Heatsink with visual installation indicator
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsLe Gao, Yang Sun, Rudong Shi, Bruce Chen
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Abstract
An apparatus that includes a module for use in installing a heatsink, the module comprising a fastener, a first indicator member comprising a first visual indicator surface, and a second indicator member comprising a second visual indicator surface, the first and second indicator members defining an opening for receiving the fastener. The first visual indicator surface is visible when the fastener is not fully installed and the second visual indicator surface is visible when the fastener is fully installed. A method for installing the heatsink with the module is also disclosed herein.
Claims20
A method for installing a heatsink, comprising:
- installing the heatsink with a fastener located within a module attached to the heatsink, the fastener including a spring-loaded screw and the module comprising a visual indicator indicating an installation state of the fastener, the visual indicator positioned circumferentially around at least a portion of the spring-loaded screw;
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- receiving at least two visual indications from the visual indicator whether the fastener is properly installed, wherein a first visual indication of the at least two visual indications indicates that the fastener is not properly installed and a second visual indication of the at least two visual indications indicates that the fastener is properly installed and is received after tightening the spring-loaded screw.
A method for installing a heatsink, comprising:
- installing the heatsink with a fastener located within a module attached to the heatsink, wherein the module comprises a visual indicator indicating an installation state of the fastener and wherein the visual indicator includes at least one or more indicator pins that extend upward from a base of the heatsink;
- receiving a first visual indication that the fastener is not properly installed;
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- receiving a second visual indication that the fastener is properly installed after tightening the fastener at an installation position.
A method for installing a heatsink, comprising:
- installing the heatsink with a fastener located within a module attached to the heatsink by receiving the fastener at an opening in the module positioned at a base of the heatsink wherein the module includes a visual indicator indicating an installation state of the fastener and wherein the visual indicator is positioned circumferentially around at least a portion of the fastener;
- receiving a first visual indication that indicates that the fastener is received in the opening but is not fully installed;
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- receiving a second visual indication that the fastener is properly installed based on moving at least one indicator pin outward in response to fully tightening the fastener in the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.