US20220011055A1 - Flat loop heat pipe - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to a flat loop heat pipe.
- a heat pipe is a device that uses phase transition of a working fluid to cool heat-generating components of a semiconductor device (e.g., central processing unit (CPU)) mounted on an electronic device (refer to International Patent Publication No. 2015/087451 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-22381).
- a semiconductor device e.g., central processing unit (CPU)
- CPU central processing unit
- a heat pipe includes a flow passage through which a working fluid flows, an evaporator (i.e. heat generator) fixed to a heat-generating component of an electronic device, and a condenser (i.e., heat dissipater) connected to the evaporator via the flow passage.
- a condenser i.e., heat dissipater
- the heat pipe needs to be bent. However, such bending may narrow or close the flow passage of the working fluid and hinder a smooth flow of the working fluid. When the flow of the working fluid is hindered in such a manner, the heat pipe may fail to function properly.
- a flat loop heat pipe includes an evaporator that vaporizes a working fluid, a condenser that liquefies the working fluid vaporized by the evaporator, a vapor pipe that connects the evaporator to the condenser, and a liquid pipe that connects the condenser to the evaporator and includes a first wick.
- the condenser includes a flow passage and a second wick. The flow passage connects the vapor pipe and the liquid pipe. The second wick is exposed in the flow passage and extends from the flow passage in a planar direction of the flat loop heat pipe. The second wick is connected to the first wick.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a flat loop heat pipe according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a flat loop heat pipe from which the uppermost metal layer is removed;
- FIG. 3A is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of the outermost metal layer forming a condenser
- FIG. 3B is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming the condenser
- FIG. 3C is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of another intermediate metal layer forming the condenser
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vapor pipe
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid pipe
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device including a flat loop heat pipe
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming a modified example of a flat loop heat pipe
- FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming another modified example of a flat loop heat pipe.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are each a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming another modified example of a flat loop heat pipe.
- a flat loop heat pipe 10 includes an evaporator 11 , a vapor pipe 12 , a condenser 13 , and a liquid pipe 14 .
- the evaporator 11 functions to vaporize a working fluid C and generate a vapor Cv.
- the condenser 13 functions to liquefy the vapor Cv, which is the vaporized working fluid C, and generate the working fluid C.
- the vapor pipe 12 connects the evaporator 11 to the condenser 13 .
- the liquid pipe 14 connects the condenser 13 to the evaporator 11 .
- the liquid pipe 14 includes a wick 14 t .
- the wick 14 t extends along the liquid pipe 14 from the condenser 13 to the proximity of the evaporator 11 .
- the wick 14 t is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C.
- the liquefied working fluid C is moved from the condenser 13 to the evaporator 11 by the capillary force of the wick 14 t .
- the vapor pipe 12 and the liquid pipe 14 form looped flow passages 21 , through which the working fluid C and the vapor Cv flow, together with the evaporator 11 and the condenser 13 .
- the liquid pipe 14 and the vapor pipe 12 have the same length.
- the liquid pipe 14 and the vapor pipe 12 may have different lengths.
- the vapor pipe 12 may be shorter than the liquid pipe 14 .
- the evaporator 11 includes a wick lit.
- the wick lit is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C.
- the wick lit is configured to produce a greater capillary force than the wick 14 t.
- the condenser 13 includes a flow passage portion 13 A and a wick portion 13 B.
- the flow passage portion 13 A includes a flow passage 13 r connecting the vapor pipe 12 and the liquid pipe 14 .
- the flow passage 13 r forms the looped flow passages 21 , through which the working fluid C and the vapor Cv flow, together with the vapor pipe 12 and the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick portion 13 B includes a wick 13 t .
- the wick 13 t is connected to the flow passage 13 r and extends from the flow passage 13 r in a planar direction (leftward in FIGS. 1 and 2 ) of the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- the wick 13 t is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C.
- the wick 13 t of the wick portion 13 B is connected to the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 extends from the liquid pipe 14 into the condenser 13 and is connected to the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 .
- the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 and the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 each produce capillary force and move the working fluid C.
- the working fluid C moves from the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 to the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the liquefied working fluid C than the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 .
- the capillary force of the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 is weaker than the capillary force of the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 . This further smoothly moves the working fluid C liquefied by the condenser 13 toward the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the evaporator 11 is fixed to a heat-generating component 111 in close contact with the heat-generating component 111 .
- Heat generated in the heat-generating component 111 vaporizes the working fluid C in the evaporator 11 and generates the vapor Cv.
- a thermal interface material may be arranged between the evaporator 11 and the heat-generating component 111 .
- the thermal interface material reduces a thermal contact resistance between the heat-generating component 111 and the evaporator 11 and smoothly transfers heat from the heat-generating component 111 to the evaporator 11 .
- the vapor Cv generated by the evaporator 11 is guided via the vapor pipe 12 toward the condenser 13 and liquefied by the condenser 13 .
- the working fluid C liquefied by the condenser 13 is guided via the liquid pipe 14 toward the evaporator 11 .
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 transfers heat generated in the heat-generating component 111 to the condenser 13 and dissipates the heat from the condenser 13 .
- the heat-generating component 111 is cooled by the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- a fluid having a high vapor pressure and a high latent heat of vaporization is used as the working fluid C.
- the heat-generating component 111 is efficiently cooled by the latent heat of vaporization.
- the working fluid C include ammonia, water, chlorofluorocarbon, alcohol, and acetone.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 may include, for example, a metal layer stack of metal layers.
- the metal layers are, for example, copper layers having superior thermal conductance and directly bonded with each other through solid-phase bonding or the like.
- the thickness of each metal layer may be, for example, approximately 50 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
- the metal layer is not limited to a copper layer and may be a stainless layer, an aluminum layer, a magnesium alloy layer, or the like.
- the number of stacked metal layers is not particularly limited.
- One or more of the metal layers in the metal layer stack may be formed from a material differing from the material of the other metal layers.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 is, for example, bent at a position BP indicated by the double-dashed line in FIG. 1 .
- the bending position BP is set to the condenser 13 (position of the wick 13 t ).
- the vapor pipe 12 is, for example, formed by a metal layer stack in which metal layers 41 to 46 are sequentially stacked.
- the metal layer 41 may be referred to as the outermost metal layer 41 (or uppermost metal layer 41 )
- the metal layer 46 may be referred to as the outermost metal layer 46 (or lowermost metal layer 46 )
- the metal layers 42 to 45 may be referred to as the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 .
- the layers may be simply referred to as the metal layers 41 to 46 .
- the metal layers 41 to 46 are separated by solid lines and indicated by different hatchings. However, for example, when the metal layers 41 to 46 are integrated through diffusion bonding, the interfaces between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be eliminated, and boundaries between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be unclear.
- the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 are located at the outermost sides of the metal layer stack including the metal layers 41 to 46 .
- the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 are located between the outermost metal layer 41 and the outermost metal layer 46 .
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 including the vapor pipe 12 includes the two outermost metal layers 41 and 46 and the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 stacked between the two outermost metal layers 41 and 46 .
- the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 are solid metal layers that are free of holes and grooves.
- the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively include walls 42 a , 43 a , 44 a , and 45 a arranged at opposite sides of the vapor pipe 12 .
- the walls 42 a to 45 a form pipe walls 12 a of the vapor pipe 12 .
- the liquid pipe 14 is formed by a metal layer stack including the metal layers 41 to 46 .
- the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 is formed, for example, by the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 , which exclude the uppermost metal layer 41 and the lowermost metal layer 46 .
- the portion corresponding to the wick 14 t formed by the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 is indicated by dot hatching.
- the metal layers 41 to 46 are separated by solid lines to facilitate understanding. However, as described above, for example, when the metal layers 41 to 46 are integrated through diffusion bonding, the interfaces between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be eliminated, and the boundaries between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be unclear.
- the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively include walls 42 b , 43 b , 44 b , and 45 b located at opposite sides of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the walls 42 b to 45 b form pipe walls 14 a of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively include wick forming portions 42 c to 45 c located between the two pipe walls 14 a .
- the wick forming portions 42 c to 45 c form the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 42 c includes through holes 42 X extending through the intermediate metal layer 42 in the thickness-wise direction.
- the wick forming portion 43 c includes through holes 43 X extending through the intermediate metal layer 43
- the wick forming portion 44 c includes through holes 44 X extending through the intermediate metal layer 44
- the wick forming portion 45 c includes through holes 45 X extending through the intermediate metal layer 45
- the wick 14 t includes the through holes 42 X to 45 X.
- Each of the through holes 42 X to 45 X is, for example, circular.
- the through holes 42 X to 45 X are arranged to partially overlap one or more of the through holes 42 X to 45 X of the metal layers 42 to 45 that are in contact in the vertical direction.
- each through hole 42 X in the metal layer 42 partially overlaps one or more of the through holes 43 X in the metal layer 43 .
- Each through hole 43 X in the metal layer 43 partially overlaps one or more of the through holes 44 X in the metal layer 44 .
- the metal layer 45 is configured in the same manner.
- the through holes 42 X to 45 X form a fine flow passage 24 b that allows the working fluid C to flow through the through holes 42 X to 45 X.
- the flow passage 24 b produces capillary force so that the working fluid C readily flows through the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick 14 t is spaced apart from the two pipe walls 14 a of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the liquid pipe 14 includes two flow passages 14 b forming the looped flow passages 21 between the wick 14 t and each of the two pipe walls 14 a .
- the flow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through the liquid pipe 14 .
- FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate one example of the metal layers 41 to 46 of the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- the outermost metal layer 46 and the outermost metal layer 41 have the same shape.
- the intermediate metal layer 44 and the intermediate metal layer 42 have the same shape.
- the intermediate metal layer 45 and the intermediate metal layer 43 have the same shape.
- FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate the configurations of the metal layers 46 , 44 , and 45 in parentheses.
- FIG. 3A illustrates a portion of the outermost metal layer 41 .
- the outermost metal layer 41 is free of grooves and through holes. As described above, the outermost metal layer 46 and the outermost metal layer 41 have the same shape.
- FIG. 3B illustrates a portion of the intermediate metal layer 42 .
- the intermediate metal layer 42 includes a flow passage 12 b at a position corresponding to the vapor pipe 12 .
- the flow passage 12 b of the intermediate metal layer 42 is defined by the two walls 42 a .
- the intermediate metal layer 42 further includes a wick forming portion 42 t and a flow passage 42 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 42 t forms the wick 13 t
- the flow passage 42 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the flow passage 42 r is defined by the wick forming portion 42 t and a wall 42 d .
- the intermediate metal layer 42 further includes the wick forming portion 42 c and the two flow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 42 c forms the wick 14 t (refer to FIG. 2 ).
- the flow passages 14 b of the intermediate metal layer 42 are defined by the two walls 42 b and the wick forming portion 42 c . As described above, the flow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 42 t of the intermediate metal layer 42 includes grooves 42 s .
- Each groove 42 s extends through the intermediate metal layer 42 in the thickness-wise direction.
- the grooves 42 s extend parallel to each other in a given direction, for example, the longitudinal direction (sideward direction in FIGS. 1 and 3B ) of the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- the grooves 42 s extend in a direction (in the example of FIG. 3B , the direction orthogonal to the flow passage 13 r ) intersecting with the flow passage 42 r , that is, the flow passage 13 r of the condenser 13 , in communication with the flow passage 13 r ( 42 r ).
- the grooves 42 s each have a width W 1 that may be, for example, less than or equal to 0.8 mm.
- the width W 1 of the groove 42 s may be changed in accordance with, for example, the thickness and/or material of the intermediate metal layer 42 .
- FIG. 3C illustrates a portion of the intermediate metal layer 43 .
- the intermediate metal layer 43 includes the flow passage 12 b at a portion corresponding to the vapor pipe 12 .
- the flow passage 12 b of the intermediate metal layer 43 is defined by the two walls 43 a .
- the intermediate metal layer 43 further includes a wick forming portion 43 t and a flow passage 43 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 43 t forms the wick 13 t
- the flow passage 43 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the flow passage 43 r is defined by the wick forming portion 43 t and a wall 43 d .
- the intermediate metal layer 43 further includes the wick forming portion 43 c and the two flow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 43 c forms the wick 14 t (refer to FIG. 2 ).
- the flow passages 14 b of the intermediate metal layer 43 are defined by the two walls 43 b and the wick forming portion 43 c . As described above, the flow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 43 t of the intermediate metal layer 43 includes grooves 43 s .
- Each groove 43 s extends through the intermediate metal layer 43 in the thickness-wise direction.
- the grooves 43 s extend parallel to each other in a given direction, for example, the lateral direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 1 and 3C ) of the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- the grooves 42 s and 43 s of the intermediate metal layers 42 and 43 which are located adjacent to each other in the stack direction, extend orthogonal to each other in a plan view.
- the grooves 42 s and 43 s of the intermediate metal layers 42 and 43 which are located adjacent to each other in the stack direction, partially overlap with each other in communication with each other in a plan view.
- the grooves 43 s are in communication with the flow passage 13 r ( 43 r ) via the grooves 42 s or in direct communication with the flow passage 13 r ( 43 r ).
- Each groove 43 s has a width W 2 that may be, for example, less than or equal to 0.8 mm. However, the width W 2 of the groove 43 s may be changed in accordance with, for example, the thickness and/or material of the intermediate metal layer 43 .
- the intermediate metal layer 44 and the intermediate metal layer 42 have the same shape.
- the intermediate metal layer 44 includes the flow passage 12 b (two walls 44 a ) at a portion corresponding to the vapor pipe 12 and a wick forming portion 44 t and a flow passage 44 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 44 t forms the wick 13 t
- the flow passage 44 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the flow passage 44 r is defined by the wick forming portion 44 t and a wall 44 d .
- the wick forming portion 44 t includes grooves 44 s , which are formed in the same manner as the grooves 42 s of the wick forming portion 42 t .
- the intermediate metal layer 44 further includes the wick forming portion 44 c and the two flow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 44 c forms the wick 14 t (refer to FIG. 2 ).
- the flow passages 14 b of the intermediate metal layer 44 are defined by the two walls 44 b and the wick forming portion 44 c.
- the intermediate metal layer 45 and the intermediate metal layer 43 have the same shape.
- the intermediate metal layer 45 includes the flow passage 12 b (two walls 45 a ) at a portion corresponding to the vapor pipe 12 and a wick forming portion 45 t and a flow passage 45 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 45 t forms the wick 13 t
- the flow passage 45 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the flow passage 45 r is defined by the wick forming portion 45 t and a wall 45 d .
- the wick forming portion 45 t includes grooves 45 s , which are formed in the same manner as the grooves 43 s of the wick forming portion 43 t .
- the intermediate metal layer 45 further includes the wick forming portion 45 c and the two flow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick forming portion 45 c forms the wick 14 t (refer to FIG. 2 ).
- the flow passages 14 b of the intermediate metal layer 45 are defined by the two walls 45 b and the wick forming portion 45 c.
- the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 includes a flow passage having a three-dimensional structure and formed by the grooves 42 s to 45 s of the intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 , which exclude the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 .
- the flow passage of the wick 13 t is in communication with the flow passage 13 r of the condenser 13 .
- the working fluid C that is liquefied in the flow passage 13 r flows from the flow passage 13 r into the wick 13 t and is guided toward the liquid pipe 14 with the capillary force produced by the wick 13 t.
- the metal layers 41 to 46 illustrated in FIGS. 3A to 3C are obtained by performing, for example, wet etching on copper layers having a thickness of, for example, 100 ⁇ m to have desired patterns.
- the uppermost metal layer 41 (refer to FIG. 3A ), the intermediate metal layer 42 (refer to FIG. 3B ), the intermediate metal layer 43 (refer to FIG. 3C ), the intermediate metal layer 44 (refer to FIG. 3B ), the intermediate metal layer 45 (refer to FIG. 3C ), and the lowermost metal layer 46 (refer to FIG. 3A ) are sequentially stacked to form a metal layer stack. While the metal layers 41 to 46 are heated at a predetermined temperature (e.g., 900° C.), the metal layers 41 to 46 are pressed to perform diffusion-bonding on the metal layers 41 to 46 .
- a predetermined temperature e.g., 900° C.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 including the metal layers 41 to 46 is bent at the bending position BP illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the bending position BP is set to the wick portion 13 B of the condenser 13 .
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 is bent at the wick portion 13 B.
- the wick portion 13 B includes the wick 13 t .
- the wick 13 t functions as a support bar. This hinders the condenser 13 from crushing during the bending and limits effects of the bending.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 is used, for example, in an electronic device 100 .
- the electronic device 100 includes a casing 101 and a wiring substrate 110 accommodated in the casing 101 .
- the wiring substrate 110 is spaced apart from an inner surface 101 a of the casing 101 by a support (not illustrated).
- the heat-generating component 111 is mounted on the upper surface of the wiring substrate 110 .
- the heat-generating component 111 is, for example, a semiconductor device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU) or any electronic component that generates heat.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 is bent to be L-shaped.
- the evaporator 11 is arranged on the heat-generating component 111 to cool the heat-generating component 111 .
- the condenser 13 of the flat loop heat pipe 10 is arranged along a side plate 102 of the casing 101 and fixed to an inner surface of the side plate 102 by a connection member 120 .
- the connection member 120 may be, for example, a heat sink. This efficiently dissipates heat to the outside of the casing 101 .
- a thermal interface material TIM
- the condenser 13 includes the flow passage 13 r and the wick 13 t that is exposed in the flow passage 13 r and in communication with the flow passage 13 r .
- the vapor Cv flows from the vapor pipe 12 into the flow passage 13 r of the condenser 13 and is liquefied.
- the capillary force produced by the wick 13 t which is exposed in the flow passage 13 r , moves the liquefied working fluid C from the flow passage 13 r into the wick 13 t.
- the condenser 13 of the present embodiment includes the flow passage 13 r that is in communication with the flow passage 12 b of the vapor pipe 12 .
- the vapor Cv flows from the vapor pipe 12 into the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick 13 t is exposed in the flow passage 13 r in the longitudinal direction of the flow passage 13 r . This increases the area of the wick 13 t exposed to the vapor Cv.
- the amount of the vapor Cv entering from the flow passage 13 r into the wick 13 t increases. This facilitates the flow of the vapor Cv to the condenser 13 and efficiently liquefies the vapor Cv in the condenser 13 .
- the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 is connected to the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the working fluid C flowing through the wick 13 t moves to the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 .
- the working fluid C is guided from the condenser 13 to the liquid pipe 14 . This allows the working fluid C that is liquefied by the condenser 13 to readily flow to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the working fluid C than the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 . This allows the working fluid C to readily move from the condenser 13 to the liquid pipe 14 . The movement of the working fluid C from the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 to the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 facilitates movement of the working fluid C from the flow passage 13 r into the wick 13 t exposed in the flow passage 13 r.
- the present embodiment has the advantages described below.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 includes the evaporator 11 vaporizing the working fluid C, the condenser 13 liquefying the working fluid C (vapor Cv), the vapor pipe 12 connecting the evaporator 11 to the condenser 13 , and the liquid pipe 14 connecting the condenser 13 to the evaporator 11 .
- the liquid pipe 14 includes the wick 14 t .
- the condenser 13 includes the flow passage portion 13 A and the wick portion 13 B.
- the flow passage portion 13 A includes the flow passage 13 r connecting the vapor pipe 12 and the liquid pipe 14 .
- the wick portion 13 B includes the wick 13 t connected to the wick 14 t .
- the wick 13 t is exposed in the flow passage 13 r and extends from the flow passage 13 r in the planar direction of the flat loop heat pipe 10 .
- the wick 13 t exposed in the flow passage 13 r increases the amount of the working fluid C or the vapor Cv entering from the flow passage 13 r into the wick 13 t that is in communication with the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick 13 t is connected to the wick 14 t so that the working fluid C flows from the wick 13 t to the wick 14 t . This maintains a smooth flow of the working fluid C from the condenser 13 to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the vapor pipe 12 efficiently liquefies the vapor Cv, thereby improving the cooling effect.
- the bending position BP is set in the wick portion 13 B, and the flat loop heat pipe 10 is bent at the bending position BP.
- the wick 13 t of the wick portion 13 B functions as a support bar. This hinders the condenser 13 from crushing during the bending and limits effects of the bending.
- the flow passage 21 of the working fluid C is appropriately maintained in the condenser 13 .
- the wick 14 t of the liquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the working fluid C than the wick 13 t of the condenser 13 . This allows the working fluid C to readily move from the condenser 13 to the liquid pipe 14 .
- the configuration of the wick 13 t included in the wick portion 13 B of the condenser 13 may be changed.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a partially schematic plan view of intermediate metal layers 201 and 202 forming a modified example of the wick 13 t .
- the intermediate metal layers 201 and 202 may be used instead of the intermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment.
- the number of layers in the intermediate metal layers 201 and 202 is not particularly limited.
- the intermediate metal layer 201 includes a wick forming portion 201 t and a flow passage 201 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 201 t forms the wick 13 t .
- the flow passage 201 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick forming portion 201 t includes grooves 201 s obliquely extending relative to the flow passage 201 r.
- the intermediate metal layer 202 includes a wick forming portion 202 t and a flow passage 202 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 202 t forms the wick 13 t .
- the flow passage 202 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick forming portion 202 t includes grooves 202 s obliquely extending relative to the flow passage 202 r in a direction (e.g., direction orthogonal to grooves 201 s ) intersecting with the grooves 201 s of the intermediate metal layer 201 in a plan view.
- the intermediate metal layers 201 and 202 having such configurations are stacked between the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 of the above embodiment to form a flat loop heat pipe. Even with such a configuration of the wick 13 t , the working fluid C readily moves from the flow passage 13 r ( 201 r , 202 r ) into the wick 13 t.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of an intermediate metal layer 210 forming another modified example of the wick 13 t .
- multiple intermediate metal layers 210 may be used instead of the intermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment.
- the intermediate metal layer 210 includes a wick forming portion 210 t and a flow passage 210 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 210 t forms the wick 13 t .
- the flow passage 210 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick forming portion 210 t includes through holes 210 x extending through the intermediate metal layer 210 in the thickness-wise direction.
- the through holes 210 x differ from each other in formation position and size between the intermediate metal layers 210 that are adjacent to each other in the stack direction so that the through holes 210 x in the adjacent ones of the intermediate metal layers 210 partially overlap with each other.
- the wick portion 13 B of the condenser 13 includes the wick 13 t including a fine flow passage as in the wick 14 t illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are partially schematic plan views of intermediate metal layers 221 and 222 forming another modified example of the wick 13 t .
- the intermediate metal layers 221 and 222 may be used instead of the intermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment.
- the number of layers in the intermediate metal layers 221 and 222 is not particularly limited.
- the intermediate metal layer 221 includes a wick forming portion 221 t and a flow passage 221 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 221 t forms the wick 13 t .
- the flow passage 221 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick forming portion 221 t includes grooves 221 s extending in a direction orthogonal to the flow passage 221 r .
- the grooves 221 s are arranged in rows in a direction parallel to the flow passage 221 r (i.e., vertical direction in FIG. 9A ) and in columns in a direction orthogonal to the flow passage 221 r (i.e., lateral direction in FIG. 9A ).
- Each groove 221 s in each row is located between the grooves 221 s in adjacent rows so that the grooves 221 s of the wick forming portion 221 t are arranged in a staggered manner in a plan view
- the intermediate metal layer 222 includes a wick forming portion 222 t and a flow passage 222 r at a portion corresponding to the condenser 13 .
- the wick forming portion 222 t forms the wick 13 t .
- the flow passage 222 r forms the flow passage 13 r .
- the wick forming portion 222 t includes grooves 222 s extending parallel to the flow passage 222 r .
- the grooves 222 s are arranged rows in a direction parallel to the flow passage 222 r (i.e., vertical direction in FIG. 9B ) and in columns in a direction orthogonal to the flow passage 222 r (i.e., lateral direction in FIG. 9B ).
- Each groove 222 s in each column is located between the grooves 222 s in adjacent columns so that the grooves 222 s of the wick forming portion 222 t are arranged in a staggered manner in a plan view.
- the intermediate metal layers 221 and 222 formed as described above are stacked between the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 of the above embodiment to form a flat loop heat pipe. Even with such a configuration of the wick 13 t , the working fluid C readily moves from the flow passage 13 r ( 221 r , 222 r ) into the wick 13 t.
- the grooves of the wick forming portions extend orthogonal to each other in a plan view between the intermediate metal layers that are adjacent to each other in the stack direction. Instead, the grooves may intersect with each other at arcuate angles between the adjacent intermediate metal layers. Alternatively, the grooves may extend parallel to each other between the adjacent intermediate metal layers as long as the grooves partially overlap in communication with each other between the adjacent intermediate metal layers. Such configurations also obtain the same advantages as those of the embodiment.
- the flat loop heat pipe 10 is orthogonally bent at the bending position BP (refer to FIG. 1 ).
- any bending angle may be used.
- the condenser 13 may be curved and arc-shaped.
- the width W 1 of the groove 42 s and the width W 2 of the groove 43 s may be changed.
- the width W 1 of the groove 42 s and the width W 2 of the groove 43 s may be set to different values.
- the embodiment and the modified examples may be partially replaced with appropriate known configurations. Also, the embodiment and the modified examples may be partially or entirely combined with other modes or other modified examples.
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Description
- This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-033585, filed on Feb. 27, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- This disclosure relates to a flat loop heat pipe.
- A heat pipe is a device that uses phase transition of a working fluid to cool heat-generating components of a semiconductor device (e.g., central processing unit (CPU)) mounted on an electronic device (refer to International Patent Publication No. 2015/087451 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-22381).
- A heat pipe includes a flow passage through which a working fluid flows, an evaporator (i.e. heat generator) fixed to a heat-generating component of an electronic device, and a condenser (i.e., heat dissipater) connected to the evaporator via the flow passage. When mounting a heat pipe on an electronic device, the evaporator and the condenser may not be located on the same plane. In such a case, the heat pipe needs to be bent. However, such bending may narrow or close the flow passage of the working fluid and hinder a smooth flow of the working fluid. When the flow of the working fluid is hindered in such a manner, the heat pipe may fail to function properly.
- One embodiment of a flat loop heat pipe includes an evaporator that vaporizes a working fluid, a condenser that liquefies the working fluid vaporized by the evaporator, a vapor pipe that connects the evaporator to the condenser, and a liquid pipe that connects the condenser to the evaporator and includes a first wick. The condenser includes a flow passage and a second wick. The flow passage connects the vapor pipe and the liquid pipe. The second wick is exposed in the flow passage and extends from the flow passage in a planar direction of the flat loop heat pipe. The second wick is connected to the first wick.
- Other embodiments and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
- The embodiments, together with objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description of the presently preferred embodiments together with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a flat loop heat pipe according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a flat loop heat pipe from which the uppermost metal layer is removed; -
FIG. 3A is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of the outermost metal layer forming a condenser; -
FIG. 3B is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming the condenser; -
FIG. 3C is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of another intermediate metal layer forming the condenser; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vapor pipe; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid pipe; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device including a flat loop heat pipe; -
FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming a modified example of a flat loop heat pipe; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming another modified example of a flat loop heat pipe; and -
FIGS. 9A and 9B are each a schematic plan view illustrating a portion of an intermediate metal layer forming another modified example of a flat loop heat pipe. - Embodiments will now be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, elements are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. To facilitate understanding, hatching patterns may not be illustrated in the plan views and the cross-sectional views.
- As illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , a flatloop heat pipe 10 includes anevaporator 11, avapor pipe 12, acondenser 13, and aliquid pipe 14. Theevaporator 11 functions to vaporize a working fluid C and generate a vapor Cv. Thecondenser 13 functions to liquefy the vapor Cv, which is the vaporized working fluid C, and generate the working fluid C. Thevapor pipe 12 connects theevaporator 11 to thecondenser 13. Theliquid pipe 14 connects thecondenser 13 to theevaporator 11. Theliquid pipe 14 includes awick 14 t. Thewick 14 t extends along theliquid pipe 14 from thecondenser 13 to the proximity of theevaporator 11. Thewick 14 t is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C. The liquefied working fluid C is moved from thecondenser 13 to theevaporator 11 by the capillary force of thewick 14 t. Thevapor pipe 12 and theliquid pipe 14 form loopedflow passages 21, through which the working fluid C and the vapor Cv flow, together with theevaporator 11 and thecondenser 13. In the present embodiment, theliquid pipe 14 and thevapor pipe 12 have the same length. However, theliquid pipe 14 and thevapor pipe 12 may have different lengths. For example, thevapor pipe 12 may be shorter than theliquid pipe 14. - The
evaporator 11 includes a wick lit. The wick lit is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C. Preferably, the wick lit is configured to produce a greater capillary force than thewick 14 t. - The
condenser 13 includes aflow passage portion 13A and awick portion 13B. Theflow passage portion 13A includes aflow passage 13 r connecting thevapor pipe 12 and theliquid pipe 14. Theflow passage 13 r forms the loopedflow passages 21, through which the working fluid C and the vapor Cv flow, together with thevapor pipe 12 and theliquid pipe 14. - The
wick portion 13B includes awick 13 t. Thewick 13 t is connected to theflow passage 13 r and extends from theflow passage 13 r in a planar direction (leftward inFIGS. 1 and 2 ) of the flatloop heat pipe 10. Thewick 13 t is a capillary structural body, which produces capillary force on the working fluid C. Thewick 13 t of thewick portion 13B is connected to thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. In the present embodiment, thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 extends from theliquid pipe 14 into thecondenser 13 and is connected to thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13. Thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13 and thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 each produce capillary force and move the working fluid C. Thus, the working fluid C moves from thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13 to thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. - In the present embodiment, the
wick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the liquefied working fluid C than thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13. In other words, the capillary force of thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13 is weaker than the capillary force of thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. This further smoothly moves the working fluid C liquefied by thecondenser 13 toward thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , theevaporator 11 is fixed to a heat-generatingcomponent 111 in close contact with the heat-generatingcomponent 111. Heat generated in the heat-generatingcomponent 111 vaporizes the working fluid C in theevaporator 11 and generates the vapor Cv. A thermal interface material (TIM) may be arranged between the evaporator 11 and the heat-generatingcomponent 111. The thermal interface material reduces a thermal contact resistance between the heat-generatingcomponent 111 and theevaporator 11 and smoothly transfers heat from the heat-generatingcomponent 111 to theevaporator 11. The vapor Cv generated by theevaporator 11 is guided via thevapor pipe 12 toward thecondenser 13 and liquefied by thecondenser 13. The working fluid C liquefied by thecondenser 13 is guided via theliquid pipe 14 toward theevaporator 11. - As described above, the flat
loop heat pipe 10 transfers heat generated in the heat-generatingcomponent 111 to thecondenser 13 and dissipates the heat from thecondenser 13. As a result, the heat-generatingcomponent 111 is cooled by the flatloop heat pipe 10. - Preferably, a fluid having a high vapor pressure and a high latent heat of vaporization is used as the working fluid C. With the use of such a working fluid C, the heat-generating
component 111 is efficiently cooled by the latent heat of vaporization. Examples of the working fluid C include ammonia, water, chlorofluorocarbon, alcohol, and acetone. - The flat
loop heat pipe 10 may include, for example, a metal layer stack of metal layers. The metal layers are, for example, copper layers having superior thermal conductance and directly bonded with each other through solid-phase bonding or the like. The thickness of each metal layer may be, for example, approximately 50 μm to 200 μm. The metal layer is not limited to a copper layer and may be a stainless layer, an aluminum layer, a magnesium alloy layer, or the like. The number of stacked metal layers is not particularly limited. One or more of the metal layers in the metal layer stack may be formed from a material differing from the material of the other metal layers. - The flat
loop heat pipe 10 is, for example, bent at a position BP indicated by the double-dashed line inFIG. 1 . In the flatloop heat pipe 10 of the present embodiment, the bending position BP is set to the condenser 13 (position of thewick 13 t). - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , thevapor pipe 12 is, for example, formed by a metal layer stack in which metal layers 41 to 46 are sequentially stacked. In the description hereafter, themetal layer 41 may be referred to as the outermost metal layer 41 (or uppermost metal layer 41), themetal layer 46 may be referred to as the outermost metal layer 46 (or lowermost metal layer 46), and the metal layers 42 to 45 may be referred to as theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45. When there is no need to distinguish the outermost metal layer and the intermediate metal layers, the layers may be simply referred to as the metal layers 41 to 46. InFIG. 4 , to facilitate understanding, the metal layers 41 to 46 are separated by solid lines and indicated by different hatchings. However, for example, when the metal layers 41 to 46 are integrated through diffusion bonding, the interfaces between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be eliminated, and boundaries between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be unclear. - The outermost metal layers 41 and 46 are located at the outermost sides of the metal layer stack including the metal layers 41 to 46. The
intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 are located between theoutermost metal layer 41 and theoutermost metal layer 46. In the present example, the flatloop heat pipe 10 including thevapor pipe 12 includes the two outermost metal layers 41 and 46 and theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45 stacked between the two outermost metal layers 41 and 46. The outermost metal layers 41 and 46 are solid metal layers that are free of holes and grooves. Theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively includewalls vapor pipe 12. Thewalls 42 a to 45 a form pipe walls 12 a of thevapor pipe 12. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , in the same manner as thevapor pipe 12, theliquid pipe 14 is formed by a metal layer stack including the metal layers 41 to 46. Thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 is formed, for example, by theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45, which exclude theuppermost metal layer 41 and thelowermost metal layer 46. InFIG. 5 , the portion corresponding to thewick 14 t formed by theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45 is indicated by dot hatching. In the same manner as inFIG. 4 , inFIG. 5 , the metal layers 41 to 46 are separated by solid lines to facilitate understanding. However, as described above, for example, when the metal layers 41 to 46 are integrated through diffusion bonding, the interfaces between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be eliminated, and the boundaries between the metal layers 41 to 46 may be unclear. - The
intermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively includewalls liquid pipe 14. Thewalls 42 b to 45 bform pipe walls 14 a of theliquid pipe 14. Further, theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45 respectively includewick forming portions 42 c to 45 c located between the twopipe walls 14 a. Thewick forming portions 42 c to 45 c form thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. Thewick forming portion 42 c includes throughholes 42X extending through theintermediate metal layer 42 in the thickness-wise direction. In the same manner, thewick forming portion 43 c includes throughholes 43X extending through theintermediate metal layer 43, thewick forming portion 44 c includes throughholes 44X extending through theintermediate metal layer 44, and thewick forming portion 45 c includes throughholes 45X extending through theintermediate metal layer 45. Thus, thewick 14 t includes the throughholes 42X to 45X. Each of the throughholes 42X to 45X is, for example, circular. The throughholes 42X to 45X are arranged to partially overlap one or more of the throughholes 42X to 45X of the metal layers 42 to 45 that are in contact in the vertical direction. For example, each throughhole 42X in themetal layer 42 partially overlaps one or more of the throughholes 43X in themetal layer 43. Each throughhole 43X in themetal layer 43 partially overlaps one or more of the throughholes 44X in themetal layer 44. Themetal layer 45 is configured in the same manner. The throughholes 42X to 45X form afine flow passage 24 b that allows the working fluid C to flow through the throughholes 42X to 45X. Theflow passage 24 b produces capillary force so that the working fluid C readily flows through theliquid pipe 14. In the present embodiment, thewick 14 t is spaced apart from the twopipe walls 14 a of theliquid pipe 14. Thus, theliquid pipe 14 includes twoflow passages 14 b forming the loopedflow passages 21 between thewick 14 t and each of the twopipe walls 14 a. Theflow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through theliquid pipe 14. -
FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate one example of the metal layers 41 to 46 of the flatloop heat pipe 10. In the present embodiment, theoutermost metal layer 46 and theoutermost metal layer 41 have the same shape. Theintermediate metal layer 44 and theintermediate metal layer 42 have the same shape. Theintermediate metal layer 45 and theintermediate metal layer 43 have the same shape. Thus,FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate the configurations of the metal layers 46, 44, and 45 in parentheses. -
FIG. 3A illustrates a portion of theoutermost metal layer 41. Theoutermost metal layer 41 is free of grooves and through holes. As described above, theoutermost metal layer 46 and theoutermost metal layer 41 have the same shape. -
FIG. 3B illustrates a portion of theintermediate metal layer 42. Theintermediate metal layer 42 includes aflow passage 12 b at a position corresponding to thevapor pipe 12. Theflow passage 12 b of theintermediate metal layer 42 is defined by the twowalls 42 a. Theintermediate metal layer 42 further includes a wick forming portion 42 t and aflow passage 42 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. The wick forming portion 42 t forms thewick 13 t, and theflow passage 42 r forms theflow passage 13 r. Theflow passage 42 r is defined by the wick forming portion 42 t and awall 42 d. Theintermediate metal layer 42 further includes thewick forming portion 42 c and the twoflow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to theliquid pipe 14. Thewick forming portion 42 c forms thewick 14 t (refer toFIG. 2 ). Theflow passages 14 b of theintermediate metal layer 42 are defined by the twowalls 42 b and thewick forming portion 42 c. As described above, theflow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through theliquid pipe 14. - The wick forming portion 42 t of the
intermediate metal layer 42 includesgrooves 42 s. Eachgroove 42 s extends through theintermediate metal layer 42 in the thickness-wise direction. Thegrooves 42 s extend parallel to each other in a given direction, for example, the longitudinal direction (sideward direction inFIGS. 1 and 3B ) of the flatloop heat pipe 10. Thegrooves 42 s extend in a direction (in the example ofFIG. 3B , the direction orthogonal to theflow passage 13 r) intersecting with theflow passage 42 r, that is, theflow passage 13 r of thecondenser 13, in communication with theflow passage 13 r (42 r). Thegrooves 42 s each have a width W1 that may be, for example, less than or equal to 0.8 mm. The width W1 of thegroove 42 s may be changed in accordance with, for example, the thickness and/or material of theintermediate metal layer 42. -
FIG. 3C illustrates a portion of theintermediate metal layer 43. Theintermediate metal layer 43 includes theflow passage 12 b at a portion corresponding to thevapor pipe 12. Theflow passage 12 b of theintermediate metal layer 43 is defined by the two walls 43 a. Theintermediate metal layer 43 further includes awick forming portion 43 t and a flow passage 43 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. Thewick forming portion 43 t forms thewick 13 t, and the flow passage 43 r forms theflow passage 13 r. The flow passage 43 r is defined by thewick forming portion 43 t and awall 43 d. Theintermediate metal layer 43 further includes thewick forming portion 43 c and the twoflow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to theliquid pipe 14. Thewick forming portion 43 c forms thewick 14 t (refer toFIG. 2 ). Theflow passages 14 b of theintermediate metal layer 43 are defined by the twowalls 43 b and thewick forming portion 43 c. As described above, theflow passages 14 b allow the working fluid C to readily flow through theliquid pipe 14. - The
wick forming portion 43 t of theintermediate metal layer 43 includesgrooves 43 s. Eachgroove 43 s extends through theintermediate metal layer 43 in the thickness-wise direction. Thegrooves 43 s extend parallel to each other in a given direction, for example, the lateral direction (vertical direction inFIGS. 1 and 3C ) of the flatloop heat pipe 10. Thus, thegrooves intermediate metal layers grooves intermediate metal layers grooves 43 s are in communication with theflow passage 13 r (43 r) via thegrooves 42 s or in direct communication with theflow passage 13 r (43 r). Eachgroove 43 s has a width W2 that may be, for example, less than or equal to 0.8 mm. However, the width W2 of thegroove 43 s may be changed in accordance with, for example, the thickness and/or material of theintermediate metal layer 43. - As described above, the
intermediate metal layer 44 and theintermediate metal layer 42 have the same shape. Thus, as illustrated inFIGS. 3B, 4, and 5 , in the same manner as theintermediate metal layer 42, theintermediate metal layer 44 includes theflow passage 12 b (twowalls 44 a) at a portion corresponding to thevapor pipe 12 and a wick forming portion 44 t and aflow passage 44 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. The wick forming portion 44 t forms thewick 13 t, and theflow passage 44 r forms theflow passage 13 r. Theflow passage 44 r is defined by the wick forming portion 44 t and awall 44 d. The wick forming portion 44 t includesgrooves 44 s, which are formed in the same manner as thegrooves 42 s of the wick forming portion 42 t. Theintermediate metal layer 44 further includes thewick forming portion 44 c and the twoflow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to theliquid pipe 14. Thewick forming portion 44 c forms thewick 14 t (refer toFIG. 2 ). Theflow passages 14 b of theintermediate metal layer 44 are defined by the twowalls 44 b and thewick forming portion 44 c. - As described above, the
intermediate metal layer 45 and theintermediate metal layer 43 have the same shape. Thus, as illustrated inFIGS. 3B, 4, and 5 , in the same manner as theintermediate metal layer 43, theintermediate metal layer 45 includes theflow passage 12 b (two walls 45 a) at a portion corresponding to thevapor pipe 12 and awick forming portion 45 t and a flow passage 45 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. Thewick forming portion 45 t forms thewick 13 t, and the flow passage 45 r forms theflow passage 13 r. The flow passage 45 r is defined by thewick forming portion 45 t and awall 45 d. Thewick forming portion 45 t includesgrooves 45 s, which are formed in the same manner as thegrooves 43 s of thewick forming portion 43 t. Theintermediate metal layer 45 further includes thewick forming portion 45 c and the twoflow passages 14 b at a portion corresponding to theliquid pipe 14. Thewick forming portion 45 c forms thewick 14 t (refer toFIG. 2 ). Theflow passages 14 b of theintermediate metal layer 45 are defined by the twowalls 45 b and thewick forming portion 45 c. - Thus, the
wick 13 t of thecondenser 13 includes a flow passage having a three-dimensional structure and formed by thegrooves 42 s to 45 s of theintermediate metal layers 42 to 45, which exclude the outermost metal layers 41 and 46. The flow passage of thewick 13 t is in communication with theflow passage 13 r of thecondenser 13. Thus, the working fluid C that is liquefied in theflow passage 13 r flows from theflow passage 13 r into thewick 13 t and is guided toward theliquid pipe 14 with the capillary force produced by thewick 13 t. - A method for manufacturing the flat
loop heat pipe 10 will now be described. - The metal layers 41 to 46 illustrated in
FIGS. 3A to 3C are obtained by performing, for example, wet etching on copper layers having a thickness of, for example, 100 μm to have desired patterns. - Then, the uppermost metal layer 41 (refer to
FIG. 3A ), the intermediate metal layer 42 (refer toFIG. 3B ), the intermediate metal layer 43 (refer toFIG. 3C ), the intermediate metal layer 44 (refer toFIG. 3B ), the intermediate metal layer 45 (refer toFIG. 3C ), and the lowermost metal layer 46 (refer toFIG. 3A ) are sequentially stacked to form a metal layer stack. While the metal layers 41 to 46 are heated at a predetermined temperature (e.g., 900° C.), the metal layers 41 to 46 are pressed to perform diffusion-bonding on the metal layers 41 to 46. - The flat
loop heat pipe 10 including the metal layers 41 to 46 is bent at the bending position BP illustrated inFIG. 1 . The bending position BP is set to thewick portion 13B of thecondenser 13. The flatloop heat pipe 10 is bent at thewick portion 13B. Thewick portion 13B includes thewick 13 t. When the flatloop heat pipe 10 is bent, thewick 13 t functions as a support bar. This hinders thecondenser 13 from crushing during the bending and limits effects of the bending. - The mount configuration of the flat
loop heat pipe 10 will now be described with reference toFIGS. 1 and 6 . - As illustrated in
FIG. 6 , the flatloop heat pipe 10 is used, for example, in an electronic device 100. - The electronic device 100 includes a
casing 101 and awiring substrate 110 accommodated in thecasing 101. Thewiring substrate 110 is spaced apart from aninner surface 101 a of thecasing 101 by a support (not illustrated). The heat-generatingcomponent 111 is mounted on the upper surface of thewiring substrate 110. The heat-generatingcomponent 111 is, for example, a semiconductor device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU) or any electronic component that generates heat. - The flat
loop heat pipe 10 is bent to be L-shaped. Theevaporator 11 is arranged on the heat-generatingcomponent 111 to cool the heat-generatingcomponent 111. Thecondenser 13 of the flatloop heat pipe 10 is arranged along aside plate 102 of thecasing 101 and fixed to an inner surface of theside plate 102 by aconnection member 120. Theconnection member 120 may be, for example, a heat sink. This efficiently dissipates heat to the outside of thecasing 101. Additionally, a thermal interface material (TIM) may be arranged in at least one of positions between thecondenser 13 and theconnection member 120 and between theconnection member 120 and theside plate 102 of thecasing 101. In such a case, heat is more smoothly transferred from thecondenser 13 to thecasing 101. - The
condenser 13 includes theflow passage 13 r and thewick 13 t that is exposed in theflow passage 13 r and in communication with theflow passage 13 r. The vapor Cv flows from thevapor pipe 12 into theflow passage 13 r of thecondenser 13 and is liquefied. The capillary force produced by thewick 13 t, which is exposed in theflow passage 13 r, moves the liquefied working fluid C from theflow passage 13 r into thewick 13 t. - If the
condenser 13 does not include theflow passage 13 r, the area of thewick 13 t exposed to the vapor Cv flowing through thevapor pipe 12 is small. This limits the vapor Cv entering the condenser 13 (thewick 13 t). In this regard, thecondenser 13 of the present embodiment includes theflow passage 13 r that is in communication with theflow passage 12 b of thevapor pipe 12. Thus, the vapor Cv flows from thevapor pipe 12 into theflow passage 13 r. Additionally, thewick 13 t is exposed in theflow passage 13 r in the longitudinal direction of theflow passage 13 r. This increases the area of thewick 13 t exposed to the vapor Cv. Accordingly, the amount of the vapor Cv entering from theflow passage 13 r into thewick 13 t increases. This facilitates the flow of the vapor Cv to thecondenser 13 and efficiently liquefies the vapor Cv in thecondenser 13. - The
wick 13 t of thecondenser 13 is connected to thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. Thus, the working fluid C flowing through thewick 13 t moves to thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14. The working fluid C is guided from thecondenser 13 to theliquid pipe 14. This allows the working fluid C that is liquefied by thecondenser 13 to readily flow to theliquid pipe 14. - The
wick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the working fluid C than thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13. This allows the working fluid C to readily move from thecondenser 13 to theliquid pipe 14. The movement of the working fluid C from thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13 to thewick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 facilitates movement of the working fluid C from theflow passage 13 r into thewick 13 t exposed in theflow passage 13 r. - The present embodiment has the advantages described below.
- (1) The flat
loop heat pipe 10 includes theevaporator 11 vaporizing the working fluid C, thecondenser 13 liquefying the working fluid C (vapor Cv), thevapor pipe 12 connecting theevaporator 11 to thecondenser 13, and theliquid pipe 14 connecting thecondenser 13 to theevaporator 11. Theliquid pipe 14 includes thewick 14 t. Thecondenser 13 includes theflow passage portion 13A and thewick portion 13B. Theflow passage portion 13A includes theflow passage 13 r connecting thevapor pipe 12 and theliquid pipe 14. Thewick portion 13B includes thewick 13 t connected to thewick 14 t. Thewick 13 t is exposed in theflow passage 13 r and extends from theflow passage 13 r in the planar direction of the flatloop heat pipe 10. With this configuration, thewick 13 t exposed in theflow passage 13 r increases the amount of the working fluid C or the vapor Cv entering from theflow passage 13 r into thewick 13 t that is in communication with theflow passage 13 r. Additionally, thewick 13 t is connected to thewick 14 t so that the working fluid C flows from thewick 13 t to thewick 14 t. This maintains a smooth flow of the working fluid C from thecondenser 13 to theliquid pipe 14. As a result, thevapor pipe 12 efficiently liquefies the vapor Cv, thereby improving the cooling effect. - (2) The bending position BP is set in the
wick portion 13B, and the flatloop heat pipe 10 is bent at the bending position BP. When the flatloop heat pipe 10 is bent, thewick 13 t of thewick portion 13B functions as a support bar. This hinders thecondenser 13 from crushing during the bending and limits effects of the bending. Thus, theflow passage 21 of the working fluid C is appropriately maintained in thecondenser 13. - (3) The liquefied working fluid C flows from the
flow passage 13 r of thecondenser 13 into thewick 13 t and is guided to theliquid pipe 14 with the capillary force produced by thewick 13 t. Thus, the working fluid C that is liquefied by thecondenser 13 readily flows to theliquid pipe 14. - (4) The
wick 14 t of theliquid pipe 14 is configured to produce a greater capillary force on the working fluid C than thewick 13 t of thecondenser 13. This allows the working fluid C to readily move from thecondenser 13 to theliquid pipe 14. - It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in many other specific forms without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Particularly, it should be understood that the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in the following forms.
- The configuration of the
wick 13 t included in thewick portion 13B of thecondenser 13 may be changed. -
FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a partially schematic plan view ofintermediate metal layers wick 13 t. For example, theintermediate metal layers intermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment. The number of layers in theintermediate metal layers - As illustrated in
FIG. 7A , theintermediate metal layer 201 includes awick forming portion 201 t and aflow passage 201 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. Thewick forming portion 201 t forms thewick 13 t. Theflow passage 201 r forms theflow passage 13 r. Thewick forming portion 201 t includesgrooves 201 s obliquely extending relative to theflow passage 201 r. - As illustrated in
FIG. 7B , theintermediate metal layer 202 includes a wick forming portion 202 t and aflow passage 202 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. The wick forming portion 202 t forms thewick 13 t. Theflow passage 202 r forms theflow passage 13 r. The wick forming portion 202 t includesgrooves 202 s obliquely extending relative to theflow passage 202 r in a direction (e.g., direction orthogonal togrooves 201 s) intersecting with thegrooves 201 s of theintermediate metal layer 201 in a plan view. Theintermediate metal layers wick 13 t, the working fluid C readily moves from theflow passage 13 r (201 r, 202 r) into thewick 13 t. -
FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of anintermediate metal layer 210 forming another modified example of thewick 13 t. For example, multipleintermediate metal layers 210 may be used instead of theintermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment. - As illustrated in
FIG. 8 , theintermediate metal layer 210 includes awick forming portion 210 t and aflow passage 210 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. Thewick forming portion 210 t forms thewick 13 t. Theflow passage 210 r forms theflow passage 13 r. Thewick forming portion 210 t includes throughholes 210 x extending through theintermediate metal layer 210 in the thickness-wise direction. The throughholes 210 x differ from each other in formation position and size between theintermediate metal layers 210 that are adjacent to each other in the stack direction so that the throughholes 210 x in the adjacent ones of theintermediate metal layers 210 partially overlap with each other. When the metal layers 210 formed as described above are stacked between the outermost metal layers 41 and 46 of the above embodiment, thewick portion 13B of thecondenser 13 includes thewick 13 t including a fine flow passage as in thewick 14 t illustrated inFIG. 5 . -
FIGS. 9A and 9B are partially schematic plan views ofintermediate metal layers wick 13 t. For example, theintermediate metal layers intermediate metal layers 42 to 46 of the above embodiment. The number of layers in theintermediate metal layers - As illustrated in
FIG. 9A , theintermediate metal layer 221 includes a wick forming portion 221 t and aflow passage 221 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. The wick forming portion 221 t forms thewick 13 t. Theflow passage 221 r forms theflow passage 13 r. The wick forming portion 221 t includes grooves 221 s extending in a direction orthogonal to theflow passage 221 r. The grooves 221 s are arranged in rows in a direction parallel to theflow passage 221 r (i.e., vertical direction inFIG. 9A ) and in columns in a direction orthogonal to theflow passage 221 r (i.e., lateral direction inFIG. 9A ). Each groove 221 s in each row is located between the grooves 221 s in adjacent rows so that the grooves 221 s of the wick forming portion 221 t are arranged in a staggered manner in a plan view. - A illustrated in
FIG. 9B , theintermediate metal layer 222 includes awick forming portion 222 t and aflow passage 222 r at a portion corresponding to thecondenser 13. Thewick forming portion 222 t forms thewick 13 t. Theflow passage 222 r forms theflow passage 13 r. Thewick forming portion 222 t includesgrooves 222 s extending parallel to theflow passage 222 r. Thegrooves 222 s are arranged rows in a direction parallel to theflow passage 222 r (i.e., vertical direction inFIG. 9B ) and in columns in a direction orthogonal to theflow passage 222 r (i.e., lateral direction inFIG. 9B ). (i.e., lateral direction inFIG. 9A ). Eachgroove 222 s in each column is located between thegrooves 222 s in adjacent columns so that thegrooves 222 s of thewick forming portion 222 t are arranged in a staggered manner in a plan view. Theintermediate metal layers wick 13 t, the working fluid C readily moves from theflow passage 13 r (221 r, 222 r) into thewick 13 t. - In the embodiment and the modified examples, the grooves of the wick forming portions extend orthogonal to each other in a plan view between the intermediate metal layers that are adjacent to each other in the stack direction. Instead, the grooves may intersect with each other at arcuate angles between the adjacent intermediate metal layers. Alternatively, the grooves may extend parallel to each other between the adjacent intermediate metal layers as long as the grooves partially overlap in communication with each other between the adjacent intermediate metal layers. Such configurations also obtain the same advantages as those of the embodiment.
- In the embodiment, as illustrated in
FIG. 6 , the flatloop heat pipe 10 is orthogonally bent at the bending position BP (refer toFIG. 1 ). However, any bending angle may be used. Further, thecondenser 13 may be curved and arc-shaped. - In the embodiment, the width W1 of the
groove 42 s and the width W2 of thegroove 43 s may be changed. The width W1 of thegroove 42 s and the width W2 of thegroove 43 s may be set to different values. - The embodiment and the modified examples may be partially replaced with appropriate known configurations. Also, the embodiment and the modified examples may be partially or entirely combined with other modes or other modified examples.
- All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions, nor does the organization of such examples in the specification relate to an illustration of the superiority and inferiority of the invention. Although embodiments have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions, and alterations could be made hereto without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
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