Clamping heat sink
First Claim
1. A clamping heat sink of thermally conductive material for releasable attachment to an electronic component having a bottom surface and a pair of opposite side surfaces, said clamping heat sink comprising:
- (a) a horizontal base wall having a first side and a second side which is parallel to and opposite from said first side,(b) a first vertical side wall which extends upwardly from the first side of said base, said first vertical side wall having an upper end,(c) a second vertical side wall which extends upwardly from the second side of said base, said second vertical side wall having an upper end, said first and second vertical side walls defining with said base, a generally rectangular channel for receiving an electrical component;
(d) a first resiliently deflectable L-shaped clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said first vertical, said first L-shaped clamping element having an upper portion which extends downwardly from the top of said first vertical wall toward said second vertical wall to a lower end which extends downwardly from the lower end of said upper portion toward said first vertical wall, said lower portion forming a juncture with the lower end of said upper portion; and
(e) a second resiliently deflectable L-shaped clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said second vertical wall, said second L-shaped clamping element having an upper portion which extends downwardly from the top of said second vertical wall and into said channel toward said first vertical wall to a lower end and a lower portion which extends downwardly from the lower end of said second portion toward said second vertical wall, the lower portion of said second L-shaped clamping element forming a juncture with the upper portion of said second L-shaped clamping element.
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Abstract
A clamping heat sink formed of a thermally conductive material for releasable attachment to an electronic component. The clamping heat sink includes a horizontal base wall, a pair of vertical side walls extending upwardly from the base and a resiliently deflectable clamping element which extends downwardly from the top of each vertical wall into the rectangular channel which is formed by the base wall and vertical side walls. Each clamping element has an upper portion which extends downwardly at any angle toward the base wall and the opposite side wall and a lower portion which extends downwardly at an angle from the lower end of the upper portion toward its own side wall, the upper portion of the clamping element forming a juncture with the lower portion. Each vertical side wall has an opening which is horizontally aligned with its respective clamping element to enable the clamping element to be deflected into the opening when a semiconductor package is passed between the clamping elements, prior to positioning of the semiconductor package on the base wall of the clamping heat sink.
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16 Claims
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1. A clamping heat sink of thermally conductive material for releasable attachment to an electronic component having a bottom surface and a pair of opposite side surfaces, said clamping heat sink comprising:
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(a) a horizontal base wall having a first side and a second side which is parallel to and opposite from said first side, (b) a first vertical side wall which extends upwardly from the first side of said base, said first vertical side wall having an upper end, (c) a second vertical side wall which extends upwardly from the second side of said base, said second vertical side wall having an upper end, said first and second vertical side walls defining with said base, a generally rectangular channel for receiving an electrical component; (d) a first resiliently deflectable L-shaped clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said first vertical, said first L-shaped clamping element having an upper portion which extends downwardly from the top of said first vertical wall toward said second vertical wall to a lower end which extends downwardly from the lower end of said upper portion toward said first vertical wall, said lower portion forming a juncture with the lower end of said upper portion; and (e) a second resiliently deflectable L-shaped clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said second vertical wall, said second L-shaped clamping element having an upper portion which extends downwardly from the top of said second vertical wall and into said channel toward said first vertical wall to a lower end and a lower portion which extends downwardly from the lower end of said second portion toward said second vertical wall, the lower portion of said second L-shaped clamping element forming a juncture with the upper portion of said second L-shaped clamping element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A clamping heat sink of thermally conductive material for releasable attachment to an electrical component having a bottom surface and a pair of opposite side surfaces, said clamping heat sink comprising:
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(a) a horizontal base wall having a first side and a second side which is parallel to and opposite from said first side, (b) a first vertical wall which extends upwardly from the first side of said base, said first vertical wall having an upper end and a first opening which is spaced from said base wall and said upper end, (c) a second vertical wall which extends upwardly from the second side of said base, said second vertical wall having an upper end and a second opening which is spaced from said base wall and the upper end of said second vertical wall, said first and second vertical walls defining with said base, a U-shaped channel for receiving an electrical component; (d) a first resiliently deflectable clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said first vertical wall, said first clamping element extending downwardly from the top of said first vertical wall into said channel and toward said second vertical wall to a lower end, said first clamping element being horizontally aligned with said first opening for enabling said first clamping element to be deflected at least partially into said first opening; and (e) a second resiliently deflectable clamping element which is connected to the upper end of said second vertical wall, said second clamping element extending downwardly from the top of said second vertical wall into said channel and toward said first vertical wall, said first clamping element being horizontally aligned with said second opening for enabling said second clamping element to be deflected at least partially into said second opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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