Mechanical release device for example for satellite

Claim 1

A mechanical release device especially applied to the displaying of solar panels for a satellite, when they are stored between two members secured edge to edge to one another, said device comprising: a motive mechanism; at least one bonding element disposed on the lip of each of said edges of said members; at least one flexible junction element applied to said bonding elements; an element for automatically progressively raising said flexible element under the action of said motive mechanism; a container for said solar panels, connected to said satellite and carrying a hinge on the one side and at least one of said housing elements on the other side on the outer edge; a cover hingedly mounted to said hinge on the one side, and on the other side carrying at least one of said bonding elements on the outer edge; a plurality of said flexible junction elements being applied thereon; a cable for coordination of all ends not applied thereto of said flexible elements and progressive raising elements; an electric cable cutter; said cable being to this end connected at one of its ends to said motive mechanism connected to said container and on its other end to another portion of said container, said electric cable cutter being disposed adjacent said other end; the arrangement of said elements being such that operation of said cable cutter provokes as soon as said cable is cut the simultaneous peeling of all said bonding elements thereby also causing mechanical release of said cover and said container, as soon as said flexible elements have come off.