Satellite support structure comprising a damping connecting device
US9592922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/64
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A satellite support structure to support at least one device of the satellite. The support structure includes structural elements with at least one of the structural elements being a damping connector linking at least two other structural elements of the support structure. The damping connector includes an elastomer element and at least one flat angle bracket having at least two wings to be linked by the respective connectors to the damped structural elements. The elastomer element is made from elastomer material with loss angle δ greater than ten degrees and is arranged such that the transmission of forces between one of the wings of the flat angle bracket and the connectors is achieved entirely via the elastomer element.
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