Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Debris removal device and debris removal method
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Application No.: US15397348Application Date: 2017-01-03
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Publication No.: US10407184B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Hatsuo Mori , Taku Izumiyama , Kozue Hashimoto , Satomi Kawamoto , Keiichi Hirako
- Applicant: IHI Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Koto-ku
- Assignee: IHI Corporation
- Current Assignee: IHI Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Koto-ku
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2014-199569 20150930
- Main IPC: B64G1/36
- IPC: B64G1/36 ; B64G1/10 ; B64G1/64

Abstract:
A debris removal device includes: an end mass adapted to approach debris to be removed; a debris capture device separably-mounted on the end mass; and a tether connecting the debris capture device and the end mass to each other. The debris capture device includes a harpoon adapted to penetrate into the debris, a shooting device adapted to shoot the harpoon, a guide member positioned to come into contact with the surface of the debris to adjust the shooting angle of the harpoon with respect to the surface of the debris, and a switch that sends the shooting signal to the shooting device. When the harpoon is penetrated into the debris, the end mass is separated from the debris capture device, and the tether is released into outer space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170113818A1 DEBRIS REMOVAL DEVICE AND DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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