Joint and clamp band system for releasably connecting space craft elements
US10633122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/509
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure concerns a joint (1) for releasably connecting a first space craft element (2) to a second space craft element (3) comprising a first flange (4) on the first space craft element (2) and a second flange (5) on the second space craft element (3). The joint (1) comprises first shoe portions (6) and second shoe portions (13) formed as sectors of a solid of revolution, keeping the flanges (4, 5) together in a longitudinal direction, The shoe portions are positioned next to each other in a circumferential direction the reference to a longitudinal direction of the space crafts. The first shoe portions being arranged to, at a prevailing Coulomb friction, not allow self-locking and the second show portions are arranged to allow self-locking.
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