US20160305149A1 - Tent with inflatable structure - Google Patents

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US20160305149A1
US20160305149A1 US14/782,985 US201414782985A US2016305149A1 US 20160305149 A1 US20160305149 A1 US 20160305149A1 US 201414782985 A US201414782985 A US 201414782985A US 2016305149 A1 US2016305149 A1 US 2016305149A1
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
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    • 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
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
    • E04H15/36—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type
    • 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
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/54—Covers of tents or canopies
    • 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
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
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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
    • E04H2015/201—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure with inflatable tubular framework, with or without tent cover

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  • Tents normally contain supporting structure, beams, made of rigid material. Because tents are mostly intended for temporary use only, in such case their transportation, as well as the time for erecting them is problematic. To remedy these deficiencies, there are known solutions of tent structures with inflatable tube, which are either continuously air blown, or airtight.
  • the problem with the continuously air blown tubes is low working pressure (ca 1 kPa) and big diameter of the tubes thus related, as well as the need of continuous blowing of air.
  • Working pressure in airtight tubes is normally 15 to 40 kPa, what helps to significantly reduce the diameter of tubes.
  • the higher pressure is undesired (destructive) and therefore it is necessary to equip such beams with pressure-relief valves.
  • pressure-relief valves It is common, on sunny days, that the increased pressure resulting from the increase in air volume is compensated by pressure-relief valves.
  • such released air is then missing during cooler night hours and the tent, in particular its supporting structure, collapses.
  • the hoses are connected with their respective ends to these supporting elements, which after inflating thus form an arc, a series of arches respectively, between said supporting elements.
  • a cover sheet is then fixed upon the series of arches.
  • the objective of this technical solution is a tent with inflatable structure exploiting advantages of the use of standard fire hoses or other industrial seamless hoses having outer textile braiding and inner airtight lining as inflatable elements of the supporting structure, while maintaining the tent structure simplicity, in particular regarding the erecting as well as dismantling a tent.
  • a tent with inflatable structure which comprises an outer cover and a floor portion, characterized in that, the inflatable structure comprises at least one beam made of standard fire hose or other industrial seamless hose having outer textile braiding, whereas the hose is at each of its ends closed by a plug, of which at least one comprises air inlet/outlet element, and at least one end of the hose is fixed to and/or leant against the outer cover of the tent and/or the floor portion of the tent.
  • the hoses inside the tent in all directions (longitudinal, transversal also diagonal) according to a predefined design of the outer cover and the floor portion.
  • the hoses can be divided to proportional, shorter segments and related ends of the hoses, plugs at related ends of the hoses respectively, can be connected to a joining element, or it is possible to let the hoses cross freely.
  • Air inlet/outlet elements are placed on the bottom or side wall of the hose plug. Air inlet/outlet elements can be provided as separate air inlet element and separate air outlet element, but these elements can also be provided in one.
  • the basis of the technical solution is in other words adaptation of standard fire hoses or other industrial seamless hoses having outer textile braiding and inner airtight lining to the form of a tent.
  • the tent cover and the floor portion generally form one unit, or the hose ends are fixed to the floor portion, the hose, when inflated, takes arched shape, in particular it takes the shape according to the shape predefined by the design of the outer cover and the floor portion.
  • Exploitation of standard fire hoses or other industrial seamless hoses having outer textile braiding and inner airtight lining allows to apply higher working pressure without a need for pressure compensation by means of pressure-relief valves.
  • the shape and overall size of the supporting structure of the tent is thus defined and remains unchanged also during pressure fluctuations caused by changes in ambient temperature or pressure.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows overall front view of the inflated hose, closed at its ends by the plugs, being the beam of the tent with inflatable structure according to the technical solution;
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows detail of FIG. 1 of one end of the hose with the plug
  • FIG. 3 schematically shows the view of the tent with inflatable structure according to the technical solution with the hoses being the beams arranged in a row, tunnel tent;
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows the view of the tent with inflatable structure according to the technical solution with the hoses being the beams arranged in crossed configuration, dome tent;
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows detail of FIG. 4 of joining of the crossed hoses.
  • FIG. 6 embdiment of the hose end with the plug and air inlet/outlet element and fastening foot.
  • FIG. 3 shows the embodiment of the tent with inflatable structure of the tunnel shape.
  • the tent comprises the outer cover 1 connected with the floor portion 2 , having the design corresponding to tunnel shape of the tent.
  • the floor portion 2 can be provided in one piece, floor sheet, as well as divided, e.g. to strips.
  • the tent comprises separate inflatable beams arranged in a row. Inflatable beams are composed of standard fire hose or other industrial seamless hose 3 with outer textile braiding.
  • the hose 3 is closed by the plug 4 at each of its ends.
  • at least one of the plugs 4 comprises air inlet/outlet element 5 .
  • air inlet/outlet elements are commonly known and available, e.g.
  • the inflated hose 3 is leaning with both ends, i.e. the plugs 4 and possibly with the end portion of the hose 3 against the floor portion 2 , the bottom, of the tent and the outer cover 1 adjacent to this floor portion 2 .
  • the outer cover 1 can additionally be attached to the hoses 3 by known means; however, even without the additional attachment the tent such erected is sufficiently stable and rigid.
  • Inflating the hose 3 is carried out by means of inlet/outlet elements 5 , which are, in this embodiment according to FIG. 2 , positioned on the side of related plug 4 .
  • the hoses 3 included in the inflatable structure can also be interconnected through said inlet/outlet elements 5 to form one pneumatic assembly for easier inflating as well as deflating the supporting structure.
  • FIG. 4 shows the embodiment of the tent with inflatable structure, of dome shape, with crossed beams, hoses 3 .
  • the tent comprises the outer cover 1 connected in one piece with the floor portion 2 , having the design corresponding to dome shape of the tent.
  • the floor portion 2 can be provided in one piece, floor sheet, as well as divided, e.g. to strips.
  • the beams of this tent are composed of the hoses 3 , wherein one end of the hose closed by the plug 4 leans against the floor portion 2 and adjacent outer cover 1 and the other end of the hose 3 closed by the plug 4 is connected to the joining element 6 . It is also possible to carry out the connection such that the plugs 4 and the joining element 6 are made integral.
  • the joining element 6 can take on various forms and arrangements, which mainly depend on the number of the hoses 3 to be connected and the angle of crossing of the hoses 3 .
  • the most common shapes are e.g. “X” and “T”.
  • Corresponding plugs analogously to the previous example comprise air inlet/outlet element 5 .
  • resulting shape of the hoses 3 was achieved with backing them against the inside of the tent defined by the circumference of the outer cover 1 and floor portion 2 .
  • Such arrangement is the most convenient for achieving the object of this technical solution.
  • FIG. 6 shows the embodiment of the plug 4 of the hose 3 with the fastening element 7 designed for fixing it to the floor portion 2 .
  • Required tension of the hose 3 is then achieved with anchoring the plug 4 in the anchoring element 8 on the floor portion 2 , and thus no direct force interaction with the floor portion 2 combined with the outer cover 1 applies.
  • the connection of the outer cover 1 with the floor portion 2 is not strictly necessary; however, this solution lacks all preferred advantages of the solution.
  • connection itself of the plug 4 to the hose is possible by means of commonly known embodiments of connecting a plug to the end of a hose.
  • Tent with inflatable structure according to the technical solution can be used wherever good storability and transportability, as well as speed of erecting an object with advantage of stability of the inflatable structure, in particular regarding of the changing ambient characteristics, especially temperature and pressure, is needed.

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