Figure 1.10. Docking device of the Soyuz-Salyut complex, a. hatch-cone; b. instrument controlling the passive assembly; c. passive assembly; d. guide socket (water connector; e. guide rod (water connector); f. hatch drive; g. hatch with active mechanism; h. lock of docking frame; i. drive of hermetization hatch; j. control device of active assembly; k. active assembly; 1. joint; m. electrical connection. the angle of conicity, which also reduced the length and course of the rod of the docking mechanism. Tn the development of the docking frame with the system of locks for rigid connections and sealing of the joint, a number of fundamental construction problems were resolved (7, 31]. The locks support significant internal and external loads and should insure that the joint will not open along the entire perimeter of the seal. With a limited number of locks this placed strict requirements on the heavy-duty design and construction of the locks and the docking frame. Reasonable designs of the lock mechanism and drive had to be developed, and their correct interaction had to be insured. The composition of the system of locks and drives in the docking frame was complicated by the need to place in this limited space a large number of
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