Patent ID: 7721789
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: F28D,H01L

Abstract:
1. A heat pipe cooler, comprising: a heat receiving plate having lower and upper opposite surfaces, said lower surface of said heat receiving plate arranged to contact a semiconductor element which generates heat and is to be cooled and said upper surface of said heat receiving plate being an uncurved surface; a plurality of heat pipes fixed to said upper surface of said heat receiving plate for thermal conduction, said plurality of heat pipes being upstanding with respect to said heat receiving plate, and said plurality of heat pipes being sealed at opposite end portions thereof; and a plurality of parallel heat radiating plates fixed to said plurality of heat pipes at positions along said plurality of heat pipes, said parallel heat radiating plates extending substantially parallel to, and having a shape corresponding to said heat receiving plate; and a distance between said heat receiving plate and one of said plurality of parallel heat radiating plates which is located adjacent to the heat receiving plate being substantially greater than a distance between two adjacent ones of said parallel heat radiating plates, wherein each of said plurality of heat pipes has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped profile.