Electrical connector assembly having fan support thereon
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorMing-Yue Chen
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a first cover pivotally assembled to the housing, a second cover pivotally assembled to the first cover, and a fan support secured upon the second cover. A plurality of contacts are disposed in the housing. A heat sink is associated with the second cover. A pair of fans are located by two opposite lateral sides of the heat sink and fixed to the fan support so as to induce an air flow along the slots defined between fins of the heat sink in a transverse direction.
Claims19
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a housing unit retaining a plurality of contacts and defining a receiving cavity for receiving an electronic package;
- a first cover pivotally assembled to one pivot side of the housing unit;
- a heat sink assembled to and extending above the first cover;
- a second cover pivotally assembled to one pivot side of the first cover;
- a fan support assembled upon the second cover;
- and
- at least one fan assembled upon the fan support;
- wherein
- the at least one fan comprises two fans in which one fan is located on one side of the fan support, and the other fan being located on another side of the fan support opposite the one side.
A method of testing an electronic package comprising steps of:
- providing a housing unit with a plurality of contacts and a receiving cavity therein;
- providing a first cover assembled to one pivot side of the housing unit in a pivotal manner;
- providing a second cover assembled to one pivot side of the first cover in another pivotal manner;
- providing a fan support assembled upon the second cover;
- attaching at least one fan on the fan support;
- and
- loading an electronic package into the receiving cavity;
- wherein when assembled, the first cover and the second cover are stacked with each other in a vertical direction;
- wherein
- the pivot side of the housing unit and the pivot side of the first cover are opposite to each other in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to the vertical direction while the at one fan is located on one transverse side in a transverse direction perpendicular to both vertical direction and the front-to-back direction;
- wherein
- the at least one fan includes two fans respectively assembled on two opposite transverse sides of the fan support in the transverse direction.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a housing unit retaining a plurality of contacts and defining a receiving cavity for receiving an electronic package;
- a cover sub-assembly attached to the housing unit;
- a fan support discrete from but assembled upon the cover sub-assembly;
- a heat sink associated with the cover sub-assembly and enclosed within the fan support;
- and
- at least one fan assembled upon the fan support;
- wherein
- said fan support includes a frame structure at a top and four supporting structures at four corners below said frame structure in a vertical direction;
- wherein
- the at least one fan comprises two fans in which one fan is located on one side of the fan support, and the other fan being located on another side of the fan support opposite the one side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.