Patent ID: 7405931
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing heat from a component to be mounted within an enclosure, said enclosure having a first aperture adjacent to said component when said component is in an operating position, the apparatus comprising: a floating heatsink disposed interior to said enclosure adjacent to said first aperture, said floating heatsink dimensioned to overlap said enclosure around the periphery of said first aperture, said floating heatsink including a peripheral edge having a top surface, said top surface facing an underside of said enclosure adjacent said aperture; and a first resilient bias member disposed between at least a portion of an overlap between said floating heatsink and said enclosure, wherein said first resilient bias member acts as an electromagnetic gasket between said floating heatsink and said enclosure, wherein said first resilient bias member is disposed atop at least a portion of said top surface, whereby said first resilient bias member urges said floating heatsink against said component in the operating position.