Vapor chamber

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020003501-A1
Application number	US-201916565931-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	Sep 29, 2017
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vapor chamber that includes a housing defining an internal space, a first pillar arranged in the internal space of the housing to support the housing from the internal space, a working medium enclosed in the internal space of the housing, and a wick arranged in the internal space of the housing, the wick having a portion of a first main surface thereof supported by the first pillar so as to be spaced from the housing, and a thickness of the wick is partially different along a cross-section thereof.

First claim

1 . A vapor chamber comprising:
a housing defining an internal space; a first pillar arranged in the internal space of the housing to support the housing from the internal space; a working medium enclosed in the internal space of the housing; and a wick arranged in the internal space of the housing, the wick having a portion of a first main surface thereof supported by the first pillar so as to be spaced from the housing, and a thickness of the wick is partially different along a cross-section thereof.

2 . The vapor chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the wick comprises a plurality of mesh layers, and the plurality of mesh layers overlap with each other in at least a part of the wick.

3 . The vapor chamber according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of mesh layers are two mesh layers.

4 . The vapor chamber according to claim 3 , wherein the housing comprises first and second sheets that face each other, outer edge portions of the first and second sheets are sealed to each other, and a portion of the wick along the outer edge portions contains one mesh layer of the two mesh layers.

5 . The vapor chamber according to claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises first and second sheets that face each other, outer edge portions of the first and second sheets are sealed to each other, and a portion of the wick along the outer edge portions contains one mesh layer of the plurality of mesh layers.

6 . The vapor chamber according to claim 2 , wherein a portion of the wick along the outer edge portions contains only one mesh layer of the plurality of mesh layers.

7 . The vapor chamber according to claim 2 , wherein a first portion of the wick along a first part of the outer edge portions contains only a first mesh layer of the plurality of mesh layers, and a second portion of the wick along a second part of the outer edge portions contains only a second mesh layer of the plurality of mesh layers.

8 . The vapor chamber according to claim 1 , further comprising a second pillar arranged in the internal space of the housing, the second pillar supporting a second main surface of the wick opposite the first main surface.

9 . The vapor chamber according to claim 8 , wherein a height of the second pillar is less than a height of the first pillar.

10 . The vapor chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the internal space has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being narrower than the second portion.

11 . The vapor chamber according to claim 8 , wherein the internal space has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being narrower than the second portion, the second portion having the first pillar and the second pillar therein, and the first portion having only the first pillar among the first pillar and the second pillar therein.

12 . The vapor chamber according to claim 8 , wherein the internal space has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being narrower than the second portion, the first portion having only the second pillar among the first pillar and the second pillar therein.

13 . The vapor chamber according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the wick is largest in the first portion.

14 . The vapor chamber according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the of the internal space of the vapor chamber is smallest in at least a part thereof corresponding to a smallest thickness portion of the wick.

15 . The vapor chamber according to claim 2 , wherein a surface of the plurality of mesh layers that communicate with a vapor passage of the vapor chamber are flat.

16 . The vapor chamber according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of mesh payers have structures in which warp yarns and weft yarns are knitted.

17 . The vapor chamber according to claim 15 , wherein the wick has a structure in which warp yarns and weft yarns are knitted.

18 . The vapor chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the vapor chamber has a U shape in a plan view thereof.

19 . An electronic apparatus comprising the vapor chamber according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Wakaoka Takuo

Classifications

• H10W40/73

  for cooling by change of state · CPC title

• F28D2021/0029

  Heat sinks · CPC title

• F28F3/12

  Elements constructed in the shape of a hollow panel, e.g. with channels {(F28D1/02, F28D1/03 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F28D15/0233

  the conduits having a particular shape, e.g. non-circular cross-section, annular (F28D15/0241, F28D15/0266 take precedence) · CPC title

• F28D2021/0028

  for cooling heat generating elements, e.g. for cooling electronic components or electric devices · CPC title