Deployment system for supported retractable extension of a composite boom
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04C-003/00
B29C-053/20
E04H-012/18
B32B-005/12
B66F-011/04
E04C-003/29
B32B-005/00
B29C-070/30
B32B-005/08
B32B-005/26
B32B-007/12
B32B-037/12
B32B-038/08
B32B-003/04
출원번호
US-0645844
(2015-03-12)
등록번호
US-9593485
(2017-03-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Freebury, Gregg E
Francis, William H
Beidleman, Neal J
출원인 / 주소
ROCCOR, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Miles, Craig R.
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초록
A deployment system for supported retractable extension of composite booms which interconverts between a retracted reduced volume stowed condition and an extended elongate tubular condition supported to carry a wide variety of mountable objects at an extended tip end.
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1. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacen
1. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom; anda first support assembly disposed at a first location along a boom central longitudinal axis to supportingly engage said composite boom as said tip end extends from said spool, said first support assembly having a plurality of support members disposed in circumferentially spaced apart relation corresponding to a curvature of the tubular condition of the composite boom to supportingly engage an external surface of said composite boom. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of support members further includes a plurality of rotatable support members disposed in circumferentially spaced apart relation which supportingly engage said external surface of said composite boom. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein one or more of said plurality of rotatable support members includes a perimetrical face contoured to conformingly engage said external surface of said composite boom. 4. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom; anda first support assembly disposed at a first location along said a boom central longitudinal axis to supportingly engage said composite boom as said tip end extends from said spool, said first support assembly including a pair of rotatable support members, wherein a first of said pair of rotatable support members engages an internal surface of said composite boom opposite an external surface of said composite boom engaged by a second of said pair of rotatable support members, wherein said pair of rotatable support members are opposed to one another. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein each of said at least one pair of rotatable support members includes a perimetrical face, and wherein said perimetrical face has a contour to conformingly engage said external surface or said internal surface of said composite boom. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a boom collar having a collar first end and a collar second end, said collar first end secured to said tip end of said composite boom; anda mountable object secured to said collar second end, wherein said mountable object is selected from the group consisting of: a sensor, a magnetometer, a feed horn, or combinations thereof. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a deployer housing which disposes in fixed operational relation said spool, a boom guide member, a boom drive assembly, said first support assembly, and a second support assembly in which said composite boom in said planate condition having said root end coupled to said spool extends about said boom guide member and through said boom drive assembly and said first and second support assemblies, whereby said boom drive assembly operates to extend said tip end of said composite boom to generate said tubular condition of said composite boom. 8. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom; anda first support assembly disposed at a first location along said a boom central longitudinal axis to supportingly engage said composite boom as said tip end extends from said spool, said first support assembly including a first or second boom edge guide member a rotatable guide member having an annular groove disposed in a perimetrical face, said annular groove configured to receive only one of said boom first or second longitudinal edge. 9. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom; anda first support assembly disposed at a first location along a boom central longitudinal axis to supportingly engage said composite boom as said tip end extends from said spool, said support assembly including a first or second boom edge guide member having a planar guide face disposed to slidably engage said boom first or second longitudinal edge. 10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a pair of inclined guide faces, said planar guide face disposed medially between said pair of inclined guide faces, said pair of inclined guide faces decreasing in distance from said boom first or second longitudinal edge approaching said planar guide face. 11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a pair of rotatable members correspondingly engaging an internal surface opposite an external surface of said composite boom upon occurrence of said boom first or second longitudinal edge engaging said planar guide face. 12. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom;a first support assembly disposed at a first location along said a boom central longitudinal axis, said first support assembly having a plurality of support members disposed in radially spaced apart relation to supportingly engage an external surface of said composite boom; anda second support assembly disposed at a second location along said boom central longitudinal axis a fixed distance from in fixed spaced apart relation to said first support assembly, said second support assembly having a plurality of support members disposed in radially spaced apart relation to supportingly engage said external surface of said composite boom. 13. A system, comprising: a spool;a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge adjacent said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition coupled to said spool by said root end, whereby rotation of said spool in a first direction concentrically winds said planate condition of said composite boom about said spool, said tip end extensible from said spool by rotation of said spool in a second direction generating said tubular condition of said composite boom;a boom drive assembly which operationally extends and retracts said composite boom;a boom guide member discretely disposed between said spool and said boom drive assembly, said boom guide member engaging said external surface of said composite boom in said planate condition to align said planate condition with said boom drive assembly. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein said boom drive assembly comprises: a driven rotatable member; andan idler member, said driven rotatable member disposed in opposed relation to said idler member, said driven rotatable member and said idler member disposed to correspondingly sufficiently engage said external surface and an internal surface of said composite boom in said planate condition to extend and retract said tip end in response to rotation of said driven rotatable member. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein said idler member comprises an idler rotatable member. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein said driven rotatable member has a perimetrical driven face, said perimetrical driven face configured to frictionally engage said external surface or said internal surface of said composite boom. 17. The system of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of teeth disposed in circumferentially spaced apart relation about said perimetrical driven face of said driven rotatable member, and wherein said composite boom further comprises a plurality of aperture elements disposed in teeth engaging linear relation along said boom length of said composite boom, said plurality of teeth engaging said plurality of aperture elements. 18. The system of claim 14, further comprising a drive coupled to said driven rotatable member, said drive operable to rotate said driven rotatable member. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein said boom guide member comprises a cylindrical member having a perimetrical face, said external surface of said composite boom in said planate condition circumferentially extending about said cylindrical member to align said composite boom in said planate condition with said boom drive assembly. 20. A system, comprising: a composite boom including a one piece laminate which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge and said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition of said composite boom winds concentrically into a rolled condition, said tip end extensible from said rolled condition generating said tubular condition of said composite boom, wherein a first arcuate longitudinal edge portion extending along said boom length of said tubular condition projects said boom first longitudinal edge either away from or toward a boom central longitudinal axis of said tubular condition, said first arcuate longitudinal edge portion having a lesser arc radius than the medial longitudinal portion of the tubular condition disposing said first arcuate longitudinal edge portion in a plane which increases axial stiffness along said boom length of said tubular condition. 21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a second arcuate longitudinal edge portion extending along said boom length of said tubular condition configured to project said boom second longitudinal edge either away from or toward said boom central longitudinal axis of said tubular condition, said second arcuate longitudinal edge portion having a lesser arc radius than the medial longitudinal portion of the tubular condition disposing said second arcuate longitudinal edge portion in a plane increasing axial stiffness along said boom length of said tubular condition. 22. A system, comprising: a composite boom which interconverts between a planate condition having a width disposed between a boom first longitudinal edge and a boom second longitudinal edge and a tubular condition having an amount of curvature between said boom first longitudinal edge and said boom second longitudinal edge, said composite boom having a boom length disposed between a root end and a tip end, said planate condition of said composite boom winds concentrically into a rolled condition, said tip end extensible from said rolled condition generating said tubular condition of said composite boom; andan electrically conductive element extending the entirety of said boom length between said root end and said tip end of said composite boom, said electrically conductive element adapted to conduct electricity or convey digital data from said root end to said tip end, wherein said electrically conductive element extending the entirety of said boom length from said root end and to said tip end of said composite boom being disposed within or between layers of laminable material of a laminate of said composite boom.
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