Electronics module heat sink with quick mounting pins

Claim 1

A heat sink apparatus for an electronic apparatus which has a heat exchange plate with multiple spaced elongate perforations defined therein and extending therethrough, said heat sink comprising: a contact plate for abuting the heat exchange plate which contact plate is shaped to avoid covering at least two of said spaced perforations; two pins having an elongate knob at one end that is configured to pass through said perforations when aligned herewith and to be blocked by the plate when rotated out of alignment with the slot; one flexible member for each pin, the flexible member having a hook at one end and having a slot defined at the other end which is large enough to receive said knob, the hook and slot being spaced at a distance corresponding to the spacing of said perforations, the flexible members being connected rigidly by a crossbar extending therebetween; the pin having a reduced diameter for a distance greater than the combined thickness of the heat exchange plate and contact plate so as to define a shank with a collar that is unable to fit through the slot of the flexible member, whereby each flexible member and pin cooperate to permit latching at a respective pair of spaced perforations to retain said contact plate against said heat exchange plate with the relative alignment of the flexible members being maintained by the crossbar to facilitate assembly.