Patent ID: 8662155

Claim:
A cooling device comprising: a carrier element; a heat source that is adapted to be connected with the carrier element and has a first surface; a heat sink that is connected with the carrier element and has a second surface, whereby the first and the second surfaces are located opposite each other and include a wedge-shaped intermediate space; a wedge element that is arranged in the wedge-shaped intermediate space and has a third surface, said third surface abutting against the first surface of the heat source, and has a fourth surface, said fourth surface abutting against the second surface of the heat sink; and a biasing arrangement disposed to bias the wedge element in the intermediate space between the heat source and the heat sink, the biasing arrangement being insertable into an opening within the heat sink when the heat sink is connected to the carrier element, wherein the biasing arrangement is a leaf spring secured to the heat sink via a threaded connector.