Patent ID: 9545032
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E01H,H05K

Claim:
1. An enclosure comprising: (a) a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an interior chamber for receiving an electronic assembly, the housing being made of a thermally conductive material so as to operate as a heat sink, the housing having: (b) at least one retaining clip for biasing the heat generating components into thermal contact with the heat transfer surface of the housing, each retaining clip having: (c) wherein the retaining clip is made from a resilient material and is sized and shaped such that positioning the first portion in the interior groove flexes the retaining clip and presses the second portion against the heat generating components so as to bias the heat generating components into thermal contact with the heat transfer surface; and (d) wherein the housing has at least one sloped wall, the heat transfer surface being located on the sloped wall.