Thermal connector
AssigneeTem Products Inc.
InventorDean Gouramanis
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Abstract
A thermal connector for use with a printed circuit board assembly is disclosed. The thermal connector includes a top segment configured for thermal engagement with a heat source disposed on a top surface of a printed circuit board and for insertion through an opening of the printed circuit board to thermally engage the heat source. A middle segment of the thermal connector extends from the top segment and includes a flanged portion configured to engage a bottom surface of the printed circuit board when the top segment is inserted through the opening of the printed circuit board. A bottom segment of the thermal connector extends from the middle segment and is configured for thermal engagement to a heat dissipating element.
Claims20
A thermal connector for use with a printed circuit board assembly, the thermal connector comprising:
- a top segment configured for insertion through an opening of a printed circuit board to thermally engage a heat source disposed on a top surface of the printed circuit board;
- a middle segment extending from the top segment and including a flanged portion, the flanged portion configured to engage a bottom surface of the printed circuit board when the top segment is inserted through the opening of the printed circuit board;
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- a bottom segment extending from the middle segment, the bottom segment configured for thermal engagement to a heat dissipating element.
A thermal dissipation system for use with a printed circuit board assembly, the thermal dissipation system comprising:
- a printed circuit board including a heat source disposed on a first surface thereof and an opening extending therethrough from the first surface to a second surface adjacent the heat source;
- a thermal connector inserted through the opening of the printed circuit board to thermally engage at least one of the heat source and the printed circuit board in thermal communication, the thermal connector being configured to dissipate heat away from the at least one of the heat source and the printed circuit board;
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- a heat dissipating element attached to the thermal connector and configured to dissipate heat received by the thermal connector from the at least one of the heat source and the printed circuit board.
A thermal dissipation system for use with a printed circuit board assembly, the thermal dissipation system comprising:
- a printed circuit board including a plurality of openings extending therethrough from a first surface to a second surface;
- a plurality of heat sources disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board, each heat source being disposed adjacent to one of the openings;
- a plurality of thermal connectors, each thermal connector being inserted through one of the openings to engage a respective one of the heat sources in thermal communication and being configured to dissipate heat away from the respective one of the heat sources;
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- at least one heat dissipating element attached to the plurality of thermal connectors and configured to dissipate heat received by the plurality of thermal connectors from the plurality of heat sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.