Device for protection of a multibeam optical instrument
US8939588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/503
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protection device for an optical instrument of a satellite including a body on which the optical instrument is mounted, the optical instrument including a central mirror and peripheral mirrors reflecting light towards the central mirror, said protection device having a folded position and a deployed position, includes a plurality of panels rigid in the deployed position, the device forming a cellular structure including a tube for each peripheral mirror, the section of the tubes being a polygon, the tubes being disposed in such a manner as to protect the peripheral mirrors against stray illumination, and said panels being held against the body of the satellite in the folded position.
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