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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Centre National D'etudes Spatiales—cnes, Paris, FR;
Yannick Baudasse, Cannes-la-Bocca, FR;
Stephane Vezain, Cannes-la-Bocca, FR;
Bernard Boulanger, Cannes-la-Bocca, FR;
Francois Guinot, Cannes-la-Bocca, FR;
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A device is provided for unfurling and refurling comprising at least one tape spring having an axis of unfurling and of refurling parallel to an axis X and a rotor capable of rotating about an axis Y perpendicular to the axis X, the tape spring being able, autonomously, to pass from a state in which it is wound around the rotor to an unwound state. The tape spring is mounted bent in two in the shape of a U and comprises a first end fixed rigidly to a first anchor point that may be secured to a stator or to the rotor and a second end wound around the rotor.