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Deployable antenna reflector

US6930654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

ASTRIUM GMBH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Schmid · Neutraubling, DE
Dietmar Scheulen · Salem, DE
Reiner Barho · Salem, DE
Peter Weimer · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2003
Grant date	Aug 16, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q15/162
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A deployable antenna reflector comprising a central dish and a plurality of deployable sheet-like panels arranged around the central dish. The reflector further comprises a central supporting body, whereon the central dish is fixedly mounted and whereto the deployable sheet-like panels are hinged. The rotation axes of the individual deployable sheet-like panels are tilted with respect to the center point of the central dish. In the stowed configuration of the reflector, the deployable sheet-like panels are at least partially deflected in order to minimize the envelope of the reflector and that the panels relax upon deployment.

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