Patent ID: 6175499
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
Electronic apparatus for removably engaging a circuit module including a plurality of pins extending downward from a lower surface of said circuit module, and for cooling said circuit module, wherein said apparatus comprises:a socket including a base and a locking member, whereinsaid base has a first ledge extending outward from a first side of said base, a second ledge extending outward from a second side of said base, opposite said first side thereof, a plurality of contact springs within said base, and a first interposing spring portion engaging surface,said locking member has a plurality of holes arranged for insertion therethrough of said plurality of pins, and a second interposing spring portion engaging surface,said locking member is movable on said base between a locked position and an unlocked positionsaid plurality of holes is aligned to hold said plurality of pins extending therethrough in contact with said contact springs when said locking member is in said locked position,said plurality of holes is aligned to hold said plurality of pins out of engagement with said contact springs when said locking member is in said unlocked position,a first surface of said locking member and a second surface of said base are held in a spaced apart relationship with said locking member in said locked position, andsaid first surface is moved toward said second surface as said locking member is moved toward said unlocked position;a clamping spring including a central portion, a first leg extending from a first end of said central portion, and a second leg extending from a second end of said central portion, opposite said first end thereof, whereinsaid first leg includes a first end portion extending under said first ledge and an interposing portion extending between said first and second interposing spring portion engaging surfaces,said second leg includes a second end portion extending under said second ledge, anda heat sink held in place atop said module, when said module is engaged with said socket, by said central portion of said clamping spring extending across and above a portion of said heat sink.