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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Richard E. Schlack, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/40 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/467 (2013.01); H01L 23/40 (2013.01); H01L 23/4006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat sink fastener assembly for fastening a heat sink onto a heat generating computer component. The fastener assembly includes a stud comprising at least one cam follower, and a rotatable nut defining a cam surface. A spring may be mounted to the heat generating computer component, and the spring is biased away from the heat sink. The stud is mounted to the spring and the nut is mounted to the heat sink. A clip mounted to the heat sink provides a secondary catch or attachment of the heat sink to the component.