# US 2014/0150993 A1 · Base with heat absorber and heat dissipating module having the base > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150993 A1 - Document ID: US20140150993A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/873,141 - Filed: 2013-04-29 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.; Furui Precise Component (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: YI-CHANG LIU; JUI-WEN HUNG; JIAN-ZHONG LU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150993A1 ## CPC - H10W 40/611: {Bolts or screws} - H10W 40/43: by flowing gases, e.g. forced air cooling - H10W 40/60: Securing means for detachable heating or cooling arrangements, e.g. clamps - H10W 40/73: for cooling by change of state - H10W 40/226: {characterised by projecting parts, e.g. fins to increase surface area (leadframes for cooling H10W70/461)} - H10W 40/242: {comprising thermal conductors between chips and the and the arrangements for cooling, e.g. compliant heat-spreaders} - H10W 40/625: {Clamping parts not primarily conducting heat} - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract An exemplary base includes a heat absorber and clips attached to the heat absorber. The heat absorber includes a top surface and a bottom surface. A pair of receiving grooves is defined in opposite lateral sides of the heat absorber, respectively. Each receiving groove is located above a level of the bottom surface and below a level of the top surface. Each clip includes a positioning beam. The positioning beam is received in a corresponding one of the receiving grooves with a portion of the heat absorber adjacent to the positioning beam deformed and fixed in the positioning beam thereby fixing the positioning beam in the receiving groove. A heat dissipating module having the base is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A base, comprising: a heat absorber, the heat absorber comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of receiving grooves being defined in opposite lateral sides of the heat absorber, respectively, each receiving groove located above a level of the bottom surface and below a level of the top surface; and a plurality of clips attached to the heat absorber, each clip comprising a positioning beam, the positioning beam being received in a corresponding one of the receiving grooves with a portion of the heat absorber adjacent to the positioning beam deformed and fixed in the positioning beam thereby fixing the positioning beam in the receiving groove. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The base of claim 1, wherein the plurality of clips is four clips, two of the clips are spaced from each other and sandwiched in one of the receiving grooves, the other two clips are spaced from each other and sandwiched in the other receiving groove, and each clip further comprises a fastening beam extending from the positioning beam and being exposed out of the heat absorber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The base of claim 1, wherein the plurality of clips is two clips, each clip being embedded in one of the receiving grooves, each clip further comprising two fastening beams extending from two opposite ends of the positioning beam and being exposed out of the heat absorber, the clip being approximately “V” shaped. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The base of claim 1, wherein the heat absorber comprises a main body, a pair of top flanges, and a pair of bottom flanges; the top flanges extending laterally from tops of two opposite lateral sides of the main body, the bottom flanges extending laterally from bottoms of the two opposite lateral sides of the main body, one of the top flanges and a corresponding one of the bottom flanges located at the same lateral side of the main body being spaced from and parallel to each other, and cooperatively defining one of the receiving grooves therebetween, and the other top flange and the corresponding other bottom flange located at the same lateral side of the main body being spaced from and parallel to each other, and cooperatively defining the other receiving groove therebetween. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The base of claim 4, wherein a positioning groove is defined in a bottom surface of each top flange, the positioning groove and the corresponding receiving groove being communicated with each other, a transverse width of the positioning groove being smaller than that of the receiving groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The base of claim 5, wherein a positioning block is formed integrally on a top surface of each positioning beam, a transverse width of the positioning block being substantially equal to a transverse width of the corresponding positioning groove, a portion of the heat absorber at the positioning groove being deformed such that the positioning block is embedded and secured in the positioning groove. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The base of claim 6, wherein a pit is defined in a bottom surface of each positioning beam corresponding to the positioning block, and the corresponding bottom flange of the heat absorber is deformed and interferingly fixed in the pit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The base of claim 4, wherein the positioning beam of each clip is flat, a plurality of positioning holes is defined in the positioning beam, and portions of the top flange and the bottom flange corresponding to the positioning holes are deformed and interferingly embedded and fixed in the positioning holes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The base of claim 8, wherein the positioning holes are located at a lateral edge of the positioning beam in the form of breaches in the lateral edge of the positioning beam. ### Claim 10 A heat dissipating module, comprising: a base, the base comprising a heat absorber and a plurality of clips attached to the heat absorber, the heat absorber comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of receiving grooves being defined in opposite lateral sides of the heat absorber, respectively, each receiving groove located above a level of the bottom surface and below a level of the top surface, each clip comprising a positioning beam, the positioning beam being received in a corresponding one of the receiving grooves with a portion of the heat absorber adjacent to the positioning beam deformed and fixed in the positioning beam thereby fixing the positioning beam in the receiving groove; a fin assembly mounted on the base; two heat pipes, each heat pipe comprising an evaporation section and a condenser section, the evaporation section contacting the top surface of the heat absorber and a bottom surface of the fin assembly, the condenser section extending through and in thermal contact with the fin assembly; and a fan attached to one end of the fin assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The heat dissipating module of claim 10, wherein the plurality of clips is four clips, two of the clips are spaced from each other and sandwiched in one of the receiving grooves, the other two clips are spaced from each other and sandwiched in the other receiving groove, and each clip further comprises a fastening beam extending from the positioning beam and being exposed out of the heat absorber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The heat dissipating module of claim 10, wherein the plurality of clips is two clips, each clip being embedded in one of the receiving grooves, each clip further comprising two fastening beams extending from two opposite ends of the positioning beam and being exposed out of the heat absorber, the clip being approximately “V” shaped. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The heat dissipating module of claim 10, wherein the evaporation section and the condenser section of each heat pipe are parallel with each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The heat dissipating module of claim 10, wherein the heat absorber comprises a main body, a pair of top flanges, and a pair of bottom flanges; the top flanges extending laterally from tops of two opposite lateral sides of the main body, the bottom flanges extending laterally from bottoms of the two opposite lateral sides of the main body, one of the top flanges and a corresponding one of the bottom flanges located at the same lateral side of the main body being spaced from and parallel to each other, and cooperatively defining one of the receiving grooves therebetween, and the other top flange and the corresponding other bottom flange located at the same lateral side of the main body being spaced from and parallel to each other, and cooperatively defining the other receiving groove therebetween. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The heat dissipating module of claim 14, wherein a positioning groove is defined in a bottom surface of each top flange, the positioning groove and the corresponding receiving groove being communicated with each other, a transverse width of the positioning groove being smaller than that of the receiving groove. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The heat dissipating module of claim 15, wherein a positioning block is formed integrally on a top surface of each positioning beam, a transverse width of the positioning block being substantially equal to a transverse width of the corresponding positioning groove, a portion of the heat absorber at the positioning groove being deformed such that the positioning block is embedded and secured in the positioning groove. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The heat dissipating module of claim 16, wherein a pit is defined in a bottom surface of each positioning beam corresponding to the positioning block, and the corresponding bottom flange of the heat absorber is deformed and interferingly fixed in the pit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The heat dissipating module of claim 14, wherein the positioning beam of each clip is flat, a plurality of positioning holes is defined in the positioning beam, and portions of the top flange and the bottom flange corresponding to the positioning holes are deformed and interferingly embedded and fixed in the positioning holes. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The heat dissipating module of claim 18, wherein the positioning holes are located at a lateral edge of the positioning beam in the form of breaches in the lateral edge of the positioning beam. ### Claim 20 A base, comprising: a generally flat heat absorber, the heat absorber defining a pair of receiving grooves in two opposite lateral edges thereof, respectively; and a plurality of clips attached to the heat absorber, each clip comprising a positioning beam, the positioning beam being received in a corresponding one of the receiving grooves and thereby sandwiched by opposite upper and lower portions of the heat absorber with at least one of the upper and lower portions of the heat absorber deformed and interferentially engaged in the positioning beam such that the positioning beam is fixed in position in the receiving groove.