Heat sink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10429137-B2
Application number	US-201715817462-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 14, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A heat sink includes: a heat sink body made of a metal material which includes a plurality of heat radiating fins having a flat plate shape, the heat radiating fins being arranged parallel to each other on one surface side of a base having a flat plate shape at intervals in a direction along a surface of the base; and a bridge member made of a metal material which has a plurality of grooves parallel to each other, the grooves being formed at a pitch equal to an arrangement pitch of the heat radiating fins of the heat sink body, and the grooves accommodating distal ends of the respective heat radiating fins in a press-fitted state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat sink comprising:
a heat sink body made of a metal material which includes a plurality of heat radiating fins having a flat plate shape, the plurality of heat radiating fins being arranged parallel to each other on one surface side of a base having a flat plate shape at intervals in a direction along a surface of the base;
a bridge member made of a metal material which has a plurality of grooves parallel to each other, the plurality of grooves being formed at a pitch equal to an arrangement pitch of the plurality of heat radiating fins of the heat sink body, and the plurality of grooves accommodating distal ends of the respective heat radiating fins in a press-fitted state;
wherein the heat sink body includes a side plate extending parallel to the plurality of heat radiating fins from the base at both ends of the heat sink body in an arrangement direction of the plurality of heat radiating fins;
wherein the heat sink has a stepped portion on an inner side of a distal end of the side plate, the stepped portion accommodating an end edge of the bridge member; and
an upper surface of the bridge member is recessed from the surface of an upper end of the side plate in an extension direction of the side plate when the bridge member is mounted on the heat sink body by making the distal ends of the plurality of heat radiating fins press-fitted in the plurality of grooves.

2. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein the stepped portion has:
a first surface which opposedly faces a surface of the bridge member on a groove side; and
a second surface which is orthogonal to the first surface, and opposedly faces an end surface of the bridge member with a gap between the second surface and the end surface of a bridge member.

3. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein an end surface of the bridge member is an inclined surface which is tapered toward the surface of the bridge member on the groove side.

4. A heat sink comprising:
a heat sink body made of a metal material which includes a plurality of heat radiating fins having a flat plate shape, the plurality of heat radiating fins being arranged parallel to each other on one surface side of a base having a flat plate shape at intervals in a direction along a surface of the base;
a bridge member having a flat plate shape and made of a metal material, wherein the bridge member includes a plurality of protrusions on one surface side of the bridge member, the plurality of protrusions being arranged parallel to each other at intervals in a direction along a surface of the bridge member;
the plurality of heat radiating fins have grooves at distal ends of the plurality of heat radiating fins, the grooves being formed at a pitch equal to an arrangement pitch of the plurality of protrusions of the bridge member, and the grooves accommodating distal ends of the respective protrusions in a press-fitted state, wherein:
the heat sink body includes a side plate extending parallel to the plurality of heat radiating fins from the base at both ends of the heat sink body in an arrangement direction of the plurality of heat radiating fins;
the heat sink comprises a stepped portion on an inner side of a distal end of the side plate, the stepped portion accommodating an end edge of the bridge member; and
an upper surface of the bridge member is recessed from the surface of an upper end of the side plate in an extension direction of the side plate when the bridge member is mounted on the heat sink body.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Okuaki Kenichi
• Yamamoto Kazuhiro

Classifications

• H10W40/22

  characterised by their shape, e.g. having conical or cylindrical projections · CPC title

• H10W40/226 Primary

  characterised by projecting parts, e.g. fins to increase surface area (leadframes for cooling H10W70/461) · CPC title

• H05K7/20918

  the components being isolated from air flow, e.g. hollow heat sinks, wind tunnels or funnels · CPC title

• F28F3/06 Primary

  the means being attachable to the element · CPC title

• F28F3/048 Primary

  in the form of ribs integral with the element or local variations in thickness of the element, e.g. grooves, microchannels · CPC title