Readily attachable heat sink assembly
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Feb 11, 2003
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Jan 23, 2003
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Jul 20, 2001
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Jul 20, 2001
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A heat sink assembly (10) comprises a heat sink (20) and a clip (30). The heat sink has a base (21) and a plurality of fins (23) extending therefrom. A central receiving groove (25) is defined between two rows of fins. A pair of opposing ridges (24) is formed on each pair of opposing fins which straddle the groove. The clip comprises a main body (31) and opposite legs (38) extending therefrom. The main body has three integrally connected frames (32, 34, 36). Two outer frames are coplanar, and a plane of an intermediate frame is offset away from a plane of the outer frames at an acute angle. The frames are interferentially held in the groove between the ridges, fins and the base. The legs extend in different directions such that the clip is broadly Z-shaped when viewed from above, and broadly V-shaped when viewed from a side thereof.
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