WO2019070735A3 - Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel - Google Patents
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- WO2019070735A3 WO2019070735A3 PCT/US2018/053999 US2018053999W WO2019070735A3 WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3 US 2018053999 W US2018053999 W US 2018053999W WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3
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- tether
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- sided open
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
- B66D1/28—Other constructional details
- B66D1/36—Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains
- B66D1/38—Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B64F3/00—Ground installations specially adapted for captive aircraft
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64U10/00—Type of UAV
- B64U10/60—Tethered aircraft
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64U10/00—Type of UAV
- B64U10/25—Fixed-wing aircraft
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64U30/00—Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
- B64U30/10—Wings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D5/00—Other wind motors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
- F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
- F05B2240/917—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure attached to cables
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/70—Wind energy
- Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
Abstract
A tether guide system operable through a wide range of tether/fleeting angles while causing minimal wear to the tether. The tether guide system may include a series of rollers arranged in a curved path. Also disclosed are tether guides with a sliding belt, a guide surface, or a guide wheel, all for use in the disclosed tether guide system.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US201762567466P | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-03 | |
US62/567,466 | 2017-10-03 |
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WO2019070735A2 WO2019070735A2 (en) | 2019-04-11 |
WO2019070735A3 true WO2019070735A3 (en) | 2019-08-01 |
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PCT/US2018/053999 WO2019070735A2 (en) | 2017-10-03 | 2018-10-02 | Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel |
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US10590911B2 (en) | 2016-10-10 | 2020-03-17 | Windlift Llc | Hybrid rolling bridle system for distributing load while permitting freedom of rotation |
Citations (5)
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US6811112B1 (en) * | 2003-01-14 | 2004-11-02 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Active feedback levelwinding system |
US20050116079A1 (en) * | 2003-12-02 | 2005-06-02 | Stevens Daniel W. | Level wind winch cable tensioner |
US20090224093A1 (en) * | 2008-03-10 | 2009-09-10 | Hyung-Bae Choi | Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system |
US20150158600A1 (en) * | 2013-12-09 | 2015-06-11 | Google Inc. | Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles |
US20180155150A1 (en) * | 2016-12-02 | 2018-06-07 | X Development Llc | Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel |
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Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6811112B1 (en) * | 2003-01-14 | 2004-11-02 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Active feedback levelwinding system |
US20050116079A1 (en) * | 2003-12-02 | 2005-06-02 | Stevens Daniel W. | Level wind winch cable tensioner |
US20090224093A1 (en) * | 2008-03-10 | 2009-09-10 | Hyung-Bae Choi | Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system |
US20150158600A1 (en) * | 2013-12-09 | 2015-06-11 | Google Inc. | Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles |
US20180155150A1 (en) * | 2016-12-02 | 2018-06-07 | X Development Llc | Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel |
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