JP2008192884A - Heat radiation structure of electronic component apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat radiation structure of an electronic component apparatus capable of cooling only an electronic component requiring cooling by realizing necessary heat radiation with a simple miniaturized structure without providing a special apparatus such as an air-cooling fan etc. <P>SOLUTION: This heat radiation structure of the electronic component apparatus comprises a board 22 on which the electronic component 20 is mounted, and a metal cabinet 24 provided on the board 22 to cover the electronic component 20. Coolant passages 25 and 26, which being cavities, are formed in the board 22 and the metal cabinet 24, the coolant passage 26 in the board 22 and the coolant passage 25 in the metal cabinet 24 communicating with each other to form a closed passage, and a coolant is provided in the coolant passages 25 and 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, and more specifically to a heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device in which an electronic component is placed on a substrate.

  In recent years, electronic devices such as communication devices are required to have a large capacity in order to realize communication capable of transmitting and receiving high-speed and large-capacity information. For this reason, the power consumption of electronic devices is increasing, and the amount of heat generated per unit volume is increasing.

  Due to such heat generation, the temperature of the electronic component mounted on the electronic device and the internal temperature of the electronic device rise, and if the temperature exceeds a predetermined specified value, the electronic component may malfunction or break down.

  For this reason, in order to stably operate the electronic component mounted on the electronic device, it is necessary to cool the electronic component so that the operating temperature does not exceed a predetermined specified value. There has been proposed a mode in which heat generated from the placed substrate is radiated to the outside of the electronic device by a heat radiating device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first example of a heat dissipation structure of a conventional electronic component device, FIG. 1 (a) is a side view, and FIG. 1 (b) is an electronic component shown in FIG. 1 (a). 2 is a front view of a heat dissipation device 5 provided on the device 1 and an air cooling fan 10 provided on the side of the electronic component device 1. FIG.

  1 has a structure in which electronic components are mounted on a wiring board, detailed illustration is omitted in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 1, in a first example of a conventional heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, a heat dissipation device 5 is provided on the upper surface of the electronic component device 1. The heat radiating device 5 is also referred to as a heat radiating fin (heat sink), and is made of conductive metal such as copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), or an alloy thereof. The heat radiating device 5 includes a base portion 5-1 made of the conductive metal plate and a plurality of columnar pins 5-2 provided on the upper surface of the base portion 5-1.

  The base portion 5-1 of the heat dissipation device 5 is mounted on the upper surface of the electronic component device 1, and the heat dissipation device 5 and the electronic component device 1 are mechanically and thermally connected.

  An electric air cooling fan 10 is provided on the side of the electronic component device 1.

  Under such a structure, when the electronic component device 1 is operated, heat is generated, but the heat is diffused in the plane direction of the base portion 5-1 of the heat dissipation device 5, and further, as shown by an arrow in FIG. Conduction is conducted to a plurality of pins 5-2 provided on the upper surface of the base portion 5-1.

  As shown by a white arrow in FIG. 1B, the air is blown from the electric air-cooling fan 10 and the heat is forcibly dissipated to the outside, so that the electronic component device 1 is air-cooled.

  Moreover, the aspect shown in FIG. 2 is also proposed. Here, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a second example of a heat dissipation structure of a conventional electronic component device.

  Referring to FIG. 2, in the second example of the heat dissipation structure of the conventional electronic component device, the heat dissipation sheet 15 is provided on the upper surface of the electronic component device 1, and the heat radiation of the material constituting the heat dissipation sheet 15 is performed. It has a structure using (thermal radiation) characteristics.

  More specifically, a heat radiation sheet 15 having an adhesive surface on the lower surface is attached to the upper surface of the electronic component device 1.

  Under such a structure, when the electronic component device 1 is operated, heat is generated, but the heat is conducted to the upper surface of the electronic component device 1 and the heat dissipation sheet 15 as indicated by small arrows in FIG. The heat conducted to the heat radiating sheet 15 is dissipated as electromagnetic radiation of thermal energy, that is, as radiant heat, as indicated by white arrows in FIG.

In addition, a structure in which gas is injected as a cooling medium into the lid covering the substrate on which the LSI chip is mounted, and the cooling medium is brought into direct contact with the LSI chip to forcibly cool (see, for example, Patent Document 1), A liquid-cooled self-cooling case having a heat sink that dissipates heat generated from the semiconductor element at the bottom of the case, and a case that faces the outside air and a region that convects the heat radiated from the heat sink into the cooling liquid in the case A structure in which a partition plate made of a heat insulating material with low thermal conductivity is provided so as to isolate a heat radiation area on the side surface (see, for example, Patent Document 2), and is applied to a local heat generating component such as a CPU of an information processing apparatus The liquid cooling structure is provided with a resistor that blocks the flow of the flow path by changing the cross-sectional area of each refrigerant flow path of the heat receiving head having a plurality of pipes. A liquid cooling structure (for example, a flow rate control means for controlling the flow rate and a temperature sensitive flow rate control means composed of a substance (for example, bimetal) whose shape largely changes depending on the temperature of the flow path resistor (for example, Patent Document 3), or a water cooling structure in the rack, a flow path of a cooling medium for water cooling is provided in a plurality of pillars constituting a cabinet with a built-in water cooling device, and the cooling medium from at least one pillar into the rack And a cooling medium that has absorbed the heat in the rack and flows out to at least one of the remaining pillars to cool each information processing apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 4).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 01-020742 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-32122 JP 2004-295718 A JP 2002-374086 A

  However, in the aspect shown in FIG. 1, in order to sufficiently reduce the thermal resistance between the heat dissipation device 5 and the ambient air, it is necessary to increase the size of the heat dissipation device 5 and the mounting area in the electronic component device 1. The size of the electronic device on which the electronic component device 1 is mounted must be increased.

  Moreover, in the aspect shown in FIG. 1, although the electric air cooling fan 10 is provided in the side of the electronic component apparatus 1, the noise of a fan has become a problem in recent years.

  Further, the air blowing by the electric air cooling fan 10 consumes a large amount of power and increases the cost.

  Moreover, in the aspect shown in FIG. 2, although it has the structure using the thermal radiation (thermal radiation) characteristic of the substance which comprises the thermal radiation sheet | seat 15, a heat radiation effect is not acquired compared with the case of the aspect shown in FIG. . Furthermore, when the heat-dissipating sheet 15 having the adhesive surface on the lower surface is attached to the upper surface of the electronic component device 1 and used for a long time, the adhesive material on the adhesive surface liquefies and flows down due to heat generated from the electronic component device 1, Such an adhesive substance may adhere to other electronic components that do not need to be cooled and cool down, which may cause secondary disasters such as deterioration of performance.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and without providing a special device such as an air cooling fan, the present invention realizes necessary heat radiation under a simple miniaturized structure, and cooling is performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device that can cool only the necessary electronic components.

According to one aspect of the present invention,
A board on which electronic components are mounted;
A metal casing provided on the substrate so as to cover the electronic component,
A hollow cooling medium passage is formed in the substrate and the metal casing,
The cooling medium passage of the substrate and the cooling medium passage of the metal housing constitute a closed passage communicating with each other,
A cooling medium is provided in the cooling medium passage, and a heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device is provided.

  In the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device, the cooling medium may be a liquid ceramic.

  The metal casing includes an upper metal casing and a lower metal casing, and an end portion of the substrate is sandwiched between the upper metal casing and the lower metal casing, and an end portion of the substrate In the vicinity, the cooling medium passage may be formed in a vertical direction.

  Further, a protrusion portion in which the cooling medium passage is formed in the vertical direction is provided on the lower surface of the lower metal casing, and the upper surface of the protrusion portion and the lower surface of the substrate are in contact with each other. The cooling medium passage may be formed in a vertical direction at a location in contact with the upper surface of the protrusion. A metal wire is wound around the protrusion, and an end of the metal wire may be connected to the ground layer of the substrate.

  According to the present invention, an electronic component device capable of cooling only an electronic component that needs to be cooled by providing necessary heat radiation under a simple downsized structure without providing a special device such as an air cooling fan. The heat dissipation structure can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  First, the principle of the present invention will be described, and then an embodiment of the present invention using the principle will be described.

[Principle of the present invention]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view showing a heat dissipation structure of an electronic component device according to the principle of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 3, in the heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to the principle of the present invention, a metal casing 24 is provided on a wiring board 22 on which an electronic component 20 such as a semiconductor device is mounted on the upper surface. .

  The metal casing 24 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape, and includes an upper surface portion 24-1 and a wall portion 24-2 that is formed to extend in the vertical direction from the outer periphery of the upper surface portion 24-1. .

  The upper surface portion 24-1 of the metal casing 24 is in contact with a metal casing or the like of an electronic device (not shown) on which the electronic component 20 is mounted.

  The end portion of the wall portion 24-2 of the metal casing 24 is formed along the outer periphery of the wiring board 22, and the end face of the wall portion 24-2 of the metal casing 24 is in the vicinity of the end portion of the wiring board 22. In contact with.

  A hollow cooling medium passage 25 is formed in the upper surface portion 24-1 and the wall portion 24-2 of the metal casing 24 so that a cooling medium described later flows.

  On the other hand, in the grounding layer (not shown) of the wiring board 22, a hollow cooling medium passage 26 for allowing a cooling medium to flow, which will be described later, is formed. More specifically, the cooling medium passage 26 includes a horizontal cooling medium passage 26-1 formed in the horizontal direction in the ground layer of the wiring board 22, and a vertical direction from the end of the horizontal cooling medium passage 26-1. And a vertical coolant passage 26-2 extending in the direction.

  When the metal casing 24 is placed on the upper surface of the wiring board 22 and the end surface of the wall section 24-2 of the metal casing 24 comes into contact with the vicinity of the end section of the wiring board 22, the inside of the wall section 24-2 of the metal casing 24 is reached. The cooling medium passage 25 and the vertical cooling medium passage 26-2 of the wiring board 22 communicate with each other. Accordingly, when the metal casing 24 is placed on the upper surface of the wiring board 22, the cooling medium passage 25 formed inside the metal casing 24 and the cooling medium passage 26 of the wiring board 22 form a closed path. Form. A liquid cooling medium (shown in black in FIG. 3) is provided in the cooling medium passage 25 of the metal housing 24 and the cooling medium passage 26 of the wiring board 22.

  Under this structure, when the electronic component 20 mounted on the wiring board 22 operates and generates heat, the heat is cooled in the cooling medium passage 26 of the wiring board 22 as shown by thin arrows in FIG. The cooling medium absorbed by the medium and warmed by the heat flows upward in the cooling medium passage 25 inside the wall portion 24-2 of the metal casing 24, and in the upper surface portion 24-1 inside the metal casing 24. It goes to the cooling medium passage 25.

  On the other hand, as described above, the upper surface portion 24-1 of the metal housing 24 is in contact with a metal housing or the like of an electronic device (not shown) on which the electronic component 20 is mounted. The cooling medium in the cooling medium passage 25 is cooled by such contact, flows downward through the cooling medium passage 25 inside the wall portion 24-2, and goes toward the cooling medium passage 26 of the wiring board 22.

  That is, as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 3, the cooling medium naturally circulates, thereby realizing heat dissipation, and the electronic component 20 and the wiring board 22 mounted on the wiring board 22 can be cooled. This is the principle of the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device of the present invention.

  With such a structure, without providing a special device such as the air-cooling fan 10 shown in FIG. 1, necessary heat radiation is realized under a simple downsized structure, and only the electronic component 20 that needs to be cooled is cooled. be able to.

[Embodiments of the present invention]
An embodiment of the present invention using the above principle will be described below.

  4 is a side perspective view showing the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exploded side perspective view showing the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device shown in FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device shown in FIG.

  4 to 6, the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes electronic components 50-1 to 50-8 such as semiconductor devices, and electronic components 50-1 to 50-50 on the upper surface. 4 is a wiring board 60 having electronic components 50-5 to 50-8 mounted on the lower surface, and an upper metal casing 100 made of a metal such as aluminum (Al) provided on the upper and lower parts of the wiring board 60; It consists of a lower metal casing 200 and the like. 5 and 6, illustration of the electronic component 50 is omitted.

  First, the structure of the upper metal casing 100 will be described.

  The upper metal casing 100 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape. The upper metal casing 100 includes a base part 100-1, a wall part 100-2 formed to extend in the vertical direction from the two sides of the outer periphery of the base part 100-1, and an upper surface part provided on the upper surface of the base part 100-1. 100-3.

  The upper surface portion 100-3 is in contact with a metal casing or the like of an electronic device (not shown) on which the electronic component 50 is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of screw fastening holes 102 are formed in the upper surface portion 100-3. The screw fastening hole 102 communicates with a plurality of screw fastening holes 103 formed at corresponding positions on the upper surface of the base portion 100-1 by providing the upper surface portion 100-3 on the upper surface of the base portion 100-1. Are provided in the screw fastening holes 102 and 103, whereby the upper surface portion 100-3 and the base portion 100-1 are fastened.

  The end portion of the wall portion 100-2 is formed along the outer periphery of the wiring substrate 60, and the end surface of the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal housing 100 is in contact with the vicinity of the end portion of the wiring substrate 60. .

  A hollow base coolant passage 110-1 and a wall coolant passage 110-2 are formed in the base portion 100-1 and the wall portion 100-2 so that a cooling medium described later flows (circulates). Yes.

  The base coolant passage 110-1 is formed in the horizontal direction inside the base 100-1 (see FIG. 6). Specifically, while reciprocating in one direction on the same surface inside the base portion 100-1, it proceeds in a direction substantially perpendicular to the one direction, that is, in the same surface inside the base portion 100-1. A hollow base coolant passage 110-1 is formed so as to meander. Therefore, the cooling area of the base 100-1 by the cooling medium flowing in the base cooling medium passage 110-1 is formed large. The base cooling medium passage 110-1 may be formed by cutting using a router, for example, and the diameter thereof may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example.

  The end of the base cooling medium passage 110-1 communicates with the end of the hollow wall cooling medium passage 110-2 formed in the vertical direction inside the wall 100-2. The wall cooling medium passage 110-2 may be formed by machining using a drill, for example, and the diameter thereof may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example, similarly to the base cooling medium passage 110-1.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper surface portion 100-3 corresponding to the portion where the wall portion cooling medium passage 110-2 is formed is cooled. A medium supply hole is formed, and the cooling medium supply hole is normally sealed by the upper plug 105. When a cooling medium is newly provided, the upper plug 105 is unsealed and the cooling medium is supplied from the cooling medium supply hole.

  Next, the structure of the lower metal casing 200 will be described.

  The lower metal casing 200 has a substantially comb-shaped cross section. The lower metal casing 200 includes a base part 200-1, a wall part 200-2 formed to extend in the vertical direction from two sides of the outer periphery of the base part 200-1, and a wall part between the two wall parts 200-2. A plurality of wiring board contact protrusions 200-3 extended from the upper surface of the base 200-1 and the lower surface 200-4 are formed in the same direction as the arrangement direction 200-2.

  The end of the wall 200-2 is formed along the outer periphery of the wiring board 60, and the end surface of the wall 200-2 of the lower metal housing 200 is in contact with the vicinity of the end of the wiring board 60. .

  The end surfaces of the plurality of wiring board contact protrusions 200-3 formed on the upper surface of the base 200-1 in the same direction as the arrangement direction of the wall 200-2 between the two walls 200-2 It is in contact with the lower surface of the substrate 60. For example, the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3 may be formed by cutting a block-shaped metal casing using a router, or by previously forming a plate-like member having a hole (not shown). A screw may be provided in the hole and fastened to the upper surface of the base 200-1.

  Inside the base part 200-1, the wall part 200-2, and the wiring board contact projection part 200-3, a hollow base cooling medium passage 210-1 and a wall part for allowing a cooling medium described later to flow (circulate). A cooling medium passage 210-2 and a protrusion cooling medium passage 210-3 are formed.

  The base coolant passage 210-1 is formed in the horizontal direction inside the base 200-1. Specifically, while reciprocating in one direction on the same surface inside the base 200-1, it proceeds in a direction substantially perpendicular to the one direction, that is, within the same surface inside the base 200-1. A hollow base coolant passage 210-1 is formed so as to meander. Therefore, the cooling area of the base 200-1 by the cooling medium flowing in the base cooling medium passage 210-1 is formed large. The base cooling medium passage 210-1 may be formed by cutting using a router, for example, and the diameter thereof may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example.

  The end of the base cooling medium passage 210-1 communicates with the end of the hollow wall cooling medium passage 210-2 formed in the vertical direction inside the wall 200-2. The wall cooling medium passage 210-2 may be formed by machining using a drill, for example, and the diameter thereof may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example, similarly to the base cooling medium passage 210-1.

  Further, the base cooling medium passage 210-1 communicates with a hollow protrusion cooling medium passage 210-3 formed in the vertical direction inside the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3. The protrusion cooling medium passage 210-3 may be formed by machining using a drill, for example, and the diameter thereof may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example, similarly to the base cooling medium passage 210-1.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bottom surface portion 200-4 corresponding to the portion where the wall portion cooling medium passage 210-2 is formed is cooled. A medium discharge hole is formed, and the cooling medium discharge hole is normally sealed by the lower plug 205. When a new cooling medium is provided, the sealing by the lower plug 205 is released to discharge the old cooling medium, and then the lower plug 205 is provided and the sealing by the upper plug 205 is released, and the above-mentioned cooling medium supply hole The cooling medium is supplied from.

  Next, the structure of the wiring board 60 will be described.

  The wiring board 60 has a structure in which the upper and lower sides of the ground layer 61 are sandwiched between the signal layers 62 and 63. Electronic components 50-1 to 50-4 are mounted on the signal layer 62, and electronic components 50-5 to 50-8 are mounted on the signal layer 63.

  The signal layers 62 and 63 are connected via a connection path 64 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) surrounded by an insulator and formed in the ground layer 61. The connection path 64 is a path for connecting signals between the electronic components 50-1 to 50-4 mounted on the signal layer 62 and the electronic components 50-5 to 50-8 mounted on the signal layer 63. Function as.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the ground layer 61 has a structure in which the top and bottom of the ground layer main body 61-1 are sandwiched between a ground layer upper surface 61-2 and a ground layer lower surface 61-3.

  In the ground layer main body 61-1 (see FIG. 6) of the ground layer 61, a hollow cooling medium passage 66 for allowing a cooling medium to flow, which will be described later, is formed.

  More specifically, the cooling medium passage 66 includes a horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1 formed in the horizontal direction in the ground layer main body 61-1 of the ground layer 61, and the horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1. The vertical first cooling medium passage 66-2 formed to extend in the vertical direction from the end, one end is connected to the horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1, and the other end is the projection cooling medium passage. It is comprised from the perpendicular direction 2nd cooling-medium channel | path 66-3 formed in the perpendicular direction so that it may be located in the location corresponding to the formation location of 210-3.

  The horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1 travels in a direction substantially perpendicular to the one direction while reciprocating in one direction on the same surface inside the ground layer main body 61-1, that is, the ground layer main body. It is formed so as to meander in the same plane inside 61-1. Accordingly, the cooling area of the ground layer main body 61-1 by the cooling medium flowing in the horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1 is formed large.

  The horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1 is, for example, by cutting using a router, and the vertical first cooling medium passage 66-2 and the vertical second cooling medium passage 66-3 are, for example, using a drill. The diameter may be set to 1.5 to 2.0 mm, for example.

  The upper metal casing 100 is placed on the upper surface of the wiring board 60, the end surface of the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal casing 100 is brought into contact with the vicinity of the end of the wiring board 60, and the lower metal casing 200 is further Placed on the lower surface of the wiring board 60, the end face of the wall 200-2 of the lower metal casing 200 is brought into contact with the vicinity of the end of the wiring board 60, and the end face of the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3 is brought into contact with the wiring board 60. The wall cooling medium passage 110-2 in the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal casing 100 and the wall cooling medium passage 210-2 in the wall portion 200-2 of the lower metal casing 200. And the first cooling medium passage 66-2 in the vertical direction of the ground layer 66 of the wiring board 60 communicate with each other, and the protrusion cooling medium passage 210-3 of the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3 of the lower metal casing 200. The second cooling medium passage in the vertical direction of the ground layer 66 of the wiring board 60 And 66-3, to communicate with each other.

  Accordingly, when the upper metal casing 100 is placed on the upper surface of the wiring board 60 and the lower metal casing 200 is placed on the lower surface of the wiring board 60, the cooling medium passage 110 formed in the upper metal casing 100 and the lower The cooling medium passage 210 formed in the metal casing 200 and the cooling medium passage 66 of the wiring board 60 form a closed passage. Each of the cooling medium passages 110, 210, and 66 is provided with a cooling medium shown in black in FIG.

  In this example, a liquid cooling medium is used as the cooling medium. As the liquid cooling medium, for example, water or liquid ceramic can be used.

  The liquid ceramic is a liquid ceramic in which a compound of silicon oxide and aluminum oxide and water are mixed at a ratio of 1: 1, and has an emissivity of about 0.96. By using a liquid having an emissivity close to 1.0, such as liquid ceramic, as the cooling medium, more efficient heat dissipation can be realized.

  However, the cooling medium is not limited to these media, and may be a gas such as helium (He) gas.

  Under this structure, when the electronic components 50-1 to 50-4 mounted on the upper surface of the wiring board 60 and the electronic components 50-5 to 50-8 mounted on the lower surface operate and generate heat, they are thin in FIG. As indicated by the arrows, the heat is absorbed by the cooling medium provided in the cooling medium passage 66-1 of the wiring board 60.

  The cooling medium warmed by the heat flows upward through the wall portion cooling medium passage 110-2 inside the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal casing 100 as indicated by the hatched arrows, and the upper metal The base 100 goes toward the base coolant passage 110-1 inside the base 100-1.

  On the other hand, as described above, the upper surface portion 100-3 of the upper metal housing 100 is in contact with a metal housing or the like of an electronic device (not shown) on which the electronic component 50 is mounted. The cooling medium in the base cooling medium passage 110-1 located below is cooled by such contact.

  Accordingly, the cooled cooling medium flows downward through the wall portion cooling medium passage 110-2 inside the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal casing 100 as indicated by the white arrow, and the vertical direction of the wiring board 66 is increased. Flows downward through the wall cooling medium passage 210-2 inside the wall portion 200-2 of the lower metal casing 200 via the first cooling medium passage 66-2, and further contacts the wiring board of the lower metal casing 200. The projection cooling medium passage 210-3 of the projection 200-3 and the vertical second cooling medium passage 66-3 of the wiring substrate 66 are directed to the horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1 of the wiring substrate 66.

  That is, the cooling medium is closed by the cooling medium passage 110 formed in the upper metal casing 100, the cooling medium path 210 formed in the lower metal casing 200, and the cooling medium path 66 of the wiring board 60. In this way, the inside of the passage is naturally circulated, whereby heat dissipation is realized, and the electronic component 50 and the wiring board 60 mounted on the wiring board 60 can be cooled.

  As described above, in the heat dissipation structure for the electronic component device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the cooling medium passage 66 is formed in the wiring board 60, the cooling medium passages 110 and 210 are formed in the upper and lower metal casings 100 and 200, and machining is performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide special devices such as a heat sink and an air cooling fan (see FIG. 1), which are necessary in the past. Therefore, necessary heat radiation can be realized under a simple and miniaturized structure. Further, the manufacturing cost can be kept low.

  Furthermore, since there is no need to provide an air cooling fan, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of noise problems due to the fan.

  Moreover, in the heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device in the embodiment of the present invention, cooling is necessary because a heat dissipation sheet (see FIG. 2) having an adhesive surface that may cause the adhesive substance to liquefy and flow down is not used. Only electronic components can be cooled.

  The heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to, for example, the heat dissipation structure of the housing of a high-frequency module having a small circuit scale, and the heat dissipation structure of a unit or a device having a slightly larger circuit scale. can do. For example, the present invention can be applied to all base station apparatuses in which a wireless unit using a metal casing is present.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications and changes are within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. It can be changed.

  For example, in the ground layer 61 of the wiring board 60, not only the structure shown in FIG. 6 but also the structure shown in FIG. 7 may be adopted. Here, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the structure of the ground layer 61 of the wiring board 60 shown in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the vertical formed so as to be located at a position corresponding to the position where the protrusion cooling medium passage 210-3 formed in the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3 of the lower metal casing 200 is formed. Only one direction second cooling medium passage 66-3 is formed with respect to one wiring board contact protrusion 200-3. However, in the modification shown in FIG. A plurality of vertical second cooling medium passages 66-3 ′ are formed with respect to 200-3 (see FIG. 6).

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the wall portion cooling medium passage 110-2 formed in the vertical direction inside the wall portion 100-2 of the upper metal casing 100 and the wall portion 200-of the lower metal casing 200. The vertical first cooling medium passage 66-2 communicating with the wall portion cooling medium passage 210-2 formed in the vertical direction inside 2 is formed only in two places, but the deformation shown in FIG. In the example, a larger number of first vertical cooling medium passages 66-2 ′ are formed.

  In this case, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the diameters of the horizontal cooling medium passage 66-1, the vertical first cooling medium passage 66-2, and the vertical second cooling medium passage 66-3 are about 1.5. In this example, in order to form more vertical first cooling medium passages 66-2 ′ and vertical second cooling medium passages 66-3 ′, the diameter is set to be 2.0 mm to 2.0 mm. It may be set smaller than about 1.5 to 2.0 mm.

  As described above, in the modification shown in FIG. 7, in order to increase the flow rate of the cooling medium in order to release more heat from the wiring board 60 (see FIG. 4) on which the electronic component 50 is mounted, The number of the first cooling medium passages 66-2 ′ and the second cooling medium passages 66-3 ′ in the vertical direction is increased, that is, the number of cooling medium inlets and outlets in the wiring board 60 is increased, and the cooling medium is diversified. Is circulating.

  Therefore, in the modification shown in FIG. 7, the cooling efficiency can be further improved as compared with the example shown in FIG. 6 without changing the size of the heat dissipation structure itself.

  Moreover, in order to improve cooling efficiency, you may employ | adopt the structure shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 8 is an exploded side perspective view showing a modification of the structure of the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3 of the lower metal casing 200 shown in FIG.

  In the modification shown in FIG. 8, the lower metal casing 200 in which the protruding portion cooling medium passage 210-3 connected to the vertical second cooling medium passage 66-3 ′ of the wiring board 60 is formed in the vertical direction. A metal wire 150 is spirally wound around each outer peripheral surface of the wiring board contact protrusion 200-3.

  The metal wire 150 is made of, for example, copper (Cu), and has an end connected to a ground plane in the vicinity of the electronic components 50-1 to 50-4 mounted on the signal layer 62 provided on the upper surface of the wiring board 60. ing.

  With this structure, in the modification shown in FIG. 8, the heat radiation area can be further increased as compared with the example shown in FIG. 4 without changing the size of the heat radiation structure. Therefore, since the circulating speed of the cooling medium can be improved, the cooling efficiency can be further improved.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Supplementary note 1) a board on which electronic components are mounted;
A metal casing provided on the substrate so as to cover the electronic component,
A hollow cooling medium passage is formed in the substrate and the metal casing,
The cooling medium passage of the substrate and the cooling medium passage of the metal housing constitute a closed passage communicating with each other,
A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein a cooling medium is provided in the cooling medium passage.
(Additional remark 2) It is a heat dissipation structure of the electronic component apparatus of Additional remark 1, Comprising:
The heat dissipation structure of an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium is a liquid.
(Appendix 3) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to Appendix 2,
The heat dissipation structure of an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium is a liquid ceramic.
(Appendix 4) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3,
The heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium passage of the substrate is formed in a ground layer of the substrate.
(Appendix 5) A heat dissipation structure for an already-prepared electronic component device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4,
The metal casing includes an upper metal casing and a lower metal casing,
The vicinity of the end of the substrate is sandwiched between the upper metal casing and the lower metal casing,
A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed in a vertical direction in the vicinity of an end of the substrate.
(Appendix 6) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to appendix 5,
A protrusion portion in which the cooling medium passage is formed in the vertical direction is provided on the lower surface of the lower metal casing,
The upper surface of the protrusion and the lower surface of the substrate are in contact with each other,
The heat dissipating structure for an electronic component device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed in a vertical direction at a position of the substrate in contact with the upper surface of the protrusion.
(Appendix 7) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to Appendix 6,
A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein a plurality of the cooling medium passages are formed in a vertical direction at a position of the substrate in contact with the upper surface of the protrusion.
(Appendix 8) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to any one of appendices 5 to 7,
The heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed to meander in the upper surface or the lower surface on the upper surface of the upper metal housing or the lower surface of the lower metal housing. .
(Appendix 9) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to any one of appendices 4 to 8,
The heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed in the ground layer of the substrate so as to meander in the surface on which the ground layer is formed.
(Appendix 10) A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to any one of appendices 6 to 9,
A metal wire is wound around the protrusion,
An end portion of the metal wire is connected to the ground layer of the substrate.
(Additional remark 11) It is the heat dissipation method of the electronic component apparatus by which the electronic component was mounted in the board | substrate,
A cooling medium is provided in a cooling medium passage formed in communication with the metal casing provided on the substrate and the substrate so as to cover the electronic component, and constituting a closed passage,
A heat dissipating method for an electronic component device, wherein the heat of the electronic component device is dissipated by naturally circulating the cooling medium.
(Additional remark 12) It is a heat dissipation method of the electronic component apparatus of Additional remark 11, Comprising:
The method for radiating heat of an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium is a liquid.
(Additional remark 13) It is the heat dissipation method of the electronic component apparatus of Additional remark 12, Comprising:
The method for radiating heat of an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium is a liquid ceramic.

It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the thermal radiation structure of the conventional electronic component apparatus. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the thermal radiation structure of the conventional electronic component apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the principle of this invention, and is sectional drawing which shows the thermal radiation structure of the electronic component apparatus based on the principle of this invention. It is side surface perspective drawing which shows the thermal radiation structure of the electronic component apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded side perspective view showing a heat dissipation structure of the electronic component device shown in FIG. 4. It is a disassembled perspective view of the thermal radiation structure of the electronic component apparatus shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the modification of the structure of the grounding layer of the wiring board shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded side perspective view showing a modification of the structure of the wiring board contact protrusion of the lower metal casing shown in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

20, 50-1, 50-2, 50-3, 50-4, 50-5, 50-6, 50-7, 50-8 Electronic component 22, 60 Wiring board 24 Metal housing 25, 26 Cooling medium passage 62, 63 Signal layer 61 Ground layer 66-1 Horizontal cooling medium passage 66-2 Vertical first cooling medium passage 66-3 Vertical second cooling medium passage 100 Upper metal casing 100-1 Base 100-2 Wall portion 100-3 Upper surface portion 110-1 Base cooling medium passage 110-2 Wall portion cooling medium passage 150 Metal wire 200 Lower metal casing 200-1 Base portion 200-2 Wall portion 200-3 Wiring board contact protrusion 200-4 Lower surface portion 210-1 Base cooling passage 210-2 Wall portion cooling passage 210-3 Projection cooling passage

Claims (5)

A board on which electronic components are mounted;
A metal casing provided on the substrate so as to cover the electronic component,
A hollow cooling medium passage is formed in the substrate and the metal casing,
The cooling medium passage of the substrate and the cooling medium passage of the metal housing constitute a closed passage communicating with each other,
A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein a cooling medium is provided in the cooling medium passage. A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to claim 1,
The heat dissipation structure of an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium is a liquid ceramic. A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to claim 1 or 2,
The metal casing includes an upper metal casing and a lower metal casing,
The vicinity of the end of the substrate is sandwiched between the upper metal casing and the lower metal casing,
A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed in a vertical direction in the vicinity of an end of the substrate. A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to claim 3,
A protrusion portion in which the cooling medium passage is formed in the vertical direction is provided on the lower surface of the lower metal casing,
The upper surface of the protrusion and the lower surface of the substrate are in contact with each other,
The heat dissipating structure for an electronic component device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling medium passage is formed in a vertical direction at a position of the substrate in contact with the upper surface of the protrusion. A heat dissipation structure for an electronic component device according to claim 4,
A metal wire is wound around the protrusion,
An end portion of the metal wire is connected to the ground layer of the substrate.

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