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Device for connecting and guiding the individual collapsible elements of a rigid, collapsible antenna reflector

US4511901A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1982
Grant dateApr 16, 1985
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q15/161
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to an improvement in a collapsible antenna reflector with rigid, collapsible elements for high accuracy of contour, composed of a central panel and collapsible segments mounted thereto by means of joints, the improvement comprising means mounting the individual collapsible segments (5) so that in their collapsed state their contour curvature is equidirectional, with the individual collapsible segments being mounted perpendicularly to the central panel and being arranged from its periphery obliquely to the antenna axis.

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