Apparatus for transferring between two heat conducting surfaces

Abstract

An apparatus for transferring heat between two surfaces is provided. The apparatus includes a first support plate, a sheet of thermal material adjacent the first support plate, and a second support plate adjacent the sheet of thermal material, wherein the sheet of thermal material is disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate. The apparatus also includes at least one bolt inserted through each of the first support member, the sheet of thermal material, and the second support plate, the at least one bolt configured to be secured into a chassis. Finally, at least one spring is disposed between a shoulder of the at least one bolt and the second support plate.

1 . An apparatus for transferring heat between two surfaces, the apparatus comprising:
 a first support plate;   a sheet of thermal material adjacent the first support plate;   a second support plate adjacent the sheet of thermal material, wherein the sheet of thermal material is disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate;   at least one bolt inserted through each of the first support member, the sheet of thermal material, and the second support plate, the at least one bolt configured to be secured into a chassis; and   at least one spring disposed between a shoulder of the at least one bolt and the second support plate.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of thermal material is composed of thermal pyrolytic graphite. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are aluminum. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one side of the sheet of thermal material is beveled. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the spring is a helical spring. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of thermal material is configured to transfer heat between two surfaces which are at an angle of 90 degrees relative to each other. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the back support, the sheet of thermal material, and the front support are configured to translate along the at least one bolt and against the at least one spring. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one spring is configured to apply pressure for the sheet of thermal material against at least one heat conducting surface. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of thermal material is configured to transfer heat from a first side to a second side of the sheet. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one bolt comprises a first bolt and a second bolt, and wherein an axis intersecting the first bolt and the second bolt is aligned with at least one side of the sheet of thermal material that is configured to contact a heat conducting surface. 
   
   
       11 . An apparatus for transferring heat between two surface, the apparatus comprising:
 a thermal material having a first thermal conductivity in one plane and a second thermal conductivity in a direction normal to the plane, the first thermal conductivity being greater than a the second thermal conductivity;   at least one fastener configured to fasten the thermal material to a structure, the at least one fastener configured to allow translational movement of the thermal material; and   at least one spring disposed between the at least one fastener and the thermal material, the at least one spring configured to apply pressure for the sheet of thermal material against at least one heat conducting surface when contact between the at least one heat conducting surface and the thermal material occurs.   
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the thermal material is formed into a sheet. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein thermal material is composed of thermal pyrolytic graphite. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the thermal material is disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein at least one side of the thermal material is beveled. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the spring is a helical spring. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the thermal material is configured to transfer heat between two surfaces which are at an angle of 90 degrees relative to each other. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the sheet of thermal material is configured to transfer heat from a first side to a second side of the sheet. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one fastener comprises a first bolt and a second bolt, and wherein an axis intersecting the first bolt and the second bolt is aligned with at least one side of the thermal material that is configured to contact a heat conducting surface. 
   
   
       20 . An apparatus for transferring heat between two surfaces, the apparatus comprising:
 a first support sheet having at least one aperture;   a sheet of thermal material having at least one aperture, the sheet of thermal material adjacent the first sheet of metal wherein the at least one aperture of the first sheet of metal and the sheet of thermal material are aligned, the sheet of thermal material having a first thermal conductivity in a plane parallel to the sheet of metal and a second thermal conductivity in a direction normal to the plane, the first thermal conductivity being greater than a the second thermal conductivity;   a second support sheet having at least one aperture, the second support sheet adjacent the sheet of thermal material, wherein the sheet of thermal material is disposed between the first support plate and the second support plate and the at least one aperture in the second support sheet is aligned with the at least one apertures of the first support sheet and the sheet of thermal material;   at least one bolt, each of the at least one bolts inserted through one of the least one apertures of the second support sheet, the sheet of thermal material, and the first support sheet; and   at least one spring disposed between a shoulder of the at least one bolt and the second support plate.   
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the thermal material is thermal pyrolytic graphite. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the first support sheet and the second support sheet are composed of metal.