US3195628A
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Transistor convection cooler
Assignee: International Electronic Research Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-21
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-11-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John C Mcadam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:23
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/60; H01; H01J; H01J5/00; H01J5/02; H01J5/08; H10W40/641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
IN A COOLER FOR A TRANSISTOR A SUBSTANTIALLY ANNULAR BODY OF SHEET METAL, AN ANNULAR RIM ON ONE END OF THE BODY, SAID RIM BEING OF SUBSTANTIAL BREADTH PROVIDING A COLLAR EXTENDING IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION, SAID COLLAR HAVING AN INSIDE SURFACE FACING GENERALLY IN A RADIALLY INWARD DIRECTION, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING IN A GENERALLY AXIAL DIRECTION FROM ONE EDGE OF SAID RIM, THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING A RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING FORMED PORTION SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TRANSISTOR ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE TRANSISTOR, AN INWARDLY FACING AND RADIALLY OUTWARDLY TILTED TIP SPRING BIASED INWARDLY AND ADAPTED TO SLIDE OVER THE TRANSISTOR WHEN THE COOLER IS APPLIED THERETO, SAID COLLAR HAVING THE INSIDE FACE THEREOF THROUGHOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE SPACED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCATION OF SAID FORMED PORTIONS, A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING HEAT DISSIPATING FLANGE ON THE END OF THE BODY OPPOSITE SAID LEGS, SAID FLANGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEPARTE SEGMENTS ATTACHED TO SAID RIM ON THE EDGE THEREOF OPPOSITE FROM THE EDGE TO WHICH SAID LEGS ARE ATTACHED, EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS HAVING A BREADTH IN A RADIAL DIRECTION LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INSIDE EDGES OF DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SEGMENTS, EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING DISPLACED IN A GENERALLY AXIAL DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE NEXT ADJACENT SEGMENT TO PRODUCE A STAGGERED EFFECT WHEREBY TO CREATE A TURBULENCE IN CONVECTION CURRENTS FLOWING AROUND THE COOLER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
IN A COOLER FOR A TRANSISTOR A SUBSTANTIALLY ANNULAR BODY OF SHEET METAL, AN ANNULAR RIM ON ONE END OF THE BODY, SAID RIM BEING OF SUBSTANTIAL BREADTH PROVIDING A COLLAR EXTENDING IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION, SAID COLLAR HAVING AN INSIDE SURFACE FACING GENERALLY IN A RADIALLY INWARD DIRECTION, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING IN A GENERALLY AXIAL DIRECTION FROM ONE EDGE OF SAID RIM, THE FREE END OF EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING A RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING FORMED PORTION SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TRANSISTOR ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE TRANSISTOR, AN INWARDLY FACING AND RADIALLY OUTWARDLY TILTED TIP SPRING BIASED INWARDLY AND ADAPTED TO SLIDE OVER THE TRANSISTOR WHEN THE COOLER IS APPLIED THERETO, SAID COLLAR HAVING THE INSIDE FACE THEREOF THROUGHOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE SPACED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCATION OF SAID FORMED PORTIONS, A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING HEAT DISSIPATING FLANGE ON THE END OF THE BODY OPPOSITE SAID LEGS, SAID FLANGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEPARTE SEGMENTS ATTACHED TO SAID RIM ON THE EDGE THEREOF OPPOSITE FROM THE EDGE TO WHICH SAID LEGS ARE ATTACHED, EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS HAVING A BREADTH IN A RADIAL DIRECTION LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INSIDE EDGES OF DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SEGMENTS, EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING DISPLACED IN A GENERALLY AXIAL DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE NEXT ADJACENT SEGMENT TO PRODUCE A STAGGERED EFFECT WHEREBY TO CREATE A TURBULENCE IN CONVECTION CURRENTS FLOWING AROUND THE COOLER.
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