Patent · US Expired

Electromagnetic, sliding space environment protection satellite door

US6109564A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 1999
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64G1/546
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A magnetically suspended door is described for the protection of spacecraft instrumentation exposed to space. The door is slid between an opened or closed position using electromagnets.

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