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Granted Patent B2
US 12,516,767 · App. 18/552,160 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Thermal insulation structure and structure

Inventors: Yutaka Umemura (Chofu, JP); Takeshi Miyakita (Chofu, JP); Masanori Saitoh (Yokohama, JP); Yuka Terui (Yokohama, JP)
Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; ORBITAL ENGINEERING INC.
F16L59/13F16L59/08
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Patent No.
US 12,516,767
App. No.
18/552,160
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermal insulation structure ( 100 ) including: a thermal insulation film ( 200 ); and a plurality of support members ( 300 ) that supports the thermal insulation film ( 200 ), in which the thermal insulation film ( 200 ) is supported by the support member in a state where tension is applied in an in-plane direction of the thermal insulation film ( 200 ), the support member ( 300 ) includes a first portion ( 310 ) and a second portion ( 320 ) that are separated from each other, and one or more third portion ( 330 ) that connects the first portion ( 310 ) and the second portion ( 320 ), and a length of the third portion ( 330 ) in an extending direction of the third portion ( 330 ) is longer than a distance between the first portion ( 310 ) and the second portion ( 320 ), the first portion ( 310 ) and the second portion ( 320 ) are disposed along a direction intersecting a surface of the thermal insulation film ( 200 ), and the support member ( 300 ) is elastically deformable in the direction intersecting a surface of the thermal insulation film ( 200 ), and a structure including this thermal insulation structure ( 100 ) are provided.

Claims (25)

1 . A thermal insulation structure, comprising:

a thermal insulation film; and

a plurality of support members that supports the thermal insulation film, wherein

the thermal insulation film is supported by the support member in a state where tension is applied in an in-plane direction of the thermal insulation film,

the support member includes a first portion and a second portion that are separated from each other, and one or more third portion that connects the first portion and the second portion, and a length of the third portion in an extending direction of the third portion is longer than a distance between the first portion and the second portion,

the first portion and the second portion are disposed along a direction intersecting a surface of the thermal insulation film,

the support member is elastically deformable in the direction intersecting the surface of the thermal insulation film,

at least a part of the thermal insulation film is bent or the thermal insulation film is provided with a cut portion such that the thermal insulation film is capable of being extended between the support members, and

the thermal insulation structure comprises a pair of the third portions and the third portions having a spiral shape.

2 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

a subfilm laminated on the thermal insulation film is further provided, and the subfilm presses the thermal insulation film in the direction intersecting the surface of the thermal insulation film.

3 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal insulation film has a hole portion, a convex portion is provided in the first portion of the support member, and the thermal insulation film is supported in a state where the convex portion is inserted into the hole portion.

4 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

when two or more of the thermal insulation films are provided, the thermal insulation films are laminated with the support member interposed between the thermal insulation films.

5 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the support member is made of a resin material.

6 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the second portion of the support member is provided with a protruding portion facing the first portion.

7 . A structure comprising:

a thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 ; and a base body.

8 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

when a line passing through a center of the support member and orthogonal to an upper surface of the first portion is an axis of the support member, when viewed from the direction parallel to the axis of the support member, an outer diameter of the third portion forms an outer diameter of the entire support member.

9 . The thermal insulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein

one end portion of the third portion is connected to a side portion of the first portion and the other end portion of the third portion is connected to a side portion of the second portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2023
From: UMEMURA, YUTAKA; MIYAKITA, TAKESHI; SAITOH, MASANORI; TERUI, YUKA
To: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY; ORBITAL ENGINEERING INC.
Reel/Frame 065002/0226 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240183482A1 · Jun 6, 2024
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