Thermal sink with an embedded heat pipe
First Claim
1. A thermal sink comprising:
- a heat sink at least partially comprised of thermally-conductive material, wherein the heat sink has a unitary, planar base portion comprising a first side that can be placed in contact with or proximate to one or more heat-producing components and a second side opposite the first side, said second side having a finned region and a non-finned region, said finned region with fins thereon and valleys between the fins, each fin having one or more heights;
one or more heat pipes each having a length, wherein at least one of the one or more heat pipes has at least a first portion of its length in contact with the non-finned region of the second side and at least a second portion of its length is at least partially embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region,wherein the second portion of the at least one heat pipe embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region is elevated away from the valleys between the fins.
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Abstract
Heat sinks and thermal cooling systems are disclosed. The heat sinks and thermal cooling systems include fins, which extend away from a surface of a base of the heat sink, and which are located in a finned region on the surface. The heat sinks and thermal cooling systems also include one or more heat pipes that are positioned and shaped in a way so that a first portion of each heat pipe is in contact with the surface of the base, while at least a second portion of each heat pipe is raised above the surface of the base in into contact with fins in the finned region. Raising the heat pipes away from the surface of the base prevents components in contact with, or adjacent to, the base from being heated by the heat pipes.
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1. A thermal sink comprising:
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a heat sink at least partially comprised of thermally-conductive material, wherein the heat sink has a unitary, planar base portion comprising a first side that can be placed in contact with or proximate to one or more heat-producing components and a second side opposite the first side, said second side having a finned region and a non-finned region, said finned region with fins thereon and valleys between the fins, each fin having one or more heights; one or more heat pipes each having a length, wherein at least one of the one or more heat pipes has at least a first portion of its length in contact with the non-finned region of the second side and at least a second portion of its length is at least partially embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region, wherein the second portion of the at least one heat pipe embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region is elevated away from the valleys between the fins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A thermal cooling system comprising:
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a heat sink, wherein the heat sink is at least partially comprised of thermally-conductive material, wherein the heat sink has a unitary, planar base portion comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, said second side having a finned region and a non-finned region, said finned region with fins thereon and valleys between the fins, each fin having one or more heights; and said heat sink further comprising one or more heat pipes each having a length, wherein at least one of the one or more heat pipes has at least a first portion of its length in contact with the non-finned region of the second side and at least a second portion of its length is at least partially embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region, wherein the second portion of the at least one heat pipe embedded in the one or more heights of the fins of the finned region is elevated away from the valleys between the fins; a primary plate that at least partially covers and contacts the fins of the heat sink; a printed circuit board (PCB) with one or more heat producing components on a first side of the PCB, wherein the first side of the heat sink is in contact with or proximate to at least one of the one or more heat producing components of the PCB; and a finned plate in contact with or proximate to a second side of the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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