Patent ID: 7073568

Claim:
A heat dissipation device comprising: a heat sink comprising a base and a plurality of fins on the base; at least one heat pipe comprising a condensating section, the condensating section being secured to the fins and being distant from the base of the heat sink; a fan holder gripping the condensating section of the at least one heat pipe to retain the fan holder to the heat sink, the fan holder comprising a support plate for supporting the fan and ears perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the support plate, each of the ears defining an engaging hole therein for engagingly receiving the condensating section of the at least one heat pipe; and a fan mounted onto the heat sink via the fan holder, wherein a cutout is defined in each of the ears, the cutout providing a guide way for having the condensating section to enter the engaging hole, the cutout having a width which is smaller than a diameter of the engaging hole.