US20220065545A1 - Heat conduction member - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a heat conductor.
- a vapor chamber is used as a heat conductor for dissipating heat of a heat generator. Additionally, there has been proposed a thinned vapor chamber with reduced thickness.
- the space in the vapor chamber is provided with a capillary member formed at the bottom and an evaporation space between the capillary member and a lid.
- the vapor chamber has multiple supports that are in contact with the capillary member and the lid.
- An example embodiment of a heat conductor of the present disclosure includes a housing including a space therein and a working medium in the space.
- the housing includes an upper plate located on an upper side of the housing in a thickness direction and covering an upper side of the space, a lower plate located on a lower side of the space and opposing the upper plate in the thickness direction, and pillars between the upper plate and the lower plate.
- the housing further includes a bent portion in which both the upper plate and the lower plate are bent in a same direction in the thickness direction. At least a portion of the pillars is located on the bent portion.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section illustrating a portion of a manufacturing process of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section illustrating a portion of a manufacturing process of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal section illustrating a bent portion of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a transverse section of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a partial transverse section illustrating a positional relationship between a bent portion and pillars of the heat conductor.
- FIG. 7 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor of a first modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor of a second modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section of a heat conductor of a third modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an XYZ coordinate system is appropriately illustrated as a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system.
- the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction are orthogonal to one another.
- a normal direction of one surface of a heat conductor 1 facing a heat generator H to be described later is referred to as a “vertical direction” (Z direction)
- a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is referred to as a “horizontal direction” (X direction and Y direction).
- the vertical direction (Z direction) coincides with a “thickness direction” of a housing 2 .
- a side on which the heat conductor 1 is located with respect to the heat generator H is referred to as an “upper side”, and a side on which the heat generator H is located with respect to the heat conductor 1 is referred to as a “lower side”.
- the shape and positional relationship among parts of the heat conductor will be described on the basis of these directions. Note that the definitions of these directions do not limit the orientation and positional relationship of the heat conductor at the time of use.
- a cross section parallel to the vertical direction is referred to as a “longitudinal section”, and a cross section parallel to the horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is referred to as a “transverse section”.
- parallel and orthogonal do not refer only to mathematically strictly parallel and orthogonal, but also include parallel and orthogonal to the degree to which the effect of the present disclosure is exhibited, for example.
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of the heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the heat conductor 1 is a so-called vapor chamber that transports heat of the heat generator H.
- the heat generator H is an electronic component that generates heat or a substrate on which the electronic component is mounted, for example.
- the heat generator H is cooled by having its heat transported by the heat conductor 1 .
- the heat conductor 1 is mounted on an electronic device having the heat generator H, such as a smartphone or a laptop. Note that the number of heat generators H is not limited to one, and may be plural.
- the heat conductor 1 has the heated portion 11 and a heat dissipating portion 12 .
- the heated portion 11 is located adjacent to the heat generator H, for example, and is heated by heat generated by the heat generator H.
- the heat dissipating portion 12 dissipates the heat received from the heat generator H in the heated portion 11 to the outside.
- the heat conductor 1 has a housing 2 , a wick structure 3 , and a working medium 4 .
- the housing 2 is formed of metal such as copper, for example, and is a box that has a space 2 S therein and is rectangular when viewed in the vertical direction. A part of the housing 2 is included in the heated portion 11 . Another part of the housing 2 is included in the heat dissipating portion 12 .
- the space 2 S is a sealed space, and is maintained in a depressurized state where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the barometric pressure, for example. Since the space 2 S is in the depressurized state, the working medium 4 accommodated in the space 2 S is easily evaporated.
- the wick structure 3 is disposed in the space 2 S of the housing 2 .
- the wick structure 3 extends continuously from a region included in the heated portion 11 to a region included in the heat dissipating portion 12 in the space 2 S.
- the wick structure 3 is formed of a metal net-like member (metal mesh), for example, and transports the working medium 4 by capillary action.
- the wick structure 3 is not limited to a metal net-like member (metal mesh), as long as it has a structure capable of transporting the working medium 4 in the space 2 S.
- the wick structure 3 may be, for example, a sintered wick formed of a porous copper sintered body, a groove wick having a groove structure, or the like.
- the working medium 4 is accommodated in the space 2 S of the housing 2 .
- the working medium 4 is water, for example, but may be another liquid such as alcohol.
- the working medium 4 transports heat by moving in the space 2 S including the inside of the wick structure 3 .
- the heat conductor 1 of the present example embodiment includes the housing 2 having the space 2 S therein and the working medium 4 disposed in the space 2 S.
- the housing 2 includes a lower plate 21 and an upper plate 22 . Furthermore, the housing 2 has multiple pillars 22 P.
- the lower plate 21 is located in a lower part of the housing 2 .
- the lower plate 21 faces the upper plate 22 in the thickness direction of the housing 2 and is located below the space 2 S.
- the lower plate 21 is a metal plate, and is a copper plate, for example.
- the lower plate 21 may be formed by applying copper plating to a surface of a metal plate other than copper, such as stainless steel.
- the lower plate 21 has a recess 21 D.
- the recess 21 D is formed in a recessed shape in which the inside is recessed downward from an outer edge portion of the lower plate 21 in the horizontal direction.
- the wick structure 3 is disposed in the recess 21 D. That is, the lower plate 21 supports the wick structure 3 from below.
- the upper plate 22 is located in an upper part of the housing 2 .
- the upper plate 22 is made of the same metal plate as the lower plate 21 . That is, the upper plate 22 is a copper plate, for example.
- the upper plate 22 may be formed by applying copper plating to a surface of a metal plate other than copper, such as stainless steel. Note that the upper plate 22 and the lower plate 21 may be made of different metals.
- the upper plate 22 is located above the lower plate 21 and faces the lower plate 21 in the thickness direction of the housing 2 .
- the upper plate 22 is located on the upper side in the thickness direction of the housing 2 and covers the upper side of the space 2 S. That is, the upper plate 22 covers the upper side of the wick structure 3 in the space 2 S.
- the upper plate 22 is formed integrally with the multiple pillars 22 P.
- the multiple pillars 22 P extend downward from a lower surface of the upper plate 22 and come into contact with the wick structure 3 . That is, the multiple pillars 22 P are located between the upper plate 22 and the lower plate 21 .
- the pillars 22 P may be formed of the same member as the upper plate 22 , or may be formed of a member different from upper plate 22 .
- the pillar 22 P is a support for holding the wick structure 3 at a lower portion in the space 2 S, and can also make the thickness of the housing 2 constant.
- the pillars may be formed in the lower plate 21 .
- the pillar extends upward from a bottom surface in the recess 21 D of the lower plate 21 . That is, the wick structure 3 is disposed on the upper side in the space 2 S.
- the housing 2 further has a joint portion 2 B.
- the joint portion 2 B is a joint structure in which the lower plate 21 and the upper plate 22 are joined to each other at outer edges thereof.
- the joint portion 2 B is located around the space 2 S when viewed in the vertical direction, and joins the lower plate 21 and the upper plate 22 .
- the method for joining the lower plate 21 and the upper plate 22 is not particularly limited. Various joining methods such as a method of joining by applying heat and pressure, a method of joining using a brazing material, and the like may be used for the joint portion 2 B.
- the joint portion 2 B may include a sealed portion.
- the sealed portion is, for example, a part where an injection port for injecting the working medium 4 into the housing 2 is sealed by welding in the manufacturing process of the heat conductor 1 .
- the housing 2 has a heat generator mounting portion 2 M on a lower surface thereof.
- the heat generator mounting portion 2 M is located in the heated portion 11 .
- One heat generator mounting portion 2 M is provided, for example, so as to match the number of the heat generator H.
- the heat generator mounting portion 2 M overlaps the wick structure 3 when viewed in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 1 the flow of steam generated by vaporization of the working medium 4 is indicated by a black arrow in the housing 2 . Additionally, in FIG. 1 , the flow of the liquid working medium 4 is indicated by a hollow arrow in the housing 2 .
- the heat of the heat generator H is transmitted to the wick structure 3 through the lower plate 21 in the heated portion 11 .
- the liquid working medium 4 contained in the wick structure 3 is vaporized, and steam is generated.
- the steam of the working medium 4 moves toward the heat dissipating portion 12 in the space 2 S.
- the steam of the working medium 4 is cooled and liquefied by heat dissipation in the heat dissipating portion 12 .
- the liquefied working medium 4 flows along an inner surface of the housing 2 and moves in the wick structure 3 by capillary action, thereby flowing toward the heated portion 11 .
- heat is continuously transported from the heated portion side to the heat dissipating portion 12 side in the heat conductor 1 .
- the heat generator H in contact with the heated portion 11 is cooled by the heat conductor 1 .
- the housing 2 further has a bent portion 23 .
- the bent portion 23 includes a first bent portion 231 and a second bent portion 232 .
- the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 are juxtaposed in parallel from an end portion of the heat conductor 1 on the heated portion 11 side toward an end portion thereof on the heat dissipating portion 12 side.
- the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 extend along the horizontal direction (Y direction in FIG. 1 ) of the housing 2 .
- the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 extend in a direction (Y direction in FIGS. 1 and 5 ) parallel to a side of the housing 2 having a rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction, the side facing a direction in which the heated portion 11 and the heat dissipating portion 12 are arranged.
- the Y direction in FIG. 1 is an extending direction of the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 , and is a direction in which ridge lines 23 R of the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 extend (see FIG. 5 ).
- both the upper plate 22 and the lower plate 21 are bent in the same direction in the thickness direction of the housing 2 .
- bent portion 23 is not limited to the form bent so as to be curved in an arc shape when viewed from the Y direction, as illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the bent portion 23 may be bent in a linear shape along the Y direction.
- the housing 2 further has a first horizontal portion 24 , a second horizontal portion 25 , and an inclined portion 26 .
- the first horizontal portion 24 , the second horizontal portion 25 , and the inclined portion 26 are separated by the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the first horizontal portion 24 , the inclined portion 26 , and the second horizontal portion 25 are continuous in this order from the end portion on the heated portion 11 side toward the end portion on the heat dissipating portion 12 side.
- the heated portion 11 is disposed in the first horizontal portion 24 .
- Each of the first horizontal portion 24 , the second horizontal portion 25 , and the inclined portion 26 includes a part of the lower plate 21 and a part of the upper plate 22 .
- the first horizontal portion 24 and the second horizontal portion 25 extend in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction in FIG. 1 ). That is, in each of the first horizontal portion 24 and the second horizontal portion 25 , both the lower plate 21 and the upper plate 22 extend along the horizontal direction. In the present example embodiment, the first horizontal portion 24 and the second horizontal portion 25 extend parallel to each other. The first horizontal portion 24 and the second horizontal portion 25 may be inclined at a predetermined angle when viewed in the Y direction.
- the inclined portion 26 is inclined upward in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 1 ) at a predetermined angle ⁇ 1 with respect to the first horizontal portion 24 , and is inclined downward in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 1 ) at a predetermined angle ⁇ 2 with respect to the second horizontal portion 25 . That is, in the inclined portion 26 , both the lower plate 21 and the upper plate 22 are inclined upward in the vertical direction at a predetermined angle ⁇ 1 with respect to the first horizontal portion 24 , and are inclined downward in the vertical direction at a predetermined angle ⁇ 2 with respect to the second horizontal portion 25 . In the present example embodiment, since the first horizontal portion 24 and the second horizontal portion 25 are parallel to each other, the angle ⁇ 1 and the angle ⁇ 2 are the same angle. The angle ⁇ 1 and the angle ⁇ 2 can be appropriately set to arbitrary angles, and may be different angles.
- the second horizontal portion 25 is located above the first horizontal portion 24 in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 1 ).
- the wick structure 3 is located over regions on both sides of the bent portion 23 in a direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction (Y direction) of the ridge line 23 R of the bent portion 23 .
- the wick structure 3 is located from the region on the heated portion side of the heat conductor 1 to the region on the heat dissipating portion 12 side of the heat conductor 1 . According to this configuration, the working medium 4 can be easily returned.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 are longitudinal sections illustrating a part of the manufacturing process of the heat conductor 1 .
- the heat conductor 1 can be manufactured by the following method. Note that the method for manufacturing the heat conductor 1 is not limited to the following method, and may be another method.
- the lower plate 21 in which the recess 21 D recessed downward is formed on the inner side in the horizontal direction, the upper plate 22 in which the multiple pillars 22 P extending downward is formed on the inner side in the horizontal direction, and the wick structure 3 are produced.
- the lower plate 21 in which the wick structure 3 is disposed in the recess 21 D and the upper plate 22 are joined together at the joint portion 2 B to form the housing 2 (see FIG. 2 ) having a flat plate shape and having no bent portion.
- one end side of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is sandwiched and restrained by a jig 101 .
- the other end side of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is pushed upward in the vertical direction (Z direction) to be bent, for example, and a first bent portion 23 (e.g., first bent portion 231 ) is formed in the housing 2 (see FIG. 2 ).
- the housing 2 is held differently, and the other end side of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is sandwiched and restrained by the jig 101 .
- one end side of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is pushed upward in the vertical direction (Z direction) to be bent, and a second bent portion 23 (e.g., second bent portion 232 ) is formed in the housing 2 .
- both end sides of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) may be simultaneously sandwiched and restrained by jigs to form the bent portion 23 .
- FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal section illustrating the bent portion 23 of the heat conductor 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a transverse section of the heat conductor 1 . Note that FIG. 5 is a transverse section of the heat conductor 1 taken along line V-V in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 6 is a partial transverse section illustrating a positional relationship between the bent portion 23 of the heat conductor 1 and the pillar 22 P.
- the pillar 22 P is located on the bent portion 23 .
- the pillar 22 P is located in a region of the bent portion 23 bent so as to be curved in an arc shape when viewed in the Y direction.
- the pillar 22 P on the first bent portion 231 is included in the bent region of the first bent portion 231 .
- the pillar 22 P on the second bent portion 232 is partially included in the bent region of the second bent portion 232 . That is, at least a part of the pillar 22 P is located on the bent portion 23 .
- the space 2 S may be narrowed by forming the bent portion 23 , according to the above configuration, the space 2 S can be secured in the bent portion 23 by locating the pillar 22 P on the bent portion 23 . That is, it is possible to provide the heat conductor 1 capable of securing the space 2 S therein even when the heat conductor 1 is bent. As a result, it becomes easy to bend the flat plate-shaped heat conductor 1 into a desired three-dimensional shape. Accordingly, even if the position of the heated portion 11 and the position of the heat dissipating portion 12 are shifted in the Z direction as illustrated in FIG. 1 , the heat conductor 1 can effectively cool the heat generator H.
- the heat conductor 1 has multiple bent portions including the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the multiple pillars 22 P are located between the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the number of pillars 22 P located between the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 may be one. That is, at least one pillar 22 P is located between the two bent portions 23 . That is, at least one pillar 22 P is located in the inclined portion 26 of the housing 2 .
- the present example embodiment can make the inclined portion 26 less prone to deformation by an external force, for example. Additionally, although the space 2 S may be narrowed in the thickness direction of the housing 2 in the inclined portion 26 by forming the bent portion 23 , the space 2 S can be secured by the above-described configuration by locating the pillar 22 P in the inclined portion 26 .
- the pillar 22 P is formed in a circular cylinder when viewed in the vertical direction, for example.
- the multiple pillars 22 P are two-dimensionally arranged at regular intervals in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction in FIG. 5 ) of the housing 2 . That is, the multiple pillars 22 P are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals from the end on the heated portion 11 side of the housing 2 toward the end portion on the heat dissipating portion 12 side of the housing 2 .
- the multiple pillars 22 P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from one end portion of the outer edge of the housing 2 to the other end portion opposite to the one end portion. Specifically, the multiple pillars 22 P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from a left end portion in the X direction of FIG. 5 of the outer edge of the housing 2 to a right end portion in the X direction of FIG. 5 opposite to the left end portion. Alternatively, the multiple pillars 22 P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from a lower end portion in the Y direction of FIG. 5 of the outer edge of the housing 2 to an upper end portion in the Y direction of FIG. 5 opposite to the lower end portion.
- the multiple pillars 22 P are arranged in a triangular lattice shape.
- the multiple pillars 22 P may be arranged in, for example, a square lattice shape, a rectangular lattice shape, or an orthorhombic lattice shape.
- the pillars 22 P can be arranged over the entire region of the housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction in FIG. 5 ). This makes it possible to secure the space 2 S in the entire housing 2 and improve the strength of the housing 2 .
- FIG. 7 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor 1 of a first modification.
- the heat conductor 1 of the first modification has a bent portion 23 (first bent portion 231 , second bent portion 232 ) and multiple pillars 22 P.
- the multiple pillars 22 P are individually located on the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the pillars 22 P located on first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 have an elliptical shape when viewed in the vertical direction, for example. Specifically, in the pillar 22 P located on the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 , the length in the direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction of a ridge line 23 R of the bent portion 23 is longer than the length in the extending direction (Y direction) of the ridge line 23 R. Note that the pillar 22 P located on the bent portion 23 may have an oval shape, a rectangular shape, or the like other than the elliptical shape.
- the bent portion 23 when the bent portion 23 is formed by bending the housing 2 , it is possible to curb shifting of the ridge line 23 R of the bent portion 23 in the direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction of the ridge line 23 R. As a result, the effect of securing the space 2 S in the bent portion 23 can be enhanced.
- FIG. 8 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor 1 of a second modification.
- the heat conductor 1 of the second modification has a bent portion 23 (first bent portion 231 , second bent portion 232 ) and multiple pillars 22 P.
- the multiple pillars 22 P are located on the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the pillar 22 P on the bent portion 23 continuously extends from above the first bent portion 231 to above the second bent portion 232 .
- the pillar 22 P is located over the entire region of an inclined portion 26 of a housing 2 .
- the pillar 22 P on the bent portion 23 has an oblong shape when viewed in the vertical direction, for example.
- the pillar 22 P on the bent portion 23 may have an oval shape, a rectangular shape, or the like other than the oblong shape.
- the pillar 22 P located on the bent portion continuously extends from above one bent portion to above the other bent portions. That is, when three or more bent portions are arranged in the X direction, the pillar 22 P located on the bent portion may continuously extend over any one section between bent portions arranged in the X direction, or may continuously extend over all the sections, for example.
- the pillar 22 P on the bent portion 23 is also located between the two bent portions which are the first bent portion 231 and the second bent portion 232 .
- the present example embodiment can make the inclined portion 26 less prone to deformation by an external force, for example. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the effect of securing the space 2 S in the bent portion 23 and between the two bent portions which are the first bent portion 231 and second bent portions 232 (inclined portion 26 ).
- FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section of a heat conductor 1 of a third modification. As illustrated in FIG. 9 , the heat conductor 1 of the third modification has a bent portion 23 . A single bent portion 23 is formed in a housing 2 .
- the housing 2 further has a horizontal portion 27 and a vertical portion 28 .
- the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28 are separated by the bent portion 23 .
- the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28 are continuous in this order from an end portion of the heat conductor 1 on a heated portion 11 side toward an end portion of the heat conductor 1 on a heat dissipating portion 12 side.
- the heated portion 11 is disposed in the horizontal portion 27 .
- Each of the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28 includes a part of a lower plate 21 and a part of an upper plate 22 .
- the vertical portion 28 extends upward in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 9 ) at a predetermined angle ⁇ 3 with respect to the horizontal portion 27 .
- the angle ⁇ 3 is 90 degrees. That is, the housing 2 is formed in an L shape when viewed in the horizontal direction (Y direction in FIG. 9 ).
- the pillar 22 P is located on the bent portion 23 .
- the pillar 22 P is located in a region of the bent portion 23 that is bent linearly along the Y direction.
- the bent portion 23 is provided in one location, and the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28 are orthogonal to each other.
- the pillar 22 P is located on the bent portion 23 .
- the space 2 S can be secured in the bent portion 23 . That is, it is possible to provide the heat conductor capable of securing the space 2 S therein even when the heat conductor 1 is bent.
- the number of the bent portions 23 is not limited to one or two, and may be three or more.
- the angle formed by the regions adjacent to each other with the bent portion 23 interposed therebetween in the housing 2 is not limited to the inclination angle and the right angle described in the above example embodiments, and may be another angle.
- the bent portion 23 extends in a direction (e.g., Y direction in FIG. 5 ) parallel to a side of the housing 2 having a rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction, the side facing the direction in which the heated portion 11 and the heat dissipating portion 12 are arranged.
- the bent portion 23 may extend obliquely with respect to the side facing the direction in which the heated portion 11 and the heat dissipating portion 12 are arranged.
- the number and arrangement of the multiple pillars 22 P are not limited to the configuration illustrated in the figure, and may be other numbers and arrangements. Additionally, the pillar 22 P is not limited to a column having a circular cross-sectional shape when viewed in the vertical direction, and may be a column having another cross-sectional shape such as an elliptical shape or a rectangular shape.
- the present disclosure can be used for heat dissipation of a board mounted on an electronic device or an electronic component, for example.
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- The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-146410, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present disclosure relates to a heat conductor.
- Conventionally, a vapor chamber is used as a heat conductor for dissipating heat of a heat generator. Additionally, there has been proposed a thinned vapor chamber with reduced thickness. The space in the vapor chamber is provided with a capillary member formed at the bottom and an evaporation space between the capillary member and a lid. The vapor chamber has multiple supports that are in contact with the capillary member and the lid.
- When the vapor chamber is bent according to an installation place or the like, the thickness of the vapor chamber is reduced, and there has been a problem that a space for returning the working fluid cannot be secured inside. As a result, it has not been easy to bend the vapor chamber into a desired three-dimensional shape.
- An example embodiment of a heat conductor of the present disclosure includes a housing including a space therein and a working medium in the space. The housing includes an upper plate located on an upper side of the housing in a thickness direction and covering an upper side of the space, a lower plate located on a lower side of the space and opposing the upper plate in the thickness direction, and pillars between the upper plate and the lower plate. The housing further includes a bent portion in which both the upper plate and the lower plate are bent in a same direction in the thickness direction. At least a portion of the pillars is located on the bent portion.
- The above and other elements, features, steps, characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the example embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section illustrating a portion of a manufacturing process of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section illustrating a portion of a manufacturing process of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal section illustrating a bent portion of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a transverse section of a heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6 is a partial transverse section illustrating a positional relationship between a bent portion and pillars of the heat conductor. -
FIG. 7 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor of a first modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 8 is a partial transverse section of a heat conductor of a second modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section of a heat conductor of a third modification of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. - Example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the example embodiments described below, but includes any modification thereof within the scope of the technical idea of the present disclosure.
- In the drawings, an XYZ coordinate system is appropriately illustrated as a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system. The X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction are orthogonal to one another. In the present specification, a normal direction of one surface of a
heat conductor 1 facing a heat generator H to be described later is referred to as a “vertical direction” (Z direction), and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is referred to as a “horizontal direction” (X direction and Y direction). In a heatedportion 11 of theheat conductor 1 facing the heat generator H, the vertical direction (Z direction) coincides with a “thickness direction” of ahousing 2. A side on which theheat conductor 1 is located with respect to the heat generator H is referred to as an “upper side”, and a side on which the heat generator H is located with respect to theheat conductor 1 is referred to as a “lower side”. The shape and positional relationship among parts of the heat conductor will be described on the basis of these directions. Note that the definitions of these directions do not limit the orientation and positional relationship of the heat conductor at the time of use. - Additionally, in the present specification, a cross section parallel to the vertical direction is referred to as a “longitudinal section”, and a cross section parallel to the horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is referred to as a “transverse section”. Additionally, the expressions “parallel” and “orthogonal” do not refer only to mathematically strictly parallel and orthogonal, but also include parallel and orthogonal to the degree to which the effect of the present disclosure is exhibited, for example.
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FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of the heat conductor of an example embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present example embodiment, theheat conductor 1 is a so-called vapor chamber that transports heat of the heat generator H. The heat generator H is an electronic component that generates heat or a substrate on which the electronic component is mounted, for example. The heat generator H is cooled by having its heat transported by theheat conductor 1. Theheat conductor 1 is mounted on an electronic device having the heat generator H, such as a smartphone or a laptop. Note that the number of heat generators H is not limited to one, and may be plural. - The
heat conductor 1 has the heatedportion 11 and aheat dissipating portion 12. The heatedportion 11 is located adjacent to the heat generator H, for example, and is heated by heat generated by the heat generator H. Theheat dissipating portion 12 dissipates the heat received from the heat generator H in the heatedportion 11 to the outside. Furthermore, in the present example embodiment, theheat conductor 1 has ahousing 2, awick structure 3, and a workingmedium 4. - The
housing 2 is formed of metal such as copper, for example, and is a box that has aspace 2S therein and is rectangular when viewed in the vertical direction. A part of thehousing 2 is included in the heatedportion 11. Another part of thehousing 2 is included in theheat dissipating portion 12. Thespace 2S is a sealed space, and is maintained in a depressurized state where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the barometric pressure, for example. Since thespace 2S is in the depressurized state, the workingmedium 4 accommodated in thespace 2S is easily evaporated. - The
wick structure 3 is disposed in thespace 2S of thehousing 2. Thewick structure 3 extends continuously from a region included in the heatedportion 11 to a region included in theheat dissipating portion 12 in thespace 2S. Thewick structure 3 is formed of a metal net-like member (metal mesh), for example, and transports the workingmedium 4 by capillary action. - Note that the
wick structure 3 is not limited to a metal net-like member (metal mesh), as long as it has a structure capable of transporting the workingmedium 4 in thespace 2S. Thewick structure 3 may be, for example, a sintered wick formed of a porous copper sintered body, a groove wick having a groove structure, or the like. - The working
medium 4 is accommodated in thespace 2S of thehousing 2. The workingmedium 4 is water, for example, but may be another liquid such as alcohol. The workingmedium 4 transports heat by moving in thespace 2S including the inside of thewick structure 3. - As described above, the
heat conductor 1 of the present example embodiment includes thehousing 2 having thespace 2S therein and the workingmedium 4 disposed in thespace 2S. - The
housing 2 includes alower plate 21 and anupper plate 22. Furthermore, thehousing 2 hasmultiple pillars 22P. - The
lower plate 21 is located in a lower part of thehousing 2. Thelower plate 21 faces theupper plate 22 in the thickness direction of thehousing 2 and is located below thespace 2S. Thelower plate 21 is a metal plate, and is a copper plate, for example. Thelower plate 21 may be formed by applying copper plating to a surface of a metal plate other than copper, such as stainless steel. - The
lower plate 21 has arecess 21D. Therecess 21D is formed in a recessed shape in which the inside is recessed downward from an outer edge portion of thelower plate 21 in the horizontal direction. Thewick structure 3 is disposed in therecess 21D. That is, thelower plate 21 supports thewick structure 3 from below. - The
upper plate 22 is located in an upper part of thehousing 2. Theupper plate 22 is made of the same metal plate as thelower plate 21. That is, theupper plate 22 is a copper plate, for example. Theupper plate 22 may be formed by applying copper plating to a surface of a metal plate other than copper, such as stainless steel. Note that theupper plate 22 and thelower plate 21 may be made of different metals. - The
upper plate 22 is located above thelower plate 21 and faces thelower plate 21 in the thickness direction of thehousing 2. Theupper plate 22 is located on the upper side in the thickness direction of thehousing 2 and covers the upper side of thespace 2S. That is, theupper plate 22 covers the upper side of thewick structure 3 in thespace 2S. - The
upper plate 22 is formed integrally with themultiple pillars 22P. Themultiple pillars 22P extend downward from a lower surface of theupper plate 22 and come into contact with thewick structure 3. That is, themultiple pillars 22P are located between theupper plate 22 and thelower plate 21. Thepillars 22P may be formed of the same member as theupper plate 22, or may be formed of a member different fromupper plate 22. Thepillar 22P is a support for holding thewick structure 3 at a lower portion in thespace 2S, and can also make the thickness of thehousing 2 constant. - Note that the pillars may be formed in the
lower plate 21. In this case, the pillar extends upward from a bottom surface in therecess 21D of thelower plate 21. That is, thewick structure 3 is disposed on the upper side in thespace 2S. - The
housing 2 further has ajoint portion 2B. Thejoint portion 2B is a joint structure in which thelower plate 21 and theupper plate 22 are joined to each other at outer edges thereof. Thejoint portion 2B is located around thespace 2S when viewed in the vertical direction, and joins thelower plate 21 and theupper plate 22. The method for joining thelower plate 21 and theupper plate 22 is not particularly limited. Various joining methods such as a method of joining by applying heat and pressure, a method of joining using a brazing material, and the like may be used for thejoint portion 2B. - The
joint portion 2B may include a sealed portion. The sealed portion is, for example, a part where an injection port for injecting the workingmedium 4 into thehousing 2 is sealed by welding in the manufacturing process of theheat conductor 1. - The
housing 2 has a heatgenerator mounting portion 2M on a lower surface thereof. The heatgenerator mounting portion 2M is located in theheated portion 11. One heatgenerator mounting portion 2M is provided, for example, so as to match the number of the heat generator H. The heatgenerator mounting portion 2M overlaps thewick structure 3 when viewed in the vertical direction. - In
FIG. 1 , the flow of steam generated by vaporization of the workingmedium 4 is indicated by a black arrow in thehousing 2. Additionally, inFIG. 1 , the flow of theliquid working medium 4 is indicated by a hollow arrow in thehousing 2. - The heat of the heat generator H is transmitted to the
wick structure 3 through thelower plate 21 in theheated portion 11. When the temperature of thewick structure 3 rises, theliquid working medium 4 contained in thewick structure 3 is vaporized, and steam is generated. The steam of the workingmedium 4 moves toward theheat dissipating portion 12 in thespace 2S. The steam of the workingmedium 4 is cooled and liquefied by heat dissipation in theheat dissipating portion 12. - The liquefied working
medium 4 flows along an inner surface of thehousing 2 and moves in thewick structure 3 by capillary action, thereby flowing toward theheated portion 11. As the workingmedium 4 moves while changing its state in this manner, heat is continuously transported from the heated portion side to theheat dissipating portion 12 side in theheat conductor 1. As a result, the heat generator H in contact with theheated portion 11 is cooled by theheat conductor 1. - The
housing 2 further has abent portion 23. In the present example embodiment, thebent portion 23 includes a firstbent portion 231 and a secondbent portion 232. The firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 are juxtaposed in parallel from an end portion of theheat conductor 1 on theheated portion 11 side toward an end portion thereof on theheat dissipating portion 12 side. - In the present example embodiment, the first
bent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 extend along the horizontal direction (Y direction inFIG. 1 ) of thehousing 2. In other words, the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 extend in a direction (Y direction inFIGS. 1 and 5 ) parallel to a side of thehousing 2 having a rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction, the side facing a direction in which theheated portion 11 and theheat dissipating portion 12 are arranged. That is, the Y direction inFIG. 1 is an extending direction of the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232, and is a direction in whichridge lines 23R of the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 extend (seeFIG. 5 ). In the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232, both theupper plate 22 and thelower plate 21 are bent in the same direction in the thickness direction of thehousing 2. - Note that the
bent portion 23 is not limited to the form bent so as to be curved in an arc shape when viewed from the Y direction, as illustrated inFIG. 1 . Thebent portion 23 may be bent in a linear shape along the Y direction. - The
housing 2 further has a firsthorizontal portion 24, a secondhorizontal portion 25, and aninclined portion 26. The firsthorizontal portion 24, the secondhorizontal portion 25, and theinclined portion 26 are separated by the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. In theheat conductor 1, the firsthorizontal portion 24, theinclined portion 26, and the secondhorizontal portion 25 are continuous in this order from the end portion on theheated portion 11 side toward the end portion on theheat dissipating portion 12 side. Theheated portion 11 is disposed in the firsthorizontal portion 24. Each of the firsthorizontal portion 24, the secondhorizontal portion 25, and theinclined portion 26 includes a part of thelower plate 21 and a part of theupper plate 22. - The first
horizontal portion 24 and the secondhorizontal portion 25 extend in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction inFIG. 1 ). That is, in each of the firsthorizontal portion 24 and the secondhorizontal portion 25, both thelower plate 21 and theupper plate 22 extend along the horizontal direction. In the present example embodiment, the firsthorizontal portion 24 and the secondhorizontal portion 25 extend parallel to each other. The firsthorizontal portion 24 and the secondhorizontal portion 25 may be inclined at a predetermined angle when viewed in the Y direction. - The
inclined portion 26 is inclined upward in the vertical direction (Z direction inFIG. 1 ) at a predetermined angle θ1 with respect to the firsthorizontal portion 24, and is inclined downward in the vertical direction (Z direction inFIG. 1 ) at a predetermined angle θ2 with respect to the secondhorizontal portion 25. That is, in theinclined portion 26, both thelower plate 21 and theupper plate 22 are inclined upward in the vertical direction at a predetermined angle θ1 with respect to the firsthorizontal portion 24, and are inclined downward in the vertical direction at a predetermined angle θ2 with respect to the secondhorizontal portion 25. In the present example embodiment, since the firsthorizontal portion 24 and the secondhorizontal portion 25 are parallel to each other, the angle θ1 and the angle θ2 are the same angle. The angle θ1 and the angle θ2 can be appropriately set to arbitrary angles, and may be different angles. - As a result, the second
horizontal portion 25 is located above the firsthorizontal portion 24 in the vertical direction (Z direction inFIG. 1 ). - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , thewick structure 3 is located over regions on both sides of thebent portion 23 in a direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction (Y direction) of theridge line 23R of thebent portion 23. In other words, thewick structure 3 is located from the region on the heated portion side of theheat conductor 1 to the region on theheat dissipating portion 12 side of theheat conductor 1. According to this configuration, the workingmedium 4 can be easily returned. -
FIGS. 2 and 3 are longitudinal sections illustrating a part of the manufacturing process of theheat conductor 1. Theheat conductor 1 can be manufactured by the following method. Note that the method for manufacturing theheat conductor 1 is not limited to the following method, and may be another method. - First, the
lower plate 21 in which therecess 21D recessed downward is formed on the inner side in the horizontal direction, theupper plate 22 in which themultiple pillars 22P extending downward is formed on the inner side in the horizontal direction, and thewick structure 3 are produced. Next, thelower plate 21 in which thewick structure 3 is disposed in therecess 21D and theupper plate 22 are joined together at thejoint portion 2B to form the housing 2 (seeFIG. 2 ) having a flat plate shape and having no bent portion. - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 2 , one end side of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is sandwiched and restrained by ajig 101. Next, the other end side of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is pushed upward in the vertical direction (Z direction) to be bent, for example, and a first bent portion 23 (e.g., first bent portion 231) is formed in the housing 2 (seeFIG. 2 ). - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 3 , thehousing 2 is held differently, and the other end side of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is sandwiched and restrained by thejig 101. Next, one end side of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) is pushed upward in the vertical direction (Z direction) to be bent, and a second bent portion 23 (e.g., second bent portion 232) is formed in thehousing 2. - Note that while one and the other end sides of the
housing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) are switched and are separately sandwiched by thejig 101 inFIGS. 2 and 3 , both end sides of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction) may be simultaneously sandwiched and restrained by jigs to form thebent portion 23. -
FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal section illustrating thebent portion 23 of theheat conductor 1.FIG. 5 is a transverse section of theheat conductor 1. Note thatFIG. 5 is a transverse section of theheat conductor 1 taken along line V-V inFIG. 1 .FIG. 6 is a partial transverse section illustrating a positional relationship between thebent portion 23 of theheat conductor 1 and thepillar 22P. - The
pillar 22P is located on thebent portion 23. In other words, thepillar 22P is located in a region of thebent portion 23 bent so as to be curved in an arc shape when viewed in the Y direction. Specifically, as illustrated inFIG. 6 , thepillar 22P on the firstbent portion 231 is included in the bent region of the firstbent portion 231. Thepillar 22P on the secondbent portion 232 is partially included in the bent region of the secondbent portion 232. That is, at least a part of thepillar 22P is located on thebent portion 23. - Although the
space 2S may be narrowed by forming thebent portion 23, according to the above configuration, thespace 2S can be secured in thebent portion 23 by locating thepillar 22P on thebent portion 23. That is, it is possible to provide theheat conductor 1 capable of securing thespace 2S therein even when theheat conductor 1 is bent. As a result, it becomes easy to bend the flat plate-shapedheat conductor 1 into a desired three-dimensional shape. Accordingly, even if the position of theheated portion 11 and the position of theheat dissipating portion 12 are shifted in the Z direction as illustrated inFIG. 1 , theheat conductor 1 can effectively cool the heat generator H. - As described above, the
heat conductor 1 has multiple bent portions including the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. As illustrated inFIG. 5 , themultiple pillars 22P are located between the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. Note that the number ofpillars 22P located between the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 may be one. That is, at least onepillar 22P is located between the twobent portions 23. That is, at least onepillar 22P is located in theinclined portion 26 of thehousing 2. - According to the above configuration, the present example embodiment can make the
inclined portion 26 less prone to deformation by an external force, for example. Additionally, although thespace 2S may be narrowed in the thickness direction of thehousing 2 in theinclined portion 26 by forming thebent portion 23, thespace 2S can be secured by the above-described configuration by locating thepillar 22P in theinclined portion 26. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , thepillar 22P is formed in a circular cylinder when viewed in the vertical direction, for example. Themultiple pillars 22P are two-dimensionally arranged at regular intervals in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction inFIG. 5 ) of thehousing 2. That is, themultiple pillars 22P are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals from the end on theheated portion 11 side of thehousing 2 toward the end portion on theheat dissipating portion 12 side of thehousing 2. - In other words, the
multiple pillars 22P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from one end portion of the outer edge of thehousing 2 to the other end portion opposite to the one end portion. Specifically, themultiple pillars 22P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from a left end portion in the X direction ofFIG. 5 of the outer edge of thehousing 2 to a right end portion in the X direction ofFIG. 5 opposite to the left end portion. Alternatively, themultiple pillars 22P are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire region from a lower end portion in the Y direction ofFIG. 5 of the outer edge of thehousing 2 to an upper end portion in the Y direction ofFIG. 5 opposite to the lower end portion. - Note that in the present example embodiment, the
multiple pillars 22P are arranged in a triangular lattice shape. Themultiple pillars 22P may be arranged in, for example, a square lattice shape, a rectangular lattice shape, or an orthorhombic lattice shape. - According to the above configuration, the
pillars 22P can be arranged over the entire region of thehousing 2 in the horizontal direction (X direction and Y direction inFIG. 5 ). This makes it possible to secure thespace 2S in theentire housing 2 and improve the strength of thehousing 2. - Next, a modification of the
heat conductor 1 will be described. Note that since the basic configuration of the modification is the same as that of the above example embodiment described with reference toFIGS. 1 to 6 , the same reference numerals or the same names may be assigned to common components, and the description thereof may be omitted. -
FIG. 7 is a partial transverse section of aheat conductor 1 of a first modification. As illustrated inFIG. 7 , theheat conductor 1 of the first modification has a bent portion 23 (firstbent portion 231, second bent portion 232) andmultiple pillars 22P. Themultiple pillars 22P are individually located on the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. - The
pillars 22P located on firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232 have an elliptical shape when viewed in the vertical direction, for example. Specifically, in thepillar 22P located on the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232, the length in the direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction of aridge line 23R of thebent portion 23 is longer than the length in the extending direction (Y direction) of theridge line 23R. Note that thepillar 22P located on thebent portion 23 may have an oval shape, a rectangular shape, or the like other than the elliptical shape. - According to the above configuration, when the
bent portion 23 is formed by bending thehousing 2, it is possible to curb shifting of theridge line 23R of thebent portion 23 in the direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction of theridge line 23R. As a result, the effect of securing thespace 2S in thebent portion 23 can be enhanced. -
FIG. 8 is a partial transverse section of aheat conductor 1 of a second modification. As illustrated inFIG. 8 , theheat conductor 1 of the second modification has a bent portion 23 (firstbent portion 231, second bent portion 232) andmultiple pillars 22P. Themultiple pillars 22P are located on the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. - In the present example embodiment, the
pillar 22P on thebent portion 23 continuously extends from above the firstbent portion 231 to above the secondbent portion 232. In other words, in the direction (X direction) intersecting the extending direction of aridge line 23R of thebent portion 23, thepillar 22P is located over the entire region of aninclined portion 26 of ahousing 2. Thepillar 22P on thebent portion 23 has an oblong shape when viewed in the vertical direction, for example. Note that thepillar 22P on thebent portion 23 may have an oval shape, a rectangular shape, or the like other than the oblong shape. - Note that when the
housing 2 has three or more bent portions, thepillar 22P located on the bent portion continuously extends from above one bent portion to above the other bent portions. That is, when three or more bent portions are arranged in the X direction, thepillar 22P located on the bent portion may continuously extend over any one section between bent portions arranged in the X direction, or may continuously extend over all the sections, for example. - According to the above configuration, the
pillar 22P on thebent portion 23 is also located between the two bent portions which are the firstbent portion 231 and the secondbent portion 232. As a result, the present example embodiment can make theinclined portion 26 less prone to deformation by an external force, for example. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the effect of securing thespace 2S in thebent portion 23 and between the two bent portions which are the firstbent portion 231 and second bent portions 232 (inclined portion 26). -
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section of aheat conductor 1 of a third modification. As illustrated inFIG. 9 , theheat conductor 1 of the third modification has abent portion 23. A singlebent portion 23 is formed in ahousing 2. - The
housing 2 further has ahorizontal portion 27 and avertical portion 28. Thehorizontal portion 27 and thevertical portion 28 are separated by thebent portion 23. Thehorizontal portion 27 and thevertical portion 28 are continuous in this order from an end portion of theheat conductor 1 on aheated portion 11 side toward an end portion of theheat conductor 1 on aheat dissipating portion 12 side. Theheated portion 11 is disposed in thehorizontal portion 27. Each of thehorizontal portion 27 and thevertical portion 28 includes a part of alower plate 21 and a part of anupper plate 22. - The
vertical portion 28 extends upward in the vertical direction (Z direction inFIG. 9 ) at a predetermined angle θ3 with respect to thehorizontal portion 27. In the present example embodiment, the angle θ3 is 90 degrees. That is, thehousing 2 is formed in an L shape when viewed in the horizontal direction (Y direction inFIG. 9 ). - The
pillar 22P is located on thebent portion 23. In other words, thepillar 22P is located in a region of thebent portion 23 that is bent linearly along the Y direction. - As described above, in the
heat conductor 1 of the third modification, thebent portion 23 is provided in one location, and thehorizontal portion 27 and thevertical portion 28 are orthogonal to each other. Thepillar 22P is located on thebent portion 23. As a result, thespace 2S can be secured in thebent portion 23. That is, it is possible to provide the heat conductor capable of securing thespace 2S therein even when theheat conductor 1 is bent. - For example, the number of the
bent portions 23 is not limited to one or two, and may be three or more. Additionally, the angle formed by the regions adjacent to each other with thebent portion 23 interposed therebetween in thehousing 2 is not limited to the inclination angle and the right angle described in the above example embodiments, and may be another angle. Additionally, thebent portion 23 extends in a direction (e.g., Y direction inFIG. 5 ) parallel to a side of thehousing 2 having a rectangular shape when viewed in the vertical direction, the side facing the direction in which theheated portion 11 and theheat dissipating portion 12 are arranged. However, thebent portion 23 may extend obliquely with respect to the side facing the direction in which theheated portion 11 and theheat dissipating portion 12 are arranged. - Additionally, the number and arrangement of the
multiple pillars 22P are not limited to the configuration illustrated in the figure, and may be other numbers and arrangements. Additionally, thepillar 22P is not limited to a column having a circular cross-sectional shape when viewed in the vertical direction, and may be a column having another cross-sectional shape such as an elliptical shape or a rectangular shape. - The present disclosure can be used for heat dissipation of a board mounted on an electronic device or an electronic component, for example.
- Features of the above-described example embodiments and the modifications thereof may be combined appropriately as long as no conflict arises.
- While example embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it is to be understood that variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure, therefore, is to be determined solely by the following claims.
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