Modular reflector assembly for a reflector antenna

A modular reflector assembly (100) includes a shell (104) and a support frame (106). The modular reflector assembly (100) also includes a plurality of support links (108) that mechanically couple the shell (104) to the support frame (106). The shell (104) is thermally decoupled from the support fram...

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Hauptverfasser:	MACFARLANE, JERRY DOUGLAS, MENDOZA, JOEL, PARK, BRIAN E, ANKROM, MARK E, SMITH, NICHOLAS JAMES, ROBINSON, DAVID B, AMORANTO, RAY, WALLACE, JEFFREY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING ELECTRICITY ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A modular reflector assembly (100) includes a shell (104) and a support frame (106). The modular reflector assembly (100) also includes a plurality of support links (108) that mechanically couple the shell (104) to the support frame (106). The shell (104) is thermally decoupled from the support frame (106) by the plurality of support links (108). The modular reflector assembly (100) may be part of a reflector antenna that may be mounted on a satellite. A front face of the shell (104) may be a reflective surface of the reflector. The support links may carry the launch loads including axial force, circumferential force and radial moment. On orbit, during temperature swings, the support links flex such that the support frame does not distort the shell.