Flexible heat pipe

• US 20080092973A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tai-Sol Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tai-Sol Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lai, Yaw-Huey
• Application Number:
  US11/649,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20080092973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 138/118
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 11/11 with corrugated wall F16L11/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 11/118 having arrangements for particular purposes, e.g. electrically conducting

Abstract

A flexible pipe includes a tubular member and a capillary material. The tubular member includes two closed ends and defines a flexible section having a sidewall of wavelike embossment. The capillary material is mounted to an inner side of the tubular member. Accordingly, the wavelike embossment of the flexible section facilitates the bending of the pipe to allow the user to bend the pipe directly by hands thereof without over-bending or depression of the pipe.

Claims

1. A flexible heat pipe comprising:

a tubular member having two closed ends and defining a flexible section having a predetermined length, said flexible section having a wavelike embossment formed at a sidewall thereof; and

a capillary material mounted to an inner side of said tubular member.

2. The flexible heat pipe as defined in claim 1, wherein said wavelike embossment is spirally formed on said tubular member.

3. The flexible heat pipe as defined in claim 1, wherein said capillary material is tubular and provided with a spiral sidewall in corresponding shape to that of said flexible section.

4. The flexible heat pipe as defined in claim 1, wherein said capillary material is tubular in shape and provided with a smooth inner sidewall.

5. The flexible heat pipe as defined in claim 1, wherein said flexible section is located at a midsection of said tubular member and said tubular member further comprises two straight sections formed at two ends thereof.