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Deformable closure mechanism

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1771702
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A deformable closure mechanism for an aperture that may include an aperture seal that has a seal seat between an internal support structure and an external support structure. A barrier structure may be configured to resealably close the aperture, and have a central membrane and a barrier sealed that is inflatable in order to engage the barrier structure with the aperture seal.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautic and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
10,858,126
Application Number:
15/441,318
OSTI ID:
1771702
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Breadboard Development of the Advanced Inflatable Airlock System for EVA conference July 2003
Strength integrity of the Space Shuttle Orbiter tiles conference November 1981
An equilibrium solution for a fluid saturated porous elastic solid journal April 1977

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