Inspecting method for heatsink and manufacturing method for heatsink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10451574-B2
Application number	US-201715782895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2017
Priority date	Oct 19, 2016
Publication date	Oct 22, 2019
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019

Abstract

An inspection method for a heatsink according to the present disclosure includes a measurement preparation step of placing the heatsink in a place where radiated-heat quantities can be measured by first and second thermal sensors, each of the first and second thermal sensors including a temperature sensor and a heat-concentrating mirror with a heat-receiving surface curved in a concave shape, the first and second thermal sensors being disposed in different places in a state where a heat-receiving line is inclined from a direction in which the fin protrudes by a predetermined angle, a measurement step of acquiring first and second radiated-heat quantities from the first and second thermal sensors, respectively, and a determination step of determining that a coating state of the coating is fine when a total value of the first and second radiated-heat quantities is larger than a predetermined range defined in advance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An inspection method for a heatsink comprising a base part and a fin disposed in the base part so as to protrude therefrom, the base part being a part that comes into contact with a heat-generating element, the fin being coated with a coating, the inspection method comprising:
a measurement preparation step of placing the heatsink in a place where radiated-heat quantities can be measured by first and second thermal sensors, each of the first and second thermal sensors comprising a temperature sensor and a heat-concentrating mirror with a heat-receiving surface curved in a concave shape, the heat-concentrating mirror being configured to concentrate received heat onto the temperature sensor based on the concave shape, the first and second thermal sensors being disposed in different places in a state where a heat-receiving axis connecting a bottom of the concave shape of the heat-receiving surface with the temperature sensor is inclined from a direction in which the fin protrudes by a predetermined angle;
a measurement step of measuring the radiated-heat quantity of the fin and acquiring first and second radiated-heat quantities from the first and second thermal sensors, respectively; and
a determination step of determining that a coating state of the coating is fine when a total value of the first and second radiated-heat quantities is larger than a predetermined range defined in advance.

2. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second thermal sensors are disposed in places where exposed areas of the fin that can be observed from the thermal sensors are equal to each other, and
the determination step further comprises a coating unevenness determination step of determining that a coating state of the coating is defective when a difference between the first and second radiated-heat quantities has a value outside a predefined coating unevenness determination range.

3. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein
the fin is formed so as to protrude in a vertical direction with respect to a heat-radiating surface provided in a place opposed to a heat-generating surface, the heat-generating surface being one of surfaces of the base part that is in contact with the heat-generating element,
the first and second thermal sensors are arranged in left-right symmetrical places with respect to a center line of the heatsink, the center line being defined in the vertical direction with respect to the base part of the heatsink, and
the inspection method further comprises a coating unevenness determination step of determining that a coating state of the coating is defective when a difference between the first and second radiated-heat quantities has a value outside a predefined coating unevenness determination range.

4. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined angle is an angle at which an area of the side surface of the fin that is exposed to the heat-receiving surface is maximized.

5. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein each of the heat-receiving surfaces of the first and second thermal sensors have an area that can collectively receive heat rays emitted from all the fins provided in the heatsink.

6. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein
the first thermal sensor comprises a heat-shield plate disposed in front of the heat-receiving surface, the heat-shield plate being configured to restrict an area on the heat-receiving surface on which heat rays are incident to a predetermined area, and
the inspection method further comprises:
a partial measurement step of measuring the third radiated-heat quantity in a state where the heat-shield plate is disposed in front of the first thermal sensor, and
a constant calculation step of calculating a constant from the third radiated-heat quantity, the constant being used to define the predetermined range.

7. The inspection method for a heatsink according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an overheating step of overheating the heatsink by using a heater, the heater being configured to raise the temperature of the heatsink to a predefined measurement temperature before the measurement step, and
a constant calculation step of calculating a constant from the measurement temperature, the constant being used to define the predetermined range used in the determination step.

8. A manufacturing method for a heatsink, comprising:
a housing formation step of manufacturing a heatsink housing by casting, the heatsink housing comprising a base part and a fin disposed in the base part so as to protrude therefrom, the base part being a part that comes into contact with a heat-generating element;
a film formation step of forming a heatsink by coating a surface of the heatsink housing with a coating so that at least the fin is covered by the coating;
a measurement preparation step of placing the heatsink housing, which has undergone the film formation step, in a place where radiated-heat quantities can be measured by first and second thermal sensors, each of the first and second thermal sensors comprising a temperature sensor and a heat-concentrating mirror with a heat-receiving surface curved in a concave shape, the heat-concentrating mirror being configured to concentrate received heat onto the temperature sensor based on the concave shape, the first and second thermal sensors being disposed in different places in a state where a center line connecting a bottom of the concave shape of the heat-receiving surface with the temperature sensor is inclined from a direction in which the fin protrudes by a predetermined angle;
a measurement step of measuring the radiated-heat quantity of the fin and acquiring first and second radiated-heat quantities measured by the first and second thermal sensors, respectively; and
a determination step of determining that a coating state of the coating is fine when a total value of the first and second radiated-heat quantities is larger than a predetermined range defined in advance.

9. The manufacturing method for a heatsink according to claim 8 , wherein the film formation step, the measurement preparation step, and the measurement step are performed before the temperature of the heatsink housing that has been raised by the casting performed in the housing formation step is lowered to or below a predefined measurement-performable temperature.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Kazuyuki

Classifications

• H10W40/10

  Arrangements for heating · CPC title

• G01J5/0806

  Focusing or collimating elements, e.g. lenses or concave mirrors · CPC title

• G01N25/72 Primary

  Investigating presence of flaws · CPC title

• B22D19/08

  for building-up linings or coverings, e.g. of anti-frictional metal · CPC title

• H01L23/36

  Electricity · mapped topic