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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Phu Truong, Stanton, CA (US);
Rong-Che Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A heat sink clip assembly for attaching a heat sink ( ) to a CPU ( ) that is mounted to a mother board ( ). A heat sink clip includes a first bar ( ), a second bar ( ) slidably attached to the bar, and a handle ( ) pivotably attached to the first bar. Two legs ( ) respectively depend from opposite ends of the first and second bars. Two tabs ( ) extend inwardly from the legs, each tab defining a slot ( ). The handle has a shaft ( ) and a pressing cam ( ). A back plate ( ) is placed under the under the mother board. Two post ( ) are successively extended through the back plate, the mother board, and the heat sink. The post are then engaged in the slots of the clip. When the shaft is rotated downwardly, the pressing cam presses against the heat sink.