Patent ID: 6191757
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A system for stowing and deploying a segmented dish-like structure, comprising:a main body having a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer periphery;at least one reflector segment having a front surface, a rear surface, and an edge that is alignable with a portion of said outer periphery of said main body to form the dish-like structure when said at least one reflector segment is in a deployed position;at least one link member having a first end and a second end, said first end being secured to said rear surface of said main body and said second end being secured to said rear surface of said at least one reflector segment; anda mechanism for controllably moving said at least one link member from said deployed position to a stowed position wherein in the stowed position said at least one segment is disposed rearwardly of said main body with the front surface of said at least one segment pointing in substantially the same direction as the front surface of the main body and with said at least one link member disposed between said rear surface of said main body and said at least one reflector segment.