Low-maintenance system for detachable elements on a spacecraft.

摘要

The invention relates to a system for maintaining a set of elements, such as deployable solar panels of spacecraft, in folded position. …??The system comprises: … …  - a retaining member (8) passing through the said elements in folded position and linked by the first of its ends (8A) to the said structure (4) and coming, via its second end (8B), to bear against the external element of the said assembly; …  - means of locking (10) the said retaining member in folded position of the said elements, comprising balls (12) distributed around the member (8) and engaging in impressions (14) formed around the latter; and …  - means of control (11) comprising a part forming a cam (16), for unlocking the said means of locking (10) and freeing the said retaining member (8), permitting the said set of elements to pass from the folded position to the deployed position. … …IMAGE…