SEALING MECHANISM OF THE JOINT OF THE DOCKING ASSEMBLY OF SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B64G1/64 

FIELD: astronautics; machine building.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the docking devices of spacecrafts. Mechanism for sealing the joint of the docking assembly of a spacecraft contains a docking frame with locking systems, evenly distributed along the joint perimeter, electric drives, and end seals at the jointing surface of the frame. Locks have casings with open process windows in one of the side walls and end walls and in the walls adjacent to the docking frame, in which passive and active hooks are installed. Passive hooks are spring loaded with Belleville springs, and active hooks are mounted on rocker arms located on eccentric shafts with pulleys. Process windows have plates with holes for active and passive hooks and slots for reciprocal active and passive hooks, respectively. Flaps with slots for the active hooks are installed on the rocker arms under active hooks. Process windows have lids. Plates, flaps and lids are made of materials with low thermal conductivity.

EFFECT: technical result of the invention is to provide multiple use of elements of the sealing mechanism of the joint of the docking assembly.

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