# US 7,609,522 B2 · Heat sink assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,609,522 B2 - Document ID: US7609522B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/566,020 - Filed: 2006-12-01 - Published: 2008-06-05 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2006-12-01 - Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd.; Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zhao Jin; Jun Cao; Shi-wen Zhou; Chun-Chi Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7609522B2 ## CPC - H10W 40/611: {Bolts or screws} - F28F 3/02: Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations (F28F3/08 takes precedence) - H10W 40/60: Securing means for detachable heating or cooling arrangements, e.g. clamps - H10W 40/625: {Clamping parts not primarily conducting heat} - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 - F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16) ## Abstract A heat sink assembly (10) compatible with an ATX motherboard (20) and a BTX motherboard (30), includes a heat sink and a plurality of fasteners (15) extending through the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base (12) defining a slot (1220) therein. The fastener is capable of sliding along the slot between a first position to a second position to make the heat sink assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention to be adapted for use with the ATX motherboard or the BTX motherboard. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A heat sink assembly compatible with an advanced technology extended (ATX) motherboard and a balanced technology extended (BTX) motherboard, the heat sink assembly comprising: a base adapted for contacting with a heat generating device on one of the ATX and BTX motherboards, a slot defined in the base; a plurality of fins mounted on the base; and a fastener for fixing the base to the heat generating device, the fastener extending through the base and being slidable horizontally along the slot from a first position to a second position; wherein the fastener comprises a screw having a head and a shaft extending downwardly from the head, and a spring mounted around the shaft and located between the head of the screw and the base; wherein the slot has two ends, and each of the ends terminates with an aperture communicating with the slot, the aperture is used for providing passage of the fastener; wherein a step portion is formed in the aperture for supporting the spring thereon; wherein a recess is defined in the shaft of the screw thereby forming an engaging portion at the recess, and the engaging portion is slidable along the slot in the base; wherein the engaging portion has an outer diameter smaller than a width of the slot and a height larger than that of the base; and wherein an annular pad engages with the engaging portion and abuts against a joint of the engaging portion and the shaft at a bottom of the engaging portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The heat sink assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat sink assembly is mounted on the ATX motherboard when the fastener is located in the first position, and the heat sink assembly is mounted on the BTX motherboard when the fastener is located in the second position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The heat sink assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shaft of the screw terminates with a threaded portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The heat sink assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot has a V-shaped configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The heat sink assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of ears are formed at corners of the base, and the slot is defined in one of the ears. ### Claim 6 A heat sink assembly comprising: a heat sink defining a slot, the heat sink comprising a base and a plurality of fins extending upwardly from the base; a plurality of ears formed at corners of the base, the slot being defined in one of the ears; and a fastener comprising a head and a shaft extending from the head, the shaft having a threaded bottom end; wherein the shaft extends through the slot and is horizontally slidable along the slot between first and second positions for different motherboards having different specifications, respectively; and wherein the base defines two holes at the first and second positions, respectively, each of the holes having a diameter larger than a width of the slot, the shaft having a middle engaging portion with a diameter smaller than upper and lower end portions of the shaft, the engaging portion being received in the slot during a horizontally sliding movement of the shaft along the slot, the upper and lower end portions of the shaft each having a diameter larger than the width of the slot and smaller than that of each of the holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The heat sink assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein a spring is mounted around the shaft of the fastener and is located between the head and the base.