Blindmate heat sink assembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJohn P. Franz, Wade David Vinson
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Abstract
An assembly comprising a circuit board, a socket, and an electronic device. The socket is connected to the circuit board and comprises a surface having a plurality of receptacles into which are disposed a plurality of connector pins from the electronic device. A heat sink is in thermal contact with the electronic device and has a footprint extending beyond both the electronic device and the socket. A locking lever pivotally connects to an arm extending from the socket to a position outside of the footprint of the heat sink.
Claims27
An assembly comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a socket connected to said circuit board and comprising a surface having a plurality of receptacles;
- an electronic device having a plurality of connector pins disposed in the receptacles of said socket;
- a heat sink in thermal contact with said electronic device, wherein said heat sink has a footprint extending beyond both said electronic device and said socket;
- a locking lever pivotally connected to an arm extending from said socket to a position outside of the footprint of said heat sink.
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a heat sink;
- an alignment cage connected to said heat sink, wherein said alignment cage comprises a receptacle and a plurality of locating tabs, wherein the plurality of locating tabs surround the receptacle and extend from said alignment cage;
- and
- a plurality of alignment pins connected to and extending from said heat sink.
A method for installing an electronic device to a socket mounted to a circuit board, the method comprising:
- attaching the electronic device to a heat sink, wherein the heat sink has a footprint extending beyond the electronic device;
- inserting a plurality of connector pins extending from the electronic device into a plurality of receptacles disposed in the socket, wherein the heat sink has a footprint extending beyond the socket;
- and
- actuating a locking lever to lock the electronic device to the socket, wherein the locking lever is connected to an arm extending from the socket to a position outside of the footprint of the heat sink.
A system comprising:
- means for aligning pins of an electronic device with receptacles of a socket mounted to a circuit board, wherein the electronic device is attached to a heat sink having a footprint extending beyond the electronic device and the socket;
- and
- means for locking the electronic device to the socket, wherein said means for locking extend from said socket to a position outside the footprint of the heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.