Thermally actuated wedge block
Abstract
This invention relates to an automatically-operating wedge block for maintaining intimate structural contact over wide temperature ranges, including cryogenic use. The wedging action depends on the relative thermal expansion of two materials having very different coefficients of thermal expansion. The wedge block expands in thickness when cooled to cryogenic temperatures and contracts in thickness when returned to room temperature.
- Inventors:
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- (Knoxville, TN)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863492
- Patent Number(s):
- 4184665
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B66 - HOISTING B66F - HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- thermally; actuated; wedge; block; relates; automatically-operating; maintaining; intimate; structural; contact; wide; temperature; ranges; including; cryogenic; wedging; action; depends; relative; thermal; expansion; materials; coefficients; expands; thickness; cooled; temperatures; contracts; returned; temperature ranges; cryogenic temperature; cryogenic temperatures; temperature range; thermal expansion; wide temperature; thermally actuated; wedge block; relative thermal; wedging action; /254/
Citation Formats
Queen, Jr., Charles C. Thermally actuated wedge block. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Queen, Jr., Charles C. Thermally actuated wedge block. United States.
Queen, Jr., Charles C. Tue .
"Thermally actuated wedge block". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863492.
@article{osti_863492,
title = {Thermally actuated wedge block},
author = {Queen, Jr., Charles C.},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to an automatically-operating wedge block for maintaining intimate structural contact over wide temperature ranges, including cryogenic use. The wedging action depends on the relative thermal expansion of two materials having very different coefficients of thermal expansion. The wedge block expands in thickness when cooled to cryogenic temperatures and contracts in thickness when returned to room temperature.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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