Patent ID: 8072101

Claim:
A base for a heat-dissipating fan motor, comprising: a plate member made of metal and formed with at least one positioning leg and at least one air inlet hole, said plate member having a motor-confronting side, said positioning leg extending inclinedly and protruding from said motor-confronting side, said plate member including a planar portion and a protruding portion that is surrounded by said planar portion and that projects relative to said planar portion in a direction away from said motor-confronting side; a coupling barrel made of plastic, adapted for coupling with the heat-dissipating fan motor, and having a closed-barrel end that has said at least one positioning leg embedded therein, and an open-barrel end that is opposite to said closed-barrel end; and an outer case made of plastic, connected to said plate member, cooperating with said coupling barrel to form a motor-receiving space, and formed with an air outlet hole, said outer case including a case body and a cover body that extends integrally from said case body and that covers one side of said planar portion opposite to said motor-confronting side so as to reinforce said planar portion.