Abstract: A load beam or load beam component for a disk drive suspension assembly having a rigid region with concurrently formed side rails and sag region. The side rails have a plurality of segments with a smooth transition between segments. The side rails can have at least one segment with an arcuate shape. A method of forming the load beam or load beam component includes providing a metal forming tool and operating the tool to form the side rails and sag region concurrently.

Abstract: A flexure for attachment to a load beam in an integrated lead disk drive suspension assembly. The flexure includes a spring metal layer having slider mounting region, a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. A first group of conductive leads extends along at least a portion of the first surface and is separated from the spring metal layer by a first dielectric layer. A second group of conductive leads extends along at least a portion of the second surface and is separated from the spring metal layer by a second dielectric layer. A conductive interconnection extends between a conductive lead from the first group of conductive leads and a conductive lead from the second group of conductive leads. One or more leads from each of the first and second groups of conductive leads can be attached to a magnetic head.

Abstract: A dual layer flexible circuit for tape drives is provided that has a flexible substrate with first and second sides. A plurality of write trace pairs are provided on the substrate, with each write trace pair including a first write trace on the first side of the substrate and a second write trace on the second side of the substrate opposing the first write trace. Each first write trace has a width that is narrower than the width of each second write trace, thereby allowing for compensation of misalignment between the trace layers, avoiding variation in the capacitance and inductance of the full circuit.

Abstract: A coil assembly of a disk device includes a support frame on which a voice coil is fixed and a board unit connected to the support frame. The board unit has a main FPC extending from a base portion and a connecting portion extending from one side of an extended end portion of the main FPC. The connecting portion comprises a first connecting portion which extends in a longitudinal direction of the main FPC and has a plurality of first connection pads, a junction portion extending from the first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion which extends in the longitudinal direction of the main FPC from the junction portion and has a plurality of second connection pads. The first and second connecting portions are fixed to first and second support surfaces, respectively, of the support frame.

Abstract: A micro-actuator includes a metal frame having two side arms, a top support arm and a bottom support arm respectively connected with the top ends of the two side arms. The two side arms are in parallel with and spaced from each other a distance adapted to hold a slider therebetween that is mounted on the top support arm. An isolation layer is coupled with each side arm of the metal frame; and a piezoelectric element is bonded with the isolation layer. When operating the micro-actuator, an electric sparking problem will not occur for existence of the isolation layer. The invention also disclose a method of manufacturing the micro-actuator, a HGA and disk drive unit with the micro-actuator.

Abstract: For control of crystal grain size in a spin-valve film, a lithographic technique is needed which exhibits high productivity and enabling formation of a pattern at about 10 nm. In one embodiment of the invention, a diblock copolymer comprising polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is applied to a lower gap layer. When a liquid agent formed by mixing PS and PMMA is coated, a film structure comprising a sea-like PS tissue portion and an island-like PMMA tissue portion is obtained. By applying an ozone RIE treatment to the film structure, the sea-like PS tissue portion is etched to form a pattern of the island-like PMMA tissue portion. The lower gap layer is etched by using the island-like PMMA tissue portion as a resist, then the resist is removed, and an unevenness pattern arranged regularly on the lower gap layer can be formed. A spin-valve film is formed on the lower gap layer subjected to the unevenness fabrication.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a magnetic element are disclosed. The method and system include providing a magnetic biasing structure having a first pinned layer, a second pinned layer, a spacer layer, and a free layer. The first pinned layer has a first magnetization pinned in the first direction. The second pinned layer has a second magnetization in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular or along the first direction. The spacer layer is nonferromagnetic, resides between the second pinned layer and the free layer, and is configured such that the free layer is substantially free of exchange coupling with the second pinned layer. The free layer has a shape anisotropy with a longitudinal direction substantially in the second direction. The magnetic biasing structure provides a bias field for the free layer along the hard or easy axis. In one aspect, the second pinned layer resides between the first pinned layer and the free layer.

Abstract: A switching mode power supply and a corresponding method of protection operation is presented. A switching controller of the switching mode power supply receives current sensing information corresponding to the current flowing through a main switch and feedback information corresponding to an output voltage through a single terminal, and performs a protection operation when the voltage at the terminal is maintained to be lower than a reference voltage for more than a predetermined time frame. The power supply requires a low number of terminals, while preserving the protection operation function.

Abstract: A control device for soft starting and protecting overload of a motor in a power tool is disclosed. The control device comprises a power switch, a varistor, several diodes, several resistors, several capacitors, a relay, a transistor, a triac, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is embedded with program such that, after the power switch is turned on, the microcontroller generates a smooth soft start voltage to drive the power tool. With the characteristics of power-control device, the voltage sent to motor is increased from low to full range. When the speed of motor is increased from low to the maximum, the microcontroller turns off the power-control device and turns on a relay.

Abstract: A method of protecting an electromechanical power transfer system from excessive peak electrical potentials, the power transfer system comprising a prime mover, a dynamoelectric machine coupled to the prime mover for generating multiphase alternating current (AC) power, and at least one multiphase AC electrical load coupled to the dynamoelectric machine by way of a multiphase AC power bus, the dynamoelectric machine having a control coil responsive to control current for varying power supplied to the electrical load, comprises the steps of: analysing electrical potentials on the power bus to generate analysed power bus characteristics; comparing the analysed power bus characteristics to predetermined power bus characteristics; simultaneously shunting power across the power bus and reducing control current to the control coil for the dynamoelectric machine when the analysed power bus characteristics approximate the predetermined power bus characteristics to reduce the measured electrical potentials; and simult

Abstract: An arc discharge protection apparatus operating in a current detection mode aims to prevent arc discharge caused by abnormal conditions in a high voltage output zone. The arc discharge protection apparatus has a current signal sampling unit to receive an arc discharge current signal generated in the high voltage output zone, an interpretation unit to provide a determination level to sift out an abnormal current frequency signal, a commutation unit to receive and rectify the abnormal current frequency signal and output an arc DC signal, and a touch control unit driven by the arc DC signal to output a trigger signal to stop operation of the high voltage output zone. Thereby sparking or burning caused by heat accumulation of the peripheral elements resulting from the arc discharge can be prevented.

Abstract: A receptacle includes a line conductor, a load conductor, a neutral conductor, a load neutral conductor, a ground conductor, first separable contacts electrically connected between the line and load conductors, and second separable contacts electrically connected between the neutral and load neutral conductors. An operating mechanism is structured to open and close the first and second separable contacts. A number of voltages are input from at least some of the conductors. An electronic trip mechanism automatically detects: (a) an arc fault trip condition, and (b) a second different miswiring condition from the voltages and cooperates with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts in response to the automatically detected miswiring condition.

Abstract: A circuit for protecting a power amplifier from electrostatic discharge (ESD) that comprises a clamp circuit connected between a first power line and a connection line, and a detecting circuit connected between the connection line and a second power line for detecting whether an ESD event occurs at a conductive pad coupled to the power amplifier and activating the clamp circuit in response to an ESD event, wherein an ESD current due to the ESD event is conducted by the clamp circuit to the first power line.

Abstract: Systems and methods of chip design and package implementation for attenuating noise in timing circuits, including phase-locked-loops (PLL) and delay-locked-loops (DLL), are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention attenuate coupled noise, such as the effects of ground current surges, or power supply noise coupling through electro-static discharge (ESD) structures. In known systems, the ground supplies for the timing circuits are designed with power and ground supplies, separate from the core power and ground; although the ground supplies are connected via common VSSsubstrate, they are separated from pad ring output driver power and ground supplies. In embodiments of the present invention, the PLL or DLL and core supplies are kept separate from the output driver power and ground supplies, providing for improved systems and methods that attenuate the effects of ground current surges from chip output drivers as they switch from logic highs to logic lows.

Abstract: An ESD protection circuit includes a silicon controlled rectifier coupled between a circuit pad and ground for bypassing an ESD current from the circuit pad during an ESD event. An MOS transistor, having a source shared with the silicon controlled rectifier, is coupled between the pad and ground for reducing a trigger voltage of the silicon controlled rectifier during the ESD event. The silicon controlled rectifier has a first diode serially connected to a second diode in an opposite direction, between the pad and the shared source of the MOS transistor, for functioning as a bipolar transistor. In a layout view, a first area for placement of the first and second diodes is interposed between at least two separate sets of second areas for placement of the MOS transistor.

Abstract: An ESD protection circuit for over-voltage signal bus is disclosed that includes a diode circuit that is electrically connected to a pseudo power supply circuit. The pseudo power supply circuit includes a pseudo first power supply line coupling to an actual first power supply line having a first voltage supply level and a pseudo second power supply line coupling to an actual second power supply line having a second voltage supply level. The pseudo first power supply line and the pseudo second power supply line are clamped by an ESD clamping circuit such that the ESD protection circuit discharges voltage when an ESD event occurs, and does not interfere with the internal circuit when an over-voltage occurs.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamp circuit including a RC-delay element coupled to a plurality of serialized inverter elements with a power clamp element and an ESD-triggered keeper device coupled to the plurality of inverters. During negative mode ESD events, the ESD-triggered keeper device is activated and assists the power clamp element to pull up and strongly conduct current to protect the circuit. Additionally, a method of ESD protection in a circuit is provided. The method includes coupling a RC-delay element to an input of a plurality of serialized inverter elements, coupling an output of the plurality of serialized inverters with an ESD-triggered keeper device and a power clamp element, triggering the ESD-triggered keeper device to turn on during negative ESD events and conducting current by the power clamp element with assistance of the ESD-triggered keeper device to protect the circuit as a result of negative ESD events.

Abstract: An ESD protection device has a multi-stage RC-timed architecture to turn on quickly and sink current for a relatively long time period. For example, a high power voltage clamp and a low power voltage clamp coupled in parallel to protect internal circuitry of an integrated circuit. The high power clamp turns on during the first few microseconds of an ESD event, and sinks current for a brief period of time, during which the low power clamp turns on as well. Once the high power clamp turns off, the low power clamp continues to sink current until a safe level is reached.

Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a network equipment protection module configured for being removably mounted on a network equipment protector block. In accordance with such a network equipment protection module, the network equipment protection module includes surge protection circuitry configured for providing surge protection functionality, AC coupling-DC blocking circuitry configured for providing AC coupling-DC blocking functionality and DC blocking circuitry configured for providing DC blocking functionality. The DC blocking circuitry enables the DC blocking functionality to be selectively activated and deactivated. In this manner, such a network equipment protection module enables the combination of surge protection, DSL signal transmission, full metallic loop testing (MLT) and bridging of a DC voltage to be facilitated in association with a twisted pair transmission line.

Abstract: An electronic device having an element body comprising an internal electrode layer, wherein the internal electrode layer includes an alloy, the alloy contains a nickel (Ni) element and at least one kind of element selected from ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), rhenium (Re) and platinum (Pt), and a content of each component is Ni: 80 to 100 mol % (note that 100 mol % is excluded) and a total of Ru, Rh, Re and Pt: 0 to 20 mol % (note that 0 mol % is excluded).

Abstract: A production method of a multilayer electronic device having an element body configured by alternately stacked dielectric layers formed by using dielectric paste and internal electrode layers formed by using conductive paste: wherein an adding quantity of a co-material included in conductive paste for forming internal electrode layers at the outermost positions in the stacking direction is larger than an adding quantity of a co-material included in conductive paste for forming internal electrode layers at the center position in the stacking direction when adding conductive particles and co-material particles to the conductive paste.

Abstract: A capacitance circuit assembly mounted on a semiconductor chip, and methods for forming the same, are provided. A plurality of divergent capacitors is provided in a parallel circuit connection between first and second ports, the plurality providing at least one Metal Oxide Silicon Capacitor and at least one Vertical Native Capacitor or Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitor. An assembly has a vertical orientation, a Metal Oxide Silicon capacitor located at the bottom and defining a footprint, with a middle Vertical Native Capacitor having a plurality of horizontal metal layers, including a plurality of parallel positive plates alternating with a plurality of parallel negative plates. In another aspect, vertically asymmetric orientations provide a reduced total parasitic capacitance.

Abstract: A distribution switchgear has an equipment room, main busbar room and cable room, which are formed in a distribution panel housing by partitioning the housing, from front to back such that the equipment room is located just behind the front door of the housing, with the busbar room behind the equipment room. In the equipment room are disposed a circuit breaker, a current transformer on a load side of the circuit breaker and a zero-phase-sequence current transformer on a power supply side of the circuit breaker. The equipment units are vertically arranged in the equipment room. In the busbar room are a solid-insulated main busbar, a solid-insulated link busbar connected with the main busbar and connected with one side of each of the equipment units and a solid-insulated branch busbar connected with the other side of each of the equipment units.

Abstract: A power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system, the power entry assembly includes at least one conductor carrier and a housing connected to the at least one conductor carrier. The housing includes a first orientation relative to the at least one conductor carrier. A connector is connected to the housing at a second orientation, where the first orientation is approximately 180° from the second orientation.

Abstract: A band-shaped bus bar includes a flat part disposed at the center thereof, and a curved part at both ends in a length direction. A receiving groove for receiving the bus bar is extended along a circle in an insulating holder. The flat part of the bus bar is received in the receiving groove in a curved manner.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a removable storage module for use in a module cage includes a latch mechanism including: a latch arm that is used to rotate the mechanism about an axis, and a top portion that includes at least one latch tooth and a paddle member, the latch tooth comprising a first surface that is adapted to abut a rear side of a first flange of the cage during insertion of the module and a second surface that is adapted to abut a second flange of the cage during removal of the module, the paddle member being adapted to abut a front side of the first flange during removal of the module.

Abstract: A display apparatus with a detachable base support is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a base, a support, and a latch. The base includes an accommodation area for accommodating the support and a protrusion, which is disposed on a sidewall around the accommodation area and projects toward a center of the accommodation area. The support includes a guiding portion and a receiving portion. The latch is movably coupled with the guiding portion to be selectively in a first position and a second position. As the latch is in the first position, the receiving portion is accessible for receiving the protrusion. When the protrusion is received in the receiving portion, the latch moves to the second position so that the receiving portion is inaccessible and the protrusion is confined within the receiving portion, whereby the support is mounted on the base and capable of supporting the display panel.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a base, a top cover, a scale-adjustable component, an adjusting component, and a linked component. The top cover is connected to the base and is openable and closeable with respect to the base. The scale-adjustable component is disposed on the base. The adjusting component comprises an adjusting portion connected to the top cover and a sleeve connected to the adjusting portion and disposed on the base. The linked component is received in the sleeve and connected to the scale-adjustable component, having a spiral groove, in which the protrusion mounted on the inner wall of the sleeve is positioned. When the top cover is opened, the adjusting portion is expanded to drive the sleeve to rotate. Meanwhile, the protrusion slides with respect to the spiral groove to drive the linked component to move along an axis direction of the sleeve so as to expand the scale-adjustable component.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for retaining a data storage device (60) in a computer includes a bracket (10) and a driving member (30). The data storage device defines a locking hole (63) therein. The bracket includes a first side panel (12) and a second side panel (11) for mounting the data storage device therebetween. A resilient retaining member (126) is formed at the first side panel (12). A retaining tab (1264) is formed on a free end of the retaining member corresponding to the locking hole of the data storage device. The driving member is pivotably attached on the first side panel. An actuating portion (373) is formed on the driving member for urging movement of the retaining member.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a mounting structure adapted to easily attach and remove a magnetic disk drive thereto and therefrom. In one embodiment, the mounting structure includes a device connector connectable to an interface connector. A clamper moves between a fixing position and a releasing position to secure or release an end portion of a housing. A lever keeps the clamper at the releasing position until the interface connector is connected to the device connector when a magnetic disk drive is pushed into a mounting structure. The clamper positions the clamper at the fixing position after the interface connector has been connected to the device connector.

Abstract: An HDD case is provided that enables direct connection of an interface connector and houses an HDD and that is superior in regard to vibration absorption, sound insulation, radiating heat, and waterproofness, and that consists of (1) a rectangular box-like case body, (2) a cover that have a heat sink, mounted via an adhesive synthetic-resin mat, and sound-absorbing materials; (3) a relay board that includes an internal connector fitted with an interface connector of the HDD, an external connector exposed to the outside so as not to protrude beyond the outside surface of the cover when the cover is closed, and wiring that connects the connectors; and (4) a waterproof seal that is applied all along the mating surface between the cover and the opening at the top of the case body and between the cover and the upper opening surface of the external connector.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that provides a common opening for air flow and speaker outflow. The apparatus includes a compartment with an opening. The compartment has a top surface and a bottom surface and includes a fan and a speaker. The fan is positioned to rotate one or blades around an axis. The one or more blades spin in a direction substantially towards an opening during at least one point during the spinning. The fan directs the air flow towards the opening. The speaker is positioned such that its movement is along the axis.

Abstract: A device cooling system comprises a heat pipe disposed in a device, the heat pipe having a condenser portion and at least two divergent evaporator portions, the at least two evaporator portions coupled to at least one heat-generating component of the device.

Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for cooling microprocessors and other data processing circuits in wagering game terminals. The method and system of the invention allow a wagering game terminal to be retrofitted with a cooling system for a different microprocessor-based application while making few or no changes to the wagering game terminal. The retrofitted microprocessor cooling system provides greater thermal dissipation, ensuring that the microprocessor will operate within the specified temperature range. The cooling system also takes up less space and has fewer components, resulting in a lower cost overall. And since few or no changes are made to the wagering game terminal, existing inventory of equipment and components may be used.

Abstract: A cabinet system comprises a chassis having a plurality of openings, a plurality of modular doors, and at least one radio frequency system. Each opening has removably attached chassis-hinge portions on one of two edges. Each modular door comprises an outside surface, an inside surface opposing the outside surface, and door-hinge receptacles on at least two edges. The door-hinge receptacles receive door-hinge portions. Each door-hinge portion is positioned in a respective door-hinge receptacle on one edge of the plurality of modular doors and is configured to mate with a respective chassis-hinge portion on the one edge of one of the plurality of openings so the mated chassis-hinge portion and door-hinge portion form a hinge to rotatably attach the modular door to the one of the openings. The radio frequency system comprises electronic components attached to the inside surface of at least one of the plurality of modular doors.

Abstract: A cooling fan is provided that does not place limitations on the installation conditions for the fan, is capable of cooling a backlight unit of a display panel with high efficiency, and produces less noise during operation. Also provided is an image display apparatus equipped with the cooling fan. The cooling fan includes a fan rotator composed of a rotational shaft that is rotationally driven by a driving motor and two vanes that have parallel revolution shafts that rotate together with the rotational shaft, are freely rotatable on the shafts, face one another, and revolve around the rotational shafts and a vane angle control unit that implements control so that each vane has a maximum rotation angle when a revolution angle of the vanes is in a vicinity of a first revolution angle and each vane has a rotation angle of 0° when a revolution angle of the vane is in a vicinity of a second revolution angle that is perpendicular to the first revolution angle.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling, for cooling an electronic system, an electronic system utilizing the same, and a method for providing real time adaptive active fluid flow cooling. The electronic system consists of a circuit board having a heat generating component, a heat dissipating element mounted to the heat generating component and an apparatus for providing real time adaptive active flow cooling. The apparatus consisting of a plurality of active cooling devices that remove heated air or fluid with ambient air or fluid by propelling an fluid flow stream in a first direction toward the heat dissipating element, and where at least one active cooling device contained in the plurality of active cooling devices propels an fluid flow stream in a second direction toward the heat dissipating element.

Abstract: A host unit case for a computer with foldable holding posts at front and rear walls thereof provides an upper cover and a lower cover to pivotally connect with a front wall, a rear wall, first holding posts, second holding posts, third holding posts and fourth holding posts respectively as a main structure. The main structure is extended to form a firm structure such that the host unit case is capable of being set up conveniently and quickly and is folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a cooling apparatus having: a primary cooling unit which is disposed in close proximity with an electronic device so as to face a surface thereof; an auxiliary cooling unit which is disposed in close proximity with the electronic device so as to face a surface thereof; and a controller which drives at least one of the primary cooling unit and the auxiliary cooling unit so as to cool the electronic device.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficient heat dissipation. The apparatus for efficient heat dissipation is provided with a compliant heat pipe configured to conform to adjacent surfaces under a compressive load, a compression member configured to apply the compressive load to the compliant heat pipe, and wherein the compliant heat pipe conforms to the surface of the compression member and the surface of a heat source under the compressive load. Beneficially, such an apparatus, system, and method would provide efficient heat dissipation through effective thermo-coupling between the heat source and the heat pipe. Additionally, the apparatus, system, and method would facilitate the application of a load to thermal grease for further improvements on thermo-coupling between the heat source and the heat pipe.

Abstract: An information processing unit and a method for making the same with a cooling structure for a heat generating element, for example a CPU, which can efficiently cool the CPU without losing flexibility of a board level packaging. The information processing apparatus includes a cooling unit cooling the heat generating element, an airflow supply unit supplying airflow to a part of the cooling unit, an airflow control unit controlling airflow applied to the airflow supply unit, an inlet, and an outlet. The airflow supply unit, the airflow control unit, and the part of the cooling unit are linearly arranged. The inlet is located to draw air towards the airflow control unit and the exhaust is located to exhaust air from the part of the cooling unit.

Abstract: A card slot apparatus of a card and an electronic machine includes a slot body having a slot in which a card is inserted, and a heat radiating unit movable between a first position spaced apart from the card and a second position contacting the card. A moving unit moves the heat radiating unit to the second position while moving in an opposite direction to an inserting direction of the card in combination with an inserting operation of the card into the slot body. An elastic unit elastically urges the moving unit in a moving direction thereof. The heat radiating unit includes a heat sink, and an elastic member to press the heat sink when the heat sink is moved to the second position. The elastic unit elastically urges the moving unit in the moving direction thereof when the heat sink is moved to the second position.

Abstract: A system for cooling an electronics system is provided. The cooling system includes a monolithic structure preconfigured for cooling multiple electronic components of the electronics system when coupled thereto. The monolithic structure includes multiple liquid-cooled cold plates configured and disposed in spaced relation to couple to respective electronic components; a plurality of coolant-carrying tubes metallurgically bonded in fluid communication with the multiple liquid-cooled cold plates, and a liquid-coolant header subassembly metallurgically bonded in fluid communication with multiple coolant-carrying tubes. The header subassembly includes a coolant supply header metallurgically bonded to coolant supply tubes and a coolant return header metallurgically bonded to coolant return tubes.

Abstract: A bottom loaded assembly for securing heat sinks to printed circuit boards may use a preloaded spring. The preloaded spring may be positioned on one side of the printed circuit board and the heat sink may be positioned on the opposite side.

Abstract: A heat spreader includes a heat sinking plate and a pressure clip. The heat sinking plate radiates the heat away from a heat source. The pressure clip fixes the heat sinking plate to the heat source. The pressure clip includes a spine (pressing part), one or more ribs and hook parts. The spine is arranged on the heat sinking plate. The one or more ribs extend from the spine and contact the heat source. The hook parts extend from the spine and are supported by the heat source. The pressure clip further includes mounting parts that couple the spine to the hook parts. A bending space is formed between the spine and the heat sinking plate. The heat spreader may be attached to a printed circuit board (PCB) with, e.g., a one-touch method, so that assembling processes of the memory module may be automated.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip assembly received in the heat sink. The clip assembly comprises a clip and a movable fastener pivotally connected to the clip via a pair of supporters. Each supporter defines a pivot hole deviated from a center thereof and a retaining slot above the pivot hole. The clip comprises a main body received in the heat sink and two arms extending from the main body and pivotally received in the retaining slots of the supporters. The movable fastener pivotally extends in the pivot holes of the supporters. The movable fastener moves relative to the heat sink and causes rotation of the supporters in a matter such that a distance from the main body of the clip to a bottom of the heat sink is changed, whereby the clip assembly can provide adjustable spring force acting on the heat sink.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for securing a heat sink to a heat-generating device on a circuit board. The apparatus clamps onto the heating-generating device and the circuit board in a manner that avoids bending of the circuit board. The apparatus includes a retention module having a plurality of retention features that extend through openings in the circuit board disposed about the perimeter of the heat-generating device, such as a processor. The apparatus also includes a heat sink having a heat sink base for contacting the heat-generating device in order to dissipate heat produced by the device. The heat sink is selectively securable to the retention features of the retention module using levers, such as a wire module, having a spring clip to engage the retention features and clamp the heat sink and retention module together.

Abstract: An information control panel and hinge member is removably joined together as a single unit to a retractable shuttle device utilized with computer servers or processor-based devices. The shuttle device having a first central opening with plural spaced apart detent grooves positioned thereabout. The hinge member includes a second central opening with plural spaced apart tabs positioned thereabout. A screw fastening element positioned through the first and second openings to directly and rotatably secure the hinge member relative to the shuttle device. A latch release means permits the single unit to be easily positioned in plural horizontal and vertical orientation positions that moves between selective ranges of 0 degrees to 90 degrees as the tabs moves relative to the detent grooves. Also, at least a stop member is located on the hinge member adjacent one of the tabs to stop the single unit at the minimum and extreme orientation positions.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a circuit board that is electrically connectable with at least one hard disk drive, includes a chassis for receiving the circuit board, a bracket for receiving the at least one hard disk drive, and a securing member for pressing the circuit board. The bracket is mounted to the chassis. A rear end of the bracket faces the circuit board. The securing member is pivotably mounted to the bracket.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a chassis, a side plate, and a securing member. The chassis includes a rear plate defining a sliding groove therein. The side plate is attached to a side of the chassis. At least one fixing post extends perpendicularly from an inner surface of the side plate located near a rear side. The securing member is movably mounted in the sliding groove. The securing member includes an operating portion exposed outside of the chassis through the sliding groove, and a clamping portion located in the chassis. When the securing member is moved along the sliding groove, the clamping portion is moved with the securing member to engage with or disengage from the at least one fixing post of the side plate. Thus, the side plate is attached to or removed from the chassis.