Adjustable heat sink assembly
US8861203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable heat sink assembly includes a thermo-conductive bottom panel having a flat contact face protruded from the bottom wall thereof, elevation-adjustment fasteners mounted in the thermo-conductive bottom panels and fastened to a circuit board and vertically adjusted to keep the flat contact face in positive contact with a heat source at the circuit board, a thermo-conductive top panel, pitch-adjustment fasteners joining the thermo-conductive bottom panel and the thermo-conductive top panel and adjustable to control the distance between the thermo-conductive bottom panel and the thermo-conductive top panel and to keep the thermo-conductive top panel in positive contact with the housing, face panel or radiation fin of the electronic apparatus using the circuit board, and heat pipes connected between the thermo-conductive bottom panel and the thermo-conductive top panel.
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