Patent ID: 8254112

Claim:
A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic component, the heat dissipation device comprising: a shroud comprising a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewall partially surrounding the bottom wall such that an end of the bottom wall is located beyond the sidewall, wherein the bottom wall has an opening defined therein and a plate formed within the opening; a bracket secured on the plate of the bottom wall; a base mounted on an underside of the plate of the bottom wall, wherein the base and the bracket are located at two opposite sides of the bottom wall; a fin assembly fixed on the end of the bottom wall; an impeller rotatably mounted on the bracket and located within the shroud; and a first heat pipe having an end sandwiched between the base and the plate, and an opposite end sandwiched between the fin assembly and the bottom wall of the shroud at the end of the bottom wall that is located beyond the sidewall.