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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Terry P Mach, Madison, AL (US);
Kurt R Jackson, Decatur, AL (US);
Frank Hodges, Scottsboro, AL (US);
Alfred H Glover, Decatur, AL (US);
Chandrakant Dave, Huntsville, AL (US);
Stephen J Morris, Somerville, AL (US);
Joseph T Betterton, Arab, AL (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Heat is removed from electronic components located within a closed housing by the use of a heat-conducting metal clip mounted on the housing cover so as to be in pressure contact with the electronic components. The metal clip includes a U-shaped mounting portion firmly clamped to a clip-mounting wall projecting from the cover, and a series of spring arms extending through a slot opening in the cover into pressure contact with individual electronic components. The clamp force of the clip on the mounting wall is designed to act independently of the pressure exerted by each spring arm on an associated electronic component.