EP0872413A3 - Floating working volume - Google Patents

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EP0872413A3
EP0872413A3 EP98810136A EP98810136A EP0872413A3 EP 0872413 A3 EP0872413 A3 EP 0872413A3 EP 98810136 A EP98810136 A EP 98810136A EP 98810136 A EP98810136 A EP 98810136A EP 0872413 A3 EP0872413 A3 EP 0872413A3
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balloon
filled
ballonet
air
room
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French (fr)
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EP0872413A2 (en
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Robert HÄFELFINGER
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/20—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure
    • E04H15/22—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure supported by air pressure inside the tent
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F21/00—Mobile visual advertising
    • G09F21/06—Mobile visual advertising by aeroplanes, airships, balloons, or kites
    • G09F21/08—Mobile visual advertising by aeroplanes, airships, balloons, or kites the advertising matter being arranged on the aircraft
    • G09F21/10—Mobile visual advertising by aeroplanes, airships, balloons, or kites the advertising matter being arranged on the aircraft illuminated

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  • Toys (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Or Mechanical Vibrators, Or Delay Or Filter Circuits (AREA)

Abstract

The balloon (101) is of prolate spheroid shape, like a rugby ball, with its longitudinal axis vertical. The room (102) open to the public is situated at the bottom end of the vertical shape and consists of a small balloon compartment of variable volume, filled with air and kept at above atmospheric pressure. It may have reclining sets (122). The air-filled room acts as a compensating ballonet if the balloon gains height and the external air pressure drops. The ballonet is separated from the main helium-filled balloon by a flexible partition (121) which may bulge upwards or downwards to compensate for expansion or contraction of the helium gas.
EP98810136A 1997-03-17 1998-02-19 Floating working volume Expired - Lifetime EP0872413B1 (en)

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CH63297 1997-03-17
CH63297 1997-03-17
CH632/97 1997-03-17

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EP0872413A2 EP0872413A2 (en) 1998-10-21
EP0872413A3 true EP0872413A3 (en) 2000-04-12
EP0872413B1 EP0872413B1 (en) 2002-08-28

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EP98810136A Expired - Lifetime EP0872413B1 (en) 1997-03-17 1998-02-19 Floating working volume

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EP (1) EP0872413B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE222870T1 (en)
DE (1) DE59805282D1 (en)

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US2707603A (en) * 1952-09-06 1955-05-03 Gen Mills Inc Balloon with rigid fins
US3432122A (en) * 1967-06-19 1969-03-11 Goodyear Aerospace Corp Combination ballonet and dilation system for balloons
US3933326A (en) * 1973-08-09 1976-01-20 Schauffler Peter P Observation/interpretation system
DE3628133A1 (en) * 1986-08-19 1988-02-25 Scheib Artur Solar radiation energy utilisation by means of photovoltaic cells (photocells) on a captive balloon

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ATE222870T1 (en) 2002-09-15
EP0872413A2 (en) 1998-10-21
DE59805282D1 (en) 2002-10-02
EP0872413B1 (en) 2002-08-28
US6116538A (en) 2000-09-12

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