Joints and connections – With adjunctive protector – broken parts retainer – repair,... – Position or guide means
Patent
1991-10-07
1992-12-01
Reese, Randolph A.
Joints and connections
With adjunctive protector, broken parts retainer, repair,...
Position or guide means
403 24, 403337, 33645, 244161, F16B 502
Patent
active
051674645
ABSTRACT:
A robot-friendly coupling device for an Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU). The invention will provide a coupling that is detached and attached remotely by a robot. The design of the coupling must allow for slight misalignments, over torque protection, and precision placement. This is accomplished by using of a triangular interface having three components. A base plate assembly is located on an attachment surface, such as a satellite. The base plate assembly has a cup member, a slotted member, and a post member. The ORU that the robot attaches to the base plate assembly has an ORU plate assembly with two cone members and a post member which mate to the base plate assembly. As the two plates approach one another, one cone member of the ORU plate assembly only has to be placed accurately enough to fall into the cup member of the base plate assembly. The cup forces alignment until a second cone falls into a slotted member which provides final alignment. A single bolt is used to attach the two plates. Two deflecting plates are attached to the backs of the plates. When pressure is applied to the center of the deflecting plates, the force is distributed preventing the ORU & base plates from deflecting. This accounts for precision in the placement of the article.
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Clohan, Jr. Paul S.
Kim Harry C.
Marchant R. Dennis
Miller Guy M.
Reese Randolph A.
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