Patent ID: 8079406

Claim:
A thermal module comprising: a base; a centrifugal blower; a heat sink mounted to an air outlet of the centrifugal blower; a heat pipe configured for connecting the heat sink with a heat generating electronic component; and a resilient clip configured for urging the heat pipe onto the heat generating electronic component, the resilient clip comprising a V-shaped pressing portion disposed above an evaporation section of the heat pipe, a plate portion disposed at one end of the pressing portion, configured for being fixed to the base, and an abutting portion disposed at the other end of the pressing portion and comprising an abutting plate configured for abutting against a bottom surface of the base; wherein the evaporation section of the heat pipe is received in a heat absorbing plate, the heat absorbing plate comprises top and bottom plates and a side plate integrally connecting the top plate with the bottom plate, and the heat pipe is received in a receiving space enclosed by the top and the bottom plates and the side plate.