Self-adjustable heat spreader system for set-top box assemblies
US10356948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/2049
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, electronic devices, and methods are directed to a self-adjustable heat spreader. A spring system may include one or more spring members and a contact surface adapted to contact a circuit board component. Each spring member may include a thermally conductive material. A thermal spreader plate may be coupled to the one or more spring members. The spring system and the thermal spreader plate may be configured to allow movement, with respect to the thermal spreader plate along multiple axes, of one or more portions of the one or more spring members proximate to the thermal spreader plate when the contact surface is pressed against the circuit board component and the spring system transitions from a first state to a compressed state. The contact surface and the spring system may be configured to transfer heat between the circuit board component and the thermal spreader plate.
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