DEPLOYABLE LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240359788A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18645789

    申请日:2024-04-25

    IPC分类号: B64B1/00 B64B1/48

    CPC分类号: B64B1/005 B64B1/48

    摘要: Deployable landing gear systems and related methods for vehicles descending from high altitude balloons. A deployable landing gear system may include a support assembly configured to deploy from an undeployed state to a deployed state. The landing support assembly may include a strut and two swing arms. The strut may include an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and a compression spring. The outer cylinder may have a compressible material positioned therein. The inner cylinder may be slidably disposed within the outer cylinder. The compression spring may be positioned around the outer cylinder between a fixed first bracket and a slidable second bracket. In response to deployment, the compression spring may compress between the first and second brackets and the inner cylinder may compress the compressible material. The two swing arms may share a common axis of rotation that is offset from the an axis of rotation of the strut.