SPACECRAFT SOLAR BATTERY Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: space engineering; spacecraft of various purposes. SUBSTANCE: solar battery includes frame, beam and upper and lower doors. Doors are secured on frame, beam and spacecraft case by means of pyro locks with pawls and are interconnected by means of retainers. Body of each pyro lock is additionally provided with pyro element independently engageable with pawl provided with second hole for additional axle. Articulated on lower door is latch whose one end is engageable with bracket rigidly secured on upper door and other end is engageable with end face of respective retainer. Pyro units are provided for securing the door stack to frame and beam, as well as for securing the frame and beam to spacecraft case. EFFECT: increased reliability of opening the solar battery doors, by approximately 100 times. 11 dwg