Heat sink clip and assembly
AssigneesFu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorCheng-Peng Yang
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Abstract
A heat sink clip and an assembly incorporating such clip are provided. The heat sink clip comprises: a body, an actuating member and a movable fastener. The body has a securing portion formed at one end thereof. The actuating member is pivotably mounted to the securing portion of said body and has a main body. The main body defines an open aperture therein. The movable fastener is pivotably connected to the open aperture of the actuating member. The actuating member is turnable relative to the body between an unlocked position and a locked position.
Claims15
A heat sink clip comprising:
- a body having a securing portion formed at one end thereof;
- an actuating member being pivotably mounted to the securing portion of said body and having a main body, the main body defining an open aperture therein;
- and
- a movable fastener being pivotably connected to the open aperture of the actuating member;
- said actuating member being turnable relative to said body between an unlocked position and a locked position for locking a heat sink to a retention module and unlocking the heat sink from the retention module;
- wherein
- an upper portion of said movable fastener defines an opening therein, one portion of the movable fastener above the opening being received in the open aperture of said actuating member, whereby the movable fastener is pivotably connected to the actuating member, and a lower portion of said actuating member extends through the opening.
A heat sink assembly comprising:
- a retention module;
- a heat sink placed on the retention module;
- and
- a heat sink clip, said heat sink clip comprising:
- a body placed on the heat sink, said body having a securing portion formed at one end thereof, the other end of said body being attached to the retention module;
- an actuating member being pivotably mounted to the securing portion of said body at a connecting point;
- and
- a movable fastener having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of said movable fastener defining an opening therethrough, the upper portion being attached to said actuating member, the lower portion being sleeved onto the retention module;
- said actuating member being turnable relative to said body between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein, in the unlocked position, the connecting point formed between the securing portion of said body and the actuating member is located at one side of the movable fastener, and wherein when the actuating member is turned from the unlocked position to the locked position, the connecting point traverses through the opening of the movable fastener to be located at an opposite side of the movable fastener.
A heat sink clip comprising:
- a body having a first end forming a locking arm with a mounting hole adapted for engaging with a locking block of a retention module and a second end opposite the first end;
- an actuating member pivotably mounted on the second end of said body and defining an open aperture at an upper portion;
- and
- a movable fastener having an upper end defining an opening for sleeving onto the upper portion of the actuating member at the open aperture thereof and a lower end defining a mounting hole adapted for engaging with a locking block of the retention module;
- wherein said actuating member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and said actuating member rests on the second end of said body in the locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.