Heat-sink base provided with heat-sink fin portions, method for producing same and motor provided with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10914531-B2
Application number	US-201313940170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2013
Priority date	Sep 12, 2012
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heat-sink base provided with heat-sink fin portions, it manufacturing method and a motor provided with the heat-sink base. The base is produced by pouring cast metal into a mold cavity to replace a pattern having a predetermined sublimation temperature. The base includes a preformed heat-sink member comprising a plurality of heat-sink fin portions and at least one anchor portion embedded at least partially in the pattern, and a base body comprising an enclosed base portion and a holder portion for receiving and holding the at least one anchor portion. By virtue of the invented method, the heat-sink member having an extremely thin thickness can be mounted on the base body and the overall surface area of the heat-sink base is increased considerably.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat-sink, comprising:
a heat-sink member, comprising a plurality of heat-sink fin portions and at least one anchor portion for each heat sink fin portion of the plurality of heat sink fin portions, the at least one heat sink fin portion extending below an outer surface of a tubular base body, wherein the plurality of heat sink fin portions is a repeatedly folded, single sheet of conductive foil; and
the tubular base body having a base portion and a holder portion made of a same metal material and construction as the base portion, the holder portion having a plurality of portions each within one of the anchor portions, the holder portion recessed into an outer surface of the tubular base body and the holder portion having adapted to clamp the anchor portions of the heat sink member.

2. The heat-sink according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-sink fin portions are composed of an aluminum alloy and wherein the tubular base body is composed of a metal.

3. The heat-sink according to claim 2 , wherein, the at least one heat sink fin portion extending below an outer surface of a tubular base body is coated with a material that promotes bonding with the tubular base body.

4. The heat-sink according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular base body is made using a lost foam casting process.

5. The heat-sink according to claim 1 , wherein the same metal material is an aluminum alloy.

6. The heat-sink according to claim 1 , wherein the same metal material is copper.

7. The heatsink according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive foil comprises a metal foil.

8. A heat-sink assembly of a motor, comprising:
a rotor,
a stator and
a motor housing that encloses and is thermally connected to the rotor and/or the stator,
wherein the motor housing is a heat-sink base having a pattern, the heat-sink base comprises:
a heat-sink member, comprising a plurality of heat-sink fin portions and at least one anchor portion for each heat sink fin portion of the plurality of heat sink fin portions, the at least one heat sink fin anchor portion extending below an outer surface of a tubular base body, wherein the plurality of heat sink fin portions is a repeatedly folded, single sheet of conductive foil; and
the tubular base body comprising a base portion and a holder portion, the holder portion comprising a plurality of portions comprising a same metal material and construction as the base portion, each of the plurality of portions of the holder portion within one of the anchor portions, the holder portion recessed into an outer surface of the tubular base body and the holder portion having adapted to clamp the anchor portions of the heat sink member.

9. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 8 , wherein the heat-sink fin portions are composed of an aluminum alloy and wherein the tubular base body is composed of a metal.

10. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 9 , wherein the at least one heat sink fin anchor portion extending below an outer surface of a tubular base body is coated with a material that promotes bonding with the tubular base body.

11. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 8 , wherein the heat-sink base is made using a lost foam casting process.

12. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 8 , wherein the holder portion and the base portion comprise an aluminum alloy.

13. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 8 , wherein the holder portion and the base portion comprise copper.

14. The heat-sink assembly of the motor of claim 8 , wherein the single sheet of conductive foil comprises a single sheet of metal foil.

Assignees

• Atieva Inc

Inventors

• Chuang Chia-Ming

Classifications

• H02K5/203

  specially adapted for liquids, e.g. cooling jackets · CPC title

• H02K9/227 Primary

  Heat sinks · CPC title

• H02K5/207

  with openings in the casing specially adapted for ambient air · CPC title

• B22C9/02

  Sand moulds or like moulds for shaped castings · CPC title

• F28F3/00 Primary

  Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements (specially adapted for movement F28F5/00) · CPC title