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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Stephen Marinsek, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Thomas Peter Sprafke, Goleta, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A cooled infrared camera includes a window housing comprising a plate having an opening, a window positioned in the opening of the plate, a first sidewall having a first end connected to the plate, a first flange connected to a second end of the first sidewall such that the first sidewall is between the plate and the first flange, a first explosively welded joint between the plate and the first sidewall, and a second explosively welded joint between the first sidewall and the first flange. A header is connected to the first flange of the window housing, and a warm end is connected to the header. The cooled infrared camera further includes a hermetically sealed chamber within the window housing and the header.