Patent ID: 6225559
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A heat-dissipating housing for a printed circuit board comprising:a printed circuit board having at least one electrical component mounted thereon, said electrical component having a thermal contact element;a base portion;a thermal contact portion formed on said base portion;a printed circuit board retainer portion, formed on said base portion;a first side portion projecting from said base portion;a second side portion projecting from said base portion, said second side portion having a starting position in which said second side portion is rotated outwardly away from said first side portion through a selected angle relative to said first side portion and an installed position in which said second side portion is rotated inwardly toward said first side portion and in which said second side portion bears against said printed circuit board installed in said printed circuit board retainer portion, thereby urging said electrical component mounted on said printed circuit board to bear against said thermal contact portion formed on said base portion.