Cooling assembly
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1. A method of cooling at least one heat-generating electronic component mounted on a circuit board, said method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a heat collector to the component;
placing at least one heat pipe in direct thermal contact with the heat collector to remove heat from the heat collector and move the heat to a location which is distant from the electronic component; and
mounting to the circuit board at the distant location, at least one heat sink having at least one groove formed on an underside thereof, wherein the at least one heat sink is mounted so that it overlies the heat pipe and the heat pipe is introduced into the groove, thereby securing the heat pipe between the heat sink and the circuit board.
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Abstract
A cooling assembly and method of cooling a heat-generating electronic component on a circuit board. A heat collector collects heat from the electronic component. A heat pipe transfers the heat to a location remote from the electronic component. A heat sink is mounted to the circuit board at the distant location. The heat sink has at least one groove formed on an underside thereof. The heat sink is mounted so that is overlies the heat pipe and the heat pipe is introduced into the groove, thereby securing the heat pipe between the heat sink and the circuit board.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of cooling at least one heat-generating electronic component mounted on a circuit board, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a heat collector to the component; placing at least one heat pipe in direct thermal contact with the heat collector to remove heat from the heat collector and move the heat to a location which is distant from the electronic component; and mounting to the circuit board at the distant location, at least one heat sink having at least one groove formed on an underside thereof, wherein the at least one heat sink is mounted so that it overlies the heat pipe and the heat pipe is introduced into the groove, thereby securing the heat pipe between the heat sink and the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cooling assembly for cooling at least one heat-generating electronic component mounted on a circuit board, said cooling assembly comprising:
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a heat collector attached to the heat-generating electronic component; at least one heat pipe placed in direct thermal contact with the heat collector to remove heat from the heat collector and move the heat to a location which is distant from the electronic component; and at least one heat sink mounted to the circuit board at the distant location, said heat sink having at least one groove formed on an underside thereof, wherein the at least one heat sink is mounted so that it overlies the heat pipe and the heat pipe is introduced into the groove, thereby securing the heat pipe between the heat sink and the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of designing and manufacturing a cooling assembly for cooling at least one heat-generating electronic component mounted on a circuit board, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a heat collector; attaching the heat collector to the component; selecting at least one heat pipe; placing the at least one heat pipe in direct thermal contact with the heat collector to remove heat from the heat collector and move the heat to a location which is distant from the electronic component; and designing at least one heat sink having at least one groove formed on an underside thereof; and mounting to the circuit board at the distant location, the at least one heat sink, wherein the at least one heat sink is mounted so that it overlies the heat pipe and the heat pipe is introduced into the groove, thereby securing the heat pipe between the heat sink and the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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