JP2008222188A - Parachute - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parachute capable of pulling a control line with a small force and easily controlling the flying direction. <P>SOLUTION: The parachute comprises a canopy 1 which is substantially hemispherical in its deployment, a control window 4 provided on the canopy, a plurality of suspension lines 2 extending from a deployment end of the canopy, a riser 3 connected to a harness of a jumper while at least a part of the plurality of suspension lines being connected thereto, and a control line 5 capable of changing the shape of the control window. The other end of the control line is connected to a ring 6, and the control line is pulled by pulling the other end 72 of an inhaul while the inhaul 7 with one end 71 being fixed to the rise is passed through the ring. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a parachute, and more particularly to a parachute capable of controlling a flight direction.

  As an example of a parachute capable of controlling the flight direction, as shown in a side view in FIG. 4, a flat substantially hemispherical umbrella body 1 and a plurality of suspension ropes 2 connected to the open end of the umbrella body 1 are provided. The suspension cable 2 has a structure that is divided into two risers 3 that are detachably connected to a harness (not shown) worn by a descender.

  In the parachute as shown in FIG. 4, the umbrella body 1 has an umbrella top portion 11 that forms the top portion thereof and an umbrella edge portion 12 that forms an open surface having a maximum diameter D, and further extends from the umbrella edge portion 12. The umbrella extension 13 is curved inward. The suspension rope 2 supporting the descender to be lowered and lowered is connected to the umbrella edge portion 12 or the umbrella extension portion 13. The umbrella extension portion 13 is a portion extending from the hemispherical umbrella body 1 to the lower hemisphere portion, and is formed to suppress the swing of the parachute and contribute to the stable descent of the parachute. Prevents the umbrella body 1 from opening in the opposite direction. In addition, the rope-shaped deterring part 14 connected to the umbrella extension 13 serves to deter a part of the suspension cable 2 from turning around in the reverse direction (in the direction of the umbrella top).

  In such a parachute, the parachute whose flight direction can be controlled is a predetermined part of the umbrella 1 as shown in the bottom views of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 (however, the suspension cable 2 and the restraining part 14 are omitted). A plurality of control windows 4 are provided at predetermined intervals. Then, by pulling or loosening the control line 5 connected to the side of the control window 4, the shape of the control window 4 is changed, the flight direction of the parachute is changed back and forth, left and right, and rotated. Is possible.

In the parachute in FIG. 4 described above, four control windows 4 are provided at equal intervals, and a control line 5 is connected to the side of each control window 4. The four control lines 5 are connected two by two, and each becomes one control master cable 5 '(see FIG. 5), and has a structure in which it is locked and extended to one riser 3 (see FIG. 6). . The shape of the control window 4 described above can be changed by pulling and loosening the control master cable 5 ′ locked to each riser 3.
US Pat. No. 4,638,961

  However, as described above, the control master cable 5 'is formed by integrating the two control lines 5 and deforming the control window 4 of the umbrella body 1 that has absorbed air and has increased resistance. For this reason, there is a drawback that a large amount of force is required when pulling.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, that is, to provide a parachute that can pull the control line 5 with a small force and can easily control the flight direction.

  In order to solve the above problems, a parachute according to the present invention includes an umbrella body that is substantially hemispherical when extended, a control window provided on the umbrella body, and a plurality of suspension ropes that extend from an opening end of the umbrella body. A parachute comprising a riser connected to at least a part of the plurality of suspension ropes and connected to a descent's harness, and a control line capable of changing the shape of the control window, the other of the control lines The control line is pulled by pulling the other end of the pulling line through one end of the pulling line that is connected to the ring and passing the pulling line fixed to the riser through the ring. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, the control line is connected and fixed to the ring, and one end portion of the pulling line passing through the ring is fixed to the riser and the other end portion is pulled, so that the pulling line is pulled. As a result, the control line is pulled together with the ring. At this time, the pulling force is also applied to the riser to which one end is fixed, so it is theoretically possible to pull the control line with a half force. This produces the advantage.

  According to the present invention, at least one of the plurality of suspension ropes, an umbrella body that is substantially hemispherical when stretched, a control window provided on the umbrella body, a plurality of suspension ropes extending from an opening end of the umbrella body, and A riser that is partly connected and connected to the descent's harness, and one end is connected to the side of the control window, and the shape of the control window is changed by pulling the other end. In a parachute having a control line capable of being connected, the other end of the control line is connected to a ring, and a pulling wire having one end fixed to the riser is allowed to pass through the ring, and the pulling is performed. The control line is pulled by pulling the other end of the cord.

  In the present invention, in a preferred form, the shape of the control window is fixed to each of the two risers at one end of the pulling line and adjacent to the ring through which the pulling line passes. For this purpose, two control lines are fixed.

  Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, four control windows are formed at equal intervals.

  1 is a side view of a parachute according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the parachute of the present invention (however, the suspension cable 2 and the restraining portion 14 are omitted), and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a riser and a ring portion. As is apparent from these figures, the parachute according to the present invention is similar to the conventional parachute of FIG. 4 and the umbrella body 1 formed in a substantially flat hemisphere and the umbrella edge 12 of the umbrella body 1 or The suspension cable 2 is connected to the umbrella extension 13 described above. The suspension cable 2 has a structure that is divided into two risers 3 that are detachably connected to a harness (not shown) worn by a descender (see FIG. 3). The umbrella 1 is constituted by sewing and connecting a plurality of substantially triangular gores C to each other (sewing part S).

  In the parachute as described above, the parachute according to the present invention includes a plurality of control windows 4 at predetermined intervals in a predetermined portion of the umbrella 1. And in the part located in the side part of the control window 4 of the umbrella tape 15 provided in order to reinforce the sewing part S which is the side part of the control window 4 or its vicinity, or the connection part of the Gore C By pulling or loosening the connected control line 5, the shape of the control window 4 can be changed, the flight direction of the parachute can be changed back and forth, left and right, and it can be rotated.

  In this embodiment, the control line 5 is connected to the side portion of the control window 4 or the vicinity thereof or the side portion of the control window 4 of the umbrella tape 15 as described above. As shown by the line 5a, the shape of the control window 4 can be changed by connecting to the suspension cable 2a connected to the gore C1 provided with the control window 4. Further, as shown in the control line 5b of FIG. 2 (see the left control line), the opening end of the umbrella edge portion 12 of the gore C1 provided with the control window 4 (when no umbrella extension portion is provided) Or when the umbrella extension part 13 is provided, it provides in the opening end 131 of the said umbrella extension part, and the above effects are acquired.

  In this embodiment, four control windows 4 are provided at equal intervals, and a control line 5 is connected to a side portion of each control window 4. The two control lines 5 for controlling two adjacent control windows 4 on one side of the umbrella 1 are fixed to a ring 6 in a free state as shown in FIGS. A pulling cord 7 is passed through the ring 6. One end 71 of the retracting line 7 is fixed to the riser 3. The other side has a similar structure.

  Thus, by using two rings 6 (and two control lines 5 fixed to each of the rings 6) and two risers 3, the descender controls the control line 5 with his left and right hands. And the flight direction of the parachute can be easily controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the riser 3 includes two branch bands 31 and 32 for connecting a plurality of suspension ropes 2 on one side in two, and in this embodiment, Each of the seven suspension ropes 2 is fixed. The two branch bands 31 and 32 are fixed and integrated with each other by a connecting portion 33, and the connecting portion 33 is detachably fixed to a harness (not shown) for holding a descender. To the metal fitting 34 for the purpose.

  The one end 71 of the retracting cord 7 is fixed to the connecting portion 33 of the riser 3. The other end portion of the pulling cord 7 inserted through the ring 6 is provided with a handle piece 72 so that a descender can pull the handle piece 72.

  In FIG. 3, one riser 3, control line 5, and retracting line 7 are described, but the other riser 3, control line 5, and retracting line 7 have the same structure.

  Because of this structure, in order to control the flight direction of the parachute, when the pulling cord 7 is pulled by holding the handle piece 72, one end of the pulling cord 7 fixed to the connecting portion 33 of the riser 3 is used. The portion 71 serves as a fulcrum, the ring 6 serves as an action point, and the control line 5 having the other end fixed to the ring 6 is pulled. Since one end of each of the two control lines 5 is fixed to the side part of the control window 4, the shape of the control window 4 can be changed. It becomes controllable.

  At this time, one end 71 of the lead 7 fixed to the connecting portion 33 of the riser 3 serves as a fulcrum, and the ring 6 serves as an action point to pull the control line 5. The control line 5 can be pulled with a force of 2.

  According to the present invention, the control line is connected and fixed to the ring, and one end portion of the pulling line passing through the ring is fixed to the riser and the other end portion is pulled, so that the pulling line is pulled. As a result, the control line is pulled together with the ring. At this time, the pulling force is also applied to the riser to which one end is fixed, so it is theoretically possible to pull the control line with a half force. This produces the advantage.

The side view of one Example of this invention. The bottom view of one Example of this invention. The enlarged view of the riser of the said Example. The side view of the conventional parachute. The bottom view of the conventional parachute. The enlarged view of the conventional riser part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Umbrella body 11 Umbrella top part 12 Umbrella edge part 13 Umbrella extension part 2 Suspension rope 3 Riser 4 Control window 5 Control line 6 Ring 7 Retraction line 72 Handle piece

Claims (3)

At least a part of the plurality of suspension ropes is connected to an umbrella body that is substantially hemispherical when stretched, a control window provided on the umbrella body, a plurality of suspension ropes extending from an opening end of the umbrella body, In addition, in the parachute having the riser connected to the descent's harness and the control line capable of changing the shape of the control window by pulling, the other end of the control line is connected to the ring. The parachute is characterized in that the control line is pulled by allowing a pulling wire having one end portion fixed to the riser to pass through the ring and pulling the other end portion of the pulling wire. Two control lines are fixed to each of the two risers at one end of the lead, and two control lines for changing the shape of the control window adjacent to the ring through which the lead passes are fixed. The parachute according to claim 1. The parachute according to claim 1 or 2, wherein four control windows are formed at equal intervals.

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