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US 2010/0238631 A1Published application
Securing device and thermal module incorporating the same
AssigneeFoxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsPO-HSUAN KUO, CHIH-HSUN LIN
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Abstract
A thermal module includes a fin assembly, a heat spreader, a heat pipe connected between the fin assembly and the heat spreader, and a securing plate. The securing plate has at least three resilient members secured on a bottom surface thereof. Each of the resilient members has a capability to deform resiliently along a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the securing plate to resiliently press the heat spreader to an electronic component.
Claims18
A securing device comprising:
- a securing plate defining a plurality of securing holes;
- a plurality of fasteners extending through the securing holes, adapted for securing the securing plate to a substrate;
- at least three resilient members extending from the securing plate, the at least three resilient members being arranged at corners of a polygon, each of the at least three resilient members having a capability to deform resiliently along a direction perpendicular to the securing plate;
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- a heat spreader attached to the securing plate and being resiliently pushed by the at least three resilient members, the heat spreader being adapted for thermally engaging with a heat generating electronic component mounted on the substrate.
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A thermal module comprising:
- a fin assembly;
- a heat spreader;
- a heat pipe comprising an evaporation section and a condensation section at two opposite ends thereof, the evaporation section being attached to the heat spreader, the condensation section being attached to the fin assembly;
- a securing plate having at least three resilient members secured on a bottom surface thereof, each of the resilient members having a capability to deform resiliently along a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the securing plate to press on the heat spreader.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.