Snap-in fan seat and heat sink having the same

Abstract

In a snap-in fan seat and heat sink, the fan seat is provided for latching a cooling body having a notch formed on both sides of the cooling body separately, and the fan seat includes a seat body installed onto a side of the heat sink, a buckle separately and pivotally coupled to both opposite sides of the seat body, a buffer unit installed to the seat body and at a position proximate to a side of the heat sink and pressed against the heat sink, and each buckle includes a hook plate latched into the notch for mounting a fan onto the seat body, and then the seat body is latched onto the cooling body to constitute the heat sink, so as to simplify the way of assembling the fan seat and the cooling body and enhance the convenience of use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A snap-in fan seat, snapped to a cooling body, and the cooling body having a notch formed on both sides of the cooling body separately, and the fan seat comprising:
 a seat body, installed onto a side of the cooling body, and having a buffer unit installed proximate to a side of the cooling body and pressed against the cooling body; and   a pair of buckles, respectively and pivotally coupled to two opposite sides of the seat body, and each of the buckle including a hook plate latched into the notch for combining the seat body onto the cooling body.   
     
     
         2 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one positioning arm extended from both sides of the seat body separately, and the hook plate being disposed adjacent to the positioning arm. 
     
     
         3 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one positioning arm extended from both sides of the seat body separately, and the hook plate being disposed between the pair of positioning arms. 
     
     
         4 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 3 , wherein the positioning arm includes a positioning plate extended from an end of the positioning arm towards the notch. 
     
     
         5 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 2 , further comprising a positioning arm extended from a side of the seat body, and another positioning arm extended from the other side of the seat body, and the two positioning arms being respectively and symmetrically installed on both upper and lower sides of the pair of buckles. 
     
     
         6 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 2 , wherein the buckle further includes a press plate pivotally coupled to a side of the positioning arm, and the press plate includes a slot for pivotally coupling the hook plate therein. 
     
     
         7 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 3 , wherein the buckle further includes a press plate pivotally coupled between the pair of positioning arms, and the press plate includes a slot for pivotally coupling the hook plate therein. 
     
     
         8 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , wherein the hook plate is an L-shaped plate. 
     
     
         9 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , wherein the buffer unit is a rubber pad. 
     
     
         10 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , wherein the buffer unit is a rubber roller combined to the bottom of the seat body. 
     
     
         11 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , wherein the buffer unit includes an elastic element combined to the bottom of the seat body and a rigid element fixed onto the elastic element. 
     
     
         12 . The snap-in fan seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a fan mounted onto the seat body. 
     
     
         13 . A heat sink having a snap-in fan seat, comprising:
 a cooling body, having a plurality of fins, and each fin having a notch formed at two opposite sides of the fin separately, and a heat dissipating channel formed between any two adjacent fins;   a seat body, installed onto a side of the fins, and having a buffer unit installed at a position proximate to a side of the fins and pressed against the fins;   a fan, mounted onto the seat body, for blowing an airflow at the heat dissipating channel; and   a pair of buckles, respectively and pivotally coupled to two opposite sides of the seat body, and each of the buckles including a hook plate latched into the notch for combining the seat body to the cooling body.   
     
     
         14 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , further comprising a heat conducting base and a plurality of heat pipes fixed to the fins, and each of the heat pipes having a heat absorbing section and a heat discharging section, and the heat absorbing sections being fixed onto the heat conducting base, and the heat discharging sections being passed through the fin. 
     
     
         15 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the notch is substantially L-shaped. 
     
     
         16 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the seat body includes at least one positioning arm extended from both sides of the seat body, and the hook plate is disposed adjacent to the positioning arm. 
     
     
         17 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the seat body includes a pair of positioning arms installed at both sides of the seat body respectively, and the hook plate is installed between the pair of positioning arms. 
     
     
         18 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the positioning arm includes a positioning plate installed at an end of the positioning arm and extended towards the notch. 
     
     
         19 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the seat body includes a positioning arm extended from a side of the seat body, and another positioning arm extended from the other side of the seat body, and the two positioning arms are respectively and symmetrically installed onto both upper and lower sides of the pair of buckles. 
     
     
         20 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the buckle further includes a press plate pivotally coupled to a side of the positioning arm, and the press plate includes a slot for pivotally coupling the hook plate therein. 
     
     
         21 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the buckle further includes a press plate pivotally coupled between the pair of positioning arms, and the press plate includes a slot for pivotally coupling the hook plate therein. 
     
     
         22 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the hook plate is an L-shaped plate. 
     
     
         23 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the buffer unit is a rubber pad. 
     
     
         24 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the buffer unit is a rubber roller combined to the bottom of the seat body. 
     
     
         25 . The heat sink having a snap-in fan seat as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the buffer unit includes an elastic element combined to the bottom of the seat body and a rigid element fixed onto the elastic element.