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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Gavin L. Avers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael L. Brest, Goleta, CA (US);
Mark C. Elbogen, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher J. Cobb, Goleta, CA (US);
Daniel W. Rinehart, Goleta, CA (US);
Jason S. Graham, Goleta, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a top surface configured to couple to a variable aperture mechanism (VAM), where the top surface has an opening configured to align with an aperture of the VAM. The apparatus also includes a bottom portion configured to couple to a cooled object and a contact portion configured to couple to a strut, where the top surface, bottom portion, and contact portion form a continuous body. The apparatus further includes a plurality of baffles within the continuous body, where each of the baffles has an opening configured to align with the aperture of the VAM. In addition, the apparatus includes a reinforcement ring comprised in or within the continuous body and disposed to be aligned with the strut when the strut is coupled to the continuous body.