PROTECTIVE CONTAINER FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HARDWARE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B64G1/52 B64G1/64 B64G4/00 

FIELD: aircraft engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to protective means at transportation and docking/separation of spacecraft and their parts, particularly, to CubeSat-type hardware (pico-satellite, PS). Container housing (1) comprises four lateral walls with guides of C-like cross-section at inner surface of two opposite walls. Said guides cover PD side ribs at transportation. Rear wall (3) with container carrier handle (6) is provided with captive screws (7) to lock PS inside the housing. Turn cover (5) is secured at housing (1) with the help of lead-in frame and provided with service cover (17). Closed cover (5) is locked by captive screws (8) while open cover is locked by permanent magnet with bracket (10). Opposite polarity compensation magnet (12) is located on opposite wall. PS delivered in container aboard the spaceship, in particular ISS, is tested and placed outside the station sealed compartment for long-term experiments in open space. After said tests, PS is placed on the container and returned to the earth. To launch the PS to open space, turn cover (5) is opened and locked by magnet. Then, astronaut pushes container by handle (6) in direction of PS separation.

EFFECT: enhanced performances.

4 cl, 5 dwg