Patent ID: 6307747
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
Electronic apparatus comprising:a heat sink structure;a support structure;a heat-generating electronic component carried on said support structure; andclamping apparatus operative, without the use of a tool, to draw said heat sink structure and said support structure toward one another, in a clamping direction, in a manner resiliently pressing said electronic component against said heat sink structure and releasably interconnecting said heat sink structure and said support structure, said clamping apparatus including:a spaced plurality of projections defined by retaining members individually said support structure and extending outwardly therefrom in said clamping direction, anda clamping member releasably engageable with said projections and movable along said heat sink structure, in a direction transverse to said clamping direction, to responsively draw said heat sink structure and said support structure toward one another in said clamping direction.