Patent ID: 7916469

Claim:
A heat dissipation device adapted for cooling an electronic device mounted on a printed circuited board, the heat dissipation device comprising: a heat spreader thermally contacting the electronic device; a fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins; a first heat pipe interconnecting the fin assembly and the heat spreader; a back plate; and a heat conducting plate defining a plurality of slots, the heat conducting plate comprising a plurality of supporting posts extend from a first side of the heat conducting plate, wherein the plurality of support posts are inserted in the fin assembly, and each of the plurality of supporting posts being a solid metal pole; and a plurality of fasteners extend from a second side of the heat conducting plate and engage with the back plate such that the circuit board is positioned between the back plate and the heat spreader; wherein a first portion of the first heat pipe extends through the plurality of slots of the heat conducting plate, and a second portion of the first heat pipe contacts the heat spreader.