Patent ID: 7004236

Claim:
A heat dissipation device comprising: a heat sink comprising a base defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, and a plurality of parallel fins extending from the base and parallel to the longitudinal direction; a fan provided at one end of the heat sink in the longitudinal direction; and a fan holder for attaching the fan to the heat sink, the fan holder comprising: a rectangular base comprising a first surface and a second surface; two clamping arms extending from opposite sides of the first surface of the base and sandwiching the fan therebetween thereby fixing the fan to the holder; and two engaging means extending from opposite sides of the second surface of the base and engaging with the heat sink to retain the fan holder to the heat sink in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction; wherein a locating means is formed at one of the fan holder and the heat sink for locating the fan holder to the heat sink along an extending direction of the fins from the base.