Power converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9554492-B2
Application number	US-201414264936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	Sep 12, 2013
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

A power converter is provided. The power converter includes a heat sink provided with a holding unit, a plurality of semiconductor devices disposed on the heat sink, and a fixing assembly pressing each of the semiconductor devices toward the heat sink to fix the semiconductor device. The fixing assembly includes a lower push unit disposed on the semiconductor device, and an upper push unit disposed on the lower push unit to press the lower push unit downward, the upper push unit being coupled to the holding unit. The upper push unit includes a central bent part that partially protrudes downward, an insertion part disposed on each of both ends of the central bent part in a left/right direction, the insertion part having a left/right distance therebetween that gradually increases upward, and a fixing bar inserted into the insertion part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power converter comprising:
a heat sink;
a holding unit located on the heat sink and comprising a first part shaped to define a first groove and a second part shaped to define a second groove;
a plurality of semiconductor devices disposed on the heat sink and located between the first part of the holding unit and the second part of the holding unit; and
a fixing assembly pressing each of the semiconductor devices toward the heat sink;
wherein the fixing assembly comprises:
a lower push unit located between the first part of the holding unit and the second part of the holding unit, wherein the lower push unit comprises a top side and a bottom side, wherein the bottom side of the lower push unit contacts each of the semiconductor devices;
an upper push unit comprising a central bent part that extends between a first insertion part and a second insertion part, wherein the central bent part partially protrudes downward and is elastically deformed such that a bottom side of the central bent part contacts the top side of the lower push unit, and wherein the first insertion part is received within the first groove and the second insertion part is received within the second groove; and
a fixing bar inserted into the first groove and the second groove to couple the upper push unit to the holding unit.

2. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the central bent part has a central portion that protrudes downward and both ends each of which extends upward.

3. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first insertion part and the second insertion part comprise an inner portion extending downward from the central bent part and an outer portion extending upward from a lower end of the inner portion,
wherein a distance between the inner and outer portions gradually increases in an upward direction in a state where an external force is not applied thereto.

4. The power converter according to claim 3 , wherein the outer portion is provided with a projection that protrudes outward.

5. The power converter according to claim 4 , wherein an outer surface of the projection is further inclined relative to that of the outer portion.

6. The power converter according to claim 4 , wherein a protrusion that is insertable into the projection is provided on one surface of the fixing bar.

7. The power converter according to claim 6 , wherein the lower push unit comprises a first cutoff part and a second cutoff part to which the upper push unit is coupled.

8. The power converter according to claim 7 , wherein the lower push unit comprises:
a horizontal extension part having a plate shape, the horizontal extension part extending in the left/right direction; and
a first vertical extension part and a second vertical extension part each extending upward from the horizontal extension part;
wherein the first cutoff part is defined on an upper end of the first vertical extension part and the second cutoff part is defined on an upper end of the second vertical extension part.

9. The power converter according to claim 8 , wherein each of the first cutoff part and the second cutoff part comprises:
a small width portion having a relatively small width in the front/rear direction; and
a large width portion defined below the small width portion, the large width portion having a width greater than that of the small width portion.

10. The power converter according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of semiconductor devices are disposed in parallel along the extensional direction of the horizontal extension part.

11. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink further comprises a device seating unit that protrudes upward, and
the semiconductor devices are disposed on the device seating unit.

12. The power converter according to claim 11 , wherein each of the semiconductor devices has a bottom surface that is in surface contact with a top surface of the device seating unit.

13. A power converter comprising:
a heat sink;
a holding unit located on the heat sink and comprising a first part shaped to define a first groove and a second part shaped to define a second groove;
a plurality of semiconductor devices disposed on the heat sink and located between the first part of the holding unit and the second part of the holding unit; and
a lower push unit located between the first part of the holding unit and the second part of the holding unit, wherein the lower push unit comprises a top side and a bottom side, wherein the bottom side of the lower push unit contacts top surfaces of the plurality of semiconductor devices; and
an upper push unit comprising a central bent part that extends between a first insertion part and a second insertion part, wherein the central bent part partially protrudes downward and is elastically deformed such that a bottom side of the central bent part contacts the top side of the lower push unit, and wherein the upper push unit is detachable from the heat sink;
wherein when the upper push unit is coupled to the holding unit, the upper push unit presses the lower push unit downward, and the lower push unit presses the semiconductor devices downward to fix the semiconductor devices to an upper portion of the heat sink.

Assignees

• Lsis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Eom Jun Seok

Classifications

• H10W40/641

  Snap-on arrangements, e.g. clips · CPC title

• H05K7/209 Primary

  Heat transfer by conduction from internal heat source to heat radiating structure (H05K7/20909 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/2049

  Pressing means used to urge contact, e.g. springs · CPC title

• H05K7/20918

  the components being isolated from air flow, e.g. hollow heat sinks, wind tunnels or funnels · CPC title

• H01L2924/0002

  Electricity · mapped topic