Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat conducting base, a heat sink on the base and two heat pipes thermally contacting with the heat sink and the base. The heat sink is made of metal extrusion and includes a heat conducting cylinder at a periphery of the heat sink and a plurality of fins extending from and surrounded by the cylinder. The cylinder includes four interconnected sides. The fins of the same side are parallel to each other. The two heat pipes thermally surround the cylinder of the heat sink and wholly contact the heat sink.

Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating heat of an electronic device comprises a base, a first fin group comprising a plurality of fins stacked together, a second fin group comprising a plurality of fins and overlapping the first fin group, and a sinuous heat pipe attached to the base. The first and second fin groups are respectively engaged with the heat pipe twice at different locations of the first and second fin groups.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a primary heat sink (10) contacting a central processing unit and a secondary heat sink (20) attached on heat-generating electronic components adjacent the central processing unit. The primary heat sink includes a base (12) and a heat-dissipation portion (14) disposed on a middle of the base. The secondary heat sink includes a substrate (22) and a plurality of fin assemblies (24) arranged on the substrate. The base is laid on the substrate with the fin assemblies arranged around the heat-dissipation portion. The primary heat sink is partly superposed on the secondary heat sink with a compact structure. The heat-dissipation portion can simultaneously dissipate heat from the central processing unit and its adjacent heat-generating electronic components.

Abstract: A memory module assembly includes a memory card having a circuit board and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board. A pair of shells sandwich the memory card therebetween. A first pair of clips sandwich the memory card and the pair of shells therebetween. A fastener extends through the first pair of clips, the pair of shells and the circuit board and holds the first pair of clips toward each other. The first pair of clips each has a pressing portion pressing a corresponding shell of the pair of shells toward the memory card. A second pair of clips each clamps the pair of shells toward the memory card. Thermal tapes thermally connect the electronic components and the shells.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a first base plate having a flat top surface, a plurality of flattened heat pipes, a fin assembly located above the heat pipes and a thermally conductive layer formed between the heat pipes and the fin assembly. The thermally conductive layer has a flat surface contacting with the heat pipes. The heat pipes are supported on the top surface of the first base plate. The first base plate has a flat bottom surface for engaging with an electronic package. Each heat pipe comprises an evaporating section and a condensing section bent from the evaporating section, and the evaporating sections of the heat pipes abut side by side against each other.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a back plate assembly thermally independent from the sink. The back plate assembly includes a body facing a bottom surface of the heat sink and a heat-dissipating member thermal connecting to the body. The heat sink is used for absorbing heat generated by a heat-generating electronic component from a top side thereof. The back plate assembly is used for absorbing the heat generated by the heat-generating electronic component from a bottom side thereof. The heat sink and the back plate assembly are connected together by fixing members extending from the heat sink through a printed circuit board on which the electronic component is mounted to threadedly engage with the back plate assembly.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation body and a heat conducting body thermally combined with the heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation body includes a central portion defining a through hole therein and a plurality of fin extending from a periphery of the central portion. Each of the fins branches a plurality of portions at an end thereof. The heat conducting body includes a column thermally fitted in the through hole of the central portion of the heat dissipation body. A cavity is defined between the column and the central portion of the heat dissipation body. The cavity contains a phase-changeable medium therein, which becomes vapor once the column absorbs heat from a heat-generating electronic device.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation body and a heat conducting body thermally combined with the heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation body includes a central portion defining a through hole therein and a plurality of fin extending from a periphery of the central portion. Each of the fins branches a plurality of portions at an end thereof. The heat conducting body includes a column thermally fitted in the through hole of the central portion of the heat dissipation body. A cavity is defined between the column and the central portion of the heat dissipation body. The cavity contains a phase-changeable medium therein, which becomes vapor once the column absorbs heat from a heat-generating electronic device.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device (1) includes a heat sink (10), a fan (20), and a cooling member (30). The heat sink includes a base, a plurality of fins extending from the base and at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the base and the fins. The cooling member is provided with a fin assembly thereon and includes a cold surface attached to one side of the fins and a condensing portion of the at least one heat pipe to make the one side of the fins and the condensing portion have a lower temperature.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device includes a heat sink and a protecting device attached to the heat sink. The heat sink includes a plurality of individual fins in assembly. The protecting device is made from plastic. The protecting device includes a lath resting on the fins, and a plurality of ribs beneath the lath. The ribs are interposed between the fins.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device (1) includes a heat sink (10), a fan (20), and an air cooling member (30). Airflow produced by the fan is led to the heat sink after passing through the air cooling member. The air cooling member can lower the temperature of the airflow below an average temperature of an atmosphere surrounding the heat dissipation device.

Abstract: An airflow-guiding device for being mounted into a computer system to periodically change airflow passing therethrough, comprises a motor, a gearing driven by the motor and a plurality of airflow-guiding plates pivoted to a frame and linked to the gearing and driven thereby to turn back and forth periodically. The gearing comprises a cam driven by the motor and a sliding board slideably mounted on a supporting member. The sliding board has a lateral side always in contact with the cam so that when the cam rotates, the sliding plate slides on the supporting member. The airflow-guiding plates each have a linking rod linked to the sliding board. The airflow-guiding plates periodically turn within a given angle following the rotation of the cam so as to change direction of airflow passing through the airflow-guiding plates.

Abstract: A fastener for a heat sink of the present invention includes a length-variable operating member (10), a piston member (20), an embracing member (30), a resilient member (40) and a post (58) extending from a printed circuit board (50). The piston member is movable in the operating member when the operating member varies between a shortest length and a longest length. The resilient member covers around the piston member. The embracing member is controllable cooperatively by the piston member and the resilient member to grasp the post or release the post.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a fin set, a sinuous heat pipe transferring heat to different parts of the fin set, and a base thermally contacting the heat pipe. The heat pipe has a middle U-shaped portion and two L-shaped portions at two sides of the U-shaped portion, respectively. The base is for contacting with a heat generating electronic device and transferring heat from the electronic device to the heat pipe and the fin set. The fin set defines a passageway in a middle of thereof. The U-shaped portion of the heat pipe is received in the passageway of the fin set and thermally engages with the fin set.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device is for contacting with a heat generating electronic device to remove heat from the electronic device. The heat dissipation device includes a base, a plurality of fins arranged on the base and at least one heat pipe thermally positioned on the base. The heat pipe includes a U-shaped first portion, a second portion and a connecting portion interconnecting the first and second portions. The first portion of the heat pipe thermally engages the base. The second portion of the heat pipe is located above the base, and thermally engages with the plurality of fins.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system includes a container (10) defining communicable first and second chambers (125a, 125b) therein, a pump (15) mounted on the container and having an entrance port (152) in flow communication with the second chamber, and an exit port (150) in flow communication with the first chamber so that the pump, the first chamber, and the second chamber together form a loop for circulation of coolant, and a heat dissipation unit (2) located at the loop for cooling the coolant.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system includes a cooling body (1) defining an hollow portion receiving a pump (3) and a number of cooling fins (18) therein, and a contact portion for contacting an electrical component. The cooling body defines a passageway therein filled with liquid coolant, and an inlet (124) and an outlet (125) both in communication with the passageway. The pump defines an exit (31) and an entrance (32) connected to the inlet and the outlet of the cooling body respectively by two tubes (5). Heat is transferred from the electrical component to the contact portion, and then conducted to the coolant, and conducted to other portions of the cooling body as the coolant flows through the passageway. The heat is then conducted to the cooling fins for dissipation.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat spreader (10), a plurality of fins (12) extending from the spreader, fasteners (20) and securement sleeves (30) fixed to the fasteners. The fastener includes a head (200) and a shaft (204) having a threaded bottom end (208). The sleeve comprises a cylindrical wall (302), an upper open end (304) and a lower open end (306). The sleeve further has an annular pedestal (308) perpendicularly connected with the wall and extending in the lower open end. The head is received in the wall and contacts the pedestal. The shaft extends through the spreader. A compressed spring (22) is providing between the head and the spreader for urging the spreader downwardly to engage with a heat generating electronic device.

Abstract: A locking device for mounting a heat sink to a CPU mounted on a printed circuit board, includes a back plate mounted below the circuit board and having a plurality of fasteners extending upwardly beyond the circuit board, and a plurality of retainers. Each retainer includes an operating member resting on a heat sink, a locking member extending through the operating member, and a pushing member extending through the locking member. The locking member includes a locking structure extending through the heat sink to engage with one of the fasteners. The pushing member includes a taper bottom portion. The pushing member is downward movable to cause the taper bottom portion to disengage the locking structure from the one of the fasteners.