Title:
NEW DEVICE FOR THE ORIENTATION AND THE POSITIONING OF A USEFUL LOAD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1982000218
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present device comprises in combination a first element consisting of a base plate (8), at least a second element having a substantially cylindrical shape (9), of which one of its faces is in an inclined plane, at least a third element having a substantially cylindrical shape (10), of which one of its faces is an inclined plane, a fourth element consisting of a support plate (11) for the useful load, motor means for actuating at least one of those elements with respect to at least one of the other elements, means for coupling these elements between each other allowing a relative rotation of said elements, and means capable of preventing the rotation of one of said elements with respect to another of said elements. Application to the orientation, positioning or displacement of a useful load, particularly to the pointing of solar pannels, satelite antennae, telescopes, etc...
Inventors:
BRISCOE H (NL)
BENTALL R (NL)
BENTALL R (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/FR1981/000086
Publication Date:
January 21, 1982
Filing Date:
July 01, 1981
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EUROP AGENCE SPATIALE (FR)
BRISCOE H (NL)
BENTALL R (NL)
BRISCOE H (NL)
BENTALL R (NL)
International Classes:
B23Q1/54; F16M11/00; F16M11/12; F24J2/54; G12B5/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q3/08; (IPC1-7): G12B5/00; F16M11/12; F24J3/02; B23Q1/16; H01Q3/08
Foreign References:
| US3712481A | 1973-01-23 | |||
| FR1415475A | 1965-10-22 | |||
| CH495032A | 1970-08-15 | |||
| US3552836A | 1971-01-05 | |||
| US1092867A | 1914-04-14 | |||
| FR2379732A1 | 1978-09-01 | |||
| US3662661A | 1972-05-16 | |||
| US4181283A | 1980-01-01 |
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