WO2022201918A1 - 熱拡散デバイスおよび電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to heat diffusion devices and electronic equipment.
- a vapor chamber has a structure in which a working medium (also called a working fluid) and a wick that transports the working medium by capillary force are sealed inside a housing.
- the working medium absorbs heat from a heat-generating element such as an electronic component in an evaporating section that absorbs heat from the heat-generating element, evaporates in the vapor chamber, moves in the vapor chamber, and is cooled to a liquid phase. return.
- the working medium that has returned to the liquid phase moves again to the evaporating portion on the heating element side by the capillary force of the wick, and cools the heating element.
- the vapor chamber can operate independently without external power, and heat can be two-dimensionally diffused at high speed by utilizing the latent heat of vaporization and latent heat of condensation of the working medium.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a flat container in which a working fluid is enclosed, and a wick provided inside the container. and a linear bundle in which fibers thicker than the fibers are linearly bundled, and the linear bundle is arranged in a cavity surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the braided body, and is arranged around the braided body. discloses a heat pipe characterized in that a vapor channel for the working fluid is formed, and a liquid channel for the working fluid is formed in the cavity.
- the wick is formed with an inner region and an outer region, and the inner region is used as a liquid flow path and the outer region. is the steam flow path.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a heat diffusion device with excellent liquid transport performance.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device comprising the above heat diffusion device.
- a heat diffusion device of the present invention includes a housing having a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface facing each other in a thickness direction, a working medium enclosed in an internal space of the housing, and the first wall surface of the housing. a sheet-like porous body arranged between the inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface; and a support that supports the porous body. The porous body is arranged between the support and the second inner wall surface.
- the area where the first inner wall surface and the porous body overlap is smaller than the area where the first inner wall surface and the porous body do not overlap.
- a liquid flow path for the working medium is formed in a space surrounded by the porous body and the first inner wall surface.
- the electronic device of the present invention includes the heat diffusion device of the present invention.
- thermoelectric device it is possible to provide a heat diffusion device with excellent liquid transport performance. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device comprising the above heat diffusion device.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a heat diffusion device according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- 2 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of the heat diffusion device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the heat spreading device shown in FIG. 2 along line III-III.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of liquid channels in the thermal diffusion device of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of liquid channels in the thermal diffusion device of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing an example of a support.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view schematically showing another example of the support.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a heat diffusion device according to the second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device in which a plurality of porous bodies are arranged.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device in which a housing has a plurality of evaporators.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically showing another example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device whose housing has a plurality of evaporators.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention will be described below.
- the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can be appropriately modified and applied without changing the gist of the present invention.
- a combination of two or more of the individual preferred configurations of the present invention described below is also the present invention.
- a vapor chamber will be described below as an example of an embodiment of the heat diffusion device of the present invention.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention is also applicable to heat diffusion devices such as heat pipes.
- a vapor channel for the working medium is formed between the porous body and the second inner wall surface.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the heat diffusion device according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- 2 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of the heat diffusion device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the heat spreading device shown in FIG. 2 along line III-III.
- the vapor chamber 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a hollow housing 10 that is hermetically sealed. As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 10 is provided with an evaporation portion EP for evaporating the enclosed working medium 20 (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 1, a heat source HS, which is a heating element, is arranged on the outer wall surface of the housing 10 . Examples of the heat source HS include electronic components of electronic equipment, such as a central processing unit (CPU). A portion of the internal space of the housing 10 that is in the vicinity of the heat source HS and is heated by the heat source HS corresponds to the evaporating section EP.
- CPU central processing unit
- the housing 10 has a first inner wall surface 11a and a second inner wall surface 12a facing each other in the thickness direction Z, as shown in FIG.
- the housing 10 preferably consists of a first sheet 11 and a second sheet 12 facing each other with their outer edges joined together.
- the vapor chamber 1 is planar as a whole. That is, the housing 10 is planar as a whole.
- the “planar shape” includes a plate shape and a sheet shape, and the dimension in the width direction X (hereinafter referred to as width) and the dimension in the length direction Y (hereinafter referred to as length) are the thickness direction Z Shapes that are considerably large relative to their dimensions (hereinafter referred to as thickness or height), for example shapes whose width and length are 10 times or more, preferably 100 times or more, the thickness.
- the size of the vapor chamber 1, that is, the size of the housing 10 is not particularly limited.
- the width and length of the vapor chamber 1 can be appropriately set according to the application.
- the width and length of the vapor chamber 1 are, for example, 5 mm or more and 500 mm or less, 20 mm or more and 300 mm or less, or 50 mm or more and 200 mm or less.
- the width and length of vapor chamber 1 may be the same or different.
- the materials that constitute the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 should have properties suitable for use as a vapor chamber, such as thermal conductivity, strength, and the like. , flexibility, flexibility, etc., and is not particularly limited.
- the material that constitutes the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 is preferably a metal, such as copper, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, iron, or an alloy containing them as a main component. Copper is particularly preferable. is.
- the materials forming the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 may be the same or different, but are preferably the same.
- the housing 10 is composed of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12
- the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are joined together at their outer edge portions.
- the method of such bonding is not particularly limited, but for example, laser welding, resistance welding, diffusion bonding, brazing, TIG welding (tungsten-inert gas welding), ultrasonic bonding or resin sealing can be used, preferably can use laser welding, resistance welding or brazing.
- the thicknesses of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are not particularly limited, but each is preferably 10 ⁇ m or more and 200 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 30 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less, still more preferably 40 ⁇ m or more and 60 ⁇ m or less.
- the thicknesses of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 may be the same or different. Further, the thickness of each sheet of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 may be the same over the entire area, or may be thin in part.
- first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are not particularly limited.
- first sheet 11 may have a flat plate shape with a constant thickness
- second sheet 12 may have a shape in which the outer edge portion is thicker than the portions other than the outer edge portion.
- the first sheet 11 may have a flat plate shape with a constant thickness
- the second sheet 12 may have a constant thickness and a portion other than the outer edge with respect to the outer edge may be convex outward. good.
- a recess is formed in the outer edge of the housing 10 . Therefore, the concave portion of the outer edge can be used when mounting the vapor chamber. Also, other components can be placed in the recesses of the outer edge.
- the thickness of the entire vapor chamber 1 is not particularly limited, it is preferably 50 ⁇ m or more and 500 ⁇ m or less.
- the planar shape of the housing 10 when viewed from the thickness direction Z is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include polygonal shapes such as triangles and rectangles, circular shapes, elliptical shapes, and shapes combining these shapes. Further, the planar shape of the housing 10 may be L-shaped, C-shaped (U-shaped), step-shaped, or the like. Moreover, the housing 10 may have a through hole. The planar shape of the housing 10 may be a shape according to the use of the vapor chamber, the shape of the location where the vapor chamber is installed, and other parts existing nearby.
- the working medium 20 is enclosed in the internal space of the housing 10.
- the working medium 20 is not particularly limited as long as it can cause a gas-liquid phase change in the environment inside the housing 10.
- water, alcohols, CFC alternatives, etc. can be used.
- the working medium is an aqueous compound, preferably water.
- a sheet-like porous body 30 is arranged between the first inner wall surface 11a and the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10 .
- the porous body 30 functions as a wick that transports the working medium 20 by capillary force.
- the arrow P indicates the direction of the capillary pressure generated by the porous body 30. As shown in FIG.
- the porous body 30 is composed of, for example, a metal porous body, a ceramic porous body, or a resin porous body.
- the porous body 30 may be, for example, a metal porous membrane, a mesh, a non-woven fabric, a sintered body, or the like formed by etching or metal working.
- the mesh that is the material of the porous body 30 may be composed of, for example, a metal mesh, a resin mesh, or a surface-coated mesh thereof, preferably a copper mesh, a stainless steel (SUS) mesh, or a polyester mesh. Configured.
- the sintered body that is the material of the porous body 30 may be composed of, for example, a metal porous sintered body or a ceramic porous sintered body, preferably a copper or nickel porous sintered body. Configured.
- supports 41 and 42 are arranged in the casing 10 along the extending direction of the porous body 30 (here, the longitudinal direction Y).
- the longitudinal direction Y the extending direction of the porous body 30
- two rows of supports 41 and 42 are arranged parallel to each other along the stretching direction of the porous body 30, but one row along the stretching direction of the porous body 30 is arranged.
- Supports may be arranged, and three or more rows of supports may be arranged so as to be parallel to each other along the stretching direction of the porous body 30 .
- the supports 41 and 42 support the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 and the porous body 30.
- the porous body 30 is arranged between the supports 41 and 42 and the second inner wall surface 12a.
- the area where the first inner wall surface 11a and the porous body 30 overlap is the area where the first inner wall surface 11a and the porous body 30 do not overlap.
- a liquid flow path 50 for the working medium 20 is formed in a space surrounded by the porous body 30 and the first inner wall surface 11a.
- a vapor channel 60 for the working medium 20 is formed in a gap other than the liquid channel 50 inside the housing 10 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of liquid channels in the thermal diffusion device of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of liquid channels in the thermal diffusion device of the present invention. 4 and 5, the supports 41 and 42 for supporting the porous body 30 are omitted.
- a liquid-phase working medium is transported while passing through the inside of a wick.
- the inside of the wick has a dense structure to increase the capillary pressure. can be considered to be higher.
- the fluid resistance passing through the inside of the wick increases and the permeability decreases, so the liquid transport performance deteriorates accordingly.
- the heat diffusion device becomes thinner, the smaller the thickness of the wick, the more difficult it becomes to secure the volume of the liquid flow path and to reduce the fluid resistance.
- a sheet-like porous body 30 functioning as a wick surrounds supports 41 and 42 (see FIG. 3). is formed in the space surrounded by the porous body 30 and the first inner wall surface 11 a of the housing 10 to form a cavity that serves as a liquid flow path 50 for the working medium 20 .
- capillary pressure (arrow P in FIGS. 3 and 4) can be developed by the porous body 30 surrounding the cavity.
- the permeability (arrow K in FIG. 5) can be increased. As a result, the liquid transport performance to the evaporator EP is enhanced.
- the porous body 30 is supported like a tent by the supports 41 and 42, so that the liquid flow path 50 is formed. Since it becomes difficult to collapse, the volume of the liquid channel 50 can be ensured.
- the porous body 30 includes a first region 31 separated from the first inner wall surface 11a by supports 41 and 42, and a first region 31 continuous with the first inner wall surface 11a and having an end portion extending from the first inner wall surface 11a. and a second region 32 in contact with the wall surface 11a.
- a wick is formed on the side surface of the liquid channel 50, so that the surface area of the wick at the boundary between the liquid channel 50 and the vapor channel 60 can be increased.
- the porous body 30 further has a third region 33 that is continuous with the second region 32 and that is entirely in contact with the first inner wall surface 11a. It is not necessary to have the area 33 .
- the thickness of the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is T 1 , the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 and the porous body 30
- the ratio of T 2 /T 1 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 or more.
- the ratio of T 2 /T 1 is, for example, 4 or less.
- the thickness of the thickest portion is defined as T1.
- the height of the support 41 and the height of the support 42 are different, the height of the highest portion is defined as T2.
- the ratio of D/T2 is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 1 or more. 5 or less.
- the distance D between the support 41 and the support 42 is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 500 ⁇ m or more and 3000 ⁇ m or less.
- the distance of the widest part is defined as D.
- the vapor chamber 1 shown in FIG. 3 preferably further includes supports 43 and 44.
- supports 43 and 44 In the example shown in FIG. 3, two rows of supports 43 and 44 are arranged parallel to each other along the extending direction of the porous body 30, but one row along the extending direction of the porous body 30 is arranged.
- Supports may be arranged, and three or more rows of supports may be arranged so as to be parallel to each other along the stretching direction of the porous body 30 .
- Support 43 preferably faces support 41
- support 44 preferably faces support 42 .
- the supports 43 and 44 support the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10 and the porous body 30. As a result, a vapor channel 60 for the working medium 20 is formed between the first region 31 of the porous body 30 and the second inner wall surface 12a.
- the vapor flow path 60 is less likely to collapse, so the volume of the vapor flow path 60 should be secured. can be done.
- the first region 31 and the second region 32 of the porous body 30 can be formed by pressing the sheet-like porous body 30, for example.
- the same is true when the porous body 30 has the third region 33, and the third region 33 can be formed by pressing.
- the end of the second region 32 of the porous body 30 is preferably fixed to the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10.
- the end of the second region 32 is preferably joined to the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 .
- the bonding method is not particularly limited, diffusion bonding or the like can be used, for example.
- the porous body 30 has the third region 33 , and the entire third region 33 is preferably fixed to the first inner wall surface 11 a of the housing 10 .
- the entire third region 33 is preferably bonded to the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 .
- the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is preferably fixed to the supports 41, 42, 43 and 44.
- first region 31 of porous body 30 is preferably bonded to supports 41 , 42 , 43 and 44 .
- the bonding method is not particularly limited, diffusion bonding or the like can be used, for example.
- the liquid channel 50 is also formed between the second region 32 of the porous body 30 and the support 41 in the cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of the porous body 30. .
- a liquid channel 50 is also formed between the second region 32 of the porous body 30 and the support 42 .
- the working medium 20 can also wrap around the outside of the support 41 or 42, the wicking function in the width direction X can be improved.
- the angle formed by the first region 31 and the second region 32 of the porous body 30 is not particularly limited, but is greater than 90 degrees. Large is preferred. If the angle ⁇ is greater than 90 degrees, the liquid flow path 50 can be formed between the second region 32 of the porous body 30 and the support 41 . Furthermore, when the first region 31 and the second region 32 of the porous body 30 are formed by press working, setting the angle ⁇ to be greater than 90 degrees makes the bending portion less likely to be damaged.
- the angle ⁇ may be the same or different on the support 41 side and the support 42 side. On the other hand, the angle ⁇ is smaller than 135 degrees, for example.
- the first region 31 and the second region 32 of the porous body 30 are both linear, but one may be linear and the other curved. There may be.
- supports 41, 42, 43 and 44 are not particularly limited, but examples include resins, metals, ceramics, or mixtures and laminates thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the supports 41, 42, 43 and 44 may be integrated with the housing 10, for example, by etching the inner wall surface of the first sheet 11 or the second sheet 12. and the like.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing an example of a support.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view schematically showing another example of the support.
- the support 41 is composed of one strut 41A
- the support 42 is composed of one strut 42A.
- each of the supports 43 and 44 preferably consists of one strut.
- the support 41 is composed of a plurality of spaced struts 41B
- the support 42 is composed of a plurality of spaced struts 42B.
- the supports 43 and 44 each preferably consist of a plurality of spaced apart struts.
- the shape of the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 and the supports 41 and 42 that support the porous body 30 is not particularly limited as long as it can support the porous body 30.
- the support is composed of a plurality of struts 41B or 42B spaced apart. In this case, since the working medium 20 can also flow between adjacent struts 41B or between adjacent struts 42B, the wicking function in the width direction X can be improved.
- the shape of the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10 and the supports 43 and 44 that support the porous body 30 is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape that can support the porous body 30.
- the support is constructed from struts of In this case, the steam can also flow between adjacent struts.
- examples of the shape of the cross-section perpendicular to the height direction of the pillars include polygons such as rectangles, circles, ovals, and the like.
- the height of the columns may be the same or different in one vapor chamber.
- the height of the struts in one region may differ from the height of the struts in another region.
- the width of the columns is not particularly limited as long as it provides the strength to support the porous body 30, but the height of the ends of the columns
- the equivalent circle diameter of the cross section perpendicular to the direction is, for example, 100 ⁇ m or more and 2000 ⁇ m or less, preferably 300 ⁇ m or more and 1000 ⁇ m or less.
- the arrangement of the columns is not particularly limited. More preferably, the struts are arranged such that the distance between them is constant.
- the steam flow path is formed between the porous body and the second inner wall surface, whereas in the second embodiment of the present invention, the porous body 2 It is in contact with the inner wall surface.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a heat diffusion device according to the second embodiment of the invention.
- the porous body 30 is in contact with the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10. As shown in FIG. 8 , when the porous body 30 has the first region 31 and the second region 32 , the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is in contact with the second inner wall surface 12 a of the housing 10 . In FIG. 8, an arrow P indicates the direction of the capillary pressure generated by the porous body 30. As shown in FIG.
- the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is preferably fixed to the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10.
- the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is preferably bonded to the second inner wall surface 12a of the housing 10 .
- the bonding method is not particularly limited, diffusion bonding or the like can be used, for example.
- the thickness of the first region 31 of the porous body 30 is T 1 , the first inner wall surface 11a of the housing 10 and the porous body 30
- the ratio of T 2 /T 1 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 or more.
- the ratio of T 2 /T 1 is, for example, 4 or less.
- the angle ⁇ formed by the first region 31 and the second region 32 of the porous body 30 in the cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of the porous body 30 is not particularly limited, it is preferably larger than 90 degrees. On the other hand, the angle ⁇ is smaller than 135 degrees, for example.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various applications and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention regarding the structure of the heat diffusion device, manufacturing conditions, and the like.
- a plurality of porous bodies may be arranged in the heat diffusion device of the present invention.
- the plurality of porous bodies extend so as to be spaced apart from each other and arranged in parallel in a plan view from the thickness direction.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device in which a plurality of porous bodies are arranged.
- a plurality of porous bodies 30 are arranged in the vapor chamber 3 shown in FIG. Other configurations are the same as those of the vapor chamber 1 . Although four porous bodies 30 are shown in FIG. 9, the number of porous bodies 30 is not particularly limited as long as it is two or more.
- the plurality of porous bodies 30 extend parallel to each other at intervals. These porous bodies 30 are preferably arranged so as to be concentrated in the evaporating section EP, as shown in FIG. By concentrating the porous bodies 30 in the evaporating part EP, the working medium can be circulated over a short distance.
- first steam flow paths 61 are formed between adjacent porous bodies 30 .
- a first steam flow path 61 is provided between one of the plurality of porous bodies 30 located on the outermost side (porous body 30 on the left side in FIG. 9) and the housing 10.
- the second steam flow path 62 having a wider width is formed.
- a third steam channel wider than the first steam channel 61 is provided between the other outermost porous body 30 (the porous body 30 on the right side in FIG. 9) and the housing 10. 63 is preferably formed.
- the vapor of the working medium does not pass through that part, so the uniform heating performance of the vapor chamber as a whole decreases. Therefore, by providing gaps between the porous bodies 30 and using the gaps as steam flow paths, uniform heating performance can be improved. As a result, it is possible to obtain a vapor chamber which is excellent in liquid circulation and vapor circulation, and which has high liquid transportation capacity and heat soaking performance.
- the materials of the porous bodies 30 may be the same or different.
- the thickness of the porous bodies 30 may be the same or different.
- the housing may have multiple evaporators. That is, a plurality of heat sources may be arranged on the outer wall surface of the housing.
- the number of evaporators and heat sources is not particularly limited.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device whose housing has a plurality of evaporators.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically showing another example of the internal structure of a heat diffusion device whose housing has a plurality of evaporators.
- vapor chamber 4 shown in FIG. 10 two porous bodies 30 are arranged, and the evaporating part EP is provided at the end of each porous body 30 .
- vapor chamber 5 shown in FIG. 11 three porous bodies 30 are arranged, and an evaporating section EP is provided at the end of each porous body 30 .
- the evaporator may be provided at the end of the housing or may be provided at the center of the housing.
- the first sheet and the second sheet when the housing is composed of the first sheet and the second sheet, the first sheet and the second sheet may be overlapped so that the edges are aligned, or the edges may overlap. may be shifted and overlapped.
- the material of the first sheet and the material of the second sheet may be different.
- the stress applied to the housing can be dispersed.
- one sheet can have one function and the other sheet can have another function.
- the above functions are not particularly limited, but include, for example, a heat conduction function, an electromagnetic wave shielding function, and the like.
- the thickness of the porous body may or may not be constant in the cross section perpendicular to the extending direction of the porous body.
- the thickness of the porous body in the first region may be different from the thickness of the porous body in the second region.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention may further include a wick other than the sheet-like porous body.
- the wick is not particularly limited as long as it has a capillary structure capable of moving the working medium by capillary force.
- the capillary structure of the wick may be any known structure used in conventional heat spreading devices.
- the capillary structure includes fine structures having unevenness such as pores, grooves, and projections, such as porous structures, fiber structures, groove structures, and network structures.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention can be mounted on electronic equipment for the purpose of heat dissipation. Therefore, an electronic device including the heat diffusion device of the present invention is also one aspect of the present invention.
- Examples of the electronic device of the present invention include smart phones, tablet terminals, notebook computers, game machines, wearable devices, and the like.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention can operate independently without requiring external power, and can diffuse heat two-dimensionally and at high speed by utilizing the latent heat of vaporization and latent heat of condensation of the working medium. Therefore, an electronic device equipped with the heat diffusion device of the present invention can effectively dissipate heat in a limited space inside the electronic device.
- the heat diffusion device of the present invention can be used for a wide range of applications in fields such as personal digital assistants. For example, it can be used to lower the temperature of a heat source such as a CPU and extend the operating time of electronic equipment, and can be used in smartphones, tablet terminals, laptop computers, and the like.
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しかしながら、本発明は、以下の実施形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明の要旨を変更しない範囲において適宜変更して適用することができる。なお、以下において記載する本発明の個々の好ましい構成を2つ以上組み合わせたものもまた本発明である。
本発明の第1実施形態では、多孔質体と第2内壁面との間に、作動媒体の蒸気流路が形成されている。
本発明の第1実施形態では、多孔質体と第2内壁面との間に蒸気流路が形成されているのに対し、本発明の第2実施形態では、多孔質体が筐体の第2内壁面に接している。
本発明の熱拡散デバイスは、上記実施形態に限定されるものではなく、熱拡散デバイスの構成、製造条件等に関し、本発明の範囲内において、種々の応用、変形を加えることが可能である。
10 筐体
11 第1シート
11a 第1内壁面
12 第2シート
12a 第2内壁面
20 作動媒体
30 多孔質体
31 第1領域
32 第2領域
33 第3領域
41、42、43、44 支持体
41A、41B、42A、42B 支柱
50 液体流路
60 蒸気流路
61 第1蒸気流路
62 第2蒸気流路
63 第3蒸気流路
D 支持体の間隔
EP 蒸発部
HS 熱源
T1 多孔質体の第1領域の厚さ
T2 筐体の第1内壁面および多孔質体を支持する支持体の高さ
X 幅方向
Y 長さ方向
Z 厚さ方向
α 多孔質体の第1領域と第2領域とがなす角度
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- 厚さ方向に対向する第1内壁面および第2内壁面を有する筐体と、
前記筐体の内部空間に封入される作動媒体と、
前記筐体の前記第1内壁面と前記第2内壁面との間に配置される、シート状の多孔質体と、
前記多孔質体の延伸方向に沿って前記筐体内に配置され、前記筐体の前記第1内壁面および前記多孔質体を支持する支持体と、を備え、
前記多孔質体は、前記支持体と前記第2内壁面との間に配置され、
前記筐体を前記厚さ方向から平面視したとき、前記第1内壁面と前記多孔質体が重なる領域は、前記第1内壁面と前記多孔質体が重ならない領域より小さく、
前記多孔質体と前記第1内壁面とで囲まれた空間に、前記作動媒体の液体流路が形成されている、熱拡散デバイス。 - 前記支持体は、前記多孔質体の延伸方向に沿って互いに並列するように配置されている、請求項1に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記支持体は、間隔を空けて配置される複数の支柱から構成されている、請求項1または2に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体は、前記支持体により前記第1内壁面から離れている第1領域と、前記第1領域に連続し、かつ、端部が前記第1内壁面に接する第2領域と、を有する、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体の延伸方向に垂直な断面において、前記多孔質体の前記第2領域と前記支持体との間にも前記液体流路が形成されている、請求項4に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体の延伸方向に垂直な断面において、前記多孔質体の前記第1領域と前記第2領域とがなす角度が90度より大きい、請求項5に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記筐体の前記第2内壁面および前記多孔質体を支持する支持体をさらに備え、
前記多孔質体の前記第1領域と前記第2内壁面との間に、前記作動媒体の蒸気流路が形成されている、請求項4~6のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。 - 前記多孔質体の前記第1領域が前記筐体の前記第2内壁面に接している、請求項4~6のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体の延伸方向に垂直な断面において、前記多孔質体の前記第1領域の厚さをT1、前記筐体の前記第1内壁面および前記多孔質体を支持する前記支持体の高さをT2としたとき、T2/T1の比が1以上である、請求項4~8のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体と前記第2内壁面との間に、前記作動媒体の蒸気流路が形成されている、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記筐体の前記第2内壁面および前記多孔質体を支持する支持体をさらに備える、請求項10に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 前記多孔質体が前記筐体の前記第2内壁面に接している、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイス。
- 請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載の熱拡散デバイスを備える、電子機器。
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