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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Aaron R. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
William J. Grady, Iv, Cary, NC (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason A. Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason E. Minyard, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Aaron R. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
William J. Grady, IV, Cary, NC (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason A. Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason E. Minyard, Phoenix, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for conveying heat away from an electronic component. In one embodiment, a method positions a conformable thermal interface element in heat conducting contact with an electronic component. A heat conducting member is disposed within the conformable thermal interface element. The heat conducting member is coupled with a manifold so that the heat conducting member is in heat conducting contact with the manifold. The electronic component may be installed or removed without disassembly of the apparatus.