Deployable structural assemblies, systems for deploying such structural assemblies and related methods
US7694465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49616
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A deployable structural assembly is provided along with associated deployment mechanisms and associated methods of forming and deploying the deployable structural assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the deployable structural assembly includes a first structural component and a second structural component. The two structural components have their respective longitudinal edges hingedly coupled to one another. In one embodiment, the hinged connections may include a plurality of discrete flex joints, each having a titanium or other high strength foldable component. In one embodiment of the invention, the structural components each include longitudinal members which, when the deployable structural assembly is collapsed and stored in a coiled rolled configuration, are laterally offset from one another such that they do not become radially stacked. Such a configuration enables storage to the structural assembly with reduced stress in the longitudinal members.
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