Adhesive-thermal gasket

Abstract

An adhesive-thermal gasket, including: a body of thermally conductive material having a set of openings formed through the body; and an adhesive disposed into each opening for holding together a heat-generating component and a heat-dissipating structure as the body thermally couples the heat-generating component to the heat-dissipating structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adhesive-thermal gasket, comprising:
 a body of thermally conductive material having a set of openings formed through the body; and   an adhesive disposed into each opening for holding together a heat-generating component and a heat-dissipating structure as the body thermally couples the heat-generating component to the heat-dissipating structure.   
     
     
         2 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein the openings are formed through a periphery of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the body is greater than a height of the adhesives in the openings. 
     
     
         4 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a thermal pad. 
     
     
         5 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a thermal phase-change material. 
     
     
         6 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a graphite thermal interface material. 
     
     
         7 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive in each opening is a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         8 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the openings has a substantially rectangular shape. 
     
     
         9 . The adhesive-thermal gasket of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the openings has a substantially semicircular shape. 
     
     
         10 . A method for forming an adhesive-thermal gasket, comprising:
 forming a body of thermally conductive material;   forming a set of openings through the body; and   disposing an adhesive into each opening for holding together a heat-generating component and a heat-dissipating structure as the body thermally couples the heat-generating component to the heat-dissipating structure.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a set of openings comprises forming a set of openings through a periphery of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein disposing an adhesive comprises disposing such that a height of the body is greater than a height of the adhesives in the openings. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a body comprises forming using a thermal pad. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a body comprises forming using a thermal phase-change material. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a body comprises forming using a graphite thermal interface material. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein disposing an adhesive comprises disposing a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a set of openings comprises forming such that at least one of the openings has a substantially rectangular shape. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein forming a set of openings comprises forming such that at least one of the openings has a substantially semicircular shape.