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Retractable Sun ShadeWindow-shade type spring roller contains blanket, taken up by rotating cylindrical frame and held by frame over area to be shaded. Blanket made of tough, opaque polyimide material. Readily unfurled by mechanism to protect space it encloses from Sun. Blanket forms arched canopy over space and allows full access to it from below. When shading not needed, retracted mechanism stores blanket compactly. Developed for protecting sensitive Space Shuttle payloads from direct sunlight while cargo-bay doors open. Adapted to shading of greenhouses, swimming pools, and boats.
Document ID
19860000363
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Frank, A.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Derespinis, S. F.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Mockovciak, John, Jr.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp.)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Machinery
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21062
Accession Number
86B10363
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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