Patent ID: 7388751
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A processor loading apparatus comprising: a board member; a processor seated in a processor socket provided on the board member; a frame member defining a processor aperture, comprising a heat sink engagement surface adjacent to the perimeter of the processor aperture, the processor extending into the processor aperture, wherein the heat sink engagement surface is operable to support a heat sink that is thermally coupled to the processor; a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, one of the connector portions located in the processor aperture and below the heat sink engagement surface; a curved resilient load member coupled to the frame member and comprising a load member surface, the curved load member deforming into a substantially parallel engagement with the processor such that the load member surface is located below the heat sink engagement surface in order for the curved resilient load member to apply a constant compressive force to the processor sufficient to mate the processor with the processor socket; and the resilient load member having an opening formed therein permitting the processor to extend through the opening into contact with the heat sink, whereby the deformation of the curved resilient load member into a substantially parallel engagement with the processor results in a non-compressive force that is not transferred to the processor socket due to the coupling of the curved resilient load member to the frame member.