Cryostat configuration with thermally compensated centering
US7330029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2203/014
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cryostat configuration has at least three centering elements (4) which are distributed about the periphery of a cryocontainer (1). Each end (6) of the centering elements (4) facing away from an outer jacket (3) of the cryostat configuration is connected to an actuator (7) which exerts a pressure or tensile force on the respective centering element (4) to generate a mechanical tension in a corresponding centering element (4) which loads the centering elements (4) with a nearly constant pressure or tension, irrespective of the temperature changes within the cryostat configuration. This yields a cryostat configuration which permits pressure centering without overloading the centering elements.
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