Patent ID: 11910518
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CANADA CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of mounting to a substrate a heat sink member in contact with a first component residing on the substrate, the substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface, the first component residing on the first surface of the substrate, the method comprising:
inserting mounting pins of the heat sink member coaxially into pin receiving openings of the second surface of the substrate, the axes of the mounting pins and the receiving openings oriented in a first direction;
bringing a contact surface of the heat sink member into contact with the first component at a first pressure, wherein the first pressure is a predetermined pressure selected to enhance heat transfer characteristics of a thermal interface material interposed between the first component and the heat sink member and wherein displacement of the heat sink member in the first direction is determined based on the first pressure; and
rigidly affixing the mounting pins inside the receiving openings such that contact between the first component and the heat sink member at the first pressure is maintained,
wherein the heat sink member is a first heat sink comprising one contiguous metal body and the mounting pins are integral to the contiguous metal body.