A space station foldable intermodular connection device

Abstract

The application discloses a space station folding cabin interconnecting device, which comprises a cabin interconnecting device, a base connecting assembly, a base end connecting rod assembly, a folding assembly, a handrail end connecting rod assembly and a handrail connecting assembly; one end of the cabin interconnecting device is provided with a cabin interconnecting device base, and the other end is provided with an extravehicular handrail one; the cabin interconnecting device base is provided with a cabin wall mounting interface, a device butt joint interface and a primary positioning anti-drifting ball pit one; the base connecting assembly comprises an angle adjusting mechanism and an angle adjusting limiting mechanism, and the angle adjusting mechanism comprises a ball head, a half-ball bowl, a ball bowl stop ring and a ball joint sleeve. In the application, the base connecting assembly, the base end connecting rod assembly, the folding assembly, the handrail end connecting rod assembly and the handrail connecting assembly can be used in a space on-orbit environment influenced by multiple factors such as microgravity, thermal cycle, solar radiation, particle radiation and atomic oxygen, and the safety of astronauts in on-orbit erection and use transfer is fully considered.

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