IP Library Granted Patent US 9,521,757
Granted Patent B2
US 9,521,757 · App. 14/595,987 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Systems and methods for loading of a component

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Patent No.
US 9,521,757
App. No.
14/595,987
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a component loading system, a circuit board may include a socket, a first plurality of holes, and a second plurality of holes. A frame may include two opposing sidewalls each substantially perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board and coupled to one another via a plate, a plurality of threaded channels, each channel adjacent to one of the two opposing sidewalls and located between the two opposing sidewalls, and a third plurality of holes. A backing plate may include a plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts and a fourth plurality of holes. A plurality of second fasteners may each be mechanically engaged to a respective one of the plurality of threaded channels and passing through a respective one of the second plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board.

Claims (61)

1. A component loading system, comprising:

a circuit board comprising:

a socket;

a first plurality of holes; and

a second plurality of holes;

a frame comprising:

two opposing sidewalls each substantially perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board and coupled to one another via a plate;

a plurality of threaded channels, each channel adjacent to one of the two opposing sidewalls and located between the two opposing sidewalls; and

a third plurality of holes;

a backing plate comprising:

a plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts; and

a fourth plurality of holes;

a plurality of first fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective heat dissipater mounting post passing through a respective one of the third plurality of holes and a respective one of the first plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board; and

a plurality of second fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective one of the plurality of threaded channels and passing through a respective one of the second plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board.

2. The component loading system of claim 1 , the sidewalls arranged in relation to each other and the socket in order to mechanically guide a package comprising a processor into the component loading system.

3. The component loading system of claim 2 , wherein the package comprises a processor/heat dissipater module comprising a processor mechanically coupled to a heat dissipater.

4. The component loading system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts are configured to engage with a respective fastener of a heat dissipater.

5. The component loading system of claim 1 , further comprising a heat dissipater comprising a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners each mechanically coupled to a respective one of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for thermally coupling the heat dissipater to a processor electrically coupled to the socket.

6. The component loading system of claim 5 , the heat dissipater integral to a processor/heat dissipater module further comprising a processor mechanically coupled to the heat dissipater, and the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for electrically mating the processor to the socket.

7. The component loading system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is mechanically secured to the socket by a wire bale retention mechanism.

8. A method comprising:

providing a circuit board comprising:

a socket;

a first plurality of holes; and

a second plurality of holes;

providing a frame comprising:

two opposing sidewalls each substantially perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board and coupled to one another via a plate;

a plurality of threaded channels, each channel adjacent to one of the two opposing sidewalls and located between the two opposing sidewalls; and

a third plurality of holes;

providing a backing plate comprising:

a plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts; and

a fourth plurality of holes; and

mechanically securing the frame and the backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board via:

a plurality of first fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective heat dissipater mounting post passing through a respective one of the third plurality of holes and a respective one of the first plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board; and

a plurality of second fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective one of the plurality of threaded channels and passing through a respective one of the second plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising guiding a package comprising a processor into the component loading system.

10. The component loading system of claim 9 , wherein the package comprises a processor/heat dissipater module comprising a processor mechanically coupled to a heat dissipater.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising mechanically coupling a heat dissipater to the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, each heat dissipater comprising a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners each mechanically coupled to a respective one of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for thermally coupling the heat dissipater to a processor electrically coupled to the socket.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising mechanically securing the processor to the socket by a wire bale retention mechanism.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising mechanically coupling a processor/heat dissipater module to the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, each heat dissipater comprising a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners each mechanically coupled to a respective one of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for electrically mating a processor to the socket.

14. An information handling system comprising:

a circuit board comprising:

a socket;

a first plurality of holes; and

a second plurality of holes;

a memory communicatively coupled to the socket;

a frame comprising:

two opposing sidewalls each substantially perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board coupled to one another via a plate;

a plurality of threaded channels, each channel adjacent to one of the two opposing sidewalls and located between the two opposing sidewalls; and

a third plurality of holes;

a backing plate comprising:

a plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts; and

a fourth plurality of holes;

a plurality of first fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective heat dissipater mounting post passing through a respective one of the third plurality of holes and a respective one of the first plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board; and

a plurality of second fasteners each mechanically engaged to a respective one of the plurality of threaded channels and passing through a respective one of the second plurality of holes to mechanically secure the frame and backplate on opposite sides of the circuit board.

15. The information handling system of claim 14 , the sidewalls arranged in relation to each other and the socket in order to mechanically guide a package comprising a processor into the component loading system.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the package comprises a processor/heat dissipater module comprising a processor mechanically coupled to a heat dissipater.

17. The information handling system of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts are configured to engage with a respective fastener of a heat dissipater.

18. The information handling system of claim 14 , further comprising a heat dissipater comprising a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners each mechanically coupled to a respective one of the plurality of heat dissipater mounting posts, the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for thermally coupling the heat dissipater to a processor electrically coupled to the socket.

19. The information handling system of claim 18 , the heat dissipater integral to a processor/heat dissipater module further comprising a processor mechanically coupled to the heat dissipater, and the spring-loaded fasteners each having a spring force providing mechanical loading for electrically mating the processor to the socket.

20. The information handling system of claim 18 , wherein the processor is mechanically secured to the socket by a wire bale retention mechanism.

Assignments (15)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL USA L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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RELEASE OF REEL 035104 FRAME 0043 (NOTE) Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF REEL 035103 FRAME 0536 (ABL) Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Feb 26, 2015
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2015
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