发明名称 |
TWIN LOBE SPACECRAFT DISPENSER APPARATUS AND METHOD |
摘要 |
<p>A dispenser apparatus and method which includes a blended dispenser shell having a lower portion and a pair of integrally formed upper support portions defining two distinct support areas on which a pair of spacecrafts can be supported in a side-by-side configuration. The upper support portions are further disposed within an envelope defined by a lower edge of the lower portion of the dispenser shell. In one alternative embodiment a pair of adapter shells are disposed on the upper support portions to enable interfacing with a standardized interface ring of each spacecraft. The embodiments of the dispenser are each formed from a graphite epoxy material by conventional construction processes and significantly reduce the overall weight of the dispenser, as compared with dispensers which support a pair of spacecrafts in a vertical configuration. The dispenser of the present invention further reduces the overall cost associated with supporting a pair of spacecrafts and reduces the amount of orbital debris which would otherwise be produced with dispensers which support a pair of spacecrafts in a vertical configuration.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1252061(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.04.20 |
申请号 |
EP20010920105 |
申请日期 |
2001.01.23 |
申请人 |
THE BOEING COMPANY |
发明人 |
DIVERDE, MICHAEL, B.;TELFORD, KENNETH, NORMAN |
分类号 |
B64G1/00;B64G1/10;B64G1/64;(IPC1-7):B64G1/64 |
主分类号 |
B64G1/00 |
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