Patent · US Expired

Foldable solar cell panel apparatus

US4555585A · kind A · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gunter Behrens · Aschendorf, DE
Walter Schmitz · Otterfing, DE
Peter Kitzer · Echt, NL
Dieter Rusch

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 1984
Grant date	Nov 26, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 7, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64G1/443
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A foldable solar cell panel apparatus has at least two panel portions which are connected together at a foldable edge to form at least one foldable pair which, in the folded-together state, is preferably stored in a panel container. A stationary folding and unfolding system brings the solar cell panel into the folded or unfolded state. During the folding process, the lowermost deployed foldable pair is folded together while the foldable pairs above it remain unfolded. The deployed foldable pairs are folded together individually in succession. During the unfolding process, the uppermost foldable pair stored in the panel container is unfolded while the fold pairs below it are held in the folded state. The stored foldable pairs are unfolded in succession during deployment.

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