To provide a connection-separation mechanism which is easily handled, enables the operation thereof to be confirmed before use and has high reliability, and a connection-separation method.SOLUTION: The connection-separation mechanism comprises a fitting cavity 32, a pair or a plurality of pairs of hinge plates 34 and an expansion-contraction pipe 36. The fitting cavity 32 is provided in a first connection member 25A, the end side of the fitting cavity 32 is opened and includes a pair of narrow tapered inner surfaces 32a. The pair or the plurality of pairs of hinge plates 34 are provided in a second connection member 25B, and have hinges 34a near the end parts, and extend to the fitting cavity side, and rock in directions reverse to each other . The hinge plates 34 can pass through an opening 32b of the fitting cavity 32 when each rocking inward, and opens to the outside from the opening 32b when each rocking outward. The expansion-contraction pipe 36 is housed in the fitting cavity, and can expand by gas pressure, and is sandwiched between the hinge plates 34 when rocking outward in the fitting cavity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
【課題】取扱いが容易であり、使用前に作動確認ができ、かつ信頼性が高い連結分離機構と方法を提供する。【解決手段】嵌合空洞32、1対又は複数対のヒンジ板34、及び、膨張収縮管36を備える。嵌合空洞32は、第1連結部材25Aに設けられ、端部側が開口し端部側が狭い1対のテーパ内面32aを有する。1対又は複数対のヒンジ板34は、第2連結部材25Bに設けられ、端部近傍にヒンジ34aを有し嵌合空洞側に延び、かつ互いに逆方向に揺動する。ヒンジ板34は、互いに内方に揺動時に嵌合空洞32の開口32bを通過可能であり、かつ互いに外方に揺動時に開口32bより外側に開く。膨張収縮管36は、嵌合空洞内に収容され、ガス圧で膨張可能であり、嵌合空洞内において、外方に揺動時のヒンジ板34の間に挟持されている。【選択図】図7
CONNECTION-SEPARATION MECHANISM AND METHOD
連結分離機構と方法
2019-06-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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