Patent ID: 6765798
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electronic thermal management device including:a thermally conductive member for engagement with a heat sinking portion of an electronic apparatus and for conducting thermal energy from an electronic component of the electronic apparatus, the thermally conductive member having at least two legs that are deflectable relative to each other, with a first one of the legs configured for location proximate to the electronic component and the second leg configured to extend toward the heat sinking portion, and the thermally conductive member having a connecting portion interconnecting the two legs such that thermal energy can travel from the first leg through the connecting portion to the second leg and such that a spacing is provided between the two legs; and an elastic and thermally conductive material located in the spacing between the two legs such that the thermal energy can travel from the first leg through the elastic and thermally conductive material and to the second leg, and such that the two legs may deflect relative to each other.