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Method and device for the connection and linear separation of two elements stuck together

US11492146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2018
Grant dateNov 8, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B15/38
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for the connection and linear separation of two elements, such as the two stages of a spacecraft, consisting in using a tube containing a pyrogenic-type material and a glue arranged around the tube, particularly in contact with the elements. The pyrotechnic triggering of the pyrogenic material causes heating and the melting or carbonisation of the glue and the separation of the two elements.

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