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- the present invention relates to a vapor-liquid phase change cooling device, and more particularly, to a thin cooling device, which can be manufactured with no limitation of thickness.
- the heat management technology applied to a small device may be classified into control by a passive-type cooling device and control by an active-type cooling device.
- a fan-embedded passive-type cooling device is widely used.
- a thermal conduction cooling method using a material having a high thermal conduction coefficient is generally used to dissipate to remove hot spots, and used in the range of relatively small heat flexes.
- a cooling device operated through a vapor-liquid phase change heat transfer mechanism can be used in the range of relatively high heat flexes, and can achieve more efficient heat transfer capability with a smaller thickness than that operated through the thermal conduction cooling method.
- a planar heat pipe has recently been developed.
- the heat pipe is difficult to be installed in a very small space such as a narrow electronic package structure, even with high thermal performance.
- the heat pipe may be compressed.
- the present invention is directed to a thin cooling device, which can be changed in thickness according to heat transfer performance.
- One aspect of the present invention provides a thin cooling device, including: a first thin plate including a groove-shaped capillary region, an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside, and a condenser section having a vapor condensation space for condensing the evaporated working fluid; a second thin plate having a vapor pathway for transporting the evaporated working fluid to the condenser section; and a third thin plate having a liquid pathway for transporting the working fluid condensed in the condenser section to the evaporator section.
- a thin cooling device including: two thin plates each having a groove-shaped capillary region; an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside; and a liquid pathway for transporting condensed working fluid to the evaporator section.
- the two thin plates are combined to face each other.
- FIG. 1 shows a first thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a second thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows a third thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which five thin plates are combined according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 shows a thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a thin cooling device in which two thin plates are combined according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a first thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the first thin plate 100 includes an evaporator section 101 disposed at one side, and a capillary region disposed in the evaporator section 101 .
- the capillary region filling the space in the evaporator section 101 has a plurality of grooves (hereinafter, referred to as “capillary grooves”; 102 ), which are aligned in regular widths, depths and intervals.
- the capillary grooves 102 have smaller widths than a plurality of grooves formed in a liquid pathway of the thin cooling device. In the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the capillary grooves 102 are formed to pass through the first thin plate 100 .
- the capillary grooves 102 formed in the first thin plate 100 are crosslinked with the liquid pathway when combined with a third thin plate.
- a liquid transported to the evaporator section 101 through the liquid pathway is uniformly distributed in a saturated state, a vapor-liquid interface (meniscus) is formed along a wall of the capillary groove 102 .
- vapor is generated from the vapor-liquid interface (meniscus).
- a condenser section 103 is disposed, and a vapor condensation space 104 is formed therein.
- the vapor condensation space 104 is used as a space for easy flow of vapor transported from the condenser section 103 before condensing.
- the vapor condensation space 104 corresponds to a size of the condenser section 103 for condensing vapor having latent heat, which is transported from the evaporator section 101 .
- the first thin plate 100 also includes a vapor-liquid separation layer 105 for separating the evaporator section 100 from the condenser section 103 , and a through hole 106 for injecting a working fluid from outside at the end of the vapor condensation space 104 .
- FIG. 2 shows a second thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- most of the second thin plate 200 is an empty space except for a first bridge 201 for preventing compression in an evaporator section, and a second bridge 202 used for a vapor pathway 203 .
- the vapor pathway 203 of the second thin plate 200 acts as a pathway for transporting vapor evaporated from capillary grooves in the evaporator section to the condenser section.
- the vapor pathway 203 is formed lengthwise from the evaporator section to the condenser section due to the second bridge 202 formed at regular intervals in the second thin plate 200 , and the second bridge 202 prevents compression due to vacuum and expansion due to internal high pressure.
- the second bridge 202 is disconnected at the end of the evaporator section, which prevents back flow of a working fluid distributed in the evaporator section toward the condenser section along the second bridge 202 .
- the first bridge 201 is formed in a portion in which the evaporator section of the first thin plate is disposed.
- a through hole 204 is formed to inject the working fluid from outside, and the through hole is formed to correspond to the through hole in the first thin plate. While, in the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the through holes are disposed in one end of the first thin plate and in one end of the second thin plate, respectively, the through holes may be disposed not only at sides of the first and second thin plates, but also disposed on upper or lower portions of the first and second thin plates depending on a formation process and application of the cooling device.
- FIG. 3 shows a third thin plate constituting the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the third thin plate 300 disposed at the outermost of the thin cooling device includes a liquid pathway 301 for transporting a working fluid.
- the liquid pathway 301 of the third thin plate 300 is formed between the evaporator section and the condenser section of the first thin plate, and transports the working fluid condensed in the condenser section of the first thin plate to the evaporator section of the first thin plate.
- the liquid pathway 301 has a plurality of grooves formed lengthwise by engraving the third thin plate 300 to a predetermined thickness, and the grooves may be formed in a semi-circular shape by wet etching.
- the plurality of grooves forming the liquid pathway 301 are formed with regular width and depth and at regular intervals, and have a larger width than the capillary grooves formed in the evaporator section of the first thin plate.
- holes 302 are formed to align the first and second thin plates when they are combined.
- FIG. 4 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which five thin plates are combined according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the thin cooling device 400 includes the first to third thin plates 100 to 300 , which are formed by separate processes.
- the cooling device 400 has a combined structure of first, second and third thin plates 100 to 300 . It includes the second thin plate 200 having the vapor pathway, as a middle plate; two first thin plates 100 having the capillary grooves at both ends and the vapor condensation space in the condenser section above and below the second thin plate 200 ; and the third thin plates 300 having the liquid pathway above and below the first plates 100 . While the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention shows the thin cooling device having a maximum of five thin plates, the number of the thin plates may be changed within five according to the total thickness of the thin cooling device, and thus the present invention is not limited to this number of the thin plates. If the cooling device 400 is formed by combining one first thin plate 100 , one second thin plate 200 and one third thin plate 300 , one side of the second thin plate 200 is preferably closed.
- the cooling device 400 in which the first to third thin plates 100 to 300 are combined has a hermetically sealed structure in which a vacuum state is maintained. A working fluid is injected into the cooling device 400 , and then the cooling device 400 is sealed to complete the cooling device.
- the cooling device may be manufactured to a thickness of 1.5 mm or less, and simultaneously perform functions of heat dissipation and heat transport in electronic devices.
- the working fluid saturated in the capillary groove of the first thin plate 100 is evaporated, and the vapor having latent heat is transported toward the condenser section side through the vapor pathway in the second thin plate 200 .
- the transported vapor dissipates the latent heat and is then condensed into a liquid in the condenser section, and the condensed liquid flows back to the evaporator section side along the liquid pathway in the third thin plate 300 , and is then re-saturated in the capillary groove of the evaporator section, which is called circulation.
- the cooling device dissipates and transfers heat.
- the thin cooling device in which the first to third thin plates 100 to 300 are combined, transfers heat from one side to another without supply of external power.
- FIG. 5 shows a thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the thin cooling device includes a thin plate 500 .
- An evaporator section is disposed at one side of the thin plate 500 .
- the evaporation section has a capillary region having a plurality of grooves 501 (hereinafter, referred to as “capillary grooves”).
- the capillary grooves 501 which are formed with regular width and depth in the thin plate 500 , are aligned with each other at regular intervals.
- a plurality of bridges 503 is formed lengthwise in the thin plate 500 at regular intervals, except for the evaporator section area, to prevent compression due to vacuum and expansion due to high temperature and pressure.
- Grooves of a liquid pathway 502 are formed between the plurality of bridges 503 formed in the thin plate 500 , and have differences in size and shape from the capillary grooves 501 in the evaporator as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the capillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section have smaller widths and depths than the grooves of the liquid pathway 502 , which can generate high capillary action.
- the plurality of grooves forming the liquid pathway 502 may be formed in a semi-circular shape by wet etching, and the capillary grooves 501 may be formed using a laser.
- the bridges 503 are formed by stamping. However, if the capillary grooves 501 are prone to damage, the order of the processes may be changed. While, in the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the capillary grooves 501 , the liquid pathway 502 and the bridges 503 can be formed by the above-mentioned processes, the present invention is not limited thereto.
- step differences are created between the capillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section, the liquid pathway 502 and the bridges 503 of the thin plate 500 , and a space created by the step differences is utilized as a vapor pathway (not shown) for transporting vapor evaporated from the capillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section to the condenser section and a vapor condensation space (not shown) in the condenser section.
- FIG. 6 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which two thin plates are combined according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the two thin plates 500 formed by separate processes as shown in FIG. 5 are combined to face each other, and thus the cooling device 600 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed.
- the cooling device 600 including the two thin plates 500 is formed in a hermetically sealed structure, inside of which a vacuum state is maintained. A working fluid is injected into the cooling device 600 formed of the two thin plates 500 , and then the cooling device 600 is hermetically sealed to be completed.
- the cooling device 600 formed of the two thin plates 500 may simultaneously perform the functions of heat dissipation and heat transport of the electronic parts and equipment.
- the working fluid included in the capillary grooves of the thin plate 500 is evaporated to produce evaporated vapor, which has latent heat and is transported to the condenser section side through the vapor pathway in the thin plate 500 .
- the transported vapor dissipates the latent heat and is condensed into a liquid in the condenser section, and the condensed liquid flows back to the evaporator section side along the liquid pathway in the thin plate 500 and then is re-saturated in the capillary groove of the evaporator section, which process is called circulation.
- circulation Through repeated circulations, the cooling device 600 dissipates and transfers heat.
- An operation mechanism of the cooling device 600 formed of the two thin plates 500 is to transfer heat from one side to another without supply of external power.
- the cooling device since the cooling device includes several stacked thin plates, it can be manufactured with no limitation of thickness.
- the present invention can provide a thin cooling device manufactured by stacking several thin plates with no limitation of thickness.
- the present invention can also overcome a limitation of heat transfer performance associated with the thickness of the conventional circular cooling device, which is formed by compression, or the conventional planar cooling device, which is formed by drawing and extruding, and ensure a maximum size of an internal vapor pathway even with a thin structure of 1.5 mm or less, simplify a formation process, and reduce production costs.
- the thin cooling device can be used as a heat control device for various electronic and communication devices having lightweight, compact and slim structures.
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Abstract
Provided is a vapor-liquid phase change cooling device, which may be manufactured with no limitation of thickness.
The cooling device includes a first thin plate including a groove-shaped capillary region, an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside, and a condenser section having a vapor condensation space for condensing the evaporated working fluid, a second thin plate having a vapor pathway for transporting the evaporated working fluid to the condenser section, and a third thin plate having a liquid pathway for transporting the working fluid condensed in the condenser section to the evaporator section.
Description
- This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0109438, filed Nov. 5, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a vapor-liquid phase change cooling device, and more particularly, to a thin cooling device, which can be manufactured with no limitation of thickness.
- 2. Discussion of Related Art
- In recent times, as highly efficient and reliable semiconductor devices have attracted attention, heat emitted from these devices has been considered an important issue to be solved.
- Due to increases in performance of personal computers (PCs) and integration degree of packages, heat emitted from electronic parts such as central processing units has become significant. As high-end manufacturing technology is increasingly being applied to electronic devices as well as CPUs for PCs, emission of heat from various electronic devices is emerging as an important issue to be solved. For example, if devices such as mobile phones requiring a compact design to the extent of notebook PCs continue to develop in performance at the same rate as at present, the problems resulting from heat may become more serious.
- With trends of various small portable electronic communication devices such as subnotebook computers, mobile phones, PMPs and game consoles decreasing in weight and thickness, an amount of heat per unit area is approaching 100 W/cm2. Particularly, while a current market share of the subnotebook computer is within a mere 10%, current demands of consumers can be discerned from recently-disclosed ultra-slim notebook computers, and it can be seen that these computers will continue to become slimmer. The formation of these ultra-slim devices will require high technology for miniaturization and integration of parts, and heat management design.
- The heat management technology applied to a small device may be classified into control by a passive-type cooling device and control by an active-type cooling device. Currently, a fan-embedded passive-type cooling device is widely used. In the passive-type cooling device, a thermal conduction cooling method using a material having a high thermal conduction coefficient is generally used to dissipate to remove hot spots, and used in the range of relatively small heat flexes. On the other hand, a cooling device operated through a vapor-liquid phase change heat transfer mechanism can be used in the range of relatively high heat flexes, and can achieve more efficient heat transfer capability with a smaller thickness than that operated through the thermal conduction cooling method. This is because, while a smaller thickness gives a reduction in cross-sectional area in the thermal conduction cooling method, in the phase change heat transfer device, vapor evaporated in a phase change is rapidly transported with the latent heat, and thus thermal transport capability is high in the same cross-sectional area.
- Current portable notebook computers have a cooling device in which a heat pipe having a diameter of 3 to 4 mm and a fan are integrated with an aluminum module. Here, the heat pipe having a diameter of 3 to 4 mm is used after being compressed to a thickness of about 2 to 2.5 mm to be packaged in a smaller space. When a heat pipe having a circular cross-sectional diameter of 3 to 4 mm is compressed to have a plate shape, heat transfer performance is reduced in a large scale. According to test results, it is reported that when a heat pipe into which a separate wick is inserted is compressed to a thickness of about 2 mm, heat transfer performance is decreased in a large scale. This is because, when a capillary structure designed to be suitable for the conventional circular cross-section is compressed, a vapor condensation space, which is a critical factor for performance, is reduced, and the capillary structure is transformed.
- As an alternative, a planar heat pipe has recently been developed. However, the heat pipe is difficult to be installed in a very small space such as a narrow electronic package structure, even with high thermal performance. In order to install the heat pipe in a small space, the heat pipe may be compressed. However, this leads to a decrease in thermal performance.
- The present invention is directed to a thin cooling device, which can be changed in thickness according to heat transfer performance.
- One aspect of the present invention provides a thin cooling device, including: a first thin plate including a groove-shaped capillary region, an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside, and a condenser section having a vapor condensation space for condensing the evaporated working fluid; a second thin plate having a vapor pathway for transporting the evaporated working fluid to the condenser section; and a third thin plate having a liquid pathway for transporting the working fluid condensed in the condenser section to the evaporator section.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a thin cooling device, including: two thin plates each having a groove-shaped capillary region; an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside; and a liquid pathway for transporting condensed working fluid to the evaporator section. Here, the two thin plates are combined to face each other.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing in detail preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 shows a first thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a second thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 shows a third thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which five thin plates are combined according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 shows a thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 6 shows a thin cooling device in which two thin plates are combined according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the specification. In the drawings, the thicknesses of layers and regions are exaggerated for clarity.
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FIG. 1 shows a first thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , the firstthin plate 100 includes anevaporator section 101 disposed at one side, and a capillary region disposed in theevaporator section 101. - Here, the capillary region filling the space in the
evaporator section 101 has a plurality of grooves (hereinafter, referred to as “capillary grooves”; 102), which are aligned in regular widths, depths and intervals. - The
capillary grooves 102 have smaller widths than a plurality of grooves formed in a liquid pathway of the thin cooling device. In the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, thecapillary grooves 102 are formed to pass through the firstthin plate 100. - The
capillary grooves 102 formed in the firstthin plate 100 are crosslinked with the liquid pathway when combined with a third thin plate. When a liquid transported to theevaporator section 101 through the liquid pathway is uniformly distributed in a saturated state, a vapor-liquid interface (meniscus) is formed along a wall of thecapillary groove 102. Afterward, according to an input of heat applied to theevaporator section 101, vapor is generated from the vapor-liquid interface (meniscus). - At the other side of the first
thin plate 100, a condenser section 103 is disposed, and a vapor condensation space 104 is formed therein. - The vapor condensation space 104 is used as a space for easy flow of vapor transported from the condenser section 103 before condensing. The vapor condensation space 104 corresponds to a size of the condenser section 103 for condensing vapor having latent heat, which is transported from the
evaporator section 101. - The first
thin plate 100 also includes a vapor-liquid separation layer 105 for separating theevaporator section 100 from the condenser section 103, and a throughhole 106 for injecting a working fluid from outside at the end of the vapor condensation space 104. -
FIG. 2 shows a second thin plate of the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , most of the secondthin plate 200 is an empty space except for afirst bridge 201 for preventing compression in an evaporator section, and asecond bridge 202 used for avapor pathway 203. - The
vapor pathway 203 of the secondthin plate 200 acts as a pathway for transporting vapor evaporated from capillary grooves in the evaporator section to the condenser section. - The
vapor pathway 203 is formed lengthwise from the evaporator section to the condenser section due to thesecond bridge 202 formed at regular intervals in the secondthin plate 200, and thesecond bridge 202 prevents compression due to vacuum and expansion due to internal high pressure. - Here, the
second bridge 202 is disconnected at the end of the evaporator section, which prevents back flow of a working fluid distributed in the evaporator section toward the condenser section along thesecond bridge 202. - In order to prevent compression in the evaporator section formed in the first thin plate and expansion due to internal high pressure when the second
thin plate 200 is combined with the first thin plate, thefirst bridge 201 is formed in a portion in which the evaporator section of the first thin plate is disposed. - At one end of the second
thin plate 200 having thevapor pathway 203, a throughhole 204 is formed to inject the working fluid from outside, and the through hole is formed to correspond to the through hole in the first thin plate. While, in the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the through holes are disposed in one end of the first thin plate and in one end of the second thin plate, respectively, the through holes may be disposed not only at sides of the first and second thin plates, but also disposed on upper or lower portions of the first and second thin plates depending on a formation process and application of the cooling device. -
FIG. 3 shows a third thin plate constituting the thin cooling device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , the thirdthin plate 300 disposed at the outermost of the thin cooling device includes aliquid pathway 301 for transporting a working fluid. - The
liquid pathway 301 of the thirdthin plate 300 is formed between the evaporator section and the condenser section of the first thin plate, and transports the working fluid condensed in the condenser section of the first thin plate to the evaporator section of the first thin plate. - The
liquid pathway 301 has a plurality of grooves formed lengthwise by engraving the thirdthin plate 300 to a predetermined thickness, and the grooves may be formed in a semi-circular shape by wet etching. - Here, the plurality of grooves forming the
liquid pathway 301 are formed with regular width and depth and at regular intervals, and have a larger width than the capillary grooves formed in the evaporator section of the first thin plate. - Meanwhile, in each of four outer corners of the third
thin plate 300,holes 302 are formed to align the first and second thin plates when they are combined. -
FIG. 4 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which five thin plates are combined according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , thethin cooling device 400 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the first to thirdthin plates 100 to 300, which are formed by separate processes. - The
cooling device 400 has a combined structure of first, second and thirdthin plates 100 to 300. It includes the secondthin plate 200 having the vapor pathway, as a middle plate; two firstthin plates 100 having the capillary grooves at both ends and the vapor condensation space in the condenser section above and below the secondthin plate 200; and the thirdthin plates 300 having the liquid pathway above and below thefirst plates 100. While the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention shows the thin cooling device having a maximum of five thin plates, the number of the thin plates may be changed within five according to the total thickness of the thin cooling device, and thus the present invention is not limited to this number of the thin plates. If thecooling device 400 is formed by combining one firstthin plate 100, one secondthin plate 200 and one thirdthin plate 300, one side of the secondthin plate 200 is preferably closed. - The
cooling device 400 in which the first to thirdthin plates 100 to 300 are combined has a hermetically sealed structure in which a vacuum state is maintained. A working fluid is injected into thecooling device 400, and then thecooling device 400 is sealed to complete the cooling device. - The cooling device may be manufactured to a thickness of 1.5 mm or less, and simultaneously perform functions of heat dissipation and heat transport in electronic devices. When heat is applied to the evaporator section side of the cooling device, the working fluid saturated in the capillary groove of the first
thin plate 100 is evaporated, and the vapor having latent heat is transported toward the condenser section side through the vapor pathway in the secondthin plate 200. Here, the transported vapor dissipates the latent heat and is then condensed into a liquid in the condenser section, and the condensed liquid flows back to the evaporator section side along the liquid pathway in the thirdthin plate 300, and is then re-saturated in the capillary groove of the evaporator section, which is called circulation. Thus, through the repeated circulations, the cooling device dissipates and transfers heat. - Accordingly, the thin cooling device, in which the first to third
thin plates 100 to 300 are combined, transfers heat from one side to another without supply of external power. -
FIG. 5 shows a thin plate of a thin cooling device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , the thin cooling device according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes athin plate 500. An evaporator section is disposed at one side of thethin plate 500. The evaporation section has a capillary region having a plurality of grooves 501 (hereinafter, referred to as “capillary grooves”). Thecapillary grooves 501, which are formed with regular width and depth in thethin plate 500, are aligned with each other at regular intervals. - A plurality of
bridges 503 is formed lengthwise in thethin plate 500 at regular intervals, except for the evaporator section area, to prevent compression due to vacuum and expansion due to high temperature and pressure. - Grooves of a
liquid pathway 502 are formed between the plurality ofbridges 503 formed in thethin plate 500, and have differences in size and shape from thecapillary grooves 501 in the evaporator as shown inFIG. 5 . - Here, the
capillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section have smaller widths and depths than the grooves of theliquid pathway 502, which can generate high capillary action. - The plurality of grooves forming the
liquid pathway 502 may be formed in a semi-circular shape by wet etching, and thecapillary grooves 501 may be formed using a laser. - After forming the
capillary grooves 501 and the grooves of theliquid pathway 502, thebridges 503 are formed by stamping. However, if thecapillary grooves 501 are prone to damage, the order of the processes may be changed. While, in the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, thecapillary grooves 501, theliquid pathway 502 and thebridges 503 can be formed by the above-mentioned processes, the present invention is not limited thereto. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , step differences are created between thecapillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section, theliquid pathway 502 and thebridges 503 of thethin plate 500, and a space created by the step differences is utilized as a vapor pathway (not shown) for transporting vapor evaporated from thecapillary grooves 501 in the evaporator section to the condenser section and a vapor condensation space (not shown) in the condenser section. -
FIG. 6 shows a structure of the thin cooling device in which two thin plates are combined according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , the twothin plates 500 formed by separate processes as shown inFIG. 5 are combined to face each other, and thus thecooling device 600 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is completed. - The
cooling device 600 including the twothin plates 500 is formed in a hermetically sealed structure, inside of which a vacuum state is maintained. A working fluid is injected into thecooling device 600 formed of the twothin plates 500, and then thecooling device 600 is hermetically sealed to be completed. - The
cooling device 600 formed of the twothin plates 500 may simultaneously perform the functions of heat dissipation and heat transport of the electronic parts and equipment. - When heat is applied to the evaporator section side of the
cooling device 600 formed of the twothin plates 500, the working fluid included in the capillary grooves of thethin plate 500 is evaporated to produce evaporated vapor, which has latent heat and is transported to the condenser section side through the vapor pathway in thethin plate 500. The transported vapor dissipates the latent heat and is condensed into a liquid in the condenser section, and the condensed liquid flows back to the evaporator section side along the liquid pathway in thethin plate 500 and then is re-saturated in the capillary groove of the evaporator section, which process is called circulation. Through repeated circulations, thecooling device 600 dissipates and transfers heat. - An operation mechanism of the
cooling device 600 formed of the twothin plates 500 is to transfer heat from one side to another without supply of external power. - As described above, since the cooling device includes several stacked thin plates, it can be manufactured with no limitation of thickness.
- Unlike configurations of conventional circular and planar cooling devices, the present invention can provide a thin cooling device manufactured by stacking several thin plates with no limitation of thickness.
- The present invention can also overcome a limitation of heat transfer performance associated with the thickness of the conventional circular cooling device, which is formed by compression, or the conventional planar cooling device, which is formed by drawing and extruding, and ensure a maximum size of an internal vapor pathway even with a thin structure of 1.5 mm or less, simplify a formation process, and reduce production costs.
- In addition, the thin cooling device can be used as a heat control device for various electronic and communication devices having lightweight, compact and slim structures.
- While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A thin cooling device, comprising:
a first thin plate including a groove-shaped capillary region, an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside, and a condenser section having a vapor condensation space for condensing the evaporated working fluid;
a second thin plate having a vapor pathway for transporting the evaporated working fluid to the condenser section; and
a third thin plate having a liquid pathway for transporting the working fluid condensed in the condenser section to the evaporator section.
2. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the first thin plate has a through hole for injecting the working fluid.
3. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the second thin plate has a plurality of bridges formed lengthwise at regular intervals in the second thin plate to form the vapor pathway, and a through hole for injecting the working fluid.
4. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the third thin plate has a hole for aligning the first and second thin plates when the first and second thin plates are combined.
5. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the capillary region in the evaporator section has a multi-channel groove structure to generate capillary force.
6. The thin cooling device according to claim 5 , wherein the multi-channel groove structure is formed through the first to third thin plates when the first to third thin plates are combined.
7. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin cooling device is formed by combining the second thin plate below the first thin plate, and combining the third thin plate above the first thin plate.
8. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin cooling device is formed by sequentially combining the first and third thin plates above and below the second thin plate.
9. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin cooling device is formed to circulate the working fluid through the evaporator section, the vapor pathway and the liquid pathway.
10. The thin cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the thin cooling device is hermetically sealed in a vacuum state, and filled with a predetermined amount of the working fluid.
11. A thin cooling device, comprising two thin plates each having a groove-shaped capillary region, an evaporator section for evaporating a working fluid injected from outside, and a liquid pathway for transporting condensed working fluid to the evaporator section,
wherein the two thin plates are combined to face each other.
12. The thin cooling device according to claim 11 , wherein the thin plate further has a plurality of bridges formed lengthwise at regular intervals in the thin plate.
13. The thin cooling device according to claim 11 , wherein a step is formed between the evaporator section, the liquid pathway and the bridges, and a space formed by the step is utilized as a vapor pathway for transporting the evaporated working fluid to a vapor condensation space and the vapor condensation space for condensing the evaporated working fluid.
14. The thin cooling device according to claim 11 , wherein the two thin plates are combined by stamping.
15. The thin cooling device according to claim 11 , wherein the thin cooling device is hermetically sealed in a vacuum state and filled with a predetermined amount of the working fluid.
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