# US 7,609,525 B2 · Computer system

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- Number: US 7,609,525 B2
- Document ID: US7609525B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/608,806
- Filed: 2006-12-09
- Published: 2008-06-12
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2006-12-09
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Chen-Lu Fan; Li-Ping Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7609525B2

## CPC

- H05K 7/142: {Spacers not being card guides}
- G06F 1/184: Mounting of motherboards
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A computer system includes a motherboard (10 or 50) with at least one CPU heat sink mounted thereon and a chassis (20) for mounting the motherboard therein. The chassis includes a plurality of bumps (23), and a plurality of knockdown standoffs (25). Some of the bumps are under the at least one CPU heat sink, the standoffs are mounted on the bumps under the CPU heat sink for resisting against the motherboard and supporting the CPU heat sink. Some of the bumps are spares adapted for mounting another type of motherboard to the chassis.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer system, comprising:
a motherboard, comprising at least one CPU chip mounted thereon and a plurality of securing holes defined therein for mounting a heat sink on the CPU chip; and
a chassis, comprising a plurality of bumps each with a hole therein, and a plurality of knockdown standoffs, an amount of the standoffs being less than that of the bumps, the standoffs being mounted to the holes in the bumps coaxial with the securing holes beside the at least one CPU chip and resisting against an underside of the motherboard for supporting the heat sink.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer system as described in claim 1, wherein at least a fixing hole is defined in the motherboard, at least a fixing post corresponding to the fixing hole protrudes from the chassis.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The computer system as described in claim 2, wherein a screw hole is defined in the at least one fixing post, at least one screw extends through the at least one fixing hole of the motherboard and the screw hole of the at least one fixing post for mounting the motherboard to the chassis.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer system as described in claim 1, wherein the motherboard includes two CPU chips arrayed in-line, the chassis comprises three groups of bumps two groups of which each has a standoff mounted therein aligning with the two CPU chips.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer system as described in claim 1, wherein the motherboard includes two CPU chips arrayed diagonally, the chassis comprises three groups of bumps two groups of which each has a standoff mounted thereon aligning with the two CPU chips.

### Claim 6

A computer system, comprising:
a chassis comprising a panel configured to fit different types of motherboards which have two chips in different positions and a group of securing holes surrounding each of the chips, the panel having fixed thereon a plurality of groups of bumps arranged in different rows, each of the bumps defining a hole therein, and
two groups of standoffs capable of being selectively removably mounted in the holes of two groups of bumps to align with the corresponding securing holes of the different types of motherboards, the standoffs being resisting against an underside of the motherboard and sandwiched between the two groups of bumps and the motherboard.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The computer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of fixing posts is provided on the panel for supporting the motherboard.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer system as claimed in claim 7, wherein a height of the bump is lower than that of the fixing post, and a height of the bump combined with the standoff mounted thereon is equal to that of the fixing post.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The computer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein each group of bumps comprises four bumps.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The computer system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bumps are spaced from the motherboard and coaxial with the securing holes.