Directional heat transfer unit

Claim 2

Apparatus for transferring heat from a heat source to a remote location comprising a base having an opening therethrough, a hollow body means normally disposed on one side of said base but mounted for movement through the opening of said base, said body means being closed at one end and open at the other end, flexible resilient skirt means connecting said other end of said body means to said base, shield means mounted on said base in spaced relationship with said skirt means and said other end of said body means, a heat expandable fluid medium entirely filling the space between said shield means and said skirt means as well as entirely filling said body means, whereby heat absorbed by said fluid medium causes said medium to expand and move a portion of said body means through the opening in said base so that heat in said body means is dissipated on the other side of said base.

Claim 3

The structure of claim 2 including resilient means located between said base and said other end of said body means for urging said other end of said body means away from said base.

Claim 4

The structure of claim 1 including a second shield means of transparent material mounted on said base, said second shield means enclosing said first mentioned shield means and being in spaced relationship thereto.

Claim 5

The structure of claim 2 including guide means mounted on said base generally concentrically of said opening, said guide means slidably receiving and guiding said body means.

Claim 6

A heat transfer unit for absorbing heat from a heat source and transferring the heat to a remote location comprising a base having first and second sides with an opening therethrough, guide means carried by said base generally concentrically of said opening, a hollow tubular body slidably carried by said guide means, one end of said body being closed and the other end being open, a flexible resilient skirt having one end connected to said open end of said body and the other end connected to said first side of said base, spring means for urging said open end of said body away from said first side of said base, an imperforate dome-shaped shield mounted on said first side of said base in spaced relationship with said body, a heat expandable fluid medium completely filling the space between said shield and said skirt and completely filling the interior of said body, whereby a substantial portion of the heat received by said shield is transferred to said medium and said body to cause said medium to expand and push portions of said body through the opening to the second side of said base where the heat is dissipated.

Claim 7

A heat transfer unit for absorbing heat from a heat source and transferring the heat to a remote location comprising a base having first and second sides with an opening therethrough, guide means carried by said base generally concentrically of said opening, a hollow tubular body slidably carried by said guide means, one end of said body being closed and the other end being open, a flexible resilient skirt having one end connected to said open end of said body and the other end connected to said first side of said base, spring means for urging said open end of said body away from said first side of said base, an imperforate dome-shaped shield mounted on said first side of said base in spaced relationship with said body, a heat expandable fluid medium completely filling the space between said shield and said skirt and completely filling the interior of said body, whereby a substantial portion of the heat received by said shield is transferred to said medium and said body to cause said medium to expand and push portions of said body through the opening to the second side of said base where the heat is dissipated.

Claim 8

The structure of claim 5 including means on said second side of said base for removing heat from said body.