Patent ID: 9668380
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H05K

Claim:
1. A thermal bridge comprising: a frame defining a bridge opening that extends through the frame; and an array of multiple plates held in the bridge opening of the frame, the plates having front planar faces and opposite rear planar faces, the plates stacked side-by-side along a stack axis, the front and rear planar faces of the plates oriented perpendicular to the stack axis, the array extending between a top end defined by top edges of the plates and a bottom end defined by bottom edges of the plates, each plate being independently vertically compressible between the respective top and bottom edges of the plate relative to other plates in the array, the top end of the array being configured to engage and conform to a contour of a first external surface, the bottom end of the array being configured to engage and conform to a contour of a second external surface, the plates being thermally conductive to transfer heat between the first and second external surfaces.