Heat sink, circuit board, and electronic apparatus
A heat sink that radiates n exoergic circuit elements mounted on a circuit board includes a housing that has a heat-receiving surface that receives heat from the n exoergic circuit elements, and n+2 fixture parts to each of which a fixture member is attachable, each fixture member compressively fixing the housing onto the circuit board, wherein n is equal to or greater than 2, the heat sink is used to commonly radiate the n exoergic circuit elements, and a line that connects two fixture members to each other among n+2 fixture members passes between two centers of gravity of two adjacent exoergic circuit elements.
1. A heat sink that radiates n exoergic circuit elements mounted on a circuit board, where n is equal to or greater than 2, said heat sink comprising:
a housing that has a heat-receiving surface that receives heat from the n exoergic circuit elements; and
n+2 fixture parts to each of which a fixture member is attachable, each fixture member compressively fixing said housing onto the circuit board, wherein the heat sink is used to commonly radiate the n exoergic circuit elements, and
wherein the n+2 fixture parts include four fixture parts configured to fix adjacent first and second ones of the exoergic circuit elements, the four fixture parts including a pair of first, diagonally arranged, fixture parts and a pair of second, diagonally arranged, fixture parts, the first exoergic circuit element being located inside of a first triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a first one of the second fixture parts and outside of a second triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a second one of the second fixture parts, and the second exoergic circuit elements being located outside of the first triangular area and inside of the second triangular area.
2. A heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein the n+2 fixture parts are arranged so as to maintain a distance of approximately 1 cm or smaller between one of the exoergic circuit elements and a most distant fixture part among the neighboring fixture parts of the one of the exoergic circuit elements.
3. A heat sink according to claim 1 , further comprising a cooling fin that is connected to the housing and radiates heat from at least one of the n exoergic circuit elements.
4. A heat sink according to claim 3 , wherein the cooling fin is configured to be detachable from the housing.
5. A heat sink according to claim 3 , further comprising a cooling fan that sends air to and compulsorily cools the cooling fin.
6. A circuit board comprising:
n exoergic circuit elements where n is equal to or greater than 2;
a heat sink that is used to commonly radiate the n exoergic circuit elements, the heat sink including a housing that has a heat-receiving surface that receives heat from the n exoergic circuit elements, and n+2 fixture parts; and
n+2 fixture members each of which is attached to a corresponding one of the n+2 fixture parts, and configured to compressively fix the heat sink against the n exoergic circuit elements,
wherein the n+2 fixture parts include four fixture parts configured to fix first and second adjacent ones of the exoergic circuit elements, the four fixture parts including a pair of first, diagonally arranged, fixture parts and a pair of second, diagonally arranged, fixture parts, the first exoergic circuit element being located inside of a first triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a first one of the second fixture parts and outside of a second triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a second one of the second fixture parts, and the second exoergic circuit elements being located outside of the first triangular area and inside of the second triangular area.
7. A circuit board according to claim 6 , wherein each of the n+2 fixture members applies a variable compressive force.
8. An electronic apparatus comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes:
n exoergic circuit elements where n is equal to or greater than 2;
a heat sink that is used to commonly radiate the n exoergic circuit elements, the heat sink including a housing that has a heat-receiving surface that receives heat from the n exoergic circuit elements, and n+2 fixture parts; and
n+2 fixture members each of which is attached to a corresponding one of the n+2 fixture parts, and configured to compressively fix the heat sink against the n exoergic circuit elements,
wherein the n+2 fixture parts include four fixture parts configured to fix adjacent first and second ones of the exoergic circuit elements, the four fixture carts including a pair of first, diagonally arranged, fixture parts and a pair of second, diagonally arranged, fixture parts, the first exoergic circuit element being located inside of a first triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a first one of the second fixture parts and outside of a second triangular area having vertices at the pair of first fixture parts and a second one of the second fixture parts, and the second exoergic circuit elements being located outside of the first triangular area and inside of the second triangular area.