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US 10,378,575 B2Granted
Thermally fragmentable fastening device
AssigneeAirbus DS GmbH
InventorMathias Von Alberti
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Abstract
A fastening device for use in a spacecraft comprises a shaft and a head, which is connected by a first solder to the shaft. The first solder comprises a material of which the melting point is lower than the temperature acting on the fastening device on re-entry of a spacecraft equipped with fastening device into the earth's atmosphere.
Claims19
A fastening device for use in a spacecraft, which comprises:
- a shaft, and
- a head, which is connected to the shaft by a first solder,
- wherein the first solder comprises a material, the melting point of which is lower than the temperature acting on the fastening device upon re-entry of a spacecraft equipped with the fastening device into the earth's atmosphere, wherein the head of the fastening device is formed of multiple parts and comprises a plurality of head segments, wherein the head segments are connected to one another by the first solder along contact surfaces, which extend in a radial direction of the head and substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.
A fastening device for use in a spacecraft, which comprises:
- a shaft, and
- a head, which is connected to the shaft by a first solder,
- wherein the first solder comprises a material, the melting point of which is lower than the temperature acting on the fastening device upon re-entry of a spacecraft equipped with the fastening device into the earth's atmosphere, and
- a circumferential band encompassing at least a section of an outer circumferential surface of the head of the fastening device.
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