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US 12,601,185 B2Granted
Automatic side wall deployment system
AssigneeA&C Future, Inc.
InventorsShoue Chen, Qiyin Pan, Jiuqi Wang, Han Qin, Jiayang Qin
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Abstract
An expandable structure has an expansion section with side wall panels that can stack into and be deployed from a wall enclosure central housing. A track can be deployed on the wall enclosure for facilitating the movement of wall panels into and out of the central housing. This innovative configuration not only enables efficient and accurate storage of each wall panel within the central enclosure but also concurrently serves as the foundational support structure for the cabin. After the wall panels are deployed and the structure is fully expanded, the wall panels can be tightened together to provide sound and weather protection.
Claims19
An expandable structure comprising:
- a main structure;
- a first expansion section, the first expansion section expandable outward in a first direction from the main structure to convert the expandable structure from a collapsed state to an expanded state;
- walls of the first expansion section are formed from a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels, in a retracted configuration, are stacked with planar interior or exterior faces adjacent each other;
- a tightening system operable to push the plurality of wall panels together when in the expanded configuration;
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- a sliding track operable to move outward from the main structure;
- wherein each of the plurality of wall panels is attached to the sliding track, and the sliding track is supporting each of the plurality of wall panels that collectively form the walls of the first expansion section.
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An expandable structure comprising:
- a main structure;
- a first expansion section, the first expansion section expandable outward in a first direction from the main structure to convert the expandable structure from a collapsed state to an expanded state;
- walls of the first expansion section are formed from a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels, in a retracted configuration, are stacked with planar interior or exterior faces adjacent each other;
- a first pin extending upward from a top of each wall panel of the plurality of wall panels, adjacent a leading edge;
- a second pin extending upward from the top of each wall panel of the plurality of wall panels, adjacent a trailing edge;
- a sliding track operable to move outward from the main structure, wherein each of the plurality of wall panels are attached to the sliding track, and the sliding track is supporting each of the plurality of wall panels that collectively form the walls of the first expansion section;
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- a tightening system operable to push the plurality of wall panels together when in the expanded configuration, wherein:
- the first pin is rotatably positioned in and slidable along a channel formed along a longitudinal axis of the sliding track;
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- the first pin of a leading one of the plurality of wall panels is fixable to the sliding track with a fixation pin.
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An expandable structure comprising:
- a main structure;
- a first expansion section, the first expansion section expandable outward in a first direction from the main structure to convert the expandable structure from a collapsed state to an expanded state;
- walls of the first expansion section are formed from a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels, in a retracted configuration, are stacked with planar interior or exterior faces adjacent each other;
- a first pin extending upward from a top of each wall panel of the plurality of wall panels, adjacent a leading edge;
- a second pin extending upward from the top of each wall panel of the plurality of wall panels, adjacent a trailing edge;
- a sliding track operable to move outward from the main structure, wherein each of the plurality of wall panels are attached to the sliding track, and the sliding track is supporting each of the plurality of wall panels that collectively form the walls of the first expansion section;
- a tightening system operable to push the plurality of wall panels together when in the expanded configuration;
- a first cable interconnecting each second pin of each of the plurality of wall panels;
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- a plurality of second cables, each interconnecting adjacent ones of the plurality of wall panels, wherein:
- each second cable is disposed in a first position when the expandable structure is in the collapsed state and movable into a second position when the expandable structure is in the expanded state.
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