Patent ID: 7414848

Claim:
A heat dissipation device comprising: a base; two extruded heat sinks located on the base, each heat sink comprising a heat conducting portion and a plurality of fins extending from two faces of the heat conducting portion; two heat pipes for transferring heat from the base to the two heat sinks, each heat pipe having a first section thermally engaged with the base, and at least a second section extending upwardly from the base and thermally engaged with a corresponding heat conducting portion of one of the two heat sinks; wherein the fins of each of the two heat sinks comprises a plurality of first fins extending from a first face of the heat conducting portion of a corresponding heat sink, and a plurality of second fins extending from a second face opposite to the first face of the heat conducting portion; wherein the heat conducting portion of each of the two heat sinks defines at least a groove receiving corresponding the at least a second section of one of the two heat pipes; and wherein each of the two heat sinks defines at least a slot in the second fins thereof, the at least a slot being in communication with the at least a groove of the heat conducting portion of each of the two heat sinks.