Floating heat sink for use with a thermal interface material

A cage assembly comprising:

• a cage having four exterior sides surrounding an internal cavity;
• a lever arm positioned along one of the four exterior sides of the cage;
• an actuator within the internal cavity to cause pivoting of the lever arm, the actuator includes a roller or a cam;
• an electronic component fully inserted into the internal cavity and causing actuation of the actuator;
• and
• a heatsink with a thermal interface material (TIM) providing thermal connectivity between the electronic component and the heatsink,
• wherein a pressure is provided by the lever arm to force the heatsink to compress the TIM against the electronic component.

A method of providing thermal conductivity between a floating heatsink and an electronic component, the method comprising:

• inserting the electronic component into an opening of a cage assembly configured to receive the electronic component within an internal cavity of the cage assembly;
• further inserting the electronic component through the opening and into the internal cavity toward a full installation depth;
• engaging an actuator with the electronic component and within the internal cavity during an insertion end phase when the electronic component is close to full installation depth, the actuator to initiate a pivot motion, the actuator includes a roller or a cam;
• causing pressure on the actuator by continuing the insertion, the pressure continuing the pivot motion via pressure to pivot a lever arm to structurally engage the floating heatsink, the pivot motion moving the floating heatsink toward the electronic component within the internal cavity;
• and
• thermally coupling the floating heatsink and the electronic component through the lowering caused by the pivot motion.