Patent ID: 7304850
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for securing a heat dissipation module to a circuit board, the circuit board including a chip socket, the mounting apparatus comprising: a plurality of posts for being detachably attached to the circuit board adjacent the chip socket, each of the posts defining a threaded hole therein; a support frame for being attached to the heat dissipation module, a plurality of hollow poles extending down from a lower surface of the support frame; a plurality of connecting members each comprising a flange portion, and a coupling portion extending down from a lower surface and a support portion extending up from an upper surface of the flange portion, the coupling portion having male threads formed thereon, the support portion being received in a corresponding pole and defining a threaded opening therein, the connecting members being respectively detachably attached to the posts via the male threads of the coupling portions being respectively screwed into the threaded holes of the posts and supporting the support frame for suspending the heat dissipation module over the chip socket; and a plurality of fasteners securing the support frame to the connecting members via the fasteners being respectively extended into the hollow poles of the support frame and screwed into the threaded openings of the corresponding support portions.