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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2003
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink ( ), a clip ( ), and a spring clamp ( ). The heat sink includes a base ( ), pin fins ( ), and slots ( ) defined between respective adjacent rows of the pins in perpendicular crisscross fashion. The clip made from a flexible metal wire includes a central body ( ) with a raised portion ( ), and two arms ( ) extending perpendicularly but in different directions from opposite ends of the body. A hook ( ) is formed at a free end of each arm. The spring clamp includes an elongate central pressing portion ( ). A longitudinal opening ( ) defined in the pressing portion engagingly receives the raised portion. Two pairs of elastically deformable wings ( ) extend from respective opposite sides of the pressing portion. The clamp is resiliently retained in corresponding slots of the heat sink, and thus secures the clip to the heat sink.