US 6,476,484 B1Granted

Heat sink dissipator for adapting to thickness change of a combination of a CPU and a CPU carrier

AssigneeMalico Inc.

InventorRobert Liang

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Abstract

A heat sink dissipater includes a retaining device and a heat dissipater. A plurality of fins and a plurality of pads or recesses are integrally formed on the top surface of the heat dissipater. A plurality of resilient legs extend inward from the sides of the retaining device. Retaining edges are also formed on two sides of the retaining device. The resilient legs fall into the gaps between the fins when the retaining device is positioned on the heat dissipater to secure a CPU assembly. In an orientation, the legs are placed on the pads or recesses of the heat dissipater and in an orthogonal orientation, the legs are placed directly on the top surface of the heat dissipater. Therefore, CPU assemblies of different thickness can be accommodated by rotating the retaining device or the heat dissipater 90 degrees.

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Dependent claims

A heat sink dissipater, comprising:

a retaining device having a pair of positioning columns formed on first two opposite sides, a pair of retaining edges formed on second two opposite sides, and a plurality of resilient legs extending inwards from said first or second two opposite sides, said retaining edges each being formed with a barb and said resilient legs each having a bent;
a heat dissipater having a plurality of fins formed on a top surface and a plurality of a gaps between said fins, said resilient legs failing into said gaps when said retaining device is positioned on said heat dissipater in a first orientation or a second orientation orthogonal to said first orientation;
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plurality of pads formed between fins on said top surface of said heat dissipater;
wherein the bent of each resilient leg is placed on a pad when said retaining device is positioned on said heat dissipater in said first orientation, and each resilient leg is placed directly on said top surface when said retaining device is positioned on said heat dissipater in said second orientation.

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