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公开(公告)号:US10005571B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-26
申请号:US14964258
申请日:2015-12-09
摘要: A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.
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公开(公告)号:US20150194733A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-09
申请号:US14151514
申请日:2014-01-09
申请人: MEHRAN MOBREM , GEOFFREY W. MARKS
发明人: MEHRAN MOBREM , GEOFFREY W. MARKS
CPC分类号: H01Q15/168 , G02B5/10 , G02B7/182 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q15/161
摘要: A reflector assembly includes a frame centered about a longitudinal axis and having a first height along the axis. A curved body extends from the frame and has a second height along the longitudinal axis could be greater than the first height. A stretchable membrane has an electromagnetically reflective surface and is secured to the curved body.
摘要翻译: 反射器组件包括围绕纵向轴线居中并具有沿轴线的第一高度的框架。 从框架延伸并且沿着纵向轴线具有第二高度的弯曲体可以大于第一高度。 可拉伸膜具有电磁反射表面并固定到弯曲体上。
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公开(公告)号:US20140232611A1
公开(公告)日:2014-08-21
申请号:US13564393
申请日:2012-08-01
CPC分类号: H01Q1/1235 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q1/362 , H01Q11/086
摘要: A helical antenna operable to be stowed on and deployed from a cubesat. The antenna includes two helical elements wound in opposite directions and defining an antenna column, where one of the helical elements is a conductive antenna element. The antenna also includes a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical stiffeners extending along a length of the column and being coupled to the helical elements at each location where the vertical stiffeners and the helical elements cross. The helical elements and the vertical stiffeners are formed of a flexible material, such as a fiber glass, so that the antenna can be collapsed and stowed into a relatively small space. To position the antenna in the stowed configuration, the vertical stiffeners are folded on each other in a radial direction, and then the folded antenna is rolled in an axial direction from one end of the column to the other end.
摘要翻译: 螺旋天线可操作地被存放在立方体上并展开。 天线包括沿相反方向缠绕的两个螺旋形元件,并且限定天线柱,其中一个螺旋元件是导电天线元件。 天线还包括沿着柱的长度延伸的多个周向设置的垂直加强件,并且在垂直加强件和螺旋元件交叉的每个位置处联接到螺旋元件。 螺旋元件和垂直加强件由柔性材料(例如玻璃纤维)形成,使得天线能够收缩并收纳在较小的空间中。 为了将天线放置在收起的构造中,垂直扶强件在径向方向上彼此折叠,然后折叠的天线在从柱的一端到另一端的轴向方向上滚动。
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公开(公告)号:US06168116A
公开(公告)日:2001-01-02
申请号:US09336788
申请日:1999-06-21
IPC分类号: B64G144
摘要: A spacecraft, such as a satellite, includes a panel array comprised of a plurality of panels that are stacked together and secured to the side of the satellite during launch. At least one shear tie device is configured to couple the panels together in shear to increase the resistance to deformation of the stack of panels. The shear tie device preferably comprises a male member that mates with a female member. A plurality of fingers secure the male member within the female member during launch. Upon reaching orbit, a bladder is inflated which deforms the fingers and releases the male member from engagement with the female member.
摘要翻译: 诸如卫星的航天器包括由多个面板组成的面板阵列,其在发射期间被堆叠在一起并固定到卫星的侧面。 至少一个剪切连接装置构造成在剪切下将面板联接在一起以增加面板叠层的变形阻力。 剪切机构优选地包括与母构件配合的阳构件。 在发射期间,多个指状物将阳构件固定在阴构件内。 在到达轨道时,使气囊膨胀,使得手指变形并释放阳构件以与阴构件接合。
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公开(公告)号:US5680145A
公开(公告)日:1997-10-21
申请号:US614329
申请日:1996-03-12
CPC分类号: H01Q15/161 , F24J2/125 , H01Q1/288 , F24J2/5233 , Y02E10/42
摘要: A reflector assembly for use in antennas or solar collectors in which light weight and high reflector surface shape accuracy are essential for maintaining desired RF or light reflection requirements. The assembly is provided with a rigid, deployable outer support rim and at least one curved frame net supported by the outer rim. The frame net may be formed of a network of intersecting bands extending across the surface. A reflective material is placed against the frame net. A load is applied to the frame net to form a concave surface. The assembly is collapsible for convenient delivery into space prior to deployment.
摘要翻译: 用于天线或太阳能收集器的反射器组件,其中轻量级和高反射器表面形状精度对于维持所需的RF或光反射要求是必需的。 组件设置有刚性的可展开的外部支撑边缘和由外边缘支撑的至少一个弯曲框架网。 框架网可以由跨越表面延伸的相交带的网络形成。 将反射材料放置在框架网上。 将负载施加到框架网以形成凹面。 组装是可折叠的,以便在部署之前便于交付到空间。
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公开(公告)号:US08970447B2
公开(公告)日:2015-03-03
申请号:US13564393
申请日:2012-08-01
CPC分类号: H01Q1/1235 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q1/362 , H01Q11/086
摘要: A helical antenna operable to be stowed on and deployed from a cubesat. The antenna includes two helical elements wound in opposite directions and defining an antenna column, where one of the helical elements is a conductive antenna element. The antenna also includes a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical stiffeners extending along a length of the column and being coupled to the helical elements at each location where the vertical stiffeners and the helical elements cross. The helical elements and the vertical stiffeners are formed of a flexible material, such as a fiber glass, so that the antenna can be collapsed and stowed into a relatively small space. To position the antenna in the stowed configuration, the vertical stiffeners are folded on each other in a radial direction, and then the folded antenna is rolled in an axial direction from one end of the column to the other end.
摘要翻译: 螺旋天线可操作地被存放在立方体上并展开。 天线包括沿相反方向缠绕的两个螺旋形元件,并且限定天线柱,其中一个螺旋元件是导电天线元件。 天线还包括沿着柱的长度延伸的多个周向设置的垂直加强件,并且在垂直加强件和螺旋元件交叉的每个位置处联接到螺旋元件。 螺旋元件和垂直加强件由柔性材料(例如玻璃纤维)形成,使得天线能够收缩并收纳在较小的空间中。 为了将天线放置在收起的构造中,垂直扶强件在径向方向上彼此折叠,然后折叠的天线在从柱的一端到另一端的轴向方向上滚动。
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公开(公告)号:US5520747A
公开(公告)日:1996-05-28
申请号:US236426
申请日:1994-05-02
申请人: Geoffrey W. Marks
发明人: Geoffrey W. Marks
IPC分类号: B64G1/22 , B64G1/44 , F24J2/16 , F24J2/36 , H01L31/045 , H01L31/052
CPC分类号: B64G1/443 , B64G1/222 , H01L31/0547 , H02S30/20 , F24J2/16 , F24J2/36 , F24J2002/5486 , Y02E10/52 , Y10S136/292
摘要: A low concentration solar array for spacecraft and other uses which has a series of solar panels which can be deployed from a folded stowed configuration to a planar configuration. When the solar panels are stowed, the padding of reflector panels cushions and protects the solar panels from the stresses and vibrations of launch and space flight. Once the solar panels are extended into a deployed planar configuration, the reflector panels are raised to concentrate sunlight upon the solar panels. These reflector panels are constructed from rigid honeycomb substrates and therefore are the active structural members of the solar array, providing the structural rigidity for the solar array.
摘要翻译: 一种用于航天器和其他用途的低浓度太阳能阵列,其具有可以从折叠收起的构型部署到平面构型的一系列太阳能电池板。 当太阳能电池板被收起时,反射板的衬垫缓冲并保护太阳能电池板免受发射和太空飞行的应力和振动。 一旦将太阳能电池板延伸到展开的平面结构中,则将反光板升高以将太阳光集中在太阳能电池板上。 这些反射板由刚性蜂窝基体构成,因此是太阳能阵列的主动结构构件,为太阳能阵列提供结构刚性。
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公开(公告)号:US09755318B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-05
申请号:US14151514
申请日:2014-01-09
申请人: Mehran Mobrem , Geoffrey W. Marks
发明人: Mehran Mobrem , Geoffrey W. Marks
CPC分类号: H01Q15/168 , G02B5/10 , G02B7/182 , H01Q1/288 , H01Q15/161
摘要: A reflector assembly includes a frame centered about a longitudinal axis and having a first height along the axis. A curved body extends from the frame and has a second height along the longitudinal axis could be greater than the first height. A stretchable membrane has an electromagnetically reflective surface and is secured to the curved body.
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公开(公告)号:US20160159500A1
公开(公告)日:2016-06-09
申请号:US14964258
申请日:2015-12-09
摘要: A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.
摘要翻译: 一种用于航天器的太阳能电池板组件,包括托架和第一和第二悬臂,每个悬臂具有固定到托架的第一端和远离支架延伸的第二端。 每个起重臂由多个管子形成,多个管子在彼此嵌套的收起状态与彼此端对端排列的展开状态之间望远镜。 太阳能电池板固定到第一和第二起重臂以接收太阳能并将太阳能转换成电力。 太阳能电池板具有在第一和第二起重臂之间折叠的收起状态和在第一和第二起重臂之间的平面中延伸的展开状态。
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