Patent ID: 6176304
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F28F,H01L

Abstract:
A heat sink comprising:a base forming a plurality of spaced ribs on a top surface thereof, the ribs defining a plurality of grooves therebetween, each rib having two inside faces;a folded fin member comprising a plurality of spaced side walls connected to each other by alternately arranged top and bottom walls, air passageways being defined between adjacent top walls, channels being defined between adjacent bottom walls and fit over the corresponding ribs of the base whereby the bottom walls of the folded fin member are received in the grooves of the base and positioned on and in contact with the top surface thereof; andretaining means arranged between the side walls of the folded fin member and the inside faces of the corresponding ribs of the base for retaining the folded fin member on the base;wherein the retaining means comprises at least one inclined tab extending from each side wall of the folded fin member toward the corresponding inside face of the rib of the base, the inside face of the rib of the base being corrugated to facilitate engagement with the inclined tab thereby securing the folded fin member on the base.