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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven C. Rupp, Arvada, CO (US);
Daniel A. Friedrichs, Aurora, CO (US);
Robert B. Smith, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LLP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/205 (2013.01); H05K 1/0203 (2013.01); H05K 1/0213 (2013.01); H05K 13/0486 (2013.01); H05K 2201/06 (2013.01); H05K 2201/066 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal management system and method for electronic devices is provided. The system includes an electronic device, a heat sink, and a thermally conducting and electrically insulating thermal bridge that is interposed between the electronic device and the heat sink. The thermal bridge thermally couples the electronic device to the heat sink and electrically isolates the electronic device from the heat sink. The electronic device, the heat sink, and the thermal bridge are mounted on a same planar surface of a printed circuit board.