Deployable/retractable mast independently rotatable when deployed
US5154027A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H12/185
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deployable and retractable mast which can be rotated while deployed, using only one drive means for all three functions. Flexible longerons carry followers which pass through guides in a storage cannister for transition between a coiled retracted condition and an extended deployed condition. The followers pass through a gate opening, past a gate, and when the mast is rotated, the gates enable or prevent followers from taking the longerons into the retracted condition, and entitles rotation of the mast when retraction is disabled.
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