Heat sink fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9414481-B1
Application number	US-201514677335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 2, 2015
Priority date	Apr 2, 2015
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A heat sink fastener includes a heat sink assembly, a first stand, a second stand, a fastening plate, a fastening member, and a movable bar. The first stand includes a fastening portion. The second stand includes a restriction portion. The fastening plate is connected to the heat sink assembly. The fastening plate includes a hook portion, an extension portion, and a through hole. The hook portion is engaged with the fastening portion. The extension portion contacts with the restriction portion. The fastening member is inserted through the through hole and secured the second stand. The fastening member includes a bolt and a screw nail. The screw nail is provided with a pushing portion. The movable bar is connected to the second stand. The movable bar includes a pivot shaft, a restriction end restricting the pushing portion from movement, and a release end releasing the pushing portion to move.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat sink fastener for using with a chip disposed on a substrate, the heat sink fastener comprising:
a heat sink assembly;
a first stand including a fastening portion;
a second stand including a restriction portion disposed corresponding to the first stand;
a fastening plate connected to the heat sink assembly and in contact with a surface of the chip, the fastening plate including a hook portion, an extension portion corresponding to the hook portion, and a through hole formed on the extension portion, the hook portion being engaged with the fastening portion, the extension portion being in contact with the restriction portion;
a fastening member resiliently inserted in the through hole and secured to the second stand, the fastening member including a bolt and a screw nail connected to the bolt, one end of the screw nail being provided with a pushing portion; and
a movable bar rotatably and pivotally connected to the second stand, the movable bar including a pivot shaft, a restriction end restricting the pushing portion from movement, and a release end releasing the pushing portion to move, the restriction end and the release end being disposed at two ends of the pivot shaft respectively.

2. The heat sink fastener of claim 1 , wherein the heat sink assembly comprises a plurality of heat pipes and a plurality of fins, and the fins are disposed overlappingly on each of the heat pipes.

3. The heat sink fastener of claim 2 , wherein one side surface of the fastening plate further includes a pressing surface provided with a plurality of trenches, and the heat pipes are positioned in the trenches respectively.

4. The heat sink fastener of claim 3 , wherein each of the heat pipes partially includes a plane portion and an arc portion connected to the plane portion, each of the plane portions is disposed flush with the pressing surface, and each of the arc portions is in contact with a surface of each of the trenches.

5. The heat sink fastener of claim 1 , wherein the first stand further includes a first platform and a first side plate perpendicular to the first platform, the fastening portion is disposed on the first side plate, the second stand includes a second platform and a second side plate perpendicular to the second platform, and the restriction portion is vertically connected to the second side plate.

6. The heat sink fastener of claim 5 , wherein the restriction portion further includes two restriction plates, a gap is formed between the two restriction plates, and one end of the fastening member is vertically movable in the gap.

7. The heat sink fastener of claim 5 , wherein the fastening portion is an opening, the hook portion is a protruding portion, the protruding portion protrudes out of the opening to hook the first side plate, the fastening member pushes against the restriction end to bring the pushing portion into engagement with the restriction end.

8. The heat sink fastener of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of fixation elements, the fixation elements securing the first stand and the second stand.

9. The heat sink fastener of claim 8 , wherein two ends of the first platform and the second platform are provided with two assembly holes for fastening the fixation elements respectively.

10. The heat sink fastener of claim 1 , wherein the bolt further includes a screw head and a screw shaft connected to the screw head, an inner screw hole is formed at one end of the screw shaft, the screw nail includes a screw nail shaft threadedly connected to the inner screw hole, a connection rod connected to the pushing portion, and a flange, the connection rod is disposed between the flange and the pushing portion.

11. The heat sink fastener of claim 10 , wherein the fastening member further includes a first resilient element, the first resilient element is disposed between the screw head and the extension portion, and the first resilient element releases the pushing portion from the restriction end.

12. The heat sink fastener of claim 10 , wherein an outer diameter of the flange is larger than an outer diameter of the pushing portion, and the pushing portion is cone-shaped.

13. The heat sink fastener of claim 10 , wherein the extension portion is further provided with a recess, the recess communicates with the through hole, an inner diameter of the recess is larger than an inner diameter of the through hole, and the flange is in contact with an inner wall of the recess and the restriction portion.

14. The heat sink fastener of claim 1 , wherein the movable bar further includes a second resilient element connected to the pivot shaft and a pivot recess formed at the restriction end, and the pivot recess is engaged with the pushing portion.

15. The heat sink fastener of claim 1 , further comprising a positioning pillar disposed on the extension portion, the positioning pillar being inserted in the pivot shaft to secure the movable bar onto the second stand.

Assignees

• Cooler Master Tech Inc

Inventors

• Tu Wen-Ping
• Lyu Yu-Qing

Classifications

• H10W40/226

  characterised by projecting parts, e.g. fins to increase surface area (leadframes for cooling H10W70/461) · CPC title

• H10W40/611

  Bolts or screws · CPC title

• H10W40/73

  for cooling by change of state · CPC title

• H05K2201/066

  Heatsink mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board [PCB] · CPC title

• H05K1/0203 Primary

  Cooling of mounted components (H05K1/0272 takes precedence) · CPC title