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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Thomas Combernoux, Le Cannet, FR;
Alain-Vincent Blanc, Toulouse, FR;
Christophe Duranti, Grasse, FR;
Thierry Youssefi, Labastidette, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/645 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stacking device for a space vehicle comprises a plurality of hold down and release mechanisms and is configured to hold, temporarily, n space appendages, n being an integer strictly greater than 2, on one and the same support of a space vehicle using hold down and release mechanisms. The stacking device is arranged such that several space appendages are held by one and the same hold down and release mechanism. An associated space vehicle comprising at least one such stacking device is also provided.