Assembly comprising a partially breakable fabric and a supporting structure
US11331953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C17/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The assembly (24) comprises: a woven first fabric (26) comprising filamentary warp elements (64) comprising first and second filamentary members, a woven second fabric (28), a bearing structure (30) comprising filamentary bearing elements (32) connecting the woven first and second fabrics together. For a length at rest L of the woven first fabric (26): for any elongation of the woven first fabric (26) less than or equal to (2π×H)/L, the first filamentary member has a non-zero elongation and is not broken; there is an elongation of the woven first fabric (26), less than or equal to (2π×H)/L, and beyond which the second filamentary member is broken, in which H0×K≤H where H0 is the distance between the woven first and second fabrics (26, 28) when each filamentary bearing portion (74) is at rest, and K=0.50.
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