Mounting device for supporting a component, especially a mirror or an antenna reflector in a spacecraft
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1. A device for mounting a component in a support, especially an optical element or an antenna reflector in a spacecraft, said device comprising:
- a first flexible plane blade rigidly secured to the support and extending along a first axis towards the component;
a first piece rigidly secured to said first blade and to which are fixed without clearance an end of each blade of a first pair of flexible plane blades, said blades of said pair extending in two secant planes the intersection of which is parallel to a second axis;
a second piece rigidly secured to said component and to which are fixed without clearance an end of each blade of a second pair of flexible plane blades, said blades of said second pair extending in two other secant planes the intersection of which is parallel to a third axis, said first, second and third axes being arranged according to the three directions of a triorthogonal system; and
an intermediate piece to which are fixed without clearance the other ends of the blades of said first pair and of said second pair;
whereby said component may translate in a plane containing said first and third axes and rotate about said second and third axes, with respect to said support.
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The invention relates to a mounting device for supporting a component, especially a mirror or an antenna reflector in a spacecraft. The device comprises a combination of flexible blades disposed between the support, and between the intermediate piece and the component.
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1. A device for mounting a component in a support, especially an optical element or an antenna reflector in a spacecraft, said device comprising:
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a first flexible plane blade rigidly secured to the support and extending along a first axis towards the component; a first piece rigidly secured to said first blade and to which are fixed without clearance an end of each blade of a first pair of flexible plane blades, said blades of said pair extending in two secant planes the intersection of which is parallel to a second axis; a second piece rigidly secured to said component and to which are fixed without clearance an end of each blade of a second pair of flexible plane blades, said blades of said second pair extending in two other secant planes the intersection of which is parallel to a third axis, said first, second and third axes being arranged according to the three directions of a triorthogonal system; and an intermediate piece to which are fixed without clearance the other ends of the blades of said first pair and of said second pair;
whereby said component may translate in a plane containing said first and third axes and rotate about said second and third axes, with respect to said support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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