Patent ID: 8441792

Claim:
A module for insertion between a first shelf and a second shelf of a rack based processing system, the module comprising: a first thermal plate substantially parallel to a second thermal plate, an inner surface of the first thermal plate facing an inner surface of the second plate and an outer surface of each of the first and second thermal plates facing opposite to the respective inner surfaces; the first thermal plate thermally coupled to a first component unit located between the inner surfaces of the first and second thermal plates; the second thermal plate thermally coupled to a second component unit located between the inner surfaces of the first and second thermal plates; and the first component unit and the second component unit each including a component board and one or more components; wherein the module comprises one or more tensioning units directly mechanically coupled to the first and second component units and located between the first and second thermal plates, the one or more tensioning units configured to generate a bias that urges the first thermal plate away from the second thermal plate, wherein the one or more tensioning units are springs.