Telescoping boom with cycling slit-tube deployer
US11346381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for extending a boom. The methods comprise: placing a drive train assembly in a start configuration in which an engagement member of the drive train assembly is coupled to an inner telescoping segment of the boom; rotating a spool in a first direction so as to unwind a slit-tube that is coupled to the engagement member; causing the inner telescoping segment to move in a direction away from a proximal end of the boom as the slit-tube is being unwound from the spool; and coupling the inner telescoping segment to an adjacent telescoping segment when the inner telescoping segment reaches an extended position. The slit-tube extends a distance inside the boom that is equal to or less than a length of the adjacent telescoping segment when the inner telescoping segment is in the extended position.
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