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Structure for dissipation of heat having slidably engaged fins for conformal disposition against a heat generating surface
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-03
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2012-02-03
Abstract
Abstract Heat dissipation structures formed from folded sheet metal are described. The structure permits close thermal contact to a heat generating surface by permitting independent movement of fins or fin assemblies. The fin assemblies are spring biased towards the heat generating surface by a spring means which is disposed between the tops of the fin assemblies and a cover which forms a duct surrounding the fin assemblies for holding the fin assemblies together and for permitting a fluid, such as air, to be channeled over the fin assemblies. The cover has grips for gripping onto the side portions of the heat generating surface. Furthermore, the cover has means for gripping onto the spring bias means for fixedly attaching it thereto. Furthermore, the fin assemblies have means for engaging with the bias means for holding the fin assemblies in fixed special relation with the spring bias means. The fin assemblies, spring bias means and cover form a unitary structure which can be detachably mounted or snap fit onto a heat generating surface, such as a semiconductor chip module.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence S. Mok
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:57
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F3/00; F28F3/02; H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/60; H10W40/641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A structure for removing heat at a surface comprising: a plurality of fin assemblies; each of said plurality of fin assemblies have at least a part thereof being disposed adjacent at least a part of another of said plurality of fin assemblies so that said adjacent parts of said fin assemblies are slidably engaged with respect to each other; said base of each of said plurality of fin assemblies is adapted for being disposed in thermal contact with said surface; a bias means for biasing each of said plurality of fin assemblies towards said surface; a housing enclosing said fin assemblies and permitting channelling of a fluid between said fins; said housing is formed form folded sheet metal and has a top portion and two side portions, said housing has engagement means for holding said bias means in attachment with said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A structure for removing heat at a surface comprising: a plurality of fin assemblies; each of said plurality of fin assemblies have at least a part thereof being disposed adjacent at least a part of another of said plurality of fin assemblies so that said adjacent parts of said fin assemblies are slidably engaged with respect to each other; said base of each of said plurality of fin assemblies is adapted for being disposed in thermal contact with said surface; a bias means for biasing each of said plurality of fin assemblies towards said surface; a housing enclosing said fin assemblies and permitting channelling of a fluid between said fins; said housing is formed form folded sheet metal and has a top portion and two side portions, said housing has engagement means for holding said bias means in attachment with said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said base of each of said fin assemblies has a first edge and a second edge, there being at least one fin attached to each of said first edge and said second edge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said at least one fin is substantially planar and orthogonal to said base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein each of said fin assemblies has a cross section with a rectangular section from which projects at least one fin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein said bias means is a sheet of resilient material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The structure of claim 5, wherein said sheet is slotted to form a plurality of pressing means for applying force to each of said plurality of fin assemblies there being one pressing means for each of said fin assemblies.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The structure of claim 6, wherein each of said pressing means has a folded region which is adapted for engagement with an opening in said fin assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The structure of claim 6, wherein each of said pressing means has a slot for receiving a projection from each of said fin assemblies.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said housing has grip means for providing gripping engagement to said heat generating surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The structure of claim 9, wherein said housing is formed from folded sheet metal and has two side portions, each side portion has an outer end with a curled region which forms said grip means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The structure of claim 10, wherein said curled regions engage notches on two sides of said heat generating surface to hold said housing in engagement with said surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The structure of claim 10, wherein said curled regions engage edges on at least two sides of said heat generating surface to hold said housing in engagement with said surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein said bias means is fixedly attached to said housing by said engagement means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said bias means is fixedly attached to said fin assemblies.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said bias means is fixedly attached to said fin assemblies by a pressure gripping means into which a portion of each fin assembly is inserted.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said engagement means comprises curled regions of said top portion of said housing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said bases of each of said fin assemblies substantially covers a predetermined portion of said heat generating surface.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said fin assembly is formed from a piece of sheet material folded into four major sections forming fin like members, there being two base regions from each of which two of said four sections project.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said heat generating surface is in thermal contact with an electronic device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said structure permits two dimensional thermal contact between said surface and said structure.
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