Wall structure for a morphing structural member
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsUmesh N. Gandhi, Yasuo Uehara, Danil V. Prokhorov
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AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsUmesh N. Gandhi, Yasuo Uehara, Danil V. Prokhorov
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A foldable dual-layered wall structure is positionable in a stowed condition and in a deployed condition. The wall structure includes a first foldable layer having at least a first pair of panels and a first joint rotatably connecting the panels of the at least a first pair of panels. A second foldable layer is positioned adjacent to the first foldable layer. The second foldable layer includes at least a second pair of panels and a second joint rotatably connecting the panels of the at least a second pair of panels. The wall structure is structured such that the first joint is positioned directly opposite a panel of the at least a second pair of panels and the second joint is positioned directly opposite a panel of the at least a first pair of panels when the wall structure is in the deployed condition.
A foldable dual-layered wall structure which is positionable in a stowed condition and in a deployed condition, the wall structure comprising:
A structural member comprising:
The structural member of claim 18 further comprising a second additional foldable dual-layered wall structure positioned along a fourth side of the inflatable member different from the first, second, and third sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.