Processor retention system and method
US6970354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor retainer assembly prevents inadvertent removal of a processor from a circuit board socket by forces exerted on an information handling system that are translated from a heat sink to the processor by the coupling of thermal grease between the heat sink and the processor. A retention frame couples to a motherboard around the processor socket to support movement of the processor retainer between open and closed positions. A securing device hinge rotationally couples the processor retainer to the retention frame and a securing device latch locks the processor retainer in the closed position to restrict movement of the processor from the socket. A heat sink contacts the processor through an opening in the processor retainer. Heat sink supports extending from the retention frame engage the heat sink so that a single processor retainer assembly retains the processor in the socket and the heat sink proximate to the processor.
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