Clip for heat sink
US6430049B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44026
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clip (10) for securing a heat sink (20) to an electronic device (30) includes a body (12) and a pair of fasteners (16) attached to opposite ends of the body. The body has a pressing portion (122), a pair of first connection portions (126) extending away from opposite ends of the pressing portion, and a fixing portion (134) depending from the pressing portion. The fixing portion includes a pair of stopping tabs (138). The pressing portion and the fixing portion each form a projection (142). The stopping tabs are received in cutouts (28) of the heat sink, to prevent the clip from moving parallel to grooves (26) defined in the heat sink. The projections are received in the grooves, to prevent the clip from moving perpendicular to the grooves. Thus a pair of clips and the heat sink are securely combined to form a single assembly (50).
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