Title:
LARGE DEPLOYABLE REFLECTOR FOR A SATELLITE ANTENNA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/068538
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A large deployable reflector (1) for an antenna suitable for being installed on board a satellite (2) and provided with a support structure (6), a parabolic mirror (5a) carried by the support structure (6) and a connection arm (7) for mounting the support structure (6) on the satellite; the support structure (6) being a jointed reticulate structure that is able to assume a compact inoperative stowed configuration and an operative deployed configuration and is composed of 'n' elements (13) articulated to form tetrahedrons (8) having respective triangular bases (9), which are connected to each other at the axial ends of respective first sides (9a) and have respective external vertices (11), which are opposite to said respective first sides (9a) and, when the reflector (1) is arranged in the deployed configuration, ideally lie on a cone tangent to the parabolic mirror (5a).
Inventors:
MESCHINI ALBERTO (IT)
RIGATO RICCARDO (IT)
SCAROZZA DAVIDE (IT)
RIGATO RICCARDO (IT)
SCAROZZA DAVIDE (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/059894
Publication Date:
November 20, 2014
Filing Date:
November 04, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA SPA CON UNICO SOCIO (IT)
International Classes:
H01Q1/28; B64G1/22; H01Q15/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BOGGIO, Luigi et al. (Via Viotti 9, Torino, IT)
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