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US 9,845,190 B2Granted
Assembly for thermal insulation of a magnet in a magnetic resonance apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorStefan Popescu
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Abstract
An assembly for thermal insulation of an MR magnet system during such a transport has a container for accommodating an MR magnet, the container being equipped with thermal insulation, and the container has an opening for accommodating a cooling unit. The assembly further has a protective cap, such that the opening is sealed in a reversible manner by the protective cap, and the protective cap is likewise equipped with thermal insulation.
Claims14
An assembly for thermally insulating a superconducting magnet, comprising:
- a container having a container interior in which a superconducting magnet is contained;
- said container comprising thermal insulation that thermally insulates said container interior from an exterior of said container;
- a cooling unit that is removably mountable to said exterior of said container;
- said container having an opening bearing that places said cooling unit, when present, in communication with said container interior to cool said superconducting magnet in said container interior by operation of said cooling unit;
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- a cap having a cap interior having a size and dimensions allowing said cooling unit, when present, to be accommodated inside said cap, and a seal between said cap and said exterior of said container that reversibly seals said cap to said exterior of said container, and said cap having a cap exterior exposed to ambient air, and said cap comprising thermal insulation that thermally insulates said interior of said cap from said exterior of said cap in order to prevent formation of thermal bridges between said cap interior and said ambient air.
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