Deployable underwater device
US11577807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/3843
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An underwater device intended to be deployed in the water, the device includes a set of arms articulated to a support body having a reference axis r, the arms being able to be kept in a furled configuration and able to deploy into a deployed configuration wherein the arms extend about the reference axis r, the arms deploying by distal ends of the arms moving away from the axis r, a set of at least one bending spring stressed elastically in bending when the arms are kept in a furled configuration and able to relax when the arms are released from the furled configuration, the set of at least one bending spring being configured and arranged in such a way as to exert, on at least one of the arms, when the arms are released from the furled configuration, a thrust that instigates the deploying of the arms.
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