Patent ID: 7442903

Claim:
A heat sink for an electronic device comprising a hub with a first end and a second end; a fan being positioned next to said hub and axially connected to said first end; a cage-shaped frame having a hollow-plate-shaped frame base, which forms an air outlet, and having a space for receiving said fan and said hub in a way of said fan being disposed next to said air outlet; and a heating element being secured to said frame base wherein, said frame further comprises: a plurality of first supporting elements extending outward radially from a circular edge of said second end in a way of said first supporting elements equidistantly spacing apart from each other with a distal end of the respective first supporting element being attached to said frame base; at least a second supporting element surrounding said first end and being joined to said first supporting elements; and a plurality of third supporting elements being disposed between said first supporting elements in a way of equidistantly spacing apart from each other and being joined to said second supporting element and said frame base.