Deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna
US10971793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A deployable structure for use in establishing a reflectarray antenna is provided that includes a flexible reflectarray and a deployment structure that includes an endless pantograph for deploying the flexible reflectarray from a folded, undeployed state towards a deployed state in which the flexible reflectarray is substantially planar. In a particular embodiment, the deployment structure includes a plurality of tapes that engage the endless pantograph and are used to establish a positional relationship between the deployed reflectarray and another component of the reflectarray antenna.
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