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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Chathura B. Nandalochana, Everett, WA (US);
Mark E. Wentland, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Joel A. Bruhns, Seattle, WA (US);
James W. Hoskinson, Arlington, WA (US);
Brendon T. Rippe, Everett, WA (US);
Curtis Wen, Shoreline, WA (US);
Mona T. Tafesh, Maple Valley, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A tension-only member for a truss structure and a method of operating a vehicle with tension-only members is provided. Tension-only members readily deform when a compressive load is applied. The tension-only members may be a leaf spring, a strap, a cable, or a rope between two connector ends. The tension-only members are placed diagonally in a truss such that the tension-only members support a load applied in one direction but deflect when a load is applied in an opposite direction. A truss structure with such tension-only members can be flexible to enable a vehicle frame to which it is attached to flex.