Foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex, where N is a number greater than 3.
Foldable tubular element with one rigid degree of freedom
2018-10-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | E04B Allgemeine Baukonstruktionen , GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS / A01G Gartenbau , HORTICULTURE / A61F FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS , Filter in Blutgefäße implantierbar / A63H Spielzeuge, z.B. Kreisel, Puppen, Reifen, Baukästen , TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS, BUILDING BLOCKS / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / E04C STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS , Bauelemente / E04H Gebäude oder ähnliche Bauwerke für besondere Zwecke , BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES |
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