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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Mbda Uk Limited, Stevenage, GB;
Inventors:
David John Richard Hayes, Stevenage, GB;
Richard William Cronk, Stevenage, GB;
Assignee:
MBDA UK LIMITED, Stevenage, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/34 (2006.01); F42B 15/10 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/34 (2013.01); F42B 15/10 (2013.01); H05K 7/2029 (2013.01); H05K 7/20472 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a missile comprising an outer skin, an electronics unit, and a thermal link between the electronics unit and the outer skin. The thermal link comprises a jumping drop vapour chamber arranged such that, when the outer skin is at an elevated temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally insulated from the outer skin; and such that, when the outer skin is at a lower temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally linked to the outer skin.