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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Deployable Space Systems, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian R. Spence, Solvang, CA (US);
Stephen F. White, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Deployable Space Systems, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 30/20 (2014.12);
Abstract
A roll-out solar array includes a first mandrel having first and second ends and a second mandrel having first and second ends. A hinge extends between the first and second mandrels, such that the roll-out solar array can transition between a stowed position where the mandrels are in a substantially parallel configuration and a deployed position where the mandrels are in a series configuration. A latch may be provided to lock the roll-out solar array in the stowed configuration.