Detent means for a heat sink
US7013537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44034
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The detent means for a heat sink has on each of the two ends of a pressing member a fixing engaging member and a movable engaging member, the movable engaging member is provided thereon with a foldable member. Wherein the pressing member is provided on the heat sink, the fixing engaging member extending downwards to engage protrusions on a side of a fixing seat of a microprocessor, the movable engaging member can be lowered to engage with protrusions on an opposite side of the fixing seat of the microprocessor, and the movable engaging member can be raised to a predetermined level under the action of the foldable member to thereby exert a force on the pressing member, thus the heat sink and the microprocessor at the center of the fixing seat can be press connected with each other.
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