CPU Jacket Adhesive Bonding Alignment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual installation of central processing units (CPUs) in servers often results in misalignment, incomplete insertion, damaged socket walls, and CPU warping due to the lack of precise alignment and handling mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A base with alignment features and an applicator head system that aligns CPUs with jackets, applying controlled force for adhesive bonding, ensuring precise alignment and handling to prevent damage during installation and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual processes are used for CPU insertion or removal, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to misalignment and damaged components
Solution Approach 1:
A jacket is introduced as an intermediary component between the CPU and the socket. The jacket includes alignment features such as guide pins that fit into corresponding alignment holes in the socket, ensuring precise positioning of the CPU during installation. This intermediary structure enables manual operation while maintaining manufacturing precision by preventing misalignment and damage to the CPU and socket.
2Manufacturing precision
If automated mechanisms are used for CPU installation, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket is designed with self-aligning features including guide pins that automatically position the CPU correctly as it is inserted into the socket. The alignment features on the jacket and socket work together to ensure precise positioning without requiring complex automated positioning mechanisms. This self-service approach achieves manufacturing precision while keeping the system relatively simple.
3Device complexity
If manual handling is used for CPU, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability deteriorates due to CPU warping and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket serves as a protective intermediary that interfaces with the CPU during handling and installation. It distributes contact forces evenly across the CPU surface, preventing localized stress that could cause warping or damage. The jacket also provides alignment features that guide the CPU into the socket correctly, reducing the risk of damage from misalignment. This simple intermediary structure significantly improves installation reliability while adding minimal complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables precise alignment and handling of CPUs, reducing the risk of misalignment and damage, facilitating automated or manual installation with increased reliability and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The jacket bears an adhesive material or layer 108 on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the periphery 106
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AI summary
A base includes apertures and surface features for precisely aligning central processing units (CPUs) and jackets with each other. Applicator heads are used to exert contact force against respective jackets during adhesive bonding to the CPUs. Each jacket functions as a gripping or handling feature during subsequent positioning or transport of the corresponding CPU. Such CPUs can be inserted into servers or other entities by way of automated mechanisms or manual operations with reduced risk of damage, misalignment or other problems.