Patent ID: 6828949
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A deployable reflector comprising:a support structure comprised of a plurality of radially extending support ribs movable from a compact stowed configuration to a deployed configuration, a plurality of circumferentially extending support cords, and a plurality of radially extending support cords to intersecting said plurality of circumferentially extending support cords to define a plurality of tie points, at least a selected portion of said support members defining a prescribed surface when in said deployed configuration, and said support cords defining said prescribed surface between adjacent ones of said support ribs; a reflector material restrained against said support members defining said prescribed surface, said reflector material comprising a continuous flexible solid surface; and a plurality of tube features through which said support cords are inserted, said plurality of tube features bonded to a backside of said reflector material and arranged around said plurality of tie points.