The disclosure concerns a joint (1) for releasably connecting a first space craft element (2) to a second space craft element (3) comprising a first flange (4) on the first space craft element (2) and a second flange (5) on the second space craft element (3). The joint (1) comprises first shoe portions (6) and second shoe portions (13) formed as sectors of a solid of revolution, keeping the flanges (4, 5) together in a longitudinal direction, The shoe portions are positioned next to each other in a circumferential direction the reference to a longitudinal direction of the space crafts. The first shoe portions being arranged to, at a prevailing Coulomb friction, not allow self-locking and the second show portions are arranged to allow self-locking.


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    Title :

    JOINT AND CLAMP BAND SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY CONNECTING SPACE CRAFT ELEMENTS


    Additional title:

    VERBINDUNGSELEMENT UND KLEMMBANDSYSTEM ZUR LÖSBAREN VERBINDUNG VON RAUMFAHRZEUGELEMENTEN
    SYSTÈME DE RACCORD ET DE BANDE DE SERRAGE POUR RELIER DE FAÇON DÉTACHABLE DES ÉLÉMENTS D'ENGIN SPATIAL


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    Publication date :

    2020-02-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile



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