Patent ID: 8064201

Claim:
A securing device comprising: a securing plate defining a plurality of securing holes; a plurality of fasteners extending through the securing holes, adapted for securing the securing plate to a substrate; at least three resilient flakes extending from the securing plate, the at least three resilient flakes being arranged at corners of a polygon, each of the at least three resilient flakes having a capability to deform resiliently along a direction perpendicular to the securing plate; and a heat spreader attached to the securing plate and being resiliently pushed by the at least three resilient flakes, the heat spreader being adapted for thermally engaging with a heat generating electronic component mounted on the substrate; wherein each of the at least three resilient flakes comprises two flat portions spaced from each other and a connecting portion connected between the two flat portions, one of the two flat portions is secured on the securing plate and the other one of the two flat portions presses on the heat spreader, and the connecting portion is resiliently deformable between the two flat portions.