JP2006168385A - Holding and separating device of article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holding and separating device for an article not able to be restrained directly to an artificial satellite capable of storing the article in a case, coupling the case with the artificial satellite, separating the case from the satellite using only one explosive article, and separating one or more articles from the case. <P>SOLUTION: Each article 10 (searching device) is stored in the case 2 upon pinching an article releasing spring 6 in between, and the case 2 is covered with a cover member 3 with a cover releasing spring 5 pinched in between. One end of a wire 4 is fixed to one side of the cover member in order to maintain the coupled condition of the case 2 with the cover member 3, and the middle part is laid around to the reverse surface of the case 2, while the other end is secured to the other side of the cover member 3. In this condition, the case 2 and the cover member 3 are fitted together. Further an explosive article 8 is installed on the reverse surface of the case in order to sever the wire 4. The case 2 is fixed to the lower part of the artificial satellite. The wire 4 is severed by allowing the explosive article 8 to explode, and the cover member 3 and the article 10 are released from the case 2 by the cover releasing spring 5 and the article releasing spring 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a holding / separating device for holding and separating an article that cannot be directly restrained by a spacecraft such as an artificial satellite, a spacecraft, or a landing aircraft. In particular, the present invention relates to an article holding / separating apparatus capable of separating one or a plurality of articles at different speeds in one operation.

For example, in the case of an artificial satellite, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used when separating an onboard device such as a deployable antenna from the side of the satellite body in the satellite orbit, or when separating an artificial satellite from a rocket. Can do.
In this method, as shown in FIG. 18, the artificial satellite 20 and the rocket 26 are coupled by winding the arc-shaped two-part clamp bands 21 and 22 from above the joint portion of the artificial satellite 20 and the rocket 26. . The arc-shaped two-divided clamp bands 21 and 22 are connected by separation bolts 23 at both ends of each clamp band. Thus, the clamp bands 21 and 22 firmly connect the artificial satellite 20 and the rocket 26 by tightening the separation bolt 23 before launching the rocket 26.

  The separation bolt 23 is a pyrotechnic product in which an explosive is loaded in a metal bolt, and this explosive ignites and explodes when power is supplied in accordance with a command from a power source mounted on the rocket 26 side. This command is transmitted from the ground at a predetermined time after launch, for example. As a result of this explosive explosion, the metal bolt is cut. By this operation, the clamp bands 21 and 22 joined at two points 180 degrees apart on the circumference are opened at the two points where the separation bolts 23 are located.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 19, the clamp bands 21 and 22 are separated from the joint portion of the artificial satellite 20 and the rocket 26 by the clamp band springs 24 and 25 attached to the center portions of the clamp bands 21 and 22. It is pulled away to the rocket 26 side. At the same time, the artificial spring 20 side is immediately separated and released by the separation springs 27, 28 and 29 so as to be pushed out of the rocket 26.

JP 2001-106199 A JP-A-9-207898 http://www.ghtech.com/Actuators.html

However, in the case of an article that cannot be bound directly to a spacecraft such as an artificial satellite (for example, an exploration device), the above-mentioned means cannot be exposed and coupled to the outside from the viewpoint of temperature protection or the like. Not applicable to separation.
That is, before launching a rocket, an article (for example, an exploration device) is held on an artificial satellite, and after launching, the artificial satellite is separated and placed on the asteroid's satellite orbit, and then the article (exploration device) is separated from the artificial satellite. In the case of being dropped on an asteroid, the article cannot be exposed and bonded from the viewpoint of temperature protection.
Therefore, when the article cannot be directly restrained by a clamp band or the like, that is, when it is not appropriate to expose the article to the outside, another mechanism for holding and separating the article is required.
As such a mechanism, for example, an article can be held inside a protective case, and this protective case can be coupled to the lower part of a spacecraft such as an artificial satellite using a clamp band. However, in this case, in addition to the operation for separating the protective case from the spacecraft, it is necessary to perform an operation for separating the article from the protective case. For this reason, there exists a problem that operation | movement becomes 2 actions and weight reduction is difficult.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to house one or more articles that cannot be directly restrained by a spacecraft in a protective case, and connect the protective case to the spacecraft so that the protective case can be attached to the spacecraft with only one pyrotechnic. It is another object of the present invention to provide an article holding / separating apparatus capable of separating an article and a plurality of articles from a protective case at a predetermined speed.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an accommodation case that is connected to a spacecraft and has an opening of a size that allows an article that cannot be directly restrained to the spacecraft to be taken in and out, and that accommodates the article inside.
In a state where the article is accommodated in a storage case, a cover member that covers the opening;
A first urging means for applying a urging force to the article in a direction in which the article is separated from the accommodation case in a state where the article is accommodated in the accommodation case;
Second urging means for applying an urging force to the cover member in a direction to separate the cover member from the housing case;
In order to maintain the state where the cover member covers the opening, the first urging means resists the urging force applied to the article and the urging force applied to the cover member by the second urging means. And a coupling means for coupling the cover member and the housing case;
A single release means for releasing the connection between the cover member and the housing case by the connection means;
An urging force that the second urging means applies to the cover member is greater than the urging force that the first urging means applies to the article.

In this holding / separating device, the article is urged by the first urging means and the cover member is urged by the second urging means in a state where the housing case and the cover member are coupled by the coupling means. Yes. Therefore, the article and the cover part can be separated from the storage case only by releasing the coupling between the storage case and the cover member with a single release means, and the structure is simplified and only the single release means is used. Weight reduction is possible.
Further, since the urging force applied to the cover member by the second urging means is greater than the urging force applied to the article by the first urging means, when the coupling between the housing case and the cover member is released, the cover member is It is separated from the storage case farther than the article. Therefore, the article can be separated not only from the housing case but also from the cover member.
Furthermore, since the article is accommodated in a storage case connected to the spacecraft, and the opening of the storage case is covered with a cover member, the article that cannot be directly restrained by the spacecraft is reliably protected from low temperatures and the like without being exposed to the outside. be able to.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the coupling means is a wire, one end of the wire is fixed to one side of the cover member, and an intermediate part is turned to the opposite side of the opening through the outside of the housing case. The other end of the wire is fixed to the other side of the cover member to maintain the connection between the cover member and the housing case, and the release means is a pyrotechnic provided outside the housing case. The wire is cut by the explosion of the work.
The coupling means is not limited to a wire, and may be other appropriate means, and the releasing means is not limited to a pyrotechnic, and may be other appropriate means. For example, the connecting means and the releasing means may be constituted by a separation actuator such as a known appropriate separation nut without using a pyrotechnic.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first biasing means is a first spring positioned between the article and the storage case, and the second biasing means includes a cover member and a storage case. It is the 2nd spring located between.
The first urging means and the second urging means are not limited to springs, and may be other appropriate means.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage case and the cover member have a holding member for holding the article inside, and the holding case is coupled to the storage case and the cover member by a coupling means. In this state, when the article is held at a predetermined position in the storage case and the storage case and the cover member are coupled, one of the storage case and the cover member is fitted into the other.

  Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a connecting member for connecting the housing case to the spacecraft, and the connecting member is released from the coupling between the cover member and the housing case by the releasing means. Sometimes, the opening is tilted and fixed to the lower part of the spacecraft below the horizontal direction so that the article is discharged from the opening downward from the horizontal direction.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the holding member of the housing case comes into contact with the article, electric power is supplied from the spacecraft to the article via the holding member.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first rotating member that is rotatably fixed to the one side of the cover member, and a second rotating member that is rotatably fixed to the other side of the cover member. And further comprising
One end of the wire is connected to the first rotating member, and the other end of the wire is connected to the second rotating member, so that when the wire is cut, the rotating body is caused by the tension energy of the wire. Rotates.
According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce the influence of the tension energy of the wire directly acting on the cover member by rotating the first and second rotating members by the tension energy that the wire has when cutting the wire. Therefore, the posture of the cover member after separation can be stabilized.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating member has a bolt having a bolt head and a screw part, and a nut screwed into the screw part,
The wire has a first wire tip member in which an opening through which the screw portion is passed is formed and one end of the wire is connected,
A through hole smaller than the outer diameter of the nut is formed in the first rotating member, the screw portion is passed through the opening of the first wire tip member, and the first wire tip member is fixed by the bolt head, Further, the thread portion is passed from one side of the through hole of the first rotating member, and the nut is screwed to the thread portion on the other side of the through hole,
The second rotating member has a bolt having a bolt head and a screw part, and a nut screwed into the screw part,
The wire has a second wire tip member in which an opening through which the screw portion is passed is formed and the other end of the wire is connected,
In the second rotating member, a through hole smaller than the outer diameter size of the nut is formed in the second rotating member, the screw portion is passed through the opening of the second wire leading end member, and the second wire leading end member is It is fixed by the bolt head, and the screw portion is further passed from one side of the through hole of the second rotating member, and the nut is screwed to the screw portion on the other side of the through hole.
According to this configuration, the tension of the wire can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening degree of the nut to the bolt.

Further, according to the present invention, a wire that maintains a bond between the separator and the main body of the separator and has a tension when the bond is maintained;
A first rotating member and a second rotating member fixed rotatably on both sides of the separator,
By connecting one end of the wire to the first rotating member, turning an intermediate part to the second rotating member through a part or the outside of the main body, and connecting the other end of the wire to the second rotating member, Maintaining the bond between the separator and the body;
When the wire is cut, the holding and separating device is provided in which the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated by tension energy of the wire. Examples of the separator and the main body are a cover member and a storage case described herein, respectively, but are not limited thereto, and the apparatus can be applied to other appropriate separation mechanisms.

As described above, according to the holding / separating device of the present invention, one or a plurality of articles that cannot be directly restrained by a clamp band or the like can be separated from a satellite by detonating a single pyrotechnic. That is, the article can be separated from the satellite with one action. Accordingly, since only one pyrotechnic is required, the weight of the holding / separating device can be reduced. Further, since the article is stored in the storage case and the opening of the storage case is closed with the cover member, the temperature protection of the article is facilitated. Therefore, the heater power can be reduced.
Furthermore, the device having the rotating member described above can stably perform the separation of the cover member.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
In the following description, the article 10 that cannot be directly restrained by the artificial satellite is a search device. The artificial satellite is coupled to the rocket before the launch, the artificial satellite is held by the artificial satellite, and the artificial satellite is separated from the rocket after the launch. An embodiment of the holding / separating device 1 for an exploration device that can be applied when the artificial satellite is placed on the satellite orbit of the asteroid, and the exploration device is separated from the artificial satellite at a predetermined time and lowered onto the asteroid will be described.
The present invention is not limited to the exploration device, and can be applied to other articles as they are. In the following, a case in which an article is held by an artificial satellite as an example of a spacecraft will be described. However, the spacecraft is not limited to an artificial satellite, but also includes a spacecraft and a lander.

1 and 2 are schematic views of a holding / separating device 1 of an exploration device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view, and FIG. 2 (A) is a side view. The holding / separating device 1 includes a housing case 2, a cover member 3, a coupling means 4 (wire in this example), a releasing means 8 (pyrotechnics in this example), a second urging means 5 (cover discharge spring in this example). The first urging means 6 (in this example, the article discharge spring) is provided.
The exploration device 10 is housed inside the housing case 2 and the cover member 3. FIG. 2B is a detailed view of a portion indicated by an arrow S in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, all the joining surfaces 3a of the cover member 3 are inclined 45 degrees inward, and all the joining surfaces 2a of the housing case 2 corresponding to the joining surface 3a of the cover member are inward. It is tilted 135 degrees. In FIG. 2C, only the joint surface 2a provided on the bottom surface side of the housing case 2 and the joint surface 3a provided on the bottom surface side of the cover member 3 are shown for easy understanding. In the figure, θ is 45 degrees. Joint surfaces 2a and 3a similar to those in FIG. 2C are also provided on the side surfaces and the upper surface side. Thus, when the cover member 3 is coupled to the housing case 2, the joint surface 3 a of the cover member 3 is pressed from the outside by the joint surface 2 a of the housing case 2. That is, the joint surface 3a of the cover member 3 and the joint surface 2a of the housing case 2 are fitted so as to have an angle of 45 degrees from the horizontal direction. Therefore, even if a force for separating the cover member 3 and the housing case 2 from the outside in the vertical direction is applied, the vertical shift can be prevented. In addition, the angle from the horizontal direction of the joint surfaces 2a and 3a when the housing case 2 and the cover member 3 are fitted together, that is, the angle θ in FIG. 2C is not limited to 45 degrees, but other suitable angles. It may be.
When the storage case 2 and the cover member 3 are combined in this way, the cover member 3 is fitted into the storage case 2, so that the storage case 2 and the cover member 3 are coupled with respect to vibration and impact when the rocket is launched. The state can be maintained appropriately. The fitting structure between the housing case 2 and the cover member 3 is not limited to the above, and may be another appropriate fitting structure.
Further, as will be described later, the housing case 2 is fixed to the lower part of the satellite so that the opening of the housing case 2 faces vertically downward slightly from the horizontal direction.
3 and 4 are separated views showing the housing case 2, the cover member 3, and the article 10. 3 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a side view.

In the cover member 3 and the housing case 2, a total of eight holding members 7 are provided, four on the upper side and four on the lower side. Each holding member 7 has an elongated, substantially linear engaging portion 7a. A total of eight linear engaging portions 7a engage with the exploration device 10, so that the exploration device 10 is in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It can be prevented from rotating. The linear engaging portion 7a is engaged with the exploration device 10 at an angle of 45 degrees or another appropriate angle from the vertical direction. 2D and 2E, which are detailed views of the portion indicated by the arrow T in FIG. 2A, show the engaging surfaces 10a and 10b of the exploration device 10 that engages with the linear engaging portion 7a. . As shown in FIG. 2D or FIG. 2E, an engagement surface 10a or 10b inclined by 45 degrees or another appropriate angle from the vertical direction (Z-axis direction in the drawing) is provided, and a straight line is provided on this. The shape engaging portion 7a is engaged. This prevents the exploration device 10 from shifting in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Thus, in the inside of the cover member 3 and the housing case 2, the engaging portions 7a of the eight holding members 7 stably hold and fix the pressing device 10 so as to press it inward. Therefore, it is possible to keep an article such as the exploration device 10 in a predetermined position against vibrations and shocks when the rocket is launched.
Further, the holding member 7 has a relay function for supplying power to the exploration device 10. When the exploration device 10 is held by the holding member 7, the exploration device 10 comes into contact with the holding member 7. By this contact, it is possible to supply electric power to the exploration device 10 through the holding member 7 from the artificial satellite side. Thereby, when separating the exploration device 10 from the housing case 2, it becomes unnecessary to cut the wired wire cable for supplying power.

  In order to maintain the state in which the cover member 3 is coupled to the housing case 2, the wire 4 is used. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one end of the wire 4 is fixed to one side of the cover member 3, the wire 4 is turned to the back side of the housing case 2, and the other end of the wire 4 is connected to the other side of the cover member 3. Secure to the side. As described above, the holding / separating device 1 configured by the cover member 3 and the housing case 2 is wound approximately half a turn around the wire 4 to maintain the coupled state of the cover member 3 and the housing case 2.

  In addition, a single pyrotechnic 8 is provided on the back surface of the housing case 2 where the wire 4 passes. The wire 4 is cut by the explosion of the pyrotechnic 8. Specifically, for example, as the pyrotechnic 8, an explosive bolt filled with explosive is used, and a knife is provided below the explosive bolt. Further, a cradle is provided so that the wire 4 is positioned between the knife and the cradle. In such a configuration, the wire 4 is cut by the knife using the explosive force of the explosive. The pyrotechnics are ignited by remote control from the ground.

  When the wire 4 is cut in this way, the cover member 3 becomes separable from the housing case 2. In order to fly the cover member 3 away from the housing case 2, long and strong cover discharge springs 5 are provided at two locations, for example, at the upper and lower portions of the housing case 2 as shown in FIG. When the wire 4 is cut, the cover member 3 is blown from the housing case 2 by the elastic force of the cover discharge spring 5. Instead of providing springs at the upper and lower portions of the housing case 2, the cover discharge springs 5 may be provided near the center in the vertical direction on both sides of the cover member 3 in the horizontal direction.

  Furthermore, in addition to separating the cover member 3 from the housing case 2, an article discharge spring 6, which is another spring, is provided in the housing case 2 in order to separate the exploration device 10 from the housing case 2. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the article discharge spring 6 is provided on the rear side inside the housing case 2. In order to fly the cover member 3 far away from the housing case 2, the length of the cover discharge spring 5 is longer than the length of the article discharge spring 6, and the strength of the cover discharge spring 5 is greater than the strength of the article discharge spring 6. strong. By setting the spring as described above, the exploration device 10 can be separated from the cover member 3 and the housing case 2. That is, when the wire 4 is cut, the cover member 3 is released with a stronger force than the exploration device 10, and at the same time, the exploration device 10 is emitted with a weaker force than the cover member 3. As a result, the cover member 3 is released. Will be distant from the exploration device 10. In addition, such setting of the spring can prevent the exploration device 10 from descending directly below the artificial satellite. That is, by setting such a spring, it is possible to fly the exploration device 10 to a place away from the artificial satellite in the horizontal direction, and when the exploration device 10 is lowered on the planet, the artificial satellite and the exploration device. It is possible to reliably prevent 10 from colliding. Note that by adjusting the spring force of the spring 6, it is possible to adjust the discharge speed of the article such as the exploration device 10. Further, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a discharge mechanism corresponding to one article, but a spring corresponding to a plurality of articles by increasing the number of article release springs 6 and holding means 7 according to the number of articles. A plurality of articles can be released by providing a release mechanism.

5 to 8 are views showing the holding / separating device 1 in a state where the cover member 3 and the housing case 2 are combined in more detail. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are a plan view, an elevation view, a side view and a rear view, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing case 2 and the cover member 3 are formed with cutout portions 12 for weight reduction.
9 and 10 are a detailed plan view and an elevation view of the storage case 2, respectively. 11 to 14 are views showing the cover member 3 in more detail. 11, 12, 13 and 14 are a plan view, an elevation view, a side view and a rear view, respectively.
11, 12, 13, and 14, a state in which the wire 4 is cut by the explosion of the pyrotechnic 8 is shown. In this embodiment, since the wire 4 is fixed to both sides of the cover member 3, after cutting, as shown in FIG. 11, the ends of the two wires 4 are respectively connected to both sides of the cover member 3. Remains fixed. That is, the wire 4 is blown by the cover discharge spring 5 together with the cover member 3 due to the explosion of the pyrotechnic 8.

  The storage case 2 is fixed to the lower portion of the artificial satellite, and remains fixed to the lower portion of the artificial satellite even after the exploration device 10 is separated from the storage case 2. In addition, an artificial satellite connection member 11 (coupling member) is provided on the upper surface of the accommodation case 2 in order to fix and couple the accommodation case 2 to the lower part of the artificial satellite. FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the satellite connecting member 11 indicated by the arrow U in FIG. As can be understood from FIGS. 6, 7, etc., the artificial satellite connection member 11 is a cylindrical member, and is inclined with respect to the upper surface of the housing case 2. This is because, considering the small gravity of the asteroid, when the exploration device is landed on the asteroid from the artificial satellite, it is preferable to release the exploration device slightly downward rather than releasing the exploration device in the horizontal direction.

  In this example, it is provided at five places as shown in FIG. 9, and the height of the artificial satellite connection member 11 becomes larger as it is closer to the attachment position of the cover member 3 as shown in FIG. 15. With such a configuration and arrangement, the upper surfaces of the five artificial satellite connection members 11 form a plane that gradually decreases from the front side to the rear side of the housing case 2. Specifically, in this example, five planes formed by the upper surfaces of the five satellite connection members 11 form five angles so that the upper surface of the storage case 2 forms an angle of 5 degrees (θ in FIG. 7 is 5 degrees). An artificial satellite connection member 11 is provided. By connecting the five artificial satellite connecting members 11 provided on the upper surface of the accommodation case 2 to the lower part of the artificial satellite, as shown in FIG. 7, the opening of the accommodation case 2 faces downward in the horizontal direction. To be fixed. In this example, the storage case 2 is fixed to the lower part of the artificial satellite in a state where it is inclined downward by 5 degrees from the horizontal direction. Thereby, the exploration device 10 comes to be slightly inclined downward. In addition, (theta) of FIG. 7 is not limited to 5 degree | times, Other suitable angles may be sufficient.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the housing case 2 is provided with a wire protector 9. As described above, the wire 4 is turned from one side of the cover member 3 to the back side of the housing case 2 to maintain the state where the cover member 3 and the housing case 2 are coupled to each other side of the cover member 3. Wind about half a turn. In this way, when the wire 4 is turned to the housing case 2 side, the wire 4 is protected from the outside by passing through the inside of the wire protection part 9. Further, the tension of the wire 4 when the exploration device 10, the housing case 2, the cover member 3, and the wire 4 are assembled is a strain measured by a strain gauge attached to an appropriate place in the cutout portion 12 of the housing case 2 or the cover member 3. Manage with power.
Furthermore, the wire protector 9 not only prevents the stretched wire from bouncing when the wire 4 is cut, but also the tip of the cut wire 4 comes into contact with the inner wall of the wire protector 9. Thus, it also has a function of dissipating the energy of the wire 4.

  16 and 17 are detailed views of the wire fixing portion indicated by the arrow V in FIG. FIG. 16 is a separated view of members used for the wire fixing portion, and the rotating member 14, the bolt 15, the nut 16, and the rotating member supporting member 17 are used for the wire fixing portion. The screw portion 15a of the bolt 15 is passed through the opening of the wire tip member 4a such as a metal fitting to which the wire 4 is connected, and the screw portion 15a of the bolt 15 is passed through the through hole 18 formed in the rotating member 14. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17, the nut 16 is screwed to the screw portion 15 a so that the rotating member 14 is sandwiched between the bolt head 15 b and the nut 16. Here, the rotating member 14 is fixed to the side surface of the cover member 3 while being supported by the rotating member fixing member 17 so as to be rotatable in the direction of the arrow in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the opening 18 formed in the rotating member fixing member 17 can be fixed to the side surface of the cover member 3 through a screw, but the rotating member fixing member 17 is covered by another appropriate method. It may be fixed to the member 3. Thereby, in the state shown in FIG. 17, the tension of the wire 4 can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening of the nut 16. Further, according to the wire fixing method shown in FIG. 17, when the wire 4 is cut by the pyrotechnic 8, the rotating member 14 is rotated by the wire cutting / separating energy and / or the tension energy of the wire. Due to this rotation, the influence of the energy of the wire having tension directly acting on the cover member 3 is reduced. As a result, the posture of the cover member 3 after separation can be stabilized. The rotating member and the like in the wire fixing portion on one side of the cover member 3 have been described, but a rotating member and the like having the same configuration are provided on the other side of the cover member 3.

  When the holding / separating device 1 is actually coupled to the lower part of the satellite, the housing case 2 and the cover member 3 are each covered with MLI (also referred to as a thermal blanket) as a heat insulating material. Thereby, the exploration device 10 is housed in the holding and separating device 1 by housing the exploration device 10 in the housing case 2, covering the opening of the housing case 2 with the cover member 3, and combining the housing case 2 and the cover member 3. 10 temperature protection becomes easy.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the exploration device 10 protected in the housing case 2 and the cover member 3 can be separated from the artificial satellite using the single pyrotechnic 8. Therefore, the operation is one action, and the weight can be reduced.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, Of course, a various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the holding / separating device 1 may be attached to the side or top surface of the satellite instead of the bottom surface of the satellite. Therefore, the direction from which the articles are released is not only diagonally downward from the bottom of the satellite, but also horizontally from the satellite side, vertically downward from the bottom of the satellite, horizontally from the top of the sanitary, down from the side of the satellite, etc. Good. Moreover, although the case where the storage case 2 and the cover member 3 are separated using the pyrotechnic 8 is described above, the storage case 2 and the cover member 3 are separated using a separation actuator that does not use the pyrotechnic 8. It can also be made. Such a separation actuator is preferable for avoiding an impact caused by an explosion of pyrotechnics. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 (http://www.ghtech.com/Actuators.html) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 9). -207898) may be used. Furthermore, the application of the present invention is not limited to space equipment, but can also be applied to equipment used on the ground.

It is the top view which showed the outline of the holding | maintenance separation apparatus 1 which is embodiment of this invention. (A) is the side view which showed the outline of the holding | maintenance separation apparatus of FIG. 1, (B) is detail drawing of the part which the arrow S of (A) shows, (C) is explanatory drawing of a contact surface. , (D) and (E) are detailed views of a portion indicated by an arrow T in (A). It is the top view which showed the isolation | separation state of the holding | maintenance separation apparatus of FIG. It is the side view which showed the isolation | separation state of the holding | maintenance separation apparatus of FIG. It is the top view which showed in detail the holding | maintenance separation apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is the elevation which showed in detail the holding | maintenance separation apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is the side view which showed the holding | maintenance separation apparatus which is embodiment of this invention in detail. It is the rear view which showed the holding | maintenance separation apparatus which is embodiment of this invention in detail. It is the top view which showed the accommodation case in detail. It is the elevation which showed the accommodation case in detail. It is the top view which showed the cover member in detail. It is the elevation which showed the cover member in detail. It is the side view which showed the cover member in detail. It is the rear view which showed the cover member in detail. It is an enlarged view of the satellite connection member which a storage case has. It is an exploded view of the member used for the part shown by the arrow V of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the part of the arrow V of FIG. It is a figure explaining the conventional separation method using a clamp band. It is a figure explaining the conventional separation method using a clamp band.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holding / separating apparatus 2 Storage case 3 Cover member 4 Coupling means (wire)
4a Wire tip member 5 Second urging means (cover discharge spring)
6 First biasing means (article release spring)
7 Holding member 8 Release means (Pyrotechnics)
9 Wire protector 9
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Exploration apparatus 11 Satellite connection member 12 Cutout part 13 Satellite lower part 14 Rotating member 15 Bolt 15a Screw part 15b Bolt head 16 Nut 18 Through hole 20 Satellites 21, 22 Clamp band 23 Separation bolts 24, 25 Clamp band spring 26 Rocket 27 28, 29 Separation spring

Claims (9)

A housing case connected to the spacecraft, having an opening of a size capable of taking in and out an article that cannot be directly restrained to the spacecraft, and housing the article inside;
In a state where the article is accommodated in a storage case, a cover member that covers the opening;
A first urging means for applying a urging force to the article in a direction in which the article is separated from the accommodation case in a state where the article is accommodated in the accommodation case;
Second urging means for applying an urging force to the cover member in a direction to separate the cover member from the housing case;
In order to maintain the state where the cover member covers the opening, the first urging means resists the urging force applied to the article and the urging force applied to the cover member by the second urging means. And a coupling means for coupling the cover member and the housing case;
A single release means for releasing the connection between the cover member and the housing case by the connection means;
The article holding / separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the urging force applied to the cover member by the second urging means is greater than the urging force applied to the article by the first urging means. The coupling means is a wire, one end of the wire is fixed to one side of the cover member, an intermediate part is rotated to the opposite side of the opening through the outside of the housing case, and the other end of the wire is connected to the other side of the cover member. By fixing to the side, the coupling between the cover member and the housing case is maintained,
2. The article holding and separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the releasing means is a pyrotechnic provided outside the housing case, and the wire is cut by explosion of the pyrotechnic.   The first urging means is a first spring located between the article and the housing case, and the second urging means is a second spring located between the cover member and the housing case. The apparatus for holding and separating articles according to claim 1.   The storage case and the cover member have a holding member for holding the article inside, and the holding member holds the article in the storage case in a state where the storage case and the cover member are coupled by a coupling means. 2. The article holding / separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holding case and the cover member are held in a predetermined position, and when the holding case and the cover member are coupled, one of the receiving case and the cover member is fitted into the other.   A connecting member for connecting the housing case to the spacecraft, the connecting member opening the article downward from the horizontal direction when the coupling between the cover member and the housing case is released by the releasing means; 2. The article holding and separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening is inclined and fixed to the lower part of the spacecraft downward from the horizontal direction so as to be released from the spacecraft.   5. The article holding and separating according to claim 4, wherein when the holding member of the housing case comes into contact with the article, electric power is supplied from the spacecraft to the article via the holding member. apparatus. A first rotating member that is rotatably fixed to the one side of the cover member; and a second rotating member that is rotatably fixed to the other side of the cover member;
One end of the wire is connected to the first rotating member, and the other end of the wire is connected to the second rotating member, so that when the wire is cut, the rotating body is caused by the tension energy of the wire. The apparatus for holding and separating articles according to claim 2, wherein the article rotates. The first rotating member has a bolt having a bolt head and a screw portion, and a nut screwed into the screw portion,
The wire has a first wire tip member in which an opening through which the screw portion is passed is formed and one end of the wire is connected,
A through hole smaller than the outer diameter of the nut is formed in the first rotating member, the screw portion is passed through the opening of the first wire tip member, and the first wire tip member is fixed by the bolt head, Further, the thread portion is passed from one side of the through hole of the first rotating member, and the nut is screwed to the thread portion on the other side of the through hole,
The second rotating member has a bolt having a bolt head and a screw part, and a nut screwed into the screw part,
The wire has a second wire tip member in which an opening through which the screw portion is passed is formed and the other end of the wire is connected,
In the second rotating member, a through hole smaller than the outer diameter size of the nut is formed in the second rotating member, the screw portion is passed through the opening of the second wire leading end member, and the second wire leading end member is It is fixed by the bolt head, and further, the screw part is passed from one side of the through hole of the second rotating member, and the nut is screwed to the screw part on the other side of the through hole. The article holding and separating apparatus according to claim 7. A wire that maintains a bond between the separator and the main body of the separator, and has a tension when the bond is maintained;
A first rotating member and a second rotating member fixed rotatably on both sides of the separator,
By connecting one end of the wire to the first rotating member, turning an intermediate part to the second rotating member through a part or the outside of the main body, and connecting the other end of the wire to the second rotating member, Maintaining the bond between the separator and the body;
The article holding and separating apparatus, wherein when the wire is cut, the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated by tension energy of the wire.

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