Combination cooler module

• US 7,275,587 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2006
• Issued: 10/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hua-Shou Kuo
• Original Assignee: Hua-Shou Kuo
• Inventors: Kuo, Hua-Shou
• Primary Examiner(s): Walberg; Teresa J.
• Application Number:
  US11/307,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20070169918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 165/104.33, 165/80.3, 165/104.21, 165/104.26, 361/700, 257/715
• US Class Current: 165/80.3
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 15/0275 Arrangements for coupling heat-pipes together or with other structures, e.g. with base blocks; Heat pipe cores
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/427 Cooling by change of state, e.g. use of heat pipes by liquefied gas H01L23/445
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/467 by flowing gases, e.g. air H01L23/473 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

A combination cooler module is disclosed, which includes a plurality of radiating fins that are arranged in a stack, a plurality of heat tubes inserted through the radiating fins, and a heat conductive base affixed to the radiating fins by means of a dovetail joint, hook or scarf joint and disposed in contact with the heat tubes.

Claims

1. A combination cooler module comprising a plurality of radiating fins arranged in a stack, a plurality of heat tubes inserted through said radiating fins, and a heat conductive base fastened to said radiating fins and disposed in contact with said heat tubes, wherein male coupling means and corresponding female coupling means are provided at said radiating fins and said base for enabling said base to be affixed to said radiating fins by forcing said male coupling means into engagement with said female coupling means.

2. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means comprises a plurality of hooked portions downwardly extending from said radiating fins;

and said female coupling means comprises a plurality of locating grooves formed in said base and respectively forced into engagement with said hooked portions.

3. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 2, wherein said base comprises two vertical sidewalls, and said locating grooves are respectively formed in said vertical sidewalls of said base.

4. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 2, wherein said base has an H-shaped cross section.

5. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hooked portions at said radiating fins are respectively forced into engagement with said locating grooves at said base by stamping.

6. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means comprises a plurality of protruded portions respectively symmetrically protruded from said radiating fins and said base;

said female coupling means comprises a plurality of locating grooves respectively symmetrically formed in said radiating fins and said base; and

the protruded portions of said male coupling means at said radiating fins and the locating grooves of said female coupling means at said radiating fins are respectively forced into engagement with the locating grooves of said female coupling means at said base and the protruded portions of said male coupling means at said base.

7. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means comprises a plurality of protruded portions respectively asymmetrically protruded from said radiating fins and said base;

said female coupling means comprises a plurality of locating grooves respectively asymmetrically formed in said radiating fins and said base; and

the protruded portions of said male coupling means at said radiating fins and the locating grooves of said female coupling means at said radiating fins are respectively forced into engagement with the locating grooves of said female coupling means at said base and the protruded portions of said male coupling means at said base.

8. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means is deformed by a pressure and forced into engagement with said female coupling means.

9. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means comprises at least one dovetail tongue;

said female coupling means comprises at least one dovetail groove respectively forced into engagement with said at least one dovetail tongue.

10. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said radiating fins include a plurality of first radiating fins, a plurality of second radiating fins, and a plurality of third radiating fins, said first, second and third radiating fins each having a plurality of upper mounting through holes, said first and third radiating fins each further having a plurality of lower mounting through holes, said second radiating fins each further having a plurality of circularly arched bottom notches;

said heat tubes are inserted through said upper mounting through holes and said lower mounting through holes of said radiating fins and attached to said circularly arched bottom notches of said radiating fins.

11. The combination cooler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said male coupling means comprises two engagement bars, the engagement bars each being formed of a plurality of protruding strips respectively downwardly protruded from said radiating fins at a bottom side;

said female coupling means comprises two engagement grooves bilaterally formed in said base and respectively forced into engagement with said protruding strips of said engagement bars.