Tape spring deployable structure
US9669949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/528
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deployable structure comprises: a support, a tape spring fixed to the support, able to pass from a wound configuration wound about an axis Z, to a deployed configuration, and a mobile arm able to rotate with respect to the support about the Z-axis, able to form a first contact with the tape spring so as to control the deployment of the tape spring.
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