Heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9472489-B2
Application number	US-201213368735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2012
Priority date	Feb 14, 2011
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

An inner fin is provided in a fluid pipe for dividing a fluid passage for heating medium into multiple small fluid passages, so as to facilitate heat exchange between the heating medium and an electronic part. The inner fin is formed in a wave shape in a cross section perpendicular to a flow direction of the heating medium, wherein the inner fin has projecting portions alternately projecting in one direction and in the other direction. The inner fin is composed of multiple fin portions, wherein a fin pitch of a first fin portion is made to be smaller than a fin pitch of a second fin portion, which faces to the electronic part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a fluid passage forming member for forming therein a fluid passage through which heating medium passes;
a physical object attached to an outside or an inside of the fluid passage forming member, wherein heat is exchanged between the heating medium and the physical object; and
a plurality of inner fins provided in the fluid passage forming member for dividing the fluid passage into multiple small fluid passages so as to facilitate the heat exchange between the heating medium and the fluid passage forming member,
wherein the plurality of inner fins are built up in a multi-layer structure in an arranging direction for arranging the physical object on the fluid passage forming members,
wherein fluid resistance for the heating medium in the small fluid passages formed by a first inner fin of the plurality of inner fins, which is closer to the physical object than a second inner fin of the plurality of inner fins, is smaller than fluid resistance for the heating medium in the small fluid passages formed by the second inner fin, wherein
each of the inner fins extends in a flow direction of the heating medium,
each of the inner fins has plate portions for dividing the fluid passage into small fluid passages and connecting portions for connecting neighboring plate portions to each other, so that the each of the inner fins is formed in a wave shape in the cross section perpendicular to the flow direction of the heating medium,
each of the inner fins is formed as a wave-type inner fin, so that the plate portions are curved in a wave form in the flow direction of the heating medium, when viewed in the arranging direction, and
a wave depth of the first inner fin, which is closer to the fluid passage forming member than the second inner fin, is smaller than a wave depth of the second inner fin, wherein a wave depth is defined as a dimension of the wave form of the plate portion in an amplitude direction, which is measured in a cross section perpendicular to the arranging direction and crossing centers of the small fluid passages in the arranging direction.

2. The heat exchanger according to the claim 1 , wherein
each of the inner fins is formed in a wave shape, in a cross section perpendicular to a flow direction of the heating medium, so that projecting portions are alternately projecting in one direction and in the other direction, and
a fin pitch of the first inner fin, which is closer to the fluid passage forming member than the second inner fin, is larger than a fin pitch of the second inner fin,
wherein the fin pitch is defined as a distance between centers of the neighboring two projecting portions, which are projecting in the same direction of either the one direction or the other direction.

3. The heat exchanger according to the claim 1 , wherein
each of the inner fins is formed in a wave shape, in a cross section perpendicular to a flow direction of the heating medium, so that projecting portions are alternately projecting in one direction and in the other direction, and
a fin height of the first inner fin, which is closer to the fluid passage forming member than the second inner fin, is larger than a fin height of the second inner fin,
wherein the fin height is defined as a height of the inner fin in the arranging direction.

4. A heat exchanger comprising:
a fluid passage forming member for forming therein a fluid passage through which heating medium passes;
a physical object attached to an outside or an inside of the fluid passage forming member, wherein heat is exchanged between the heating medium and the physical object; and
a plurality of inner fins provided in the fluid passage forming member for dividing the fluid passage into multiple small fluid passages so as to facilitate the heat exchange between the heating medium and the fluid passage forming member,
wherein the plurality of inner fins are built up in a multi-layer structure in an arranging direction for arranging the physical object on the fluid passage forming members,
wherein fluid resistance for the heating medium in the small fluid passages formed by a first inner fin of the plurality of inner fins, which is closer to the physical object than a second inner fin of the plurality of inner fins, is smaller than fluid resistance for the heating medium in the small fluid passages formed by the second inner fin, wherein
each of the inner fins extends in a flow direction of the heating medium,
each of the inner fins has plate portions for dividing the fluid passage into small fluid passages and connecting portions for connecting neighboring plate portions to each other, so that each of the inner fins is formed in a wave shape in the cross section perpendicular to the flow direction of the heating medium,
each of the inner fins is formed as a wave-type inner fin, so that the plate portions are curved in a wave form in the flow direction of the heating medium, when viewed in the arranging direction, and
a wave pitch of the first inner fin, which is closer to the fluid passage forming member than the second inner fin, is larger than a wave pitch of the second inner fin, wherein a wave pitch is defined as a pitch of the wave form of the plate portion, which is measured in a cross section perpendicular to the arranging direction and crossing centers of the small fluid passages in the arranging direction.

5. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the physical object is composed of an electric part and/or an electronic device.

6. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the first inner fin is in direct contact with the second inner fin.

7. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the physical object is distinct from and directly attached to the fluid passage forming member.

8. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid passage forming member comprises a pair of flat plate members, the plurality of inner fins are in direct contact with the pair of flat plate members and the each of the plurality of inner fins are in direct contact with an adjacent inner fin.

9. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inner fins is in direct contact with an adjacent inner fin.

10. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of inner fins is formed in a wave shape, the heating medium flowing through each of the plurality of inner fins being in direct contact with the heating medium flowing through an adjacent inner fin.

Assignees

• Nakamura Masaya
• Sugimoto Naoki
• Ikeda Takao
• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Nakamura Masaya
• Sugimoto Naoki
• Ikeda Takao

Classifications

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• H10W40/613

  for stacked arrangements of a plurality of semiconductor devices · CPC title

• H10W40/60

  Securing means for detachable heating or cooling arrangements, e.g. clamps · CPC title

• H10W40/47 Primary

  by flowing liquids, e.g. forced water cooling · CPC title

• F28D2021/0028

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