Pneumatic structure and associated production method
US12129907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H2015/204
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The structure (10) comprises an elastically deformable body (12) defining at least one network of internal cavities (14), each internal cavity (14) having a closed contour in at least one section of the internal cavity (14).Each internal cavity (14) is able to be pressurized so as to make the elastically deformable body (12) pass from a rest configuration to at least one pressurized configuration.In each pressurized configuration, the elastically deformable body (12) has a macroscopic metric that is distinct from its macroscopic metric in the rest position.In each pressurized configuration, the radius of curvature of an outer surface of the elastically deformable body (12), considered regarding each internal cavity (14) adjacent to the outer surface, is greater than twice the size of the internal cavity (14) adjacent to the outer surface.
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