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US 4,306,424 AGranted
Cold plate
OwnerWinston Chavoorinventor
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Abstract
A cold plate comprising a container having an opening and being capable of holding a refrigerating medium. A heat conducting element positions over the opening in the container and is positioned to be in a heat conductive relationship with the refrigerating medium. A moisture seal prevents condensate from the object being cooled from reaching insulation within the container.
Claims5
A cold plate comprising:
- a. a container having an opening, said container being capable of holding a refrigerating medium;
- b. a heat conducting element having a top and a bottom, said heat conducting element being positioned over said opening of said container and intended for being in a heat transfer relationship with the refrigerating medium;
- c. means for insulating said refrigerating medium, said insulating means being within said container;
- d. means for moisture sealing said insulating means from said heat conducting element during thermal contraction and expansion of said heat conducting element, said moisture sealing means comprising:
- a retainer supporting the bottom of said heat conducting element;
- a gasket substantially surrounding the top of said heat conducting element;
- and
- a gasket retainer restricting movement of said gasket in relation to said heat conducting element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.