Patent ID: 11884424
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A panel deployment apparatus that sequentially deploys a plurality of panels arranged in a stacked state before deployment, comprising:
a main hinge that couples a first main panel and a second main panel such that they are deployable about a first hinge axis;
a first side hinge that couples the first main panel and a first side panel such that they are deployable about a second hinge axis orthogonal to the first hinge axis;
a second side hinge that couples the second main panel and a second side panel such that they are deployable about a third hinge axis opposite to the first side hinge;
a first guide provided on the first hinge axis of the main hinge, the first guide being fixed to the first main panel;
a second guide provided on the second hinge axis of the side hinge, the second guide being fixed to the first side panel; and
a deployment stop member that stops deployment of the second side panel by sequential engagement with the first guide and the second guide, the deployment stop member being fixed to the second side panel,
wherein the second main panel and the second side panel are deployed in a state of the deployment stop member being engaged with the first guide and, when the deployment stop member is disengaged from the first guide, the second side panel is deployed with respect to the second main panel.