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US 11,814,194 B2Granted
Satellite deployer with composite guide rail
AssigneeRocket Lab USA, Inc.
InventorsPeter Beck, Peter Barlow, David Yoon, Ben Malcolm
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Abstract
A satellite dispenser is disclosed. In various embodiments, a satellite dispenser as disclosed herein includes a dispenser body defining an interior cavity configured to receive a payload; and a composite guide rail comprising a groove configured to receive at least a portion of a payload, the composite guide rail having an orientation that substantially aligns a longitudinal axis of the groove with an ejection axis of the dispenser.
Claims22
A satellite dispenser, comprising:
- a dispenser body defining an interior cavity configured to receive a payload, wherein the dispenser body comprises:
- one or more sides, the one or more sides respectively comprising a carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite and a honeycomb core;
- and
- a plurality of composite guide rails respectively comprising a groove configured to receive at least a portion of the payload, wherein:
- each of plurality of composite guide rails has an orientation that substantially aligns a longitudinal axis of the groove with an ejection axis of the dispenser;
- each of the plurality of composite guide rails is comprised in a respective corner of the dispenser body;
- an exterior profile of the composite guide rail is enclosed within the dispenser body;
- and
- the composite guide rail is mounted within the dispenser body.
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