Method and apparatus for tooless mating of liquid cooled cold plate with tapered interposer heat sink
AssigneeCompaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
InventorDavid J. Koenen
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Abstract
A heat dissipating apparatus for use on a heat generating electric component inside a computer comprises an interposer mounted on the heat generating electric component and a heat absorbing member including a heat absorber, a bracing member, and a spring biasing said heat absorber toward the bracing member. The heat absorbing member is moveable between a first position in which the interposer is compressed between the heat absorber and the bracing member and a second position in which the interposer is not compressed between the heat absorber and the bracing member.
Claims17
A heat dissipating apparatus for use on a heat generating electric component, comprising:
- a heat-transmitting interposer mounted on the heat generating electric component;
- and
- a heat absorbing member including:
- a heat absorber,
- a bracing member, and
- a spring biasing said heat absorber toward said bracing member;
- said heat absorbing member being moveable between a first position in which said interposer is compressed between said heat absorber and said bracing member and a second position in which said interposer is not compressed between said heat absorber and said bracing member.
A heat dissipating apparatus for use on a heat generating electric component, comprising:
- an interposer mounted on the heat generating electric component;
- and
- a heat absorbing member including:
- first and second heat absorbers, and
- a spring biasing said heat absorbers together;
- said heat absorbing member being moveable between a first position in which said interposer is compressed between said heat absorbers and a second position in which said interposer is not compressed between said heat absorbers.
A method for removing heat from a heat generating component inside a computer, comprising:
- (a) providing an interposer mounted on the heat generating electric component;
- (b) providing a heat absorbing member including a heat absorber, a bracing member, and a spring biasing said heat absorber toward said bracing member;
- (c) moving said heat absorbing member between a first position in which said interposer is compressed between said heat absorber and said bracing member and a second position in which said interposer is not compressed between said heat absorber and said bracing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.