Electrical connector assembly having retention module
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsWilliam B. Walkup, Hung-Chi Yu
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a CPU mounted socket connector (1) and a retention module (5). The retention module comprises a pair of metal frames (50), a pair of retaining clips (56) and a pair of stop bars (54) assembled together with the metal frames. Each frame defines a bottom wall (51), a first side wall (52) and a pair of second side walls (54). Each retaining clip has a hook (56c) at a top thereof for hooking a corresponding stop bar, and a clamping portion (56e) at a bottom thereof. The clamping portion and a free end of the hook together clamp a side portion (41a) of a heat sink assembled to the socket connector.
Claims10
An electrical connector assembly for securing a heat sink, comprising:
- a socket connector located on a motherboard and including an insulating housing and a plurality of terminals retained within the housing;
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- a retention module including:
- a pair of frames located at two opposite sides of the connector, each frame defining a bottom wall secured to the motherboard and a first side wall connected with the bottom wall;
- a pair of retaining clips each having a securing portion at each of two opposite sides thereof for securing to a corresponding first side wall, a hook at a top thereof, and a clamping portion at a bottom thereof, the hook and the clamping portion together clamping a side portion of a heat sink.
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a heat sink adapted for being placed on a CPU and having two opposite side portions;
- a retention module comprising:
- a pair of metal frames adapted for securing to a PCB and being spaced from the connector;
- a pair of retaining clips secured to the frames, respectively, each clip including a hook and a clamping portion at upper and lower edges thereof, a free end of the hook and the clamping portion together clamping the side portions of the heat sink;
- wherein a grounding path is established from the side portions of the heat sink through the retaining clips and the metal frames to the PCB.
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a connector mounted on the printed circuit board;
- an electronic component seated upon the connector;
- a heat sink located upon said electronic component;
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- a retention module located around a periphery of said connector, said retention module including a pair of opposite frames, a pair of rigid stop bars extending along a front-to-back direction and respectively secured to the corresponding frames, and a pair of resilient retaining clips respectively secured to the corresponding frames, each of said retaining clips being located around a middle portion of the corresponding frame along said front-to-back direction, and retained to the corresponding stop bar and having means for downward abutment with the heat sink for pressing the heat sink against the electronic component thereunder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.