Patent ID: 6050332
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An extruded, tiered high fin density heat sink, comprising:an extruded first base element having a plurality of parallel first fins extending outwardly from a common first face with nearest adjacent first fins having a first recess formed therebetween in said common first face;an extruded second base element having a plurality of parallel second fins extending outwardly from a common second face with nearest adjacent second fins having a second recess formed therebetween in said common second face;an extruded bridging element having a third common face and an opposing fourth common face, wherein said third common face has a plurality of parallel third fins extending outwardly from said third common face with nearest adjacent third fins having a third recess formed therebetween in said common third face, and wherein said fourth common face has a plurality of parallel fourth fins extending outwardly from said fourth common face with nearest adjacent fourth fins having a fourth recess formed in said common fourth face; and wherein said common third and fourth faces of said bridging element have extending lateral ends which extend beyond outermost fins of any of said first and second base element and bridging element, said extending lateral ends adaptable for supporting independent elements,wherein said bridging element is arranged between said first and second base elements in a manner such that an end edge portion of each of said first fins is fixedly bonded in an opposing third recess in said bridging element and an end edge portion of each of said third fins is fixedly bonded in an opposing first recess of said first base element thereby forming a plurality of fluid passageways between said first and third fins, and wherein an end edge portion of each of said second fins of said second base elements is fixed in a fourth recess of said bridging element and an end edge portion each of said fourth fins of said common fourth face is fixedly bonded in a second recess of said second base element thereby forming a plurality of fluid passageways between said second and fourth fins.