Deployable panel structure for an array antenna
US8035573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A deployable panel structure for an array antenna comprising a first and a second set of panels hinged together for deployment between a folded configuration for stowage and an elongate unfolded configuration; wherein the panels of said first set are hinged together about a plurality of spaced-apart axes which are transverse to an elongate axis of the unfolded structure and the panels of said second set are hinged to panels of the first set about lengthwise axes parallel to said elongate axis of the unfolded structure; and wherein the number and arrangement of the panels is such that a width of the unfolded structure, measured transversely of its elongate extent, is less at one or both of its ends than the width of its middle portion.
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