Patent ID: 6317325
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for dissipating heat from one or more components disposed in a circuit module, the module including a housing having an opening therein for receiving the one or more components, the apparatus comprising:a first cover member disposed over the opening of the housing, the first cover member including a cantilevered region and a conductive post protruding downwardly from the cantilevered region into the module, the conductive post being in cooperation with a top surface of a component in the module so that heat generated from the component is transferred from the component through the conductive post and distributed along the first cover member,the cantilevered region being deflectable by engagement of the conductive post with the top surface of the component so that the conductive post is capable of maintaining contact with and providing a substantially constant amount of force to the top surface of the component without damaging the component.