Patent ID: 8327921
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: F28D,F28F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A fin assembly comprising: a plurality of fins interconnected together, each of the fins comprising: a main body defining a plurality of openings therein; and a plurality of locking units formed on the main body beside the plurality of openings, respectively, each of the locking units comprising an extension tab connected with the main body, a locking tab in front of the extension tab, and a connecting tab connected between the extension tab and the locking tab, an engaging hole being defined in the extension tab, the locking tab forming a deformable finger thereon; wherein the locking unit of a fin extends through a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings of an adjacent fin, an outer free end of the locking tab of the fin rests on the connecting tab of the adjacent fin, the finger of the fin is engaged into the engaging hole of the adjacent fin; and wherein the locking unit has an inner surface adjacent to the opening and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, a clip being formed on the extension tab by stamping the extension tab from the inner surface towards the outer surface of the locking unit thereby defining the engaging hole in the extension tab.