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  • Patent number: 6128190
    Abstract: An aluminum heat sink bridge (1), mounted overlying a transistor unit (5) on a circuit board (12), has affixed to its underside, along two lateral edges, a pair of resilient plastic or rubber members (4), which, when the bridge is screwed down into place, exert continuous vertical pressure on the collector tab (8) and the base tab (7) keeping them in electrical contact with their underlying electrical contact points on the circuit board (12) while permitting horizontal movement of the tabs due to variations in temperature. One embodiment of the invention has resilient members extending the entire length of the bridge to exert vertical pressure on grounding tabs (9) extending laterally from the ends of the transistor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson
    Inventors: Bengt Yngve Hardin, Nils Martin Schoon