Deployable mast with spontaneous autonomous deployment, and satellite
US9764857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/1235
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deployable mast with spontaneous autonomous deployment comprises at least one elementary structural block with a longitudinal axis of deployment X, the elementary structural block comprising two, respectively lower and upper platforms parallel to a plane YZ orthogonal to axis X, and N stages stacked on one another parallel to axis X, where N is more than 1, and where i is between 1 and N−1. Each stage comprises at least six flexible longitudinal connection arms which are articulated by tape springs, which arms are, in the deployed position, on planes parallel to axis X and are inclined relative to axis X, the N stages being secured to one another in pairs by means of connection platforms parallel to the plane YZ; two adjacent lower and upper stages are offset angularly relative to one another by rotation around the axis of deployment X.
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