Patent ID: 11895380
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
generating thermal energy at a detector connected to a substantially planar platform;
transmitting the thermal energy through the platform and into multiple cold fingers including a first cold finger and a second cold finger, each cold finger having an end portion connected to the platform;
operating multiple cryocoolers, including a first cryocooler and a second cryocooler, to cool the multiple cold fingers, the first cryocooler fluidly coupled to the first cold finger, the second cryocooler fluidly coupled to the second cold finger; and
flexing the second cold finger at a flexure region disposed at the end portion of the second cold finger.