Patent ID: 8149580

Claim:
A heat dissipation device adapted for cooling an electronic device mounted on a printed circuit board, the heat dissipation device comprising: a base plate adapted for being thermally attached to the electronic device and comprising two protruding poles protruding downwardly from a bottom face thereof, the protruding poles being adapted for extending through the printed circuit board and thereby establishing a location for the heat dissipation device on the printed circuit board; a clip attached on a top face of the base plate and adapted for fastening the heat dissipation device on the printed circuit board after the location for the heat dissipation device on the printed circuit board has been established; and a flat heat pipe, wherein a groove is defined in the top face of the base plate, and the heat pipe is received in the groove of the base plate and thermally contacts the base plate for absorbing heat from the electronic device; wherein a fan is mounted on the base plate, a plurality of first air inlets are defined in the base plate below the fan, and the fan is for drawing ambient air to flow through the first air inlets of the base plate such that the electronic device below the base plate is cooled during the process of generation of the air flow.