Patent ID: 9567111
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B64G

Claim:
1. A method for remotely opening rotationally removable access components mounted on a client satellite, each access component having rotatable and static features, comprising: activating a positioning mechanism mounted on a servicer satellite and releasibly coupling an end-effector on the positioning mechanism to a tool mounted on the servicer satellite; positioning the tool over the rotationally removable access components and aligning a wrench having a first adjustable wrench mechanism section and a second adjustable wrench mechanism section coaxially aligned one on top of the other mounted in the tool over the rotationally removable access components until a rotational axis of the wrench is aligned with a rotational axis of the rotationally removable access components so that the first adjustable wrench mechanism section of the wrench is engaged with, and adjustably conforms to a size of, the rotatable feature and the second adjustable wrench mechanism section of the wrench is engaged with, and adjustably conforms to a size of, the static feature; and activating the wrench for applying equal and opposite forces to the rotatable feature and the static feature to apply bi-directional torque to the rotatable feature while reacting the torque on the static feature.