US Patent 7019974 Heat dissipation device

A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink (10) mounted on one side of a video graphics adapter (VGA) card (70) on which a heat generating componnent (74) is mounted to dissipate heat generated by the heat generating componnent, a second heat sink (30) mounted on an opposite side of the card, a first heat pipe (50, 50′) thermally connected to the first heat sink, a second heat pipe (60, 60′) discrete from the first heat pipe thermally connected to the second heat sink, and a connecting member (80, 80′) connected between the first and second heat pipes for transferring heat from the first heat pipe to the second heat pipe.