Patent ID: 8240360
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A heat sink for an electronic component, the heat sink comprising: a main body thermally contactable to an electronic component; a plurality of fins including at least a first fin thermally contacting the main body and a second fin thermally contacting the main body; and a pressure-applying member including a plurality of slots, wherein a first slot has an edge that engages the first fin, and a second slot has an edge that engages the second fin, wherein at least the first fin and the second fin are cooperatively engaged with the pressure-applying member such that each of the first fin and the second fin is moveable between a first position relative to a longitudinal axis of the main body and a second position relative to the longitudinal axis of the main body, and the pressure-applying member is slidingly engaged with at least the first fin and second fin to allow each of the first fin and second fin to be moved from the first position to the second position.