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A low-cost heat sink easy to assemble which is designed to be mounted on a power semiconductor module (5) through the medium of cooling water includes a base member (1), a heat sink body (2) superposed on the base member (1) to form in cooperation with the base member (1) a passage through which the

A low-cost heat sink easy to assemble which is designed to be mounted on a power semiconductor module (5) through the medium of cooling water includes a base member (1), a heat sink body (2) superposed on the base member (1) to form in cooperation with the base member (1) a passage through which the coolant flows, and a bellows-like flow straightening plate (6) disposed between the power semiconductor module (5) and the base member (1) in physical contact with the power semiconductor module (5) on one hand and with the base member (1) on the other hand. The flow straightening plate (6) partitions the passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels (14A, 14B).

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What is claimed is: 1. A heat sink mounted on a heat radiation part through the medium of a coolant, comprising: a base member; a heat sink body formed in a frame shape having an outer frame surrounding an inner frame, the outer frame having a greater height (T) than a height (T1) of the inner fram

What is claimed is: 1. A heat sink mounted on a heat radiation part through the medium of a coolant, comprising: a base member; a heat sink body formed in a frame shape having an outer frame surrounding an inner frame, the outer frame having a greater height (T) than a height (T1) of the inner frame, said heat radiation page being receivable inside the outer frame and on top of the inner frame of said heat sink body, said heat body superposed on said base member to form in cooperation with said base member a passage through which said coolant flows, said passage having a base side and a heat transfer side; and a bellows-like flow straightening plate disposed between said heat radiation part and said base member in physical contact with said heat radiation part on one side and with said base member on the other side, wherein said bellows-like flow straightening plate is pressed against said base member and said heat radiation part without brazing thereto, and wherein said bellows-like flow straightening plate is formed to have a greater height (T1+α) than the height (T1) of the inner frame of said heat sink body, wherein said flow straightening plate partitions said passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels that include base member-side flow straightening channels and heat transfer side flow straightening channels, said channels having an open portion along one longitudinal dimension and a closed portion along an opposite longitudinal dimension, with the open portion defining the heat transfer and base member sides. 2. A heat sink according to claim 1, wherein said flow straightening plate has flat portions brought into surface contact with said heat radiation part. 3. A heat sink mounted on a heat radiation part through the medium of a coolant, comprising: a base member; a heat sink body formed in a frame shape having an outer frame surrounding an inner frame, the outer frame having a greater height (T) than a height (T1) of the inner frame, said heat radiation part being receivable inside the outer frame and on top of the inner frame of said heat sink body, said heat sink body superposed on said base member to form in cooperation with said base member a passage through which said coolant flows, said passage having a base side and a heat transfer side; and a bellows-like flow straightening plate disposed between said heat radiation part and said base member in physical contact with said heat radiation part on one side and with said base member on the other side, wherein said bellows-like flow straightening plate is pressed against said base member and said heat radiation part without brazing thereto, and wherein said bellows-like flow straightening plate is formed to have a greater height (T1+α)than the height (T1) of the inner frame of said heat sink body, wherein said flow straightening plate partitions said passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels that include base member-side flow straightening channels and heat transfer side flow straightening channels, wherein said base member-side flow straightening channels are provided with a plurality of ribs arrayed adjacent to said base member along the flow direction of said coolant for preventing positional deviation of said flow straightening plate. 4. A heat sink mounted on a heat radiation part through the medium of a coolant, comprising: a base member; a heat sink body superposed on said base member to form in cooperation with said base member a passage through which said coolant flows, said passage having a base side and a heat transfer side; and a bellows-like flow straightening plate disposed between said heat radiation part and said base member in physical contact with said heat radiation part on one hand and with said base member on the other hand, wherein said flow straightening plate partitions said passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels that include base member-side flow straightening channels and heat transfer side flow straightening channels, wherein said base member-side flow straightening channels are provided with a plurality of ribs arrayed adjacent to said base member along the flow direction of said coolant for preventing positional deviation of said flow straightening plate, wherein said plurality of ribs are arrayed within an interior space defined by said base member-side flow straightening channels and said ribs are disposed directly on said base member and located under flat portions of said flow straightening plate, so as to face the flat portions of said flow straightening plate thereby causing turbulence of said coolant. 5. A heat sink mounted on a heat radiation part through the medium of a coolant, comprising: a base member; a heat sink body superposed on said base member to form in cooperation with said base member a passage through which said coolant flows, said passage having a base side and a heat transfer side; and a bellows-like flow straightening plate disposed between said heat radiation part and said base member in physical contact with said heat radiation part on one hand and with said base member on the other hand, wherein said flow straightening plate partitions said passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels that include base member-side flow straightening channels and heat transfer side flow straightening channels, wherein said base member-side flow straightening channels are provided with said plurality of ribs arrayed adjacent to said base member along the flow direction of said coolant for preventing positional deviation of said flow straightening plate, wherein said plurality of ribs are arrayed within an interior space defined by said base member-side flow straightening channels and said ribs are disposed directly on said base member so as to protrude from the base member and be equally spaced along the flow direction of the coolant.