Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1998-02-17
2000-04-04
Thompson, Gregory
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361715, 361718, 361737, H05K 720
Patent
active
060469056
ABSTRACT:
An electronic cartridge that includes a pair of spring clips which attach a thermal element to an integrated circuit or an integrated circuit package. The integrated circuit/package is mounted to a substrate. The substrate may be a printed circuit board. The cartridge may have a plurality of pins that extend from the thermal element and through the substrate. Each spring clip may have a pair of bent portions that are attached to the pins of the thermal element. The spring clip exerts a pull force that pulls the thermal element into the integrated circuit/package. The bent ports can be deflected so that at least a minimum pull force is always exerted onto the thermal element even with dimensional variations in the parts of the cartridge. The bent portions can therefore accommodate for tolerances in the cartridge while clamping the thermal element to the integrated circuit/package.
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Chung Yoke
Nelson Daryl J.
Rutigliano Michael
Stark Michael
Thurston Mark
Intel Corporation
Thompson Gregory
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