| 摘要 |
A stowable door system for covering an opening, the door system being characterized by a width (W) and a length (L) in a deployed configuration. The system comprises a plurality of elongate slats having a generally cross section extending parallel to the width (W), the slats having a fiber-reinforced plastic composite with fibers predominantly oriented parallel to the width (W) so that the slats imbue the door with stiffness in the direction of the width (W); hinge sections that connect adjacent slats to provide, in combination with the slats, flexibility in the direction of the length (L); a reel that gathers at least some of the hollow slats and hinges during transition to, or in, a stowed configuration and feeds them during deployment to the deployed configuration; edge guides that support ends of the hollow slats and provide sliding engagement therewith.
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