公开(公告)号：USD295103S

公开(公告)日：1988-04-05

申请号：US631781

申请日：1984-07-17

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

设计人： Richard E. Kramer

公开(公告)号：US4651480A

公开(公告)日：1987-03-24

申请号：US810353

申请日：1985-12-18

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

发明人： Richard E. Kramer

IPC分类号： B64G99/00 ,  E04H12/18 ,  E04H12/34

CPC分类号： B64G9/00 ,  E04H12/185

摘要： A multicomponent extendible structure that includes a plurality of elongated flexible members having interlocking members on their edges for enabling the elongated members to have their edges become interlocked as the multicomponent extendible structure is extended or deployed. The interlocking members provide compressive strength to the multicomponent extendible structure when it is deployed. A series of thin cable members are associated with each of the elongated flexible members to provide tension strength to the multicomponent deployed extendible structure. The multicomponent extended structure also has provisions for resisting twisting and it can be used to deploy or extend a variety of types of loads and yet be retracted into a compact package when it is not in use.

摘要翻译： 多组分可延伸结构，其包括多个细长的柔性构件，在其边缘上具有互锁构件，以使得当多组分可延伸结构被延伸或展开时，细长构件使其边缘变得互锁。 互锁构件在展开时为多组分可延伸结构提供抗压强度。 一系列细的电缆构件与每个细长的柔性构件相关联，以向多组件部署的可延伸结构提供张力。 多组分延伸结构还具有用于抵抗扭转的规定，并且其可用于部署或延伸各种类型的负载，并且当其不使用时可被缩回到紧凑的包装中。

公开(公告)号：US5494234A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-27

申请号：US193463

申请日：1994-02-08

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

发明人： Richard E. Kramer

IPC分类号： H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/30 ,  B65H75/48

CPC分类号： H01Q1/30 ,  H01Q1/288

摘要： A sphere and cable deployer apparatus for deploying a cable and associated spheres from a vehicle such as a spinning satellite. The sphere and cable deployer apparatus has a drum for storing the cable that is driven by a drive shaft and gears form a drive motor to deploy the cable and sphere away from the satellite. The drive motor also drives a drive roller through a series of gears and clutch that applies tension to the cable as it is being unwound from the drum. The sphere and cable deployer apparatus also has a housing with an outer and inner pair of shell-like halves that pivot outward due to spring forces to release the spheres. Each pair of pivoting housing halves also provide a storage compartment for a short cable portion that is attached to that sphere. The outer set of pivoting housing halves are held in place by two cables that are under tension and associated pins that fit in holes in the housing halves and are released by cable cutters that cut the cables, and the inner housing halves are held in place by explosive bolts that may be activated by a protrusion on the cable portion located between the spheres and an associated microswitch as the cable portion is deployed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从诸如旋转卫星的车辆部署电缆和相关球体的球体和电缆部署器装置。 球和电缆部署器设备具有用于存储由驱动轴驱动的电缆的鼓，齿轮形成驱动马达以将电缆和球体远离卫星展开。 驱动电机还通过一系列齿轮和离合器驱动驱动辊，当电缆从滚筒展开时，该电缆对电缆施加张力。 球体和电缆部署器装置还具有壳体，外壳和内部一对壳状半部由于弹簧力向外转动以释放球体。 每对枢转的外壳半部还提供一个用于连接到该球体的短电缆部分的储存室。 外部的一组旋转壳体半部通过处于张力下的两根电缆保持在适当的位置，并且相关联的销适合于壳体半部中的孔中，并且由切割电缆的电缆切割器释放，并且内壳体半部被保持在适当位置 当电缆部分展开时，可能由位于球体和相关联的微型开关之间的电缆部分上的突起激活的爆炸螺栓。

公开(公告)号：US5201392A

公开(公告)日：1993-04-13

申请号：US883611

申请日：1992-05-15

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

发明人： Richard E. Kramer

IPC分类号： F16D9/02 ,  F16D57/00 ,  F16F9/53

CPC分类号： F16D9/02 ,  F16D57/00 ,  F16F9/53

摘要： A change of state coupling for controlling the rotation of a rotatable shaft in a housing through the application of heat. A disk is secured for rotation with the portion of the shaft that is located within the housing. Heaters are also located within the housing and a liquid predetermined temperature change of state material is located in the housing around the disk and the heaters. The predetermined temperature change of state material for use in the housing is selected for a melting point that insures that the predetermined temperature change of state material is solid at the temperature to which the housing is usually exposed. However, when heat is applied to the predetermined temperature change of state material by the heaters the normally solid predetermined temperature change of state material becomes liquid and thus permits the rotatable shaft to rotate within the housing. The invention offers numerous advantages over conventional couplings and has numerous uses such as a damper, caging device, clutch and a brake and is particularly useful for difficult locations such as in space.

摘要翻译： 用于通过施加热量来控制壳体中的可旋转轴的旋转的状态联接的改变。 盘被固定以与位于壳体内的轴的部分一起旋转。 加热器也位于壳体内，并且状态材料的液体预定温度变化位于围绕盘和加热器的壳体中。 选择用于壳体的状态材料的预定温度变化用于确保在壳体通常暴露的温度下状态材料的预定温度变化是固体的熔点。 然而，当通过加热器对状态材料的预定温度变化施加热量时，状态材料的常规固态预定温度变化变为液体，从而允许可旋转轴在壳体内旋转。 本发明提供了许多优于常规联轴器的优点，并且具有许多用途，例如阻尼器，笼式装置，离合器和制动器，并且对于诸如空间的困难位置特别有用。

公开(公告)号：US4386485A

公开(公告)日：1983-06-07

申请号：US240420

申请日：1981-03-04

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

发明人： Richard E. Kramer

IPC分类号： E04H12/18 ,  E04H12/34

CPC分类号： E04H12/185

摘要： A multicomponent extendible structure which includes three elongated sheets of material which each have two long edge portions and connecting means located on the long edge portions for connecting adjacently located long edge portions together when the adjacently located edge portions are in a substantially nonbent condition and for permitting the long edge portions to be separated when the long edge portions are in a bent condition. The connecting means includes a series of alternating projections and slots located on each long edge portion and the projections on the long edge portion of one elongated sheet of material are adapted to be received by the slots on an adjacently located edge portion of another elongated sheet of material. The long edge portions are readily separable to permit the elongated sheets of material to be separated and stored when the multicomponent extendible structure is in its stored or non-extended condition. Spaced reinforcing members are also provided which are located with their long axis generally perpendicular to the long axis of the elongated sheets of material to give the sheets of material additional strength.

摘要翻译： 一种多组分可延伸结构，其包括三个细长的材料片，每个细长的片材具有两个长边缘部分和位于长边缘部分上的连接装置，用于当相邻定位的边缘部分处于基本上不吸附的状态时，用于将相邻定位的长边缘部分连接在一起，并允许 当长边缘部分处于弯曲状态时待分离的长边部分。 连接装置包括位于每个长边缘部分上的一系列交替的突起和狭槽，并且一个细长材料片的长边缘部分上的突起适于被另一细长片材的相邻定位的边缘部分上的狭槽容纳 材料。 长边部分容易分离，以便当多组分可延伸结构处于其储存或非延伸状态时，可以将细长的材料片分离和储存。 还提供了间隔加强构件，其位于其长轴大致垂直于细长材料片的长轴线，以使材料片材具有额外的强度。

公开(公告)号：US5326040A

公开(公告)日：1994-07-05

申请号：US51336

申请日：1993-04-23

申请人： Richard E. Kramer

发明人： Richard E. Kramer

IPC分类号： H01Q1/30 ,  B65H75/40

CPC分类号： H01Q1/30

摘要： A sphere and cable deployer apparatus for deploying a cable and associated sphere from a vehicle such as a satellite. The sphere and cable deployer apparatus has a drum for storing the cable that is driven by a drive shaft and gears form a drive motor to deploy the cable/sphere away. The drive motor also drives a drive roller through a series of gears and clutches that applies tension to the cable as it is being unwound from the drum. The sphere and cable deployer apparatus also has a sphere housing with two shell-like halves that pivot outward due to spring forces to release the sphere. The pivoting housing halves also provide a storage compartment for a short cable that is attached to the outer surface of the sphere. The pivoting housing halves are held in place by two cables that are under tension and associated pins that fit in holes in the housing halves and are released by cable cutters that cut the cables.

摘要翻译： 用于从诸如卫星的车辆部署电缆和相关球体的球体和电缆部署器装置。 球和电缆部署器设备具有用于存储由驱动轴驱动的电缆的鼓，齿轮形成驱动马达以将电缆/球体部署。 驱动电机还通过一系列齿轮和离合器来驱动驱动辊，当从滚筒展开时，离合器对电缆施加张力。 球和电缆部署器装置还具有球壳，其具有两个壳状半部，其由于弹力而向外枢转以释放球体。 枢转壳体半部还提供用于连接到球体的外表面的短电缆的存储隔间。 枢转壳体半部通过处于张力处的两根电缆和相关销钉保持在适当的位置，所述电缆适配于壳体半部中的孔中并且由切割电缆的电缆切割器释放。