Patent ID: 6367643
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F17C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A cryostat comprising:a cryostatic vessel having first and second endplates at axially opposite ends thereof, said second endplate having a plurality of temporary alignment pins extending therefrom; a tubular thermal shield surrounding said vessel, and having first and second endplates at axially opposite ends thereof, said shield second endplate having a plurality of alignment holes receiving respective ones of said pins; a plurality of radial mounts suspending said vessel inside said shield at both ends thereof; a plurality of axial mounts interconnecting said vessel inside said shield; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart temporary spacers disposed between said vessel first endplate and said shield first endplate; wherein said temporary spacers and said temporary alignment pins are adapted to be removed from said shield first endplate and said vessel second endplate, respectively after said axial mounts are finally adjusted, and said shield first endplate and said shield second endplate are fixedly joined to said shield.