Spacecraft exoskeleton truss structure
US11286062B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spacecraft includes a structural interface adapter for mating to a launch vehicle, at least one radiator panel, at least one equipment panel, a first 3-D truss structure proximal to and mechanically coupled with the structural interface adapter, and a second 3-D truss structure distal from the structural interface adapter and coupled mechanically with the structural interface adapter by way of the first 3-D truss structure. The at least one equipment panel and the at least one exterior radiator panel is coupled mechanically by one or both of the first 3-D truss structure and the second 3-D truss structure with the structural interface adapter. Each 3-D truss structure includes at least four coupling nodes and at least six strut elements, attached together by a respective plurality of joints, each strut element disposed between and attached with a respective pair of the plurality of coupling nodes.
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