CONFORMABLE THERMAL BRIDGE

A thermal bridge (102) comprises a frame (150) defining a bridge opening (156) that extends through the frame (150), and an array (152) of plates (154) held in the bridge opening (156) of the frame (150). The plates (154) are stacked side-by-side along a stack axis (158). The array (152) extends between a top end (160) defined by top edges (164) of the plates (154), and a bottom end (162) defined by bottom edges (166) of the plates (154). Each plate (154) is independently vertically compressible between the respective top (164) and bottom (166) edges of the plate (154) relative to other plates (154) in the array (152). The top end (160) of the array is configured to engage and conform to a contour of a first external surface (104), the bottom end (162) of the array (152) is configured to engage and conform to a contour of a second external surface (106), and the plates (154) are thermally conductive to transfer heat between the first (104) and second (106) external surfaces.