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

Claim 8:
9. A panel deployment method for sequentially deploying a plurality of panels arranged in a stacked state before deployment in a panel deployment apparatus including:
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 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,
the panel deployment method comprising:
deploying the second main panel by rotation of the main hinge in a state of the deployment stop member being engaged with the first guide;
when the second main panel is deployed, disengaging the deployment stop member from the first guide, engaging the deployment stop member with the second guide, thereby maintaining a stop state of deployment of the second side panel with respect to the second main panel,
when deploying the first side panel by rotation of the first side hinge in a state of the deployment stop member being engaged with the second guide, disengaging the deployment stop member from the second guide, causing the second side panel to be deployed with respect to the second main panel.