Patent ID: 9750161
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B64D,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A heat transfer system comprising: an aircraft panel comprising: at least one heat conducting array extending through the foam core and between the upper skin and the lower skin, the at least one heat conducting array defining at least one upper cap in contact with the upper skin, at least one lower cap, and a wall portion extending between the at least one upper cap and the at least one lower cap, the at least one upper cap being disposed proximate avionics; and a heat conducting spreader disposed between the at least one lower cap of the at least one heat conducting array and the lower skin of the aircraft panel, where the heat conducting array is configured to dissipate heat from the avionics by transferring heat from the at least one upper cap, through the wall portion, to the at least one lower cap, and to the heat conducting spreader, through the lower skin.