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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Andrew D. Delano, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brandon A. Rubenstein, Loveland, CO (US);
Eugene Miksch, Loveland, CO (US);
Andrew D. Delano, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brandon A. Rubenstein, Loveland, CO (US);
Eugene Miksch, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of transferring heat from a heat source to a heat sink using a variable-gap thermal-interface device is provided. The method comprises providing and rotating a multi-axis rotary spherical joint to an orientation to compensate for misalignment between the heat source and heat sink. The method further comprises providing a shim of thickness sufficient to fill a gap between the heat source and multi-axis rotary spherical joint, and inserting the shim to fill the gap.