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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Timothy Michael Gadd, League City, TX (US);
Martin R Fraske, Pearland, TX (US);
Richard W. May, Taylor Lane Village, TX (US);
William M Otto, Friendswood, TX (US);
Spacehab, Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A deployable crew quarters incorporates folding panels and acoustic panels to provide a lightweight on-orbit crew quarter. The deployable crew quarters preferably includes a frame and a plurality of panels mounted to the frame. At least one of the panels is hinged to the frame to allow movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. More specifically, the panels include a front panel coupled to the frame and two side panels moveable coupled to the frame. The two side panels are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. Still further, a top panel is also preferably moveable coupled to the frame, wherein the top panel is moveable between a stowed position and a pop-up deployed position. The front panel includes a sliding door panel to allow crew access to the deployable crew quarters. The front panel also preferably extends outward from the frame, which provides space in which a ventilation mechanism can be mounted. Further, fabric panels are attached to the side panels and over the rear opening of the deployable crew quarters to dampen noise.