Patent ID: 7984754

Claim:
A cooling element for one or more electronic or electromechanical components, the cooling element comprising: a metal element defining a receiving space having a first and a second inner wall, the receiving space being configured to receive an electronic or electromechanical component by an insertion of the electronic or electromechanical component in an insertion direction; a receiving groove defined by the metal element and disposed in the first inner wall of the receiving space, the receiving groove having a longitudinal axis lying transverse to the insertion direction and a lateral opening having a first opening width in the insertion direction, the first opening width of the lateral opening being narrower than a diameter of the receiving groove; and an elongated cylindrical spring disposed in the receiving groove so that a longitudinal axis of the spring lies parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receiving groove, the spring being sized such that the spring is held in the receiving groove and is hindered from entirely passing through the lateral opening, the spring being deformed by the insertion of the electronic or electromechanical component, a return force of the spring urging the inserted electronic or electromechanical component against the second inner wall of the receiving space in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the spring.