US 12,463,111 B2
Fastening system for coupling a computing module to a printed circuit board
Tung-Yi Chen, New Taipei (TW); Kang-Wei Fan, Taoyuan (TW); and Jing-Tang Wu, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/164,724.
Prior Publication US 2024/0266249 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H01L 23/40 (2006.01); F16B 39/28 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/4006 (2013.01) [F16B 39/28 (2013.01); H01L 2023/4087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening system, including:
a fastener including:
a threaded portion positioned on an outer surface of the fastener;
a protrusion positioned on an outer surface of the fastener, the protrusion including:
a first angled surface; and
an engagement surface;
a nut corresponding to the fastener, including:
a threaded portion positioned on an inner surface of the nut;
a first locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the first locking feature including:
a second angled surface;
a first locking surface;
a second locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the second locking feature including:
a third angled surface;
a second locking surface,
wherein, in a first state of engagement of the fastener with the nut, the first angled surface of the protrusion of the fastener engages with the second angled surface of the first locking feature of the nut to rotate the fastener with respect to the nut in response to a downward force on the fastener, and
wherein in a second state of engagement of the fastener with the nut, a portion of the engagement surface of the protrusion is engaged with the second locking surface of the second locking feature to maintain a positioning of the fastener with respect to the nut.