Device for adjusting center of gravity
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsChoung Hyoung Kim, Woo Suk Jung
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Abstract
A device for adjusting a center of gravity is provided. The device can measure a change and/or distribution of a load in a vehicle. The device can adjust a center of gravity to ensure control stability and maintain balance in an aircraft. The device may include: a movable plate configured to support cargo in a cargo hold; a plurality of air bearings disposed between the movable plate and a bottom of the cargo hold and configured to support and/or float the movable plate; and a first driving unit installed in the cargo hold and connected to the movable plate. The first driving unit may be configured to move the movable plate, if the movable plate is floated.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a movable plate configured to support a cargo, wherein the movable plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a cargo hold and is movable within the cargo hold;
- a plurality of air bearings disposed between the movable plate and the bottom surface and configured to support and float the movable plate;
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- a first actuator assembly connected to the movable plate, and configured to move the movable plate if the movable plate is floated,
- wherein each air bearing, of the plurality of air bearings, comprises:
- a mounting bracket;
- a support plate coupled to the mounting bracket, wherein a seating groove is formed in the support plate and an air inlet is configured to allow air to flow into the seating groove;
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- a porous plate inserted into the seating groove, wherein a plurality of holes are formed in the porous plate and are configured to output air, from the air inlet, at a predetermined pressure.
A device comprising:
- a movable plate configured to support a cargo, wherein the movable plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a cargo hold and is movable in at least a first direction within the cargo hold;
- a plurality of air bearings disposed between the movable plate and the bottom surface and configured to support and float the movable plate;
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- a first actuator assembly connected to the movable plate, and configured to move the movable plate if the movable plate is floated, wherein the first actuator assembly comprises:
- a first rail extending in the first direction near the bottom surface of the cargo hold;
- a first slider configured to slide along the first rail and connected to the movable plate;
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- a first actuator comprising an operating rod connected to the first slider, wherein the first actuator is configured to provide a driving force, via the operating rod, to the first slider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.