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US 2023/0415901 A1Published application
Parachute with inflation control and load distributing slider loops
AssigneeCirrus Design Corporation d/b/a Cirrus Aircraft
InventorAnthony D. Kasher
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are parachute canopies and sliders for use with parachutes. The parachute canopies can include one or more deformable vent panels that can be used to control an inflation rate of the canopies based on an internal pressure within the canopies. The sliders can include strips that form through holes that have a width that distributes a radial load on suspension lines and allow for the use of lower weight, high modulus suspension lines.
Claims20
A parachute comprising:
- a canopy defining a vent having a perimeter defining an open area of the canopy;
- a panel arranged to cover at least a portion of the open area in a closed condition, the panel being attached to the canopy at or near the perimeter of the vent;
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- a connector secured to the panel and configured to control a transition of the panel from the closed condition to an open condition by being deformable based on an internal pressure within the canopy.
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A slider for use with a parachute, the slider comprising:
- an annular body including an edge;
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- a plurality of material strips attached to the annular body at or near the edge and extending radially outward from the edge, each of the plurality of material strips forming a through hole beyond the edge configured to slidably receive a suspension line of the parachute, wherein the plurality of material strips each have a width that, during a transition of the slider from a reefing state to a non-reefing state, distributes a radial load along a length of the suspension line.
A parachute comprising:
- a plurality of suspension lines;
- a slider comprising an annular body and a plurality of material strips attached to the annular body, each of the plurality of material strips forming a through hole configured to receive a suspension line of the plurality of suspension lines, the plurality of material strips having a width that, during a transition of the slider from a first state to a second state, distributes a radial load along a length of the suspension line;
- a canopy coupled to the plurality of suspension lines and defining a vent having a perimeter defining an open area of the canopy;
- a panel arranged to cover at least a portion of the open area in a closed condition, the panel being attached to the canopy at or near the perimeter;
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- a connector secured to the panel and configured to control a transition of the panel from the closed condition to an open condition by being deformable based on an internal pressure within the canopy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.