Heat exchanging apparatus, cooling apparatus, and projector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10642136-B2
Application number	US-201816127580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2018
Priority date	Sep 12, 2017
Publication date	May 5, 2020
Grant date	May 5, 2020

Abstract

A heat exchanging apparatus includes one inflow channel having an inflow port via which a liquid refrigerant flows in, one outflow channel having an outflow port via which the liquid refrigerant flowing through the outflow channel flows out, and a plurality of channels arranged in a flow direction of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel, the plurality of channels connecting the inflow channel the outflow channel and causing the liquid refrigerant flowing from the inflow channel to flow into the outflow channel. The plurality channels are connected to the inflow channel over a portion from the inflow port to a terminal end of the inflow channel. The inflow channel includes a buffer section disposed between the inflow port and the terminal end, the buffer section configured no reduce a flow rate of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchanging apparatus comprising:
an inflow channel including an inflow port configured to receive a liquid refrigerant flowing in a first direction;
an outflow channel including an outflow port, the outflow channel being configured to receive the liquid refrigerant after the liquid refrigerant has flowed through the inflow channel, and the outflow port being configured to expel the liquid refrigerant from the heat exchanging apparatus;
a plurality of channels extending from the inflow channel to the outflow channel in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the inflow channel being disposed on an opposite side of the plurality of channels from the outflow channel, the plurality of channels being arranged along the first direction and connecting the inflow channel to the outflow channel, the plurality of channels being configured to allow the liquid refrigerant to flow from the inflow channel to the outflow channel, the plurality of channels being connected to the inflow channel over a portion of the inflow channel from the inflow port to a terminal end; and
at least one buffer section disposed in the inflow channel and between the inflow port and the terminal end, the at least one buffer section being configured to reduce a flow rate of the liquid refrigerant flowing through the inflow channel.

2. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, a cross-sectional area of the inflow channel where the at least one buffer section is located is less than a cross-sectional area of the inflow channel where the at least one buffer section is not located.

3. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one buffer section includes at least one diameter reducer protruding radially inward from an inner wall of the inflow channel and reducing a diameter of the inflow channel.

4. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the inflow channel includes a plurality of buffer sections including the at least one buffer section along the first direction.

5. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one buffer section is a shaft provided in the inflow channel and extending in the first direction, the shaft including:
a first portion having an outer diameter with a first length, and
a second portion located on a downstream side of the first portion in the first direction, the second portion having an outer diameter with a second length greater than the first length.

6. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the outer diameter of the shaft increases in the first direction from the first portion to the second portion.

7. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inflow channel and the outflow channel are parallel.

8. A cooling apparatus comprising:
the heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 1 ;
a tank configured to store the liquid refrigerant;
a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat of a cooling target to the liquid refrigerant to cool the cooling target; and
a pump configured to transfer the liquid refrigerant from the cooling target to the heat exchanging apparatus.

9. A projector comprising:
a light source apparatus configured to emit light;
a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source apparatus in accordance with image information;
a projection optical apparatus configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator; and
the cooling apparatus according to claim 8 .

10. The projector according to claim 9 , wherein the cooling target is the light modulator.

11. The projector according to claim 9 , further comprising a polarization conversion element configured to align polarization directions of light incident to the polarization conversion element with one another, wherein the cooling target is the polarization conversion element.

12. The projector according to claim 9 , further comprising a wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light incident to the wavelength converter, wherein the cooling target is the wavelength converter.

13. The projector according to claim 9 , further comprising a light diffuser configured to diffuse light incident to the light diffuser, wherein the cooling target is the light diffuser.

14. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer section includes a wall extending circumferentially around the inflow channel and extending radially inward from an inner surface of the inflow channel.

15. A heat exchanging apparatus comprising:
an inflow channel including an inflow port configured to receive a liquid refrigerant flowing in a first direction;
a first primary channel disposed along the first direction, the first primary channel being configured to receive the liquid refrigerant after the liquid refrigerant has flowed through the inflow channel;
a second primary channel disposed along the first direction, the second primary channel being configured to receive the liquid refrigerant after the liquid refrigerant has flowed through the first primary channel;
an outflow channel being configured to receive the liquid refrigerant after the liquid refrigerant has flowed through the second primary channel, the outflow channel including an outflow port configured to expel the liquid refrigerant from the heat exchanging apparatus;
a plurality of first channels extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the plurality of the first channels being arranged in the first direction and connecting the inflow channel to the first primary channel, the plurality of the first channels being configured to direct flow of the liquid refrigerant from the inflow channel to the first primary channel;
a plurality of second channels extending in the second direction, the plurality of the second channels being arranged in the first direction and connecting the first primary channel to the second primary channel, the plurality of the second channels being configured to direct flow of the liquid refrigerant from the first primary channel to the second primary channel; and
a plurality of third channels extending in the second direction, the plurality of the third channels being arranged in the first direction and connecting the second primary channel to the outflow channel, the plurality of the third channels being configured to direct flow of the liquid refrigerant from the second primary channel to the outflow channel.

16. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein:
the inflow channel and the second primary channel are integrated,
a center axis of the inflow channel and a center axis of the second primary channel are parallel,
the outflow channel and the first primary channel are integrated, and
a center axis of the outflow channel and a center axis of the first primary channel are parallel.

17. The heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the inflow channel and the outflow channel are parallel.

18. A cooling apparatus comprising:
the heat exchanging apparatus according to claim 15 ;
a tank configured to store the liquid refrigerant;
a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat of a cooling target to the liquid refrigerant to cool the cooling target; and
a pump configured to transfer the liquid refrigerant from the cooling target to the heat exchanging apparatus.

19. A projector comprising:
a light source apparatus configured to emit

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Nagatani Kaname
• Nakamura Kentaro

Classifications

• F28D1/05358

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• F28D1/0341

  with U-flow or serpentine-flow inside the conduits · CPC title

• G03B21/208

  Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light · CPC title

• G03B21/2073

  Polarisers in the lamp house (peculiar to electronic spatial light modulators H04N9/3197) · CPC title

• F28D15/00

  Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls {; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies (F28D17/00, F28D19/00, F28D20/00 take precedence)} · CPC title