Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090034198 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING HEATSINKS - An apparatus for attaching a heatsink to an electronic module mounted on a circuit card assembly includes a load frame; a load arm having a first end being pivotally coupled to one end of the load frame and a second end configured to receive at least a portion of a load screw therethrough; a spring plate disposed at an opposite end of the one end of the load frame, and configured to threadedly receive the load screw, opposite ends of the spring plate being retained while an intermediate portion threadedly receiving the at least a portion of the load screw is allowed to bow upwards toward a bottom of the opposite end of the load arm; and a heatsink disposed on the module. An intermediate portion of the load arm aligned with a center region of the module biases the heatsink toward the module when the load screw is threadedly engaged with the spring plate. | 02-05-2009 |
20120106071 | FLUID COOLING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FITTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A fluid cooling system and associated fitting assembly for an electronic component such as a multi-processor computer offer easy and reliable connect and disconnect operations while doing so in a minimum amount of available space without damaging associated components of an electronic device, computer or cooling system. One exemplary fitting assembly includes a manifold mount with a port that is in fluid communication with a manifold tube. A fitting is sized and configured to mate with the port and is in fluid communication with associated cooling tubes of a cold plate. A latch is pivotally mounted to the manifold mount for movement to and between a first position in which the latch secures the fitting to the manifold mount and a second position in which the fitting is capable of being disconnected from the manifold mount. | 05-03-2012 |
20120120605 | IN-LINE MEMORY AND CIRCUIT BOARD COOLING SYSTEM - A system to remove heat from an in-line memory module and/or circuit board may include a cold-rail to engage each end of an in-line memory module adjacent to where the in-line memory module is attachable to a circuit board, the cold-rail to remove heat from the in-line memory module. The system may also include a cold-plate connected to the cold-rail with the circuit board between the cold-plate and the cold-rail, the cold-plate to remove heat from the circuit board. | 05-17-2012 |
20120147563 | IMPLEMENTING LOADING AND HEAT REMOVAL FOR HUB MODULE ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing loading and heat removal for a hub module assembly. The hub module assembly includes a hub chip and a plurality of optical modules attached by land grid array (LGA) assembly disposed on a top surface metallurgy (TSM) LGA residing on a hub ceramic substrate. The ceramic substrate is connected to a circuit board through a bottom surface metallurgy (BSM) LGA assembly. A base alignment ring includes a plurality of alignment features for engaging the circuit board and locating an LGA interposer of the BSM LGA assembly. Each of a pair of top alignment rings includes cooperating alignment features for engaging and locating a respective LGA interposer of respective LGA sites of the TSM LGA assembly. The two LGA interposers of the TSM LGA assembly align, retain, and make the electrical connection between the optical modules and the hub chip. | 06-14-2012 |
20130188316 | FLUID COOLING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FITTING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A fluid cooling system and associated fitting assembly for an electronic component such as a multi-processor computer offer easy and reliable connect and disconnect operations while doing so in a minimum amount of available space without damaging associated components of an electronic device, computer or cooling system. One exemplary fitting assembly includes a manifold mount with a port that is in fluid communication with a manifold tube. A fitting is sized and configured to mate with the port and is in fluid communication with associated cooling tubes of a cold plate. A latch is pivotally mounted to the manifold mount for movement to and between a first position in which the latch secures the fitting to the manifold mount and a second position in which the fitting is capable of being disconnected from the manifold mount. | 07-25-2013 |
20140127915 | IMPLEMENTING CONNECTION OF TWO LARGE ELECTRONIC BOARDS UTILIZING LGA INTERCONNECT - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing electrical connection of two large circuit cards through multiple discrete land grid array (LGA) sites. Each of the circuit cards includes a plurality of LGA sites. A first circuit card includes a plurality of LGA interposers locally aligned at the respective LGA sites of the first circuit card. A board-to-board connection hardware assembly connecting a second circuit card to the first circuit card includes a elongated carrier defining a cavity receiving a plurality of load springs coupled to an associated bearing block for loading and maintaining flatness of the LGA sites. | 05-08-2014 |
20140268575 | IMPLEMENTING HEAT SINK LOADING HAVING MULTIPOINT LOADING WITH ACTUATION OUTBOARD OF HEATSINK FOOTPRINT - A method and apparatus are provided for implementing enhanced heat sink loading for cooling an electronic module having one or more semiconductor chips. The apparatus includes an electronic module having one or more semiconductor chips; a heat sink; a heat sink load bearing member further comprising raised points; a load spring passing through the heat sink, the load spring having a latch arm at a first end and a load screw at a second end actuating the load spring, the load spring when actuated is configured to bear against the raised points to equalize pressure distribution over one or more semiconductor chips on the electronic module. | 09-18-2014 |