile cable, wherein the second interior surface is disposed opposite the first interior surface,
- wherein the first and second pluralities of deformable supports are configured to provide mechanical support that at least partially defines the undulating path of the transmission cable, and wherein at least some of the deformable supports are configured to reversibly deform in response to changes in the amplitude along a length of the transmission cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.