Patent ID: 6606254
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: G06F,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
A grounding structure for a module, comprising:a printed circuit board installed in an electronic apparatus and including a ground area provided on a surface thereof; an electronic component mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board; a metal cooling module opposed to the electronic component to cool the electronic component; a vertical support mechanism including an elastic member and supporting the cooling module such that the cooling module is elastically pressed against the electronic component by the elastic member in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the printed circuit board; a parallel support mechanism which supports the cooling module by applying, to the cooling module, a pressure exerted parallel to the surface of the printed circuit board; and a ground portion electrically grounding the cooling module; the parallel support mechanism including a pair of elastic members mounted on the printed circuit board and connected to the ground area, the elastic members being provided on opposite sides of the cooling module such that they are kept in elastic contact with the cooling module being interposed between the elastic members, the elastic members having electrical conductivity and forming the ground portion.