Collapsible enclosure and suspension
AssigneeSkyfront Corp.
InventorsHemant Chaudhary, Troy Mestler
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Abstract
A system including an enclosure and a suspension assembly is described. The enclosure includes a first housing section, a second housing section, and a joint link pivotably coupling the first housing section to the second housing section. The joint link couples the housing sections about pivot axes such that the housing sections are movable between an axially aligned operational position and a folded storage position in which the housing sections lie alongside one another. The suspension assembly includes a first end configured to couple to an aerial vehicle and a second end configured to couple to the enclosure. The suspension assembly is configured to be torsion-resistant.
Claims29
A system, comprising:
- an enclosure configured to house a sensor or transmission device, wherein the enclosure includes a first housing section and a second housing section and a joint link pivotably coupling the first housing section to the second housing section about pivot axes such that the first housing section and the second housing section are movable between an axially aligned operational position and a folded storage position in which the first housing section and the second housing section lie alongside one another;
- and
- a suspension assembly comprising:
- a plurality of links;
- a plurality of hinge joints serially interconnecting adjacent links of the plurality of links such that the suspension assembly is foldable into a compact tessellated package;
- a plurality of fasteners configured to secure the suspension assembly in the compact tessellated package;
- a first end configured to couple to an aerial vehicle;
- and
- a second end configured to couple to the enclosure;
- wherein the suspension assembly is configured to be torsion-resistant.
A system, comprising:
- an aerial vehicle;
- and
- a sensing system coupled to the aerial vehicle, the sensing system comprising:
- an enclosure configured to house a sensor or transmission device, wherein the enclosure includes a first housing section and a second housing section and a joint link pivotably coupling the first housing section to the second housing section about pivot axes such that the first housing section and the second housing section are movable between an axially aligned operational position and a folded storage position in which the first housing section and the second housing section lie alongside one another;
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- a suspension assembly comprising:
- a plurality of links;
- a plurality of hinge joints serially interconnecting adjacent links of the plurality of links such that the suspension assembly is foldable into a compact tessellated package;
- a plurality of fasteners configured to secure the suspension assembly in the compact tessellated package:
- a first end configured to couple to the aerial vehicle;
- and
- a second end configured to couple to the enclosure;
- wherein the suspension assembly is configured to be torsion-resistant.
A suspension assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of links;
- a plurality of hinge joints serially interconnecting adjacent links of the plurality of links such that the suspension assembly is foldable into a compact tessellated package;
- a plurality of fasteners configured to secure the suspension assembly in the compact tessellated package;
- a first end configured to be coupled to an aerial vehicle;
- and
- a second end configured to be coupled to an enclosure, wherein the suspension assembly is configured to be torsion-resistant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.