Patent ID: 6148906
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: F28D,G06F,H01L

Abstract:
A flat plate heat pipe comprising:a bottom plate having an upper surface with a depression of substantially uniform depth therein, the depression being elongate in a first direction parallel to said upper surface;a plurality of rods spaced apart in parallel within said depression, each rod being elongate in said first direction;a top plate bonded to said upper surface of said bottom plate and covering said depression such that said depression is airtight, such that said rods are compressed between said bottom plate and said top plate with each of said rods contacting said bottom plate and with each of said rods contacting said top plate, thereby forming a plurality of channels within said depression, each channel being bounded by the bottom plate, the top plate, and an adjacent pair of said plurality of rods, each channel being elongate in said first direction; andan evaporative fluid partially filling each of said elongate channels.