RETENTION MECHANISM FOR AN ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A retention mechanism for an electronic assembly which includes a substrate and a heat sink, comprising:
- a plurality of walls that create a heat sink slot that can receive the heat sink and a substrate slot that allows the substrate to extend through said substrate slot.
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Abstract
A retention mechanism for an electronic assembly which has a substrate and a heat sink. The retention mechanism includes a substrate slot that receives the substrate and a heat sink slot that receives the heat sink. There may be two retention mechanisms that are attached to a printed circuit board adjacent to an electrical connector. There may be two heat sink slots symmetrically located about the substrate slot so that the mechanism can be mounted to a left side or a right side of the connector. The symmetric slots eliminate the need for a left side mechanism and a right side mechanism. The retainer mechanism may also have a nut retainer that captures a nut that is used to attach the mechanism to the printed circuit board. The nut retainer allows the nut to be transported with the retainer mechanism during an assembly process.
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20 Claims
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1. A retention mechanism for an electronic assembly which includes a substrate and a heat sink, comprising:
a plurality of walls that create a heat sink slot that can receive the heat sink and a substrate slot that allows the substrate to extend through said substrate slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. An electrical assembly, comprising:
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a printed circuit board;
a retention mechanism mounted to said printed circuit board, said retention mechanism including a plurality of walls that create a heat sink slot and a substrate slot; and
,an electronic assembly that is coupled to said printed circuit board, said electronic assembly includes a substrate that is inserted into said substrate slot and a heat sink that is inserted into said heat sink slot. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for installing an electronic assembly which includes a substrate and a heat sink, comprising:
a) inserting the substrate into a substrate slot of a retention mechanism that is mounted to a printed circuit board and the heat sink into a heat sink slot of said retention mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A retention mechanism for an electronic assembly which includes a substrate and a heat sink, wherein the electronic assembly is coupled to a printed circuit board and secured by a nut that is attached to a stud, comprising:
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a plurality of walls that create a heat sink slot that can receive the heat sink; and
,a nut retainer that can retain the nut.
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18. An electrical assembly, comprising:
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a printed circuit board;
a stud that extends from said printed circuit board;
a retention mechanism mounted to said printed circuit board, said retention mechanism including a plurality of walls that create a heat sink slot, said retention mechanism further having a nut retainer; and
,a nut that is captured by said nut retainer and is attached to said stud. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for installing an electronic assembly, comprising:
a) inserting a nut into a nut retainer of a retainer mechanism that retains the electronic assembly.
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