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Details

Inventors: Zanardo, Agostino;
Assignee: Aeritalia Societa Aerospaziale Italiana p.A. (Turin, IT)
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In an extensible arm having a reticular lattice structure with a polygonal cross-section, particularly for space modules or vehicles, each longitudinal side of the lattice structure includes first and second kinematic pantograph chains each constituted by a plurality of rods articulated together so as to define a series of aligned X-shaped elements. The rods of the second kinematic chain are shorter than the rods of the first kinematic chain, and the articulations between the X-shaped elements of the second kinematic chain located on one side of the latter coincide with the articulations between the X-shaped elements of the first kinematic chain located on the same side. This lattice structure can adopt any configuration between a fully retracted configuration in which the kinematic chains constituting the structure are all closely packed, and a fully extended configuration in which the rods of the X-shaped elements of the second kinematic chain are substantially parallel to each other so as to define straight struts in correspondence with the vertices of the section of the lattice structure. The rods of the X-shaped elements of the first kinematic chain, however, are disposed as diagonals connecting the struts. The articulated connections between the rods of the first and second kinematic chains are constituted by rotary couplings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
Extensible arm having a reticular lattice structure with a polygonal cross-section, particularly for space modules or vehicles, wherein each longitudinal side of the lattice structure includes first and second kinematic pantograph chains arranged in the same plane each constituted by a plurality of rods articulated together so as to define a series of aligned X-shaped elements, in that the rods of the second kinematic chain are shorter than the rods of the first kinematic chain, and in that the articulation axes between the X-shaped elements of the second kinematic chain located on one side of the series of X-shaped elements of the second kinematic chain coincide with the articulation axes between the X-shaped elements of the first kinematic chain located on the same side of the series of the X-shaped elements of the first kinematic chain, whereby the lattice structure can adopt any configuration between a fully retracted configuration in which the kinematic chains constituting the structure are all closely packed, and a fully extended configuration in which the rods of the X-shaped elements of the second kinematic chain are substantially parallel to each other so as to define straight struts in correspondence with the vertices of the lattice structure, and the rods of the X-shaped elements of the first kinematic chain are located as diagonals connecting the struts.
2.
Extensible arm according to claim 1, wherein the articulated connections between the rods of the first and the second kinematic chains are constituted by rotary couplings.
3.
Arm according to claim 1, wherein the ratio between the length of the rods of the first kinematic chain and the length of the rods of the second kinematic chain is equal to .
sqroot.
2.
4.
Extensible arm according to claim 1 wherein the cross-section of the arm is triangular in shape in the fully retracted position, in the fully extended position, and in all intermediate positions.

Description:
The present invention relates to an extensible arm having a reticular lattice structure with a polygonal cross-section

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