Patent ID: 8059409

Claim:
An avionics chassis assembly comprising: a housing having an outer surface, defining an exterior of the housing, an inner surface, defining an interior of the housing, at least one wall having inner and outer surfaces corresponding to the housing inner and outer surfaces, and made with carbon fiber reinforcement; at least one card rail for holding an electronic circuit board mounted to the inner surface of the housing; at least one heat-dissipating fin composed of carbon fiber and extending from the outer surface of the at least one wall and having a tab extending through the at least one wall and in abutting contact with the card rail; and a plurality of isotropic carbon fibers extending from an interior of the fin through the at least one wall of the housing and in abutting contact with the card rail; wherein the plurality of isotropic fibers extend through the tab and form a direct conductive path from the card rail to the heat-dissipating fin.