Patent ID: 8640455
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: F03G,F28F

Abstract:
1. A cooling assembly adapted for use with an exothermic system presenting an ambient rate of cooling, and for selectively accelerating the rate, said assembly comprising: a cooling member operable to accelerate the rate, so as to cool the system, when engaged or further engaged therewith; and a first active material element external to the system, and operable to undergo a reversible change in fundamental property when exposed to or occluded from an activation signal, and communicatively coupled to the member; said change being configured to selectively cause the member and system to be engaged or further engaged; wherein the member includes a heat sink, and the change causes the sink to autonomously engage or increase engagement with the system; wherein the element is drivenly coupled to the member, such that the change causes the member to translate; and wherein the member further includes a bowed structure, the change causes the structure to further bow, and the sink is caused to engage or increase engagement with the system by further bowing the structure.