A deployable wrapped rib assembly is disclosed, comprising a hub, a plurality of ribs each being connected to the hub at a fixed angle such that each rib is inclined with respect to a perimeter of the hub, each one of the plurality of ribs being capable of being wrapped around the hub in a stowed configuration and configured to extend from the perimeter of the hub in a deployed configuration, and sheet material connected between the ribs. In a deployed configuration, the sheet material is held taut between the ribs. The ribs may have a lenticular cross-section, and/or may be attached to the hub at an angle with respect to the outer surface of the hub. A method of fabricating the deployable wrapped rib assembly is also disclosed.
DEPLOYABLE WRAPPED RIB ASSEMBLY
ENTFALTBARE VERPACKTE RIPPENANORDNUNG
ENSEMBLE DE NERVURES ENROULÉES DÉPLOYABLE
18.09.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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