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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joo Han Kim, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jay Todd Labhart, Cary, NC (US);
Shakti Singh Chauhan, Guilderland, NY (US);
Graham Charles Kirk, Milton Keynes, GB;
Stuart Connolly, Northampton, GB;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A circuit card assembly is provided. The circuit card assembly includes a printed circuit board, at least one electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board, and a frame coupled to the printed circuit board such that the electronic component is disposed between the printed circuit board and the frame. The circuit card assembly also includes a heat transfer device coupled to the frame. The heat transfer device has a heat pipe disposed at least in part between the frame and the printed circuit board. The circuit card assembly further includes a pivotable brace biasing the heat pipe toward the electronic component to facilitate cooling the electronic component.