Abstract: A method for manufacturing cooling devices for mounting on semiconductor devices. These cooling devices are made from several extruded shaped section part elements. These shaped section part elements are made from an aluminum alloy and have grooves and bead strips wherein these grooves and bead strips are fitted into each other by applying pressure in a transverse direction. The outward protruding groove walls of the shaped section elements or the bead strips are pushed into the corresponding grooves of neighboring shaped section elements. These groove walls or bead strips plastically deform by bending in so that each bead strip entering its associated groove is physically locked in place. In addition wires of high purity aluminum can be inserted into these grooves before the groove walls or the bead strips are compacted into their associated grooves. Through this method the connection points become liquid proof and the connection is securely formed in the perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing cooling devices for mounting on semiconductor devices. These cooling devices are made from several extruded shaped section part elements. These shaped section part elements are made from an aluminum alloy and have grooves and bead strips wherein these grooves and bead strips are fitted into each other by applying pressure in a transverse direction. The outward protruding groove walls of the shaped section elements or the bead strips are pushed into the corresponding grooves of neighboring shaped section elements. These groove walls or bead strips plastically deform by bending in so that each bead strip entering its associated groove is physically locked in place. In addition wires of high purity aluminum can be inserted into these grooves before the groove walls or the bead strips are compacted into their associated grooves. Through this method the connection points become liquid proof and the connection is securely formed in the perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing cooling devices made up of several metal shaped-section elements. The method calls for grooves and beads on each of the shaped-section elements to be fitted into each other and connected by the application of pressure in the transverse direction. The outwards-protruding groove walls, designed as beads, on one element are pushed into suitably located grooves in a neighboring section, bending inwards and/or deforming plastically so that each bead entering its associated groove is, physically locked in place. Also proposed are shaped-section elements for us in the cooling device and cooling devices manufactured by the method of such elements.

Abstract: Two elongated metallic profiles each formed with two pairs of flanges each of which forms a longitudinally extending groove are positioned with the two grooves of each profile parallel and opening toward the two grooves of another such profile. An elongated bar of insulating material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides is fitted between each groove of each profile and the corresponding groove of the other profile. This forms a longitudinally extending passage defined on two opposite sides by the two insulating bars and on the other two sides by the two profiles. A tool is displaced through this passage so as plastically and permanently to deform the inner flanges outwardly and into intimate tight contact with the bars.

Abstract: Two elongated metallic profiles each formed with two pairs of flanges each of which forms a longitudinally extending groove are positioned with the two grooves of each profile parallel and opening toward the two grooves of another such profile. An elongated bar of insulating material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides is fitted between each groove of each profile and the corresponding groove of the other profile. This forms a longitudinally extending passage defined on two opposite sides by the two insulating bars and on the other two sides by the two profiles. A tool is displaced through this passage so as plastically and permanently to deform the inner flanges outwardly and into intimate tight contact with the bars.

Abstract: Two elongated metallic profiles each formed with two pairs of flanges each of which forms a longitudinally extending groove are positioned with the two grooves of each profile parallel and opening toward the two grooves of another such profile. An elongated bar of insulating material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides is fitted between each groove of each profile and the corresponding groove of the other profile. This forms a longitudinally extending passage defined on two opposite sides by the two insulating bars and on the other two sides by the two profiles. A tool is disposed through this passage so as plastically and permanently to deform the inner flanges outwardly and into intimate tight contact with the bars.