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US 11,903,157 B2Granted
Reusable holding component for heatsink
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMing-Cheng Lin
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Abstract
A reusable holding component is provided. The reusable holding component may comprise a frame with a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame to a second surface of the frame, and at least one pin disposed on and extending away from the second surface of the frame, wherein the at least one pin includes at least two elongated segments with hooks disposed on a head portion of each of the at least two elongated segments. A heat transfer device and an electronic device with a heatsink are also provided.
Claims16
A reusable holding component, comprising:
- a frame with a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame through the frame to a second surface of the frame;
- a fastener guiding wall disposed on and extending away from the first surface of the frame, wherein an internal surface of the fastener guiding wall surrounds the fastener receiving opening of the frame, and wherein the fastener guiding wall guides a fastener into the fastener receiving opening and includes one or more tabs positioned on the internal surface and located on an opposite end of the fastener guiding wall from the first surface of the frame, the tabs include a bottom surface facing to the fastener receiving opening and an opposite top surface inclined toward a center line of the fastener receiving opening;
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- at least one pin extending away from the second surface to a distal end of the at least one pin, wherein the distal end of the at least one pin includes at least two elongated segments with hooks disposed on a head portion of each of the at least two elongated segments, the at least two elongated segments being disposed on the second surface of the frame.
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A heat transfer device, comprising:
- a reusable holding component comprising:
- a frame with a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame to a second surface of the frame;
- a fastener guiding wall disposed on and extending away from the first surface of the frame, wherein an internal surface of the fastener guiding wall surrounds the fastener receiving opening of the frame and wherein the fastener guiding wall guides a fastener into the fastener receiving opening and includes one or more tabs positioned on the internal surface and located on an opposite end of the fastener guiding wall from the first surface of the frame, the tabs include a bottom surface facing to the fastener receiving opening and an opposite top surface extending inward inclined toward a center line of the fastener receiving opening;
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- at least one pin extending away from the second surface to a distal end of the at least one pin, wherein the distal end of the at least one pin includes at least two elongated segments with hooks disposed on a head portion of each of the at least two elongated segments, the at least two elongated segments being disposed on the second surface of the frame;
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- a heatsink connected to the reusable holding component by the at least one pin, and the heatsink has a fastener receiving opening aligned with the fastener receiving opening of the frame, and at least one guiding opening corresponding to the at least one pin of the reusable holding component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.