Moored Balloon Rotating Device Prevents Cable Twist
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing moored balloon systems face issues with twisted cables and wires due to wind-induced orientation changes, which can disrupt communication signals and stability.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a rotating device with a bearing unit and bracket system that maintains the bracket's original orientation despite changes in the balloon's orientation, preventing the cable and wire from twisting by using a shaft and eyebolts to secure the rotating unit to the balloon and fixing the bracket's position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the balloon changes orientation with the wind, then the balloon can adapt to wind conditions, but the cable and wire become twisted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a rotating device with a bearing unit that enables dynamic rotation of the bracket assembly relative to the balloon body. This allows the cable and wire to remain in a fixed rotational position while the balloon orientation changes, preventing twisting. The dynamic rotational degree of freedom decouples the balloon's orientation adaptation from the cable's twist prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating device with bearing unit acts as an intermediary mechanism between the balloon body and the bracket holding the cable and wire. This intermediary allows relative rotation, enabling the cable assembly to maintain its orientation while the balloon adapts to wind conditions, thus preventing cable twisting.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rotating device is added to prevent cable twisting, then cable twist prevention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the rotational function into a separate, dedicated rotating device with a bearing unit, rather than trying to prevent twisting through complex structural constraints. This standalone rotational mechanism simplifies the overall design by handling the twist prevention in isolation, allowing the rest of the system to remain relatively simple.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution ensures that the communication cable and wire remain untwisted, maintaining signal transmission integrity and stability of the moored balloon system even under varying wind conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a bearing unit (313)
Data Source
AI summary
A moored balloon includes a balloon, a wire coupled to the balloon, an antenna, a cable coupled to the balloon, a rotating device hung below the balloon, and a fixing device. The rotating device comprises a rotating unit and a bracket. The rotating unit comprises a bearing seat mounted on the bracket, a bearing unit mounted on the bearing seat, and a shaft passing through the bearing unit and coupled to the balloon. The fixing device comprises a receiving tube for receiving the antenna. The receiving tube is located on the bracket. The shaft moves with the balloon to generate a twisting force, the bearing unit counterbalances the twisting force to prevent the cable being twisted with the wires.