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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Szirtes, Willowdale, CA;
Assignee:
Spar Aerospace Limited, Brampton, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52108 ; 52 71 ; 244173 ; 160213 ; 160233 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for deploying an articulated panel array comprises a spring motor between adjacent panels and a latch between adjacent panels. The latch between a given pair of panels is released by an abutment on the panel which is adjacent to the pair and toward the proximal end of the array only when the more proximally disposed panel of the pair moves to its fully deployed position. With this arrangement, only a single group of panels of the array moves at any given time providing an accurate deployment envelope.