Abstract:
An air duct installed in a chassis is configured to have a heat dissipating device mounted thereon during shipping. The heat dissipating device defining a number of mounting holes corresponding to a number of fixing members extending from a surface of the air duct to accomplish the mounting. Thereby, the heat dissipating device may be conveniently and securely packaged and transported with the air duct and chassis.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to a mounting assembly for packaging and shipping computer components. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    In some cases, people may want to assemble computer systems themselves with parts from different sources. For example, someone may want to order the system chassis from one company and the motherboard and CPU from another company. In such circumstances, components of heat dissipating devices for the computer system that would be used to cool the CPU may be packed separately from the other components, which add to the cost of shipping. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of a first exemplary embodiment of an air duct, together with a first heat dissipating device. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is an assembled, isometric view of the air duct and the first heat dissipating device of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is an exploded, isometric view of a second exemplary embodiment of an air duct, together with a second heat dissipating device. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is an assembled, isometric view of the air duct and the second heat dissipating device of  FIG. 3 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is an assembled, isometric view of the air duct and the second heat dissipating device of  FIG. 4  installed in a chassis. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
         [0012]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , in a first exemplary embodiment, a first heat dissipating device  2 , which can be used for dissipating heat from a component in a computer such as a CPU, is temporarily mounted on a computer component  1  for convenient shipping. In this embodiment, the first heat dissipating device  2  is a fan defining a mounting hole  22  in each of four corners  20  of the fan, and the computer component  1  is an air duct. In a computer system, the air duct aligns with the fan to guide airflow from the fan. 
         [0013]    The computer component  1  includes a top wall  11 , and two sidewalls  13  substantially perpendicularly extending down from opposite sides of the top wall  11 . The top wall  11  includes a flat installation portion  14 . Four resilient fixing members  12  extend up from four corners of the installation portion  14 , respectively. In one embodiment, the fixing members  12  are made of plastic. Each fixing member  12  includes a column-shaped base  120  extending up from the installation portion  14 , a tapered blocking portion  122  extending up from a top of the base  120 , and a column  124  extending up from a top of the blocking portion  122 . A peripheral slot  123  is defined between the blocking portion  122  and the base  120 . 
         [0014]    In assembly, the columns  124  of the fixing members  12  extend through the corresponding mounting holes  22  of the heat dissipating device  2 , and the sides bounding the corresponding mounting holes  22  move along the corresponding blocking portions  122  to engage in the corresponding slots  123 . Therefore, the heat dissipating device  2  is mounted to the computer component  1 . 
         [0015]    In disassembling the heat dissipating device  2  from the computer component  1 , the fixing members  12  are deformed to disengage from the corresponding mounting holes  22  of the first heat dissipating device  2 . 
         [0016]    Referring to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , in a second exemplary embodiment, a second heat dissipating device  2   a  is generally the same as the first heat dissipating device  1  and is temporarily mounted on a computer component  3 . In this embodiment, the second heat dissipating device  2   a  is a heat sink and includes a square board  20   a  and a plurality of fins  21   a  extending up from the board  20   a.  A mounting hole  22   a  is defined in each corner of the board  20   a.  The computer component  3  is substantially the same as the computer component  1  of the first embodiment, except for fixing members  34 . In the embodiment, each fixing member  34  includes a post  340  extending up from an installation portion  30  of the computer component  3  and axially defining a fastening hole  345 , a cylinder-shaped shockproof portion  341 , a spring  342 , a fastener  344 , and a shockproof casing  346 . The shockproof casing  346  is mounted on the installation portion  30  and fits about the post  340 . The shockproof portion  341 , the spring  342 , and the shockproof casing  346  may counteract shock and vibration occurring during transport. 
         [0017]    In assembly, the shockproof portions  341  extend through the corresponding mounting holes  22   a  of the heat dissipating device  2   a,  the springs  342  are inserted into the corresponding shockproof portions  341 , and then the fasteners  344  extend through the corresponding springs  342 , and engage in the fastening holes  345  of the corresponding posts  340 , thereby the heat dissipating device  2   a  is mounted to the computer component  3 . Opposite ends of the spring  342  and the shockproof portions  341  resist against a head of the fastener  344  and the top of the shockproof casing  346 . 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIG. 5 , in use, the computer component  3  together with the heat dissipating device  2   a  is installed in a chassis  4 , and then the heat dissipating device  2   a  can be transported with the chassis  4 . 
         [0019]    It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and they will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the description or sacrificing all of their material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiment.