Patent ID: 7701716
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: F28D,F28F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A heat-transfer mechanism, comprising: a first heatpipe having a first end and a second end; a second heatpipe having a third end and a fourth end; and a heatpipe coupler thermally coupled to the second end of the first heatpipe and the third end of the second heatpipe, wherein the heatpipe coupler includes: a housing surrounding a cavity, wherein the housing includes a body and end seals, wherein one of the end seals is rigidly coupled to the first heatpipe and another of the end seals is rigidly coupled to the second heatpipe a liquid metal contained within the cavity, thereby providing a thermal path from the first end of the first heatpipe, which is configured to couple to a condenser, to the fourth end of the second heatpipe, which is configured to couple to an evaporator; wherein said housing further comprises an additional seal that divides the cavity into two compartments that each include a portion of the liquid metal, and wherein said seal is configured to allow rotation of the two compartments of the housing with respect to each other.