Multiple evaporator heat pipe assisted heat sink
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1. A heat sink comprising:
- a base plate for fitting against a component to be cooled;
a heat pipe formed as a loop having a condenser portion upstanding from the base plate and a pair of ends which form a pair of evaporator portions in thermal contact with said base plate and extending parallel to said base plate; and
a plurality of cooling fins in thermal contact with said condenser portion, said fins extending substantially parallel to said base plate.
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Abstract
A heat sink includes a base plate which is fitted against a component to be cooled, and a heat pipe formed as a loop having a condenser portion upstanding from the base plate and a pair of ends which form a pair of evaporator portions received in parallel channels in the base plate. A wall upstanding from the base plate between the channels is formed with an upright channel which receives the condenser portion substantially within the profile of the wall, so that a plurality of horizontal cooling fins can be fixed to the wall in thermal contact with the condenser portion.
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1. A heat sink comprising:
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a base plate for fitting against a component to be cooled;
a heat pipe formed as a loop having a condenser portion upstanding from the base plate and a pair of ends which form a pair of evaporator portions in thermal contact with said base plate and extending parallel to said base plate; and
a plurality of cooling fins in thermal contact with said condenser portion, said fins extending substantially parallel to said base plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. The heat sink member 12 wherein the condenser portion of the heat pipe is deformed to conform to said upright channel portions.
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