Abstract: A liquid cooling device includes a casing (10) having a container (14) for accommodating liquid therein, and a liquid inlet port (18) in communication with the container (14). A funnel-shaped channel is defined in the liquid inlet port (18), and radiuses of the funnel-shaped channel are descended along a liquid flow direction.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device assembly for an electronic components (70), includes a heat sink (10) for contacting the electronic component, and a locking device (20) and a back plate unit (40) for cooperatively mounting the heat sink to the electronic component. The locking device includes a retention module (28) located around the electronic component for supporting the heat sink thereon, and a clip (30) pivotably attached to the retention module. The clip includes a pressing portion and a pushing portion. The clip is pivotable between a first position in which the clip presses the heat sink toward the electronic component and a second position in which the clip pushes the heat sink in a direction away from the electronic component.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a mounting plate (21) for mounting the heat dissipation device to a circuit board (3) on which a CPU (4) and a plurality of capacitors (31) are mounted, a heat sink (20), a core (25), and a fan (1) mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink locates above the mounting plate and includes a hollow cylinder (202) and a plurality of curved fins (204) extending outwardly from the cylinder. The core includes a base (26) for contacting the CPU and a post (27) extending from the base through the mounting plate to be received in the cylinder. The mounting plate is spaced from the circuit board to allow the capacitors to locate between the mounting plate and the circuit board. The mounting plate defines a plurality of openings (23) for providing access for cooled air from the fan to the CPU and the capacitors.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat spreader (10), a plurality of fins (12) extending from the spreader, fasteners (20) and securement sleeves (30) fixed to the fasteners. The fastener includes a head (200) and a shaft (204) having a threaded bottom end (208). The sleeve comprises a cylindrical wall (302), an upper open end (304) and a lower open end (306). The sleeve further has an annular pedestal (308) perpendicularly connected with the wall and extending in the lower open end. The head is received in the wall and contacts the pedestal. The shaft extends through the spreader. A compressed spring (22) is providing between the head and the spreader for urging the spreader downwardly to engage with a heat generating electronic device.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink (10), a second heat sink (20), a pair of heat pipes (30) connecting the first heat sink and the second heat sink and a fan assembly (40) located between the first heat sink and the second heat sink. The first heat sink comprises a base (12), a cover (14) and a plurality of heat dissipating fins (16) sandwiched between the base and the cover. The second heat sink comprises a plurality of cooling fins (22). Each heat pipe comprises three portions, respectively orderly sandwiched between the base and the heat dissipating fins, sandwiched between the cover and the heat dissipating fins and thermally extending in the cooling fins.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink (10), a second heat sink (20) and four heat pipes (30) thermally connecting the first heat sink and second heat sink. The first heat sink comprises a plurality of first heat dissipation fins (14) and the second heat sink comprises a plurality of second heat dissipation fins (24). Each heat pipe comprises an evaporating portion (32) and a condensing portion (34). The evaporating portions of two heat pipes thermally engage in a base of the first heat sink and the condensing portions thereof connect the first and second heat dissipation fins. The evaporating portions of the other two heat pipes thermally engage in a base of the second heat sink and the condensing portions thereof connect the second and first heat dissipation fins.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device assembly includes a heat sink (20) placed on an electronic component (52) which is mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) (50) and including a pair of shoulders (23) on opposite sides thereof, a pressing part (30) including a pair of pressing portions (36) supported on the shoulders and a pair of locking portions (34) spaced from the shoulders, a sliding part (40) slidably attached to the pressing part and including a pair of locking portions (41) spaced from the shoulder, and a back plate (60) mounted below the PCB and including four posts (61) extending through the PCB and the heat sink to resilently engage with the locking portions. Each locking portion defines a locking opening (33, 43) including an entrance (33a, 43a) and a locking slot (33b, 43b), the post being capable of extending through the entrance to engage in the locking slot.

Abstract: A locking device for mounting a heat sink to a CPU mounted on a printed circuit board, includes a back plate mounted below the circuit board and having a plurality of fasteners extending upwardly beyond the circuit board, and a plurality of retainers. Each retainer includes an operating member resting on a heat sink, a locking member extending through the operating member, and a pushing member extending through the locking member. The locking member includes a locking structure extending through the heat sink to engage with one of the fasteners. The pushing member includes a taper bottom portion. The pushing member is downward movable to cause the taper bottom portion to disengage the locking structure from the one of the fasteners.

Abstract: A heat sink comprises a plurality of stacked fins being combined. Each fin comprises a plate body with two pairs of locking structures formed symmetrically on two opposite edges of the plate body. Each locking structure comprises an interval part extending integratedly from the plate body, a bearing part depending from the interval part, a lateral position portion and a detaining portion extend continuously from the bearing part. A tab is formed on each detaining portion. The fins are combined in such a manner that the bearing part of each fin bears against an adjacent fin; the plate body of each fin is sandwiched between the bearing part and the detaining portion of each locking structure of an adjacent fin, and between the lateral position portions of a pair of locking structures of the adjacent fin, the tabs of each fin bear against the corresponding interval parts of the adjacent fin.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus (1) includes a locking pin (10) and an operation member (20) attaching to the locking pin. Resilient prongs (13) are formed at a first end of the locking pin. A detent (16) is formed at a periphery of the locking pin. The operation member comprises a compressing portion (21) capable of compressing the prongs radially to a predetermined compressed state when the operation member moves axially in a first direction from the second end to the first end and capable of releasing the prongs when the operation member moves axially in an opposite second direction to allow the prongs to return to their original states, and a catch (24) to engage with the detent to prevent movement of the operation member in the second direction to maintain the prongs at the predetermined compressed state.

Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly of the present invention includes a printed circuit board (50), an electronic component (60) mounted on the printed circuit board, a heat dissipation device (70) mounted on the electronic component, four securing members (10) secured to the heat dissipation device and four positioning members (20) extend through the printed circuit board. The positioning members are covered over by four resilient members (30) disposed in the securing members. The positioning members pull the securing members toward the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device incorporating heat pipes includes a heat sink (10), a first heat pipe (50) and a second heat pipe (70). The heat sink has a first base (11), a second base (21) and a plurality of fins sandwiched between the first and second bases. Each of the heat pipes has a heat-absorption end (51, 71) and a heat-dissipation end (52, 72). The heat-absorption ends of the first and second heat pipes contact the first base of the heat sink. The heat-dissipation end of the first heat pipe is inserted in the substantial middle portion of the fins, and the heat-dissipation end of the second heat pipe is inserted between the second base and the fins.

Abstract: The retention device comprises a clip and a back plate engaging the clip, the clip comprises pressing members for press the heat sink onto the processor and at least a pair of hooks, the back plate is placed below a printed circuit board on which the processor is mounted, and comprises a body and at least a pair of retaining rings mounted thereof. The retaining rings travel through mounting holes in the printed circuit board and beyond the top surface thereof for catching the hooks of the clip.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system includes a tank (10) for thermally contacting a heat source (100), a cylindrical heat dissipating unit (20) mounted on the tank, and a pump (30) located within the cylindrical heat dissipating unit. The tank defines a cavity therein for containing liquid coolant for heat exchange, and an inlet (122) in communication with the cavity. The heat dissipating unit defines a chamber therein in flow communication with the cavity, and an outlet (275) in communication with the chamber. The pump has an entrance (31) in flow communication with the outlet, and an exit (32) in flow communication with the inlet, thereby the tank, the heat dissipating unit, and the pump together forming a loop for circulation the of liquid coolant.

Abstract: A locking device for mounting a heat sink to a CPU mounted on a printed circuit board, includes a first locking member extending the heat sink and the circuit board and having a block for pressing the heat sink, an operating member pivotably connected to the first locking member, a second locking member extending the heat sink and the circuit board and pivotably connected to the operating member, and an actuating structure formed between the first and second locking members. The first and second locking members each includes a hook located below the circuit board. The operating member is pivotable about the first locking member to drive the second locking member to move upwardly and to cause the actuating structure to simultaneously drive the first and second locking members to move away from each other, whereby the hooks engage below the circuit board.

Abstract: A combination of fan and heat sink includes a fan (10), a heat sink (20) and four fixtures (30). The fan defines four holes (12) in four corners thereof respectively. The heat sink has a plurality of parallel fins (24). Each fixture includes a post (32) inserted into the corresponding hole of the fan, a pressing portion (36) pressing the fan toward the heat sink and a locking leg (34) interlocking with outmost fins.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system includes a cooling body (10), and a liquid circulation module (20). The cooling body comprises a cooling base (11) for thermally contacting a heat source, and a heat sink (14) mounted on the cooling base. An internal flow path is defined in the cooling body, for heat exchange with coolant. At least two passages (15) are formed through the heat sink. The liquid circulation module defines a plurality of external flow paths coupled to the internal flow path of the cooling base, thereby forming a loop for circulation of the coolant. The external flow paths comprises at least two output paths extending through the at least two passages of the heat sink, and along which the coolant that exits the internal flow path passes through the heat sink for cooling.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat conducting base, a heat sink on the base and two heat pipes thermally contacting with the heat sink and the base. The heat sink is made of metal extrusion and includes a heat conducting cylinder at a periphery of the heat sink and a plurality of fins extending from and surrounded by the cylinder. The cylinder includes four interconnected sides. The fins of the same side are parallel to each other. The two heat pipes thermally surround the cylinder of the heat sink and wholly contact the heat sink.

Abstract: A heat sink clip assembly (1) for attaching a heat sink (5) on a CPU (7) includes a retention frame (10), and a pair of clips (20) pivotally attached to two sides of the retention frame. Each clip includes a main body (21), and a handle (41) pivotally attached to the main body. The main body includes a cross beam (23), and two locking arms (31) respectively depending from opposite ends of the cross beam. Each locking arm defines a locking hole (33) at a distal end. The handle has a cam portion (47) at one end thereof. The clips are pivoted outwardly to make way for the heat sink to seat on the CPU. Then the clips are pivoted upwardly, so that the cross beam is suspended above the heat sink. The handle is pivoted downwardly so that the cam portion presses the heat sink to the CPU.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device includes a heat sink (50) and two clips (10) for mounting the heat sink to a retention module (60) which surrounds an electronic component (65). The heat sink provides two shoulders (72). Each clip includes a strap (21) supported on one shoulder, a lever (40) having a cam pivotally connected to the strap, two legs (30) pivotally connected to opposite end portions of the strap, and two spring fingers (26) integrally extending from opposite ends of the strap. In assembly, the straps are downwardly pressed and the retention module push the legs to pivot away from the feet from original states toward forced states. When the legs arrive openings of the retention module the fingers urge the legs to enter the openings. The levers are then pivoted to push the straps to move upwardly to thereby cause the legs to firmly engage in the openings.