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公开(公告)号:US20150309334A1
公开(公告)日:2015-10-29
申请号:US14388741
申请日:2012-06-20
申请人: Robert Edward Stevens , Alex Edginton , Benjamin Thomas Tristam Holland , Daniel Paul Rhodes , Dijon Pietropinto , Derek Paul Forbes Bean , Roger Brian Minchin Clarke , Peter Lee Crossley , Richard Leefe Douglas Murray , Edwin James Stone
发明人: Robert Edward Stevens , Alex Edginton , Benjamin Thomas Tristam Holland , Daniel Paul Rhodes , Dijon Pietropinto , Derek Paul Forbes Bean , Roger Brian Minchin Clarke , Peter Lee Crossley , Richard Leefe Douglas Murray , Edwin James Stone
IPC分类号: G02C7/08
摘要: A deformable membrane assembly comprises an at least partially flexible fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a resiliently bendable supporting ring, a fixed support for the envelope and selectively operable means for causing relative movement between the supporting ring and the support for adjusting the pressure of the fluid in the envelope, thereby to cause the membrane to deform. The bending stiffness of the ring varies round the ring such that upon deformation of the membrane the ring bends variably to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. The moving means comprise a plurality of ring-engaging members that are arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points. There are at least three control points, and there is a control point at or proximate each point on the ring where the profile of the ring that is needed to produce the predefined form upon deformation of the membrane exhibits a turning point in the direction of the force applied at the control point between two adjacent points where the profile of the ring exhibits an inflection point or a turning point in the opposite direction.
摘要翻译: 可变形膜组件包括至少部分柔性的流体填充的外壳,其一个壁由弹性膜形成,弹性膜通过弹性弯曲的支撑环围绕其边缘保持,用于封套的固定支撑件和用于引起 支撑环和支撑件之间的相对运动,用于调节外壳中的流体的压力,从而导致膜变形。 环的弯曲刚度在环周围变化,使得在膜的变形时,环可变地弯曲以将膜的形状控制成预定义的形式。 移动装置包括多个环接合构件,其被布置成在间隔的控制点处向环施加力。 存在至少三个控制点,并且在环上的每个点处或附近具有控制点,其中在膜的变形时产生预定义形式所需的环的轮廓在该方向上呈现出转折点 施加在两个相邻点之间的控制点处的力,其中环的轮廓呈现相反方向的拐点或转折点。
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公开(公告)号:US09709824B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-18
申请号:US14388741
申请日:2012-06-20
申请人: Robert Edward Stevens , Alex Edginton , Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland , Daniel Paul Rhodes , Dijon Pietropinto , Derek Paul Forbes Bean , Roger Brian Minchin Clarke , Peter Lee Crossley , Richard Leefe Douglas Murray , Edwin James Stone
发明人: Robert Edward Stevens , Alex Edginton , Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland , Daniel Paul Rhodes , Dijon Pietropinto , Derek Paul Forbes Bean , Roger Brian Minchin Clarke , Peter Lee Crossley , Richard Leefe Douglas Murray , Edwin James Stone
摘要: A deformable membrane assembly comprising a fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a bendable supporting ring, a support for the envelope and at least three ring-engaging members that are arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points for adjusting the shape of the membrane, with the ring bending to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. A control point is provided at or proximate each point on the ring where the profile of the ring that is needed to produce the predefined form of the membrane exhibits a turning point in the direction of the force applied at the control point between two adjacent points where the profile of the ring exhibits an inflection point or a turning point in the opposite direction.
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