Inventors:
Valeda B. Scribner - Boulder CO, US
John Jay Hartlage - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Howen Mak - El Segundo CA, US
Sung H. Kang - Chino Hills CA, US
Teofilo R. El Masri - Alhambra CA, US
Sara Ly - Stanton CA, US
Thomas Rust, III - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Brian K. Smith - Redondo Beach CA, US
Arthur R. Zapf - San Gabriel CA, US
Jesse C. Villegas - Los Angeles CA, US
Rachid Nedjar - Long Beach CA, US
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B64G 1/36
US Classification:
2441717, 2441718, 428 57, 428 68, 428920
Abstract:
There is provided an integrated articulating thermal isolation system having an articulating actuator assembly, a support frame assembly, and a thermal blanket assembly. The thermal blanket assembly has a pair of non-articulating blankets positioned on exterior surfaces of the support frame assembly and a pair of articulating blankets disposed between the non-articulating blankets. Each articulating blanket has a plurality of stiffener elements. The system further has a harness assembly, a deployable assembly interface element, and a vehicle interface element. When the articulating actuator assembly is actuated, the articulating blankets are guided by the support frame assembly from a stowed position to a deployed position through motion of the articulating actuator assembly.
