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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2002
Robert Grayson Wells, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Todd David Beak, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A circuit card module to be received in a card chassis includes a host card assembly and a mezzanine card assembly carried in spaced relation by the host card assembly. The host card assembly includes a host card heat sink having an end to connect to the card chassis to conduct heat thereto, and a host circuit card mounted on the host card heat sink. The mezzanine card assembly includes a mezzanine card heat sink, and a mezzanine circuit card mounted on the mezzanine card heat sink. The mezzanine card heat sink has an end to connect to the card chassis to conduct heat thereto in parallel with heat conducted from the host card heat sink to the card chassis. The mezzanine card heat sink may comprise a body adjacent the mezzanine circuit card, and a flexible strap extending outwardly therefrom to connect to the card chassis.