Abstract: An integrated coolant fluid supply and exhaust distribution pathdefining structure is employed to provide a substantially planar cooling system for an electronic assembly which includes a substrate having electronic modules or electronic chips disposed thereon. The pathdefining structure includes interleaved supply and exhaust channels with the supply channels including apertures disposed adjacent to heat sink shafts which are connected to planar heat sink structures in thermal contact with chips or modules being cooled. The pathdefining structure produces a fluid flow path which is initially aligned with the surface area enhancing heat sink shafts and which exits therefrom in a plurality of directions which ultimately lead to the exhaust channels provided in the path-defining structure. The assembly, which includes an exterior housing and the substrate, provides a compact cooling mechanism for electronic components.

Abstract: An apparatus for crushing and releasing articles such as metal cans. A fixed anvil is mounted on the frame and a ram is mounted for movement in a direction toward and away from the anvil to crush an article located therebetween. The articles are fed sequentially to the crushing zone between the anvil and ram through a vertical chute. A spring loaded wedge plate extends outwardly from the ram towards the anvil and initially contacts the article intermediate its length to bend or deform the article to thereby insure uniform crushing of the article by the ram. A coil spring is mounted on the frame and has an adjustable finger which projects downwardly into the crushing zone to guide incoming cans fed from the chute into the crushing zone, and to facilitate release of the crushed can in the crushing zone.

Abstract: An apparatus for crushing articles such as metal cans. A fixed anvil is mounted on a frame and a ram is mounted for movement in a direction toward and away from the anvil to crush an article located therebetween. The articles are fed sequentially to the crushing zone between the anvil and the ram through a vertical chute. A spring loaded wedge plate extends outwardly from the ram toward the anvil and initially contacts the article intermediate its length to bend or deform the article to thereby insure uniform crushing of the article by the ram.