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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Stéphane Vezain, Mandelieu, FR;
Yannick Baudasse, Grasse, FR;
Nicolas Dando, La Roque D'Antheron, FR;
Ludovic Schreider, Fonsorbes, FR;
Stéphane Vezain, Mandelieu, FR;
Yannick Baudasse, Grasse, FR;
Nicolas Dando, La Roque D'Antheron, FR;
Ludovic Schreider, Fonsorbes, FR;
Thales, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Abstract
The invention is situated in the field of telecommunication satellites. A deployable structure with which such a satellite may be equipped and a method of deploying the deployable structure is provided. The deployable structure includes: a set of primary panels, a set of secondary panels, primary articulation systems, each primary articulation system enabling a primary panel to be caused to pivot relative to another primary panel about a primary axis, the primary axes being substantially parallel to the primary panels, and secondary articulation systems, each secondary articulation system being associated with a secondary panel and enabling said panel to be caused to pivot relative to another panel about a secondary axis parallel to said panels, the deployable structure being configured in such a manner that, in a deployed configuration, the front surfaces of the panels form a substantially continuous overall surface.