US4161747A
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Shock isolator for operating a diode laser on a closed-cycle refrigerator
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1978-02-24
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Granted: 1979-07-17
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Expires: 1998-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A diode laser mounted within a helium refrigerator is mounted using a braided copper ground strap which provides good impact shock isolation from the refrigerator cold-tip while also providing a good thermal link to the cold-tip. The diode mount also contains a rigid stand-off assembly consisting of alternate sections of nylon and copper which serve as cold stations to improve thermal isolation from the vacuum housing mounting structure. Included in the mount is a Pb-In alloy wafer inserted between the cold-tip and the diode to damp temperature fluctuations occurring at the cold-tip.
Inventors
- 👤 with respect to an invention of Frosh Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 👤 Donald E. Jennings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/024; H01S5/02407; H01S5/02423; H01S5/022; H01S5/023; H01S5/02218; H01S5/0222; H01S5/0233; H01S5/0235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
Apparatus for maintaining a component at a substantially constant temperature and substantially isolated from vibration in a closed-cycle refrigerator, comprising: housing means; radiation shield means within said housing means for reducing radiaton heat from said housing means; thermal damper means surrounded by said radiation shield means and coupled to a cold tip of said refrigerator; and means for mounting said component within said radiation shield means, including; thermal contact means spaced from said thermal damper means for mounting said component thereon, flexible and thermally conductive strap means coupled between said thermal contact means and said thermal damper means for isolating said component from vibrations of said refrigerator and for thermally connecting said component to said cold tip, first thermal insolator means connected to said thermal contact means for thermally insolating said component, thermal conduction means connected to said first thermal insolator means and flexibly and thermally coupled to said thermal damper means for isolating said component from vibrations of said refrigerator and for maintaining said thermal conduction means at substantially said cold tip temperature, second thermal insulator means connected to said thermal conduction means for thermally insulating said thermal conduction means, another thermal conduction means connected to said second insulator means and flexibly and thermally coupled to said radiation shield means for isolating said component from vibrations of said radiation shield means and for maintaining said another thermal conduction means at substantially said radiation shield temperature, and third thermal insulator means connected to said another thermal conduction means for thermally insulating said another thermal conduction means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
Apparatus for maintaining a component at a substantially constant temperature and substantially isolated from vibration in a closed-cycle refrigerator, comprising: housing means; radiation shield means within said housing means for reducing radiaton heat from said housing means; thermal damper means surrounded by said radiation shield means and coupled to a cold tip of said refrigerator; and means for mounting said component within said radiation shield means, including; thermal contact means spaced from said thermal damper means for mounting said component thereon, flexible and thermally conductive strap means coupled between said thermal contact means and said thermal damper means for isolating said component from vibrations of said refrigerator and for thermally connecting said component to said cold tip, first thermal insolator means connected to said thermal contact means for thermally insolating said component, thermal conduction means connected to said first thermal insolator means and flexibly and thermally coupled to said thermal damper means for isolating said component from vibrations of said refrigerator and for maintaining said thermal conduction means at substantially said cold tip temperature, second thermal insulator means connected to said thermal conduction means for thermally insulating said thermal conduction means, another thermal conduction means connected to said second insulator means and flexibly and thermally coupled to said radiation shield means for isolating said component from vibrations of said radiation shield means and for maintaining said another thermal conduction means at substantially said radiation shield temperature, and third thermal insulator means connected to said another thermal conduction means for thermally insulating said another thermal conduction means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said flexible and thermally conductive strap means is a braided copper ground strap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said thermal damper means is a lead indium alloy member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said component is a laser diode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further including: thermal conduction washer means connected to said thermal damper means, and washer means connected between said thermal conduction washer means and said flexible and thermally conductive strap means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said thermal conduction washer means is copper and said washer means is indium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said thermal conduction means is flexibly and thermally coupled to said thermal damper means by a braided copper ground strap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said another thermal conduction means is flexibly and thermally coupled to said radiation shield means by a briaded copper ground strap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first, second, and third thermal insulator means are nylon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said thermal conduction means and said another thermal conduction means are copper.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-07-16 | 1983-01-15 | 1983-07-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-07-16 | 1987-01-15 | 1987-07-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-07-16 | 1991-01-15 | 1991-07-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |