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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
William Phillip Dernier, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kevin Michael Williams, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
THOMSON LICENSING, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/2049 (2013.01); H05K 1/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is an electronic device, including a top frame, a bottom frame, a circuit board mounted above the bottom frame, a thermal pad mounted on the circuit board, a heat sink associated with the thermal pad and a plurality of springs for providing a biasing force that retains the heat sink against the thermal pad, the heat sink including a planar portion surrounding a central depression, wherein the plurality of springs secure the thermal pad of the circuit board between the central depression portion of the heat sink and the circuit board.