Patents Assigned to Aerospattale Societe Nationale Industrielle
  • Slotted nut type releasing device for microsatellite ejector
    Patent number: 5755407
    Abstract: The locking member of the ejector body (1) is a tensioning pin (6) extending inside a shaft (20) provided below the ejector body. The tensioning pin bears a ring (9) forming an abutment against which the releasing piston (7) comes to bear when the pyrotechnical igniter (12, 13) is triggered. The impact of the pin is attenuated at the end of its travel through the shaft by a shock absorber (10) held on the base of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Aerospattale Societe Nationale Industrielle
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Aubret, Michel Barriere