Thermal/mechanical springbeam mechanism for heat transfer from heat source to heat dissipating device

An apparatus for transferring heat from a first surface of a heat source to a first surface of a heat dissipator, comprising:

• an angularly corrugated member disposed between and in thermal communication with the first surface of the heat source and the first surface of the heat dissipator, the angularly corrugated member having a contiguous periodically repeating cross section including:
• a first cross section segment, disposable substantially parallel to and in thermal communication with the first surface of the heat source;
• a second cross section segment, disposable substantially parallel to and in thermal communication with the second heat source;
• a third cross section segment, communicatively coupled to the first surface and the second surface, the third cross section segment forming an angle with the first surface of the heat source.

A method of assembling a heat transfer device, comprising the steps of:

• corrugating a thermally conductive member to produce a contiguous periodically repeating cross section;
• coupling a first conductive plate to a first side of the corrugated thermally conductive member;
• and
• coupling a second conductive plate to a second side of the corrugated thermally conductive member.

A method of transferring heat from a heat source to a heat dissipating device, comprising the steps of:

• disposing a device between the heat source and the heat dissipating device, the device comprising
• a first thermally conductive plate;
• a second thermally conductive plate;
• and
• a thermally conductive corrugated member disposed between and in thermal communication first thermally conductive plate and the second thermally conductive plate, the corrugated member having an at least partially contiguous periodically repeating cross section;
• and
• compressing the device by urging the heat source and the heat dissipating device together.