US 11,991,864 B2
Load vectoring heat sink
Ryan Tong, Hercules, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,127.
Prior Publication US 2023/0301029 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/2049 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20418 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat sink comprising:
a plurality of load points; and
a plurality of load cells each configured to attach to a respective attachment point on a component and to create a load between the respective attachment point and a respective one of the load points,
wherein a first load cell of the plurality of load cells comprises a first plurality of elements, the first plurality of elements configured to collectively create a first maximum load between a first attachment point and a respective first load point;
wherein a second load cell of the plurality of load cells comprises a second plurality of elements corresponding to the first plurality of elements, the second plurality of elements configured to collectively create a second maximum load between a second attachment point and a respective second load point, the second maximum load different than the first maximum load, and
wherein at least one of the first plurality of elements is structurally distinct from corresponding one of the second plurality of elements.