EP0239322A2
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Cooled component assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-03-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A component assembly is provided comprising a housing (1) having connector means (6) extending externally thereof, locating means (11) mounted in the housing (1), a plurality of components (13) located by said locating means (11), the components (13) being connected to one another and to said external connector means (6), and a heat sink material (19) comprising a particulate microcrystalline material such as diamond and a filler material such as a fluorocarbon or paraffin, said heat sink material (19) filling said housing (1) and being in heat transfer relation to said components (13).
Inventors
- 👤 Raymonde Gene Clifford Artus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:25
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/2039; H05K7/20436; H05K7/20445; H05K7/20463; H05K5/00; H05K5/0091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A component assembly.comprising a housing (1) having connector means (6) extending externally thereof, locating means (11) mounted in said housing (1), a plurality of components (13) located by said locating means (11), said components (13) being connected to one another and to said external connector means (6), and a heat sink material (19) filling said housing (1) and in heat transfer relation to said components (13).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A component assembly.comprising a housing (1) having connector means (6) extending externally thereof, locating means (11) mounted in said housing (1), a plurality of components (13) located by said locating means (11), said components (13) being connected to one another and to said external connector means (6), and a heat sink material (19) filling said housing (1) and in heat transfer relation to said components (13).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A component assembly according to claim 1, wherein said housing (1) is formed from a heat conducting material and has cooling pins (7) on the external surface thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A component assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said housing (1) is a sealed housing having an opening (5) therein closed by a closure (18) and wherein the cross-sectional area of the housing (1) increases towards the said opening (5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A component assembly according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said locating means (11) comprises at least one substrate provided with locator means (12) for locating the components (13).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A components assembly according to claim 4, wherein said locator means comprises apertures or recesses (12) in said substrate (11) for receiving and locating said components (13) and at least one retaining plate (15)( for retaining the components (13) in said apertures or recesses (12).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A component assembly according to claim 5, wherein said retaining plate (15) has apertures (16) therein whereby said heat sink material can directly contact at least one surface of said components (13).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A component assembly according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said substrate (11) and said retaining plate (15) are formed from electrically insulating material, at least one of said substrate (11) and said retaining plate (15) comprises electric circuit means for making electrical connections between said components (13) and/or between said components (13) and said external connector means (6).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A component assembly according to claim 7, wherein said components (13) have outwardly extending electrical terminals (17) therein which are clamped between said substrate (11) and said retaining plate (15) and make electrical contact with said circuit means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A component assembly according to any one of claims 5 to 8, comprising at least one sub-assembly (10) comprising at least two said substrates (11) spaced apart by a spacer plate (14) of electrically insulating material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A component assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said heat sink material (19) comprises a paste or slurry of a particular microcrystalline material and a filler material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A component assembly according to claim 10, wherein said particulate microcrystalline material is selected from the group comprising diamond, sapphire and cubic boron nitride and said filler material is selected from the group comprising fluorocarbons and paraffins.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A component assembly according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the particle concentration in said heat sink material is in excess of 50% by volume with a mean particle to particle distance of about 0.1µor less.
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