发明名称 Tri-hull dirigible airship
摘要 An airship system having a flexible envelope and at least one bladder positioned therein is described. The bladder(s) provide an impervious barrier between the gas within the bladder(s) and the air exterior to the bladder(s). The envelope includes longitudinal and hoops straps weaved together in a criss-cross manner. The envelope also includes rings positioned thereon that include truss members for receiving struts for removably coupling the airship to another airship. A tri-hull delta dirigible system is also described, comprising three airships coupled together using struts and arranged in an equilateral triangle formation. The tri-hull delta dirigible system has a similar lift capacity (volume) as a conventional large mono-hull dirigible, while minimizing the detrimental bending in the center of the conventional mono-hull dirigible.
申请公布号 US8973865(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.10
申请号 US201113204451 申请日期 2011.08.05
申请人 Irel Solutions Group Ltd. 发明人 Schneider William C.;Ochoa Ozden O.
分类号 B64B1/08;B64B1/58;B64C37/02;B64B1/14 主分类号 B64B1/08
代理机构 King & Spalding LLP 代理人 King & Spalding LLP
主权项 1. A tri-hull delta dirigible comprising: a first airship; a second airship; and a third airship, wherein each of the first, second, and third airships comprises an outer envelope having a nose end, a tail end opposing the nose end, a length extending from the nose end to the tail end, an exterior surface, and an interior surface defining a cavity therein;a first and second ring connected to said envelope, said first and second ring including an exterior surface, an interior surface, and reinforced holes extending therethrough; andat least one bladder positioned within the cavity of the envelope, the at least one bladder dividing the cavity into a plurality of separate volumes and providing a fluid seal between the plurality of separate volumes, wherein the first, second, and third airships are positioned parallel to each other along the length of each airship, and wherein each of the first, second, and third airships are coupled to the remaining airships in a spaced apart relation using a plurality of removable struts, wherein the first, second, and third airships are arranged respectively at each apex of a triangle when coupled together, a first apex positioned elevationally below a second apex and a third apex, the second apex and the third apex positioned within a horizontal plane above the first apex, wherein said plurality of removable struts are sized to allow a substantially open area between airships, and wherein each of said plurality of removable struts extends through the cavities of at least two airships and engages two of said reinforced holes in each of the at least two airships.
地址 Calgary, Alberta unknown