• Patent Title: Hybrid rolling bridle system for distributing load while permitting freedom of rotation
  • Application No.: US16340631
    Application Date: 2017-10-31
  • Publication No.: US10590911B2
    Publication Date: 2020-03-17
  • Inventor: Mark AullAndrew Stough
  • Applicant: Windlift LLC
  • Applicant Address: US NC Durham
  • Assignee: WINDLIFT LLC
  • Current Assignee: WINDLIFT LLC
  • Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
  • Agency: Dunham IP Law LLC
  • International Application: PCT/US2017/055955 WO 20171031
  • International Announcement: WO2018/075296 WO 20180426
  • Main IPC: F03D5/00
  • IPC: F03D5/00 B64C31/06
Hybrid rolling bridle system for distributing load while permitting freedom of rotation
Abstract:
The exemplary embodiments herein provide a bridle for use with a rigid wing having two opposing ends, the bridle having a fixed bridle member attached to a bottom surface of the wing, a pair of connection points positioned on the fixed bridle and located at distance D vertically below the bottom surface of the wing, a rolling bridle member with a pair of opposing ends, where each opposing end is attached at one of the connection points, and a pulley with a sheave that travels along the rolling bridle member. In some embodiments, a motor is mechanically connected with the sheave. In some embodiments, the distance D is optimized for a preferred roll moment as the wing rolls through various angles.
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