Patent ID: 6075703
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A heat sink assembly adapted to mount on a printed circuit board, comprising:a base extended upwardly from any printed circuit board supporting said base, and having a heat conducting surface providing a central web exhibiting continuous dimensions of length and width perforated by a plurality of apertures, and a heat radiating surface on an opposite side of said base;a clip having a central bow terminating at opposite ends by oppositely directed tabs each insertable through a different one of said apertures to engage said heat radiating surface while said bow extends across said width of said web and clamps said heat conducting surface of said base against a heat generating component mounted on any circuit board;a plurality of cooling fins extended from said heat radiating surface of said base at predetermined intervals; anda plurality of support members each bearing a plurality of downwardly extending tines insertable into corresponding apertures formed in any circuit board, each of said support members extending along opposite ends of said base and combining with said base to partially enclose a heat generating component while supporting a mounting of said heat sink assembly on and in a spaced-apart relation from any printed circuit board supporting said base.