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Patent Inventor Names
Stephen Bamford0
Carl White0
Martin Garland0
Date of Patent
August 7, 2018
0Patent Application Number
149009920
Date Filed
June 27, 2014
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention relates to a gear assembly (10) for use in a space craft for control of a moveable component thereof. The assembly comprises a load gear (11) in engagement with a drive gear (12) and an auxiliary gear (13). The drive gear (12) is coupled to a drive motor (14) so as to drive the load gear (11) in a first rotational direction. The auxiliary gear (13) is coupled to a retardation device (15) that is configured to passively resist the load gear (11) from rotating in the first rotational direction.
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