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US 9,994,420 B2Granted
Tension dependent brake actuation for cable management and deployment
AssigneeBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorPeter D. Bewley, Jr.
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Abstract
A cable management system and method of use are provided in which brake actuation which controls a cable payout rate may be dependent on cable tension. A control system may be provided for adjusting cable tension and braking force.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a spool;
- a cable wound around the spool and including a cable segment which extends outwardly from the spool;
- a brake which is operatively connected to the spool and controls a spool rate of rotation of the spool based on an amount of tension on the cable segment;
- and
- a linkage assembly which extends from the cable segment to the brake;
- wherein the linkage assembly comprises a rotatable sheave which engages the cable segment, an arm on which the sheave is rotatably mounted, and a lever which is pivotally mounted at a first pivot and pivotally connected to the arm at a second pivot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a spool;
- a brake rotor operatively connected to the spool so that a spool rate of rotation of the spool is dependent on a brake rotor rate of rotation of the brake rotor;
- a cable wound around the spool and including a cable segment which extends outwardly from the spool;
- an arm;
- a sheave which engages the cable segment and is rotatably mounted on the arm about a sheave axis;
- a lever pivotable about a pivot axis;
- and
- a brake pad mounted on the lever and engageable with the brake rotor;
- wherein the arm is operatively connected to the lever so that movement of the arm and the sheave perpendicular to the sheave axis causes pivotal movement of the lever about the pivot axis, thereby altering a braking force applied by the brake pad to the brake rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.