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Releasable locking mechanisms
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | In the aerospace field spacecraft components are held together by separation systems until a specific time when they must be separated or deployed. Customarily a threaded joining bolt engages one of the components to be joined, and a threaded nut is placed on that bolt against the other component so they can be drawn together by a releasable locking assembly. The releasable locking assembly herein includes a plunger having one end coupled to one end of a plunger bolt. The other end is flanged to abut and compress a coil spring when the plunger is advanced toward the interface plane between the two components. When the plunger is so advanced toward the interface plane, the end of the plunger bolt can be connected to the joining bolt. Thus during retraction the joining bolt is drawn to one side of the interface plane by the force of the expanding spring. |
| File Size | 626269 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080005053 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2k69fh63 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2005-09-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Deployment Patents Spacecraft Docking Modules Separators Spacecraft Components Locking Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
