Heat dissipation plate and method for manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11680752-B2
Application number	US-202217568466-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	May 29, 2018
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

A heat dissipation device includes a first plate having a first plurality of angled grooves arranged in a first direction, and a second plate having a second plurality of angled grooves arranged in the first direction. The second plate is coupled to the first plate, at least portions of the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves are connected to each other such that the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves define a fluid channel of the heat dissipation device, and the fluid channel includes coolant. The heat dissipation device also includes at least one capillary structure. At least a portion of the fluid channel is covered by the at least one capillary structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat dissipation device, comprising:
a first plate including
a first plurality of angled grooves arranged in a first direction and extending continuously between a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side of the heat dissipation device, the second longitudinal side being opposite the first longitudinal side, and the first plurality of angled grooves disposed at a first inclination with reference to a horizontal direction, and
a first longitudinal groove that is arranged in a longitudinal direction at the first longitudinal side and that is in fluid contact with the first plurality of angled grooves;

a second plate including
a second plurality of angled grooves arranged in a second direction and extending continuously between the first longitudinal side and the second longitudinal side of the heat dissipation device, the second plurality of angled grooves disposed at a second inclination with reference to the horizontal direction, the second inclination being opposite to the first inclination, and
a second longitudinal groove that is arranged in the longitudinal direction at the second longitudinal side and that is in fluid contact with the second plurality of angled grooves,

wherein
the second plate is coupled to the first plate,
the first longitudinal side and the second longitudinal side are opposite longitudinal sides of the heat dissipation device,
at least portions of the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves are connected to each other such that the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves define a fluid channel of the heat dissipation device, and
the fluid channel includes coolant; and

at least one capillary structure, wherein at least a portion of the fluid channel is covered by the at least one capillary structure, and
wherein the first longitudinal groove is the only longitudinal groove in the first plate, and the second longitudinal groove is the only longitudinal groove in the second plate.

2. The heat dissipation device according to claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of angled grooves are not in direct fluid communication with each other,
the second plurality of angled grooves are not in direct fluid communication with each other, and
a portion of the first plurality of angled grooves and a portion of the second plurality of angled grooves overlap each other and the first plurality of angled grooves are fluidly connected to the second plurality of angled grooves via the first longitudinal groove and the second longitudinal groove.

3. The heat dissipation device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one capillary structure is located in either the first plurality of angled grooves or the second plurality of angled grooves.

4. The heat dissipation device according to claim 1 , wherein only one end of each groove of the first plurality of angled grooves at the first longitudinal side is physically connected to the first longitudinal groove, and
only one end of each groove of the second plurality of angled grooves at the second longitudinal side is physically connected to the second longitudinal groove.

5. The heat dissipation device according to claim 4 , wherein ends of the grooves of the first plurality of angled grooves not connected to the first longitudinal groove are not directly connected to each other, and
and ends of the grooves of the second plurality of angled grooves not connected to the second longitudinal groove are not directly connected to each other.

6. The heat dissipation device according to claim 4 , wherein the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves overlap each other only partially.

7. The heat dissipation device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one capillary structure is arranged in the first plurality of angled grooves and the first longitudinal groove.

8. The heat dissipation device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one capillary structure is arranged in the second plurality of angled grooves and the second longitudinal groove.

9. The heat dissipation device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation device is partially filled with coolant, and the at least one capillary structure is partially immersed in the coolant.

10. The heat dissipation device according to claim 9 , further comprising at least two heat sources coupled to the heat dissipation device, wherein a first heat source of the at least two heat sources is coupled to the heat dissipation device in a location where the heat dissipation device is partially filled with coolant and a second heat source of the at least two heat sources is coupled to the heat dissipation device at a location other than where the heat dissipation device is partially filled with coolant.

11. A heat dissipation device, comprising:
a first plate including a first plurality of angled grooves arranged in a first direction and a single first longitudinal groove extending in a second direction, wherein
the first plurality of angled grooves are arranged having a first inclination with reference to a horizontal direction
the first plurality of angled grooves extend continuously between a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side of the heat dissipation device, and
a same end of each groove of the first plurality of angled grooves is fluidly coupled to the first longitudinal groove;

a second plate coupled to the first plate and including a second plurality of angled grooves arranged in a second direction and a single second longitudinal groove extending in the second direction, wherein
the second plurality of angled grooves are arranged having a second inclination with reference to the horizontal direction, the second inclination being different from the first inclination,
the second plurality of angled grooves extend continuously between the first longitudinal side and the second longitudinal side of the heat dissipation device,
a same end of each groove of the second plurality of angled grooves is fluidly coupled to the second longitudinal groove, and
the first and second angled grooves and the first and second longitudinal grooves cooperatively form a fluid channel of the heat dissipation device, wherein the fluid channel includes coolant; and

a capillary structure included in at least a portion of the fluid channel wherein the first single longitudinal groove is the only longitudinal groove in the first plate, and the second single longitudinal groove is the only longitudinal groove in the second plate.

12. The heat dissipation device according to claim 11 , wherein the capillary structure is located in at least a portion of the first plurality of angled grooves and the first longitudinal groove.

13. The heat dissipation device according to claim 11 , wherein only one of the first and second longitudinal grooves includes the capillary structure.

14. The heat dissipation device according to claim 11 , wherein the capillary structure is arranged on the second plate.

15. The heat dissipation device according to claim 11 , wherein the capillary structure is arranged on the first plate.

16. The heat dissipation device according to claim 11 , wherein the capillary structure is partially submerged in the coolant.

17. The heat dissipation device according to claim 16 , wherein the heat dissipation device is partially filled with coolant.

18. The heat dissipation device according to claim 17 , further comprising at least two heat sources coupled to the heat dissip

Assignees

• Cooler Master Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chan Wei-Lung
• Cheng Wen-Ti

Classifications

• H10W40/73

  for cooling by change of state · CPC title

• H10W40/037

  Assembling together parts thereof · CPC title

• F28F2255/06

  composite, e.g. polymers with fillers or fibres · CPC title

• B21D53/04

  of sheet metal · CPC title

• F28F2255/18

  sintered · CPC title