Pilot chute device
AssigneeAerazur
InventorsGael Suze, Philippe Besnier
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Abstract
A pilot chute device is connected to a parachute canopy for deploying the parachute canopy out of a container adapted to be closed and opened and within which the parachute canopy is foldable. The pilot chute device includes an inflatable pilot chute adopted to assist the deployment of the parachute canopy, the inflatable pilot chute being foldable into the container, and a spring device adopted to push the inflatable pilot chute outside the container when the container is opened. The spring device is dispensed apart from the inflatable pilot chute, between the pilot chute and the parachute canopy.
Claims20
A pilot chute device connected to a parachute canopy for deploying said parachute canopy out of a container adapted to be closed and opened and within which the parachute canopy is foldable, said pilot chute device comprising:
- an inflatable pilot chute adapted to assist the deployment of the parachute canopy, the inflatable pilot chute being foldable into said container,
- and spring means adapted to push the inflatable pilot chute outside the container when said container is opened, wherein the spring means are disposed apart from the inflatable pilot chute, between said pilot chute and the parachute canopy.
A pilot chute device comprising:
- connection means for connecting said pilot chute device to a parachute canopy, to assist the deployment thereof,
- an inflatable pilot chute,
- a spring adapted to be stressed and unstressed, and adapted to propel the inflatable pilot chute at a distance therefrom when unstressed after having been stressed, and
- a flexible sheath within which said spring is disposed so that said flexible sheath is deformed with the spring, and comprising an inner housing within which the inflatable pilot chute can be folded, apart from the spring.
A pilot chute device connected to a parachute canopy for deploying said parachute canopy out of a container adapted to be closed and opened and within which the parachute canopy is foldable, said pilot chute device comprising:
- an inflatable pilot chute adapted to assist the deployment of the parachute canopy, the inflatable pilot chute being foldable into said container,
- spring means adapted to expel the inflatable pilot chute out of the container, along a determined direction, when said container is opened, and
- bridle means connecting the inflatable pilot chute to the parachute canopy through said container, with no attachment to said container.
A pilot chute device connected to a parachute canopy for deploying said parachute canopy out of a container adapted to be closed and opened and within which the parachute canopy is foldable, said pilot chute device comprising:
- an inflatable pilot chute adapted to assist the deployment of the parachute canopy, the inflatable pilot chute being foldable into said container,
- spring means adapted to expel the inflatable pilot chute out of the container, along a determined direction, when said container is opened, and
- bridle means connecting the inflatable pilot chute to the parachute canopy through said container, with no attachment to said container,
- said bridle means comprising a bridle passing through the spring means and being disposed along said determined direction, apart from said inflatable pilot chute and said container when said inflatable pilot chute is deployed.
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