| 发明名称 | System for constructing balloon envelopes | ||
| 摘要 | An assembly for use during manufacture of a balloon envelope that includes a table having first and second levels, an indicator disposed on the first level and a sealing component. The first level is arranged to receive a first sheet portion of material. The indicator is arranged along a lengthwise axis of the table to indicate a position for attaching a tendon to the first sheet portion. The second level is arranged to receive assembled gore portions of the envelope comprising the first sheet portion, the tendon and a second sheet portion material. The sealing component is configured to move along the table and to apply a heat seal to bond together the first and second sheet portions disposed thereon in order to form at least part of a gore portion of the envelope, such that the tendon is arranged proximate to a centerline of the gore. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9371123(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2016.06.21 |
| 申请号 | US201414338756 | 申请日期 | 2014.07.23 |
| 申请人 | Google Inc. | 发明人 | Roach Kevin;Neri Jeffrey;Fourie Daniel Henry |
| 分类号 | B29C65/00;B64B1/58;B29L22/02;B29C65/18;B29C65/22;B29C65/30;B29C65/74;B29C65/78 | 主分类号 | B29C65/00 |
| 代理机构 | Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP | 代理人 | Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. An assembly for manufacturing a balloon envelope, the assembly comprising: a table component having first and second levels, a curved heat sealing surface and an indicator disposed on the first level, the first level being arranged to receive a first sheet portion of material, the indicator being arranged along a lengthwise axis of the table component to indicate a position for attaching a tendon to the first sheet portion, and the second level being arranged to receive assembled gore portions of the balloon envelope comprising at least the first sheet portion, the tendon and a second sheet portion of material, at least a portion of the indicator being arranged closer to the second level than the curved heat sealing surface; and a sealing component, the sealing component being configured to move along the table component and to apply a heat seal to bond the first sheet portion to the second sheet portion of the material disposed at the curved heat sealing surface in order to form at least part of a gore portion of the balloon envelope, such that the tendon is arranged proximate to a centerline of the gore portion that runs along a longitudinal length of the gore portion between two seams. | ||
| 地址 | Mountain View CA US | ||