Patent · US Expired

Heat sink clip for an electronic assembly

US6101096A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1999
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/75
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fastener for an electronic assembly. The fastener may have a spring arm that extends from a stem. The fastener can attach a cover to a heat sink of an electronic assembly. The stem may be inserted into a boss of the cover. The spring arm may exert a force onto the heat sink to press the sink into an integrated circuit package of the assembly.

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