Radiation Transmissive Housing Having a Heated Load Bearing Gasket.

• Main Authors: Endicott,Donald L , Jr, Stachiw,Jerry D
• Other Authors: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Air Condition; Heating; Lighting & Ventilating; Containers and Packaging; Infrared Detection and Detectors; *Patents; *Housings; *Windows; *Infrared windows; *Heating elements; *Ice prevention; Gaskets; Mounts; Transmitters; Receivers; Inventions; Detectors; Infrared detectors; Arctic regions; Marine atmospheres; PAT-CL-219-209; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADD007427; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADD007427

An apparatus for protectively housing radiation transmitting or receiving equipment is provided with a window in the form of a spherical segment, which is formed of material transmissive to radiation of the frequencies of the equipment, and which has a seating surface. A mounting for providing forces to support the window and to resist external pressure applied thereto has a bearing surface, and a heated bearing gasket abutts both the bearing and seating surface. The gasket is provided for resisting wear between the bearing and seating surfaces, and also for transferring selected amounts of heat to the window. A heat regulator is coupled between the window and the gasket to control the amount of heat transferred to the window by the gasket, and structure is provided for continuously joining the window, the mounting and the gasket. Supersedes PAT-APPL-013 719-79, AD-D005 975.