Patent ID: 6564861
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: F28D,H01L

Abstract:
A cooling unit comprising:a heat receiving unit that receives heat from a body radiating heat, said heat receiving unit having an exterior; a radiator unit disposed at a distance from the heat receiving unit and radiating recovered heat; a liquid coolant transporting heat generated at the heat receiving unit to the radiator unit; and a hollow tube having a curved portion and two end portions, said curved portion disposed lower than said two end portions when the cooling unit is oriented with the heat receiving unit lower than the radiator unit, said curved portion disposed at least partially against the heat receiving unit so that the liquid coolant circulates between the heat receiving unit and the radiator unit due to the liquid coolant in one end portion posing less flow resistance than the liquid coolant in the other end portion, said curved portion also disposed lower than two parts of the hollow tube at positions at the exterior of the heat receiving unit, a first of said two parts being between the curved portion and one of said two end portions, and a second of said two parts being between the curved portion and the other of said two end portions, a circulating flow of the liquid coolant formed by an elevating force of bubbles formed from vaporization of the coolant generated from the heat received at the heat receiving unit, the radiator unit having a pocket forming one part of a circulation path of the liquid coolant together with the hollow tube and capable of collecting the bubbles.