Snapping device for CPU cooler
AssigneeKocam International Co., Ltd.
InventorTsan-Jung Chen
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a snapping device comprising a fastening resilient strip including a main body; at least one bolt parallel to the fastening resilient strip; a contact section moveable along the shank of the bolt; and a hollow support secured to a circuit board having a central hole for receiving an element (such as a CPU) mounted thereon and enabling top of the element to be in contact with a cooler mounted in the support, wherein the fastening resilient strip is secured to the support. Thus, while rotating the bolt, the contact section moves along the bolt toward the cooler due to a reaction of the main body and tightly press the cooler onto the element in an optimum contact condition.
Claims10
A snapping device comprising:
- a hollow four-sided support having a central hole, the support being secured to a circuit board so that an element mounted on the circuit board is located within the central hole enabling the top of the element to be in contact with a cooler mounted in the support for dissipating heat generated by the element, and;
- a fastening resilient strip detachably engageable with the cooler, said strip including a main body, two arms at both ends, and two horizontal positioning members formed by bending the arms;
- at least one bolt releasably driven through each of the arms;
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- a contact section moveable in a direction parallel to the main body so that the contact section is capable of moving along a lengthwise direction of the bolt in response to a rotation of the bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.