US 4,537,246 A · Vertical heat sink

Abstract

A heat sink for generating heat dissipated by an electronic component mounted thereon includes a vertical heat conductive member, and a resilient clip having first and second legs which are resiliently biased towards each other such that when the clip is slipped over the upper edge of the vertical member, the first leg is urged toward the surface of said vertical member so as to hold an electronic component therebetween. The second leg is equipped with a perpendicular terminating lip which engages the lower edge of the vertical member so as to prevent inadvertent upward movement of the clip. The vertical member is provided with mounting tabs which may be coupled to the holes or vias in a printed circuit board. Additional mounting pads are provided at the upper portion of the vertical member in a plane perpendicular to the vertical member to which a horizontal plate may be coupled.

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Dependent claims

A heat sink for dissipating heat generated by an electronic component mounted thereon, comprising:

a vertical heat conductive member having upper and lower edges and first and second surfaces, said lower edge having connecting tabs at opposite ends thereof, said upper edges having two mounting tabs at opposite ends thereof, said mounting tabs having apertures passing therethrough;
and
resilient clip means removably coupled to said vertical heat conductive member for holding said electronic component to said vertical heat conductive member, said resilient clip means including first and second legs resiliently biased toward each other so that said first leg holds said electronic component against said vertical heat conductive member when said electronic component and said vertical heat conductive member are placed between said first and second legs, said second leg having a terminating lip which engages said lower edge of said vertical heat conductive member.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vertical heat sink

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Vertical heat sink

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Abstract

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