Patent ID: 11889223
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A cooled infrared camera comprising:
a window housing having an opening and a window positioned in the opening;
a header connected to the window housing, the header comprising:
a first flange connected to the window housing;
a first sidewall having a first end connected to the first flange;
a second flange connected to a second end of the first sidewall such that the first sidewall is between the first flange and the second flange;
a first explosively welded joint between the first flange and the first sidewall; and
a second explosively welded joint between the first sidewall and the second flange;

a warm end connected to the second flange of the header;
a hermetically sealed chamber within the window housing and the header;
a coldfinger extending through the header and into the window housing;
a platform connected to the cold finger; and
an infrared sensor assembly positioned on the platform.