Heatsink retention apparatus
US6829143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some disclosed embodiments include a retention apparatus having a unidirectional locking member, the unidirectional locking member defining a bore therethrough, a post disposed through the bore of the unidirectional locking member, wherein the post is adapted to be secured to a support base, and a spring adapted to bias the unidirectional locking member against a device to be retained, wherein the unidirectional locking member is adapted to allow movement of the device in a first direction and to inhibit movement of the device in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The retention apparatus may be used to maintain contact between a heatsink and a processor on a motherboard. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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