US5566052A
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Electronic devices with electromagnetic radiation interference shields and heat sinks
Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-08
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Granted: 1996-10-15
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Expires: 2015-06-08
Abstract
Abstract An electronic device with an EMI shield surrounding an electronic component on a substrate. A heat sink extends through an opening in the shield from heat conductive contact with the component to a position outside the shield. The heat sink operates also in an EMI shield capacity. The shield is stressed to hold the heat sink positively in heat conducting contact with the components. The shield preferably has cutting teeth which cut into the heat sink as the latter is passed into the aperture. With the inserted part of the heat sink being cylindrical, rotation of the heat sink causes the teeth to move up the inserted part to stress the shield and urge the heat sink against the component.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P. Hughes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:03
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K9/00; H05K9/0007; H05K9/002; H05K9/0022; H05K9/0024; H05K9/0032; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/22; H10W40/60; H10W40/641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An electronic device comprising an electronic component carried upon one side of a substrate, and an electromagnetic radiation interference shield and heat sink assembly comprising: a resilient electromagnetic radiation interference shield extending around the electronic component on the one side of the substrate the shield formed with an aperture and housing a plurality of cutting teeth extending into the aperture and inclined in the same direction relative to an axis of the aperture; and a heat sink extending outwards from the shield and passing through the aperture defined in the shield and into heat conductive relationship with the component with the heat sink occupying the aperture to operate also in an electromagnetic radiation shielding capacity; the shield supporting the heat sink with the cutting teeth biting into the heat sink and resiliently deflected by the heat sink to provide electrically conductive contact with the shield and cause the shield to be resiliently stressed to resiliently urge the heat sink positively into heat conducting relationship with the component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An electronic device comprising an electronic component carried upon one side of a substrate, and an electromagnetic radiation interference shield and heat sink assembly comprising: a resilient electromagnetic radiation interference shield extending around the electronic component on the one side of the substrate the shield formed with an aperture and housing a plurality of cutting teeth extending into the aperture and inclined in the same direction relative to an axis of the aperture; and a heat sink extending outwards from the shield and passing through the aperture defined in the shield and into heat conductive relationship with the component with the heat sink occupying the aperture to operate also in an electromagnetic radiation shielding capacity; the shield supporting the heat sink with the cutting teeth biting into the heat sink and resiliently deflected by the heat sink to provide electrically conductive contact with the shield and cause the shield to be resiliently stressed to resiliently urge the heat sink positively into heat conducting relationship with the component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
An electronic device according to claim 1 wherein the shield comprises a housing having wall means having free ends defining an opening into an interior of the shield for locating the component, and an end wall opposite the opening, the end wall defining the aperture and provided with the teeth, the end wall merging with the wall means at arcuate spring regions which deform to permit resilient movement of the teeth outwards from the component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electronic device according to claim 2 wherein the heat sink has a cylindrical body extending outwards from the shield, the cylindrical body outwardly from the shield formed with a plurality of heat exchange fins in spaced positions along the body and extending around the body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electronic device according to claim 1 wherein the heat sink has an abutment surface for engagement by the shield when resiliently stressed to limit the load applied by the heat sink against the electronic component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
An electronic device according to claim 2 wherein the arcuate spring regions are U-shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
163 words
A heat sink and electromagnetic radiation interference shield combination for an electronic component mounted upon a substrate, the shield comprising a resilient electrically conductive housing having means for securing the shield to the substrate, the housing defining an inner space means for containing the component and formed with a generally circular aperture and a plurality of resilient cutting teeth disposed around and facing into the aperture, the cutting teeth having cutting edges inclined axially of the aperture; and the heat sink having a cylindrical end region received in an axial direction through the aperture in interference with the inclined cutting edges of the teeth so as to engage an end surface of the end region with the component, the heat sink being rotated within the aperture thereby causing the teeth to cut into the cylindrical end region thereby effecting resilient outwards movement of the teeth away from the component and to hold the heat sink abutted in heat conductive engagement against the component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
163 words
A heat sink and electromagnetic radiation interference shield combination for an electronic component mounted upon a substrate, the shield comprising a resilient electrically conductive housing having means for securing the shield to the substrate, the housing defining an inner space means for containing the component and formed with a generally circular aperture and a plurality of resilient cutting teeth disposed around and facing into the aperture, the cutting teeth having cutting edges inclined axially of the aperture; and the heat sink having a cylindrical end region received in an axial direction through the aperture in interference with the inclined cutting edges of the teeth so as to engage an end surface of the end region with the component, the heat sink being rotated within the aperture thereby causing the teeth to cut into the cylindrical end region thereby effecting resilient outwards movement of the teeth away from the component and to hold the heat sink abutted in heat conductive engagement against the component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the heat sink has a cylindrical body extending from the end region, the cylindrical body formed with a plurality of heat exchange fins in spaced position along the body and extending around the body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination according to claim 7 wherein each of the heat exchange fins extends as an annulus around the body.
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