Heat sink structure and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025172351-A1
Application number	US-202519037344-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2025
Priority date	Jul 29, 2022
Publication date	May 29, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a heat sink and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein a heat sink body and a plurality of heat dissipation fins are each manufactured separately, and then the plurality of heat dissipation fins are fixed to the heat sink body by laser welding to form the plurality of heat dissipation fins in a plate shape that is thinner and longer than the heat sink body to provide a sufficient heat dissipation surface and thereby improve heat dissipation efficiency. To this end, the heat sink structure according to the present invention comprises: a heat sink body that has, on one side, a mounting surface on which a product from which heat is to be dissipated is located, and has, on the other side, a heat dissipation surface for dissipating heat; and a plurality of heat dissipation fins which are positioned upright on the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink body and coupled thereto by laser welding.

First claim

1 . A heat sink structure comprising:
a heat sink body part comprising a mounting surface on which a product that is a heat dissipation target is placed on one surface thereof and comprising a heat dissipation surface for discharging heat on a surface different from the one surface; and a plurality of heat dissipation fin parts configured to stand upright on the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink body part and coupled thereto by laser welding.

2 . The heat sink structure of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of welding coupling parts to which the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts is coupled by laser welding, respectively, is formed in the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink body part in a way to protrude therefrom.

3 . The heat sink structure of claim 2 , wherein a welding coupling protrusion coupled to each of the plurality of welding coupling parts by laser welding is formed to be thicker than a thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts at a bottom of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts.

4 . The heat sink structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of welding coupling parts is formed in round shapes in which both sides of a start stage of a part that belongs to each of the plurality of welding coupling parts and that protrudes from the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink body part are concave, and is formed in round shapes in which both sides of an end in a protruding direction thereof are convex.

5 . The heat sink structure of claim 3 , wherein:
each of the plurality of welding coupling parts comprises a first heat dissipation fin support part formed on the heat dissipation surface in a way to protrude therefrom, and the welding coupling protrusion stands upright on the heat dissipation surface on one side of the first heat dissipation fin support part, and one side of the welding coupling protrusion is coupled to one side of the first heat dissipation fin support part by laser welding.

6 . The heat sink structure of claim 3 , wherein:
each of the plurality of welding coupling parts comprises a first heat dissipation fin support part and a second heat dissipation fin support part formed on the heat dissipation surface in a way to protrude therefrom, the welding coupling protrusion is inserted between the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part and stands upright on the heat dissipation surface, and at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion is coupled to one side of at least one of the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part by laser welding.

7 . The heat sink structure of claim 3 , wherein:
each of the plurality of welding coupling parts comprises a support block part formed on the heat dissipation surface in a way to protrude therefrom, the welding coupling protrusion stands upright on the support block part, and at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion is coupled to the support block part by laser welding.

8 . The heat sink structure of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of welding coupling parts comprises:
a support block part formed on the heat dissipation surface in a way to protrude therefrom; a first heat dissipation fin support part formed at one end of the support block part thereon in a way to protrude therefrom; and a second heat dissipation fin support part formed at the other end of the support block part thereon in a way to protrude therefrom so that the second heat dissipation fin support part is spaced apart from the first heat dissipation fin support part, wherein the welding coupling protrusion is inserted between the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part and stands upright on the support block part, and at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion is coupled to one side of at least one of the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part by laser welding.

9 . The heat sink structure of claim 5 , wherein one side of the first heat dissipation fin support part and one side of the welding coupling protrusion are each formed in a convex round shape.

10 . The heat sink structure of claim 6 , wherein one side of at least one of the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part and at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion are each formed in a convex round shape.

11 . The heat sink structure of claim 7 , wherein at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion is formed in a convex round shape.

12 . The heat sink structure of claim 8 , wherein one side of at least one of the first heat dissipation fin support part and the second heat dissipation fin support part and at least one side of the welding coupling protrusion are each formed in a convex round shape.

13 . The heat sink structure according to claim 9 , wherein the convex round shape is a shape in which a laser is able to be radiated to each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts at an angle of 3 to 7° upon laser welding.

14 . The heat sink structure of claim 5 , wherein:
a thickness of the first heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 0.7 to 1.1 times a thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts, and a height of the first heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 1 to 2 times the thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts.

15 . The heat sink structure of claim 6 , wherein:
each of a thickness of the first heat dissipation fin support part and a thickness of the second heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 0.7 to 1.1 times a thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts, and each of a height of the first heat dissipation fin support part and a height of the second heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 1 to 2 times the thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts.

16 . The heat sink structure of claim 7 , wherein a minimum thickness of the support block part is formed to be 2.4 to 3.3 times a thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts.

17 . The heat sink structure of claim 8 , wherein:
each of a thickness of the first heat dissipation fin support part and a thickness of the second heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 0.7 to 1.1 times a thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts, each of a height of the first heat dissipation fin support part and a height of the second heat dissipation fin support part is formed to be 1 to 2 times the thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts, and a minimum thickness of the support block part is formed to be 2.4 to 3.3 times the thickness of each of the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts.

18 . A method of manufacturing a heat sink structure, the method comprising:
a preparation step of separately manufacturing a heat sink body part comprising a mounting surface on which a product that is a heat dissipation target is placed on one surface thereof and comprising a heat dissipation surface for discharging heat on a surface different from the one surface and a plurality of heat dissipation fin parts that performs a heat dissipation action; and a laser welding step of fixing the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts to the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink body part by laser welding so that the plurality of heat dissipation fin parts is spaced

Assignees

• Kmw Inc

Inventors

• Kim Duk Yong
• Lee Kang Hyun
• Kim Dong Won
• Park Won Jun

Classifications

• H10W40/226

  characterised by projecting parts, e.g. fins to increase surface area (leadframes for cooling H10W70/461) · CPC title

• H10W40/037

  Assembling together parts thereof · CPC title

• F21V29/76

  with essentially identical parallel planar fins or blades, e.g. with comb-like cross-section · CPC title

• B23K26/21 Primary

  by welding · CPC title

• F28F2275/067

  by laser welding · CPC title