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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Min Sway-Tin, Troy, MI (US);
Daniel P Merchant, Utica, MI (US);
Thomas J Mangliers, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Motors Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 81 ; 357 79 ;
Abstract
A heat sink assembly to dissipate heat from electrical components to ambient surroundings is disclosed. The heat sink assembly of the present invention includes a housing having a mechanism for retaining electrical components within the housing. The electrical components include heat sink tabs. A mechanism is coupled with the housing and the heat sink tabs of the electrical components to dissipate heat from the electrical components to the ambient surroundings. Also, a mechanism is associated with the assembly to couple the assembly to a circuit board or the like.