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US 5,471,367 AGranted
Composite structure for heat transfer and radiation
AssigneeComposite Optics, Inc.
InventorsGary C. Krumweide, Duane E. Krumweide, Randy Clark
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Abstract
A guide rail assembly for clamping circuit boards in place comprising a guide rail directly attached to a heat radiating fin formed from a graphite fiber reinforced plastic. The fins have tenons that fit within the guide rail to provide additional resistance to clamping forces. The guide rail assembly can be assembled using a variety of bonding methods, including adhesives.
Claims24
A guide rail assembly for mounting to an electronic module panel, the guide rail assembly comprising:
- a heat dissipating fin having a first edge having at least one tenon on said first edge;
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- a guide rail for holding an electronic circuit board, the guide rail having a first channel along a first longitudinal side for receiving said tenon of said fin, and a second longitudinal side for receiving the edge of an electronic circuit board,
- wherein said guide rail and said fin when attached have a space between them that slidably fits within a slot in said electronic module panel.
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A guide rail assembly comprising:
- a supporting means for locating an electronic circuit board in position relative to other electronic circuit boards in an electronic module, said supporting means having at least one slot located adjacent the desired position of the electronic circuit board;
- a guide rail for mounting the electronic circuit board to said supporting means, said guide rail having a back surface having at least one slot therein;
- at least one fin for radiating heat from the circuit board and for holding said guide rail to said supporting means in the desired position, said fin having a first edge for extending through the at least one slot of said supporting means and into the slot on the back surface of said guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.