Patent ID: 8570749

Claim:
An auxiliary device for conductively removing heat produced by one or more components on an electronic card mounted in at least one slot formed in a frame external to said electronic card, said frame forming a cold wall, the auxiliary device comprising: a heat sink covering all or part of said electronic card; at least a first heat-conducting element mounted to absorb the heat produced by the one or more components; and a heat pipe connecting said first heat-conducting element with a second heat-conducting element, wherein the heat pipe is placed in a plane substantially parallel and external to the heat sink, the heat pipe has a flexibility that allows the second heat-conducting element to move, the device further comprises clamping means to press the movable second heat-conducting element against a portion of said cold wall that is located away from said slot, the clamping means is operable to exert a clamping force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the portion of the cold wall that is located away from the slot, and the clamping means comprises a first part and a second part configured to move relative to each other, the first part being fixed to the second heat-conducting element, and the second part being held stationary relative to the heat sink.