Patent ID: 8270169

Claim:
A radio frequency (RF) system comprising: a first heat sink assembly of the RF system having a first surface; a second heat sink assembly of the RF system having a first surface and disposed over said first heat sink assembly, the first and second heat sink assemblies providing cooling to electronic components; a translating hinge coupled to said first and second heat sink assemblies, said translating hinge configured to translate in a direction normal to the first surface of a first one of said first and second heat sink assemblies and to rotate the second heat sink assembly away from the first heat sink assembly, wherein said translating hinge comprises: a translation element configured to move between a closed position and a translated position with the movement being solely in a substantially vertical direction between the first heat sink assembly and second heat sink assembly by raising the second heat sink assembly with respect to the first heat sink assembly, the vertical direction being perpendicular to mating surfaces of the first and second heat sink assemblies; and a rotating assembly coupled to said translation element, said rotating assembly configured to allow the second heat sink assembly to be rotated relative to the first heat sink assembly when the translation element is in a translated position.