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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald E Richied, Maple Park, IL (US);
Anne M Stecher, Marengo, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Superconductor Corporation, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 41 ; 285187 ; 285322 ; 285904 ; 285905 ; 285328 ; 285 55 ;
Abstract
A mechanical coupling device for selectively connecting and disconnecting an apparatus to a thermal source. The coupling device includes a thermal bridge element comprised of a flexible structure having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and a thermal stress element disposed about the thermal bridge element with the thermal stress element having a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The difference in coefficients of thermal expansion act to cause stressing of the thermal bridge element into thermal contact with the apparatus.