Intel® Thermal/Mechanical Reference Design Information
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5.7.2 Mechanical Interface to the Reference Attach Mechanism
The attach mechanism component from the Intel RCBFH-3 Reference Design can be used by
other 3
rd
party cooling solutions. The attach mechanism consists of:
• A metal attach clip that interfaces with the heatsink core, see
Appendix G, Figure 48, and
Figure 49 for the component drawings.
• Four plastic fasteners, see
Appendix G, Figure 50, Figure 51, Figure 52, and Figure 53 for
the component drawings.
Figure 10 and Figure 11 show the reference attach mechanism as part of the Intel RCBFH-3
Reference Design. The clip is assembled to heatsink during copper core insertion, and is meant to
be trapped between the core shoulder and the extrusion as shown in
Figure 13. Figure 54 in
Appendix G provides additional details.
Figure 13. Reference Clip/Heatsink Assembly
Core shoulder
traps clip in place
Core shoulder
traps clip in place
Clip