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Heat dissipation device having fan holder for attachment of a fan

US7423873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2006
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (10), a fan holder (20) located on the heat sink and a fan (30) mounted on the fan holder. The heat sink includes a plurality of fins (14) extending therefrom and defines two slots (16) in two opposite outmost fins thereof. The fan holder includes two brackets (200) each having a positioning rib (212) engaged in a corresponding slot of the heat sink and resisting the outmost fin to thereby mount the fan holder to the heat sink.

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