Payload cut-down mechanism

摘要

A payload cut-down mechanism having a pathway member having a first end and a second end attached to a balloon envelope, a line extending within the pathway member having first and second ends extending from the pathway member, where the first end of the line is releasably secured to a first actuated release mechanism attached to a payload, and a second end of the line releasably secured to a second actuated release mechanism attached to the payload, and wherein at least one of the first and second actuated release mechanisms are operable, upon receiving a signal, to release the first or second end of the line from one of the actuated release mechanisms and cause the payload to separate from the payload.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a pathway member having a tubular structure extending between a first end and a second end, the pathway member attached to a balloon envelope; a line having a first end and a second end, the line extending within the pathway member from the first end of the pathway member to the second end of the pathway member; the first end of the line extending from the first end of the pathway member and the second end of the line extending from the second end of the pathway member; the first end of the line releasably secured to a first actuated release mechanism; the second end of the line releasably secured to a second actuated release mechanism; wherein the first actuated release mechanism is attached to a payload; wherein the second actuated release mechanism is attached to the payload; and wherein at least one of the first and second actuated release mechanisms are operable, upon receiving a signal, to release the first or second end of the line from one of the actuated release mechanisms and cause the payload to separate from the balloon envelope.