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US 11,964,735 B2Granted
Braking system for gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer
AssigneeWavetamer LLC
InventorJeffrey Peterson
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Abstract
A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer for a boat comprises a gimbal, having a gimbal axis, an enclosure mounted to the gimbal and configured to precess about a gimbal axis, a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat, and a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure.
Claims14
A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer configured to be installed in a boat, comprising:
- a gimbal including a support frame and enclosure configured to precess about a gimbal axis;
- a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat;
- a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure, the braking system comprising:
- an actuator comprising:
- a fluid cylinder configured to resist precession of the enclosure about the gimbal axis;
- and
- a lockout valve mounted to the fluid cylinder, wherein the lockout valve is movable between a locked position preventing precession of the enclosure and an unlocked position.
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A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer configured to be installed in a boat, comprising:
- a gimbal including a support frame and enclosure configured to precess about a gimbal axis;
- a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat;
- a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure, the braking system comprising:
- an actuator comprising:
- a fluid cylinder configured to resist precession of the enclosure about the gimbal axis;
- and
- a valve mounted to the fluid cylinder so as to move with the fluid cylinder as the enclosure rotates about the gimbal axis, the valve being disposed in a fluid flow path between a first port of the fluid cylinder and a second port of the fluid cylinder.
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A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer configured to be installed in a boat, comprising:
- a gimbal including a support frame and enclosure configured to precess about a gimbal axis;
- a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat;
- a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure, the braking system comprising:
- an actuator comprising:
- a fluid cylinder configured to resist precession of the enclosure about the gimbal axis;
- and
- a valve including a housing mounted to the fluid cylinder and being disposed in a fluid flow path between a first port of the fluid cylinder and a second port of the fluid cylinder, the valve having a first position enabling fluid flow between the first and second ports and a second position preventing fluid flow between the first and second ports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.