Method and device for heat dissipation in an electronics system
First Claim
1. An electronics system comprising a heat sink structure and a printed circuit board structure, the printed circuit board structure comprising a printed circuit board with at least one electronic component mounted upon a first side of the printed circuit board, the heat sink structure and the circuit board structure being affixed to each other wherein the electronic component is in a spaced relationship from the heat sink structure, the electronics system further comprising a means for creating a thermally conductive path from the heat sink structure to the electronic component wherein the means for creating a thermally conductive path comprises a good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material and an electrical insulator material wherein both of the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material and the electrical insulator material are between the electronic component and the heat sink structure and the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material is in direct contact with both a surface of the electronic component and a surface of the heat sink structure, and the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material is confined and contained between the electronic component and the heat sink structure by the electrical insulator material.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for creating a thermally conductive path between a component of a printed circuit board and a heat sink using a electrical insulator material and a thermally conductive material. The electrical insulator material is adhesive, to assist in adhering surfaces against which it is applied. Typically, the circuit board is affixed to the heat sink, creating a gap between the component and the heat sink. The electrical insulator material is applied in the gap. Then, the thermally conductive material is applied within the electrical insulator material, causing the thermally conductive material to spread beyond the perimeter of the electrical insulator material. The electrical insulator material thus confines the thermally conductive material within the gap in thermally conductive contact between the electronic component and the heat sink.
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- 1. An electronics system comprising a heat sink structure and a printed circuit board structure, the printed circuit board structure comprising a printed circuit board with at least one electronic component mounted upon a first side of the printed circuit board, the heat sink structure and the circuit board structure being affixed to each other wherein the electronic component is in a spaced relationship from the heat sink structure, the electronics system further comprising a means for creating a thermally conductive path from the heat sink structure to the electronic component wherein the means for creating a thermally conductive path comprises a good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material and an electrical insulator material wherein both of the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material and the electrical insulator material are between the electronic component and the heat sink structure and the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material is in direct contact with both a surface of the electronic component and a surface of the heat sink structure, and the good thermally conductive, electrically conductive material is confined and contained between the electronic component and the heat sink structure by the electrical insulator material.
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