FLEXIBLE HOSE STOWING METHOD Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: aircraft industry; handling of hoses. SUBSTANCE: invention can be used in devices for transportation of objects, taking out of objects, including those of large size and mass, from flying vehicles, ejection and load handling jobs. Hose spread out in length and perimeter over length of package is divided into steps and locks are fitted from outside and inside at step borders. Then hose is folded over perimeter in form of fold-member with top on outer diameter of hose and two bases forming inner diameter of hose package. Fold-members are fixed in tops and pair of their bases is shifted towards each other and fixed in position of S-turn to provide step- by- step successive unfixing of forward fold-member at border of each pair of fold- members and step-by [packing of following fold-member when hose changes from packed into S-turn position into spread over perimeter and length position. Step-by-step unfixing of forward fold-member and step-by-step packing of following fold-member starts from releasing of locks in direction opposite to direction of displacement. Invention makes it possible to provide regulated unfolding and determination of values of preset parameters at any time length at faultlessness, safety and reliability of process of hose unfolding. EFFECT: provision of regulated stowing. 8 cl, 9 dwg