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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vernon P. Bollesen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A heat sink structure includes a fan, a heat sink and a fan mounting bracket. The heat sink includes a base section having a lower surface and an upper surface. A first fin and a second fin extend from the upper surface of the base section. The fan mounting bracket includes a faceplate, a first side extending from the faceplate, and a second side extending from the faceplate. The first side and second side of the fan mounting bracket are fastened to the first fin and the second fin, respectively. The fan is mounted to the faceplate of the fan mounting bracket such that the fan is mounted horizontally to the heat sink.