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Title:
REACTION WHEEL ASSEMBLY SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTI-FACED BRACKET STRUCTURE AND HAVING HIGH MASS EFFICIENCY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018070146
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reaction wheel assembly (RWA) system having high mass efficiency.SOLUTION: A reaction wheel assembly (RWA) system 130 having a multi-faced bracket structure 132 mounted with an RWA 138 is provided. The RWA system comprises a bracket structure assembled from interchangeable panels 134 as complex items (for example, 2 to 4). Each bracket panel defines a mount bracket mounted with the RWA. The bracket panel has an integrated bearing cartridge feature 156 comprising a spin bearing of the RWA. The interchangeable panels have a mutual connection feature 158 capable of connecting the panels in an accurate angle relationship. The bracket structure is assembled with two interchangeable panels or formed as a single piece. The multi-faced bracket structure may comprise a peaked form factor which supports two RWAs mounted to the bracket structure in a back-to-back relationship.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Inventors:
TERENCE MARSHALL
KREIDER THOM
BUCHELE PAUL
Application Number:
JP2017197361A
Publication Date:
May 10, 2018
Filing Date:
October 11, 2017
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Assignee:
HONEYWELL INT INC
International Classes:
B64G1/28; G01C19/02
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012167961A2012-09-06
JP2016017963A2016-02-01
JP2010507793A2010-03-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Osamu Yamamoto
Toru Miyamae
Motoharu Nakanishi
Shigeo Takeuchi