Patent ID: 8322405

Claim:
A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic component mounted on a printed circuit board, the heat dissipation device comprising: a heat conducting board for being attached to the electronic component; a fin unit disposed on the heat conducting board; a fixing module comprising a pivoting post extending through the fin unit, a fan holder spanning over the fin unit and pivotally fixed to the pivoting post, and two fastening members engaging with two opposite ends of the pivoting post, the fastening members being capable of fixing the fan holder at different positions relative to the fin unit; and a fan fixed to the fan holder of the fixing module; wherein the fan holder comprises two supporting beams located over the fin unit, and two pivoting sheets extending downwardly from the two supporting beams and pivotally connected to the two opposite ends of the pivoting post, respectively, and each pivoting sheet defines an elongated guiding groove having the pivoting post extending therethrough, the guiding groove having a length larger than a diameter of the pivoting post and extending in a direction perpendicular to the pivoting post.