Stacking device for a space vehicle and associated space vehicle
US10836514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/443
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stacking device for a space vehicle comprises a plurality of hold down and release mechanisms and is configured to hold, temporarily, n space appendages, n being an integer strictly greater than 2, on one and the same support of a space vehicle using hold down and release mechanisms. The stacking device is arranged such that several space appendages are held by one and the same hold down and release mechanism. An associated space vehicle comprising at least one such stacking device is also provided.
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