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Patent US6926071 - Heat dissipation device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA heat dissipation device (10) includes a base (12) and a plurality of fins (14). Each fin includes a heat dissipating post (14) and a heat conducting tab (18). Each heat dissipating post is made by rolling up a metallic slice and thereby defines a through hole therein. Each heat conducting tab includes...http://www.google.com/patents/US6926071?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6926071 - Heat dissipation deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6926071 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/816,133Publication dateAug 9, 2005Filing dateMar 31, 2004Priority dateApr 25, 2003Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20040226691Publication number10816133, 816133, US 6926071 B2, US 6926071B2, US-B2-6926071, US6926071 B2, US6926071B2InventorsHsieh Kun Lee, Cuijun LuOriginal AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (12), Referenced by (6), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHeat dissipation deviceUS 6926071 B2Abstract A heat dissipation device (10) includes a base (12) and a plurality of fins (14). Each fin includes a heat dissipating post (14) and a heat conducting tab (18). Each heat dissipating post is made by rolling up a metallic slice and thereby defines a through hole therein. Each heat conducting tab includes an engaging part (18 a) attached on the base and a medial part (18 b) extending from the corresponding heat dissipating post. The medial parts thermally connect the engaging parts and the heat dissipating posts, and mechanically separate the engaging parts from the heat dissipating posts; thereby the through holes are allowed to be exposed at opposite ends of the heat dissipating posts.
a base; and a heat dissipating member defining through holes therein; and a heat conducting member thermally connecting the heat dissipating member and the base, and mechanically spacing the heat dissipating member from the base, wherein the heat dissipating member comprises a plurality of heat dissipating posts, each heat dissipating post defines one of said through holes; and wherein each of the posts is made by rolling up a metallic slice. 2. The heat dissipation device of claim 1, wherein the heat conducting member comprises a plurality of heat conducting tabs respectively extending from the heat dissipating posts.
3. The heat dissipation device of claim 2, wherein each of the heat conducting tab comprises a medial part extending from a corresponding heat conducting post and mechanically separating said heat conducting post from the base.
4. The heat dissipation device of claim 3, wherein each of the heat conducting tab comprises an engaging part extending perpendicularly from the medial part and attached on the base, the engaging parts removing heat from the base to the heat dissipating posts.
a base; a plurality of tubular fins located above said base; a plurality of conductive members located between the tubular fins and the base, respectively, to not only support said tubular fins in position but also transfer heat from the base to the fins; wherein two opposite ends of each of said tubular fins are exposed to an exterior for enhancement of heat dissipation, wherein each of said conductive members includes a planar engaging part attached to the base and a medial part spacing the corresponding tubular fin from the engaging, part; and wherein either the engaging parts of the conductive members or the tubular fins are engaged with one another horizontally. 6. The heat dissipation device of claim 5, wherein said conductive members are integrally formed with the corresponding tubular fins, respectively.
7. The heat dissipation device of claim 5, wherein said plurality of tubular fins are parallel with one another.
8. The heat dissipation device of claim 5, wherein said tubular fins are perpendicular to the base.
9. The heat dissipation device of claim 5, wherein said tubular fins are densely arranged above the base.
a base; and a plurality of individual fins, each of the fins integrally comprising: an engaging part attached to the base; and a hollow post spaced from the engaging part and comprising an inlet and an outlet at opposite ends thereof, one of the inlet and the outlet pointing to the base. 11. The heat dissipation device of claim 10, wherein each of the fins has a substantially L-shaped profile.
12. The heat dissipation device of claim 11, wherein the engaging part has a contact surface with the base larger than a cross-sectional area of the post.
13. The heat dissipation device of claim 10, wherein said one of the inlet and the outlet faces the engaging part.
14. The heat dissipation device of claim 10, wherein the fins are perpendicular to the base.
15. The heat dissipation device of claim 10, wherein each of said hollow posts defines a through hole extending therethrough in an axial direction and exposed to an exterior in said axial direction at said opposite ends, respectively.
The present invention relates to heat dissipation devices for removing heat from electronic components, and more particularly to a heat dissipation device combined by a base and a plurality of fins attached to the base.
Conventional heat dissipation devices used for removing heat from electronic components are mostly formed by extrusion of metallic material. The heat dissipation device comprises a base, and a plurality of fins integrally extending from the base. The fins are relatively thick in comparison with distances defined between each two adjacent fins, due to inherent limitations in extrusion technology This restricts the number of the fins that can be formed, and a total heat dissipation area that can be provided by the fins. Furthermore, a height of the fins is limited to about 13 times the distance between each two adjacent fins, also due to inherent limitations in extrusion technology.
With the continuing boom in electronics technology, numerous modem electronic components such as central processing units (CPUs) of computers can operate at very high speeds and thus generate large amounts of heat. The heat must be efficiently removed from the CPU; otherwise, abnormal operation or damage may result. Conventional extruded heat dissipation devices are increasingly no longer able to adequately remove heat from these contemporary electronic components.
In order to keep pace with these developments in electronics technology, assembled heat dissipation devices have been gaining in popularity. For example, Taiwan Patent No. 319406 provides an assembled heat dissipation device 40 (shown in FIG. 3) having a base 48 for contacting the CPU and a plurality of individual cylindrical fins 42 uniformly arranged on the base 48. Each fin 42 is formed by extrusion and comprises an axile hole 42 a therein. An end 42 b of the fin is engaged within a slot 46 defined in the base 48.
This kind of heat dissipation device 40 has a larger heat dissipating area due to the holes 42 a in the fins 42. However, the heat dissipation device 40 has at least two disadvantages as follows. First, the fins 42 are relatively thin so that a mold for manufacturing the fins 42 is difficult to be made. Second, the fins 42 are lodged within the slots 46 of the base 48 which is in contact with the CPU. It is very known that each hole 42 a is sealed at an end in the base 48. Thus, dissipation of the heat in the holes 42 a merely relies on conduction and radiation, especially on conduction. This design has less help to prompt heat dissipating capability. The heat removal efficiency of the heat dissipation device is still low relative to the requirement of the contemporary electronic components.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a heat dissipation device having a great heat dissipation efficiency.
In order to achieve the objects set out above, a heat dissipation device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base and a plurality of individual fins. Each fin comprises a heat dissipating post and a heat conducting tab. Each heat dissipating post is made by rolling up a metallic slice and thereby defines a through hole therein. Each heat conducting tab comprises an engaging part attached on the base and a medial part extending from the corresponding heat dissipating post. The medial parts thermally connect the engaging parts and the heat dissipating posts, and mechanically separate the engaging parts from the heat dissipating posts; thereby the through holes are allowed to be exposed at opposite ends of the heat dissipating posts.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a heat dissipation device in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a fin of the heat dissipation device of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a conventional heat dissipation device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIGS. 1-2, a heat dissipation device 10 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base 12 for contacting an electronic component (not shown), and a plurality of individual fins 14. The base 12 is for removing heat from the electronic component. The fins 14 are attached to the base 12. In the preferred embodiment, the base 12 is flat.
Each fin 14 is made from a metallic slice. Each fin 14 comprises a heat dissipating post 16 rolling up from a main body of the metallic slice and a heat conducting portion 18 extending from the main body of the metallic slice. The heat dissipating post 16 is substantially a hollow post and comprises a first heat dissipating surface 16 a and a second heat dissipating surface 16 b, and further defines an axile through hole 16 c by the first heat dissipating surface 16 a. The heat conducting tab 18 comprises an engaging part 18 a for engaging with the base 12 and a medial part 18 b integrally extends from an end of the heat dissipating post 16 for thermally connecting the engaging part 18 a and the heat dissipating post 16 and for separating the engaging part 18 a from the heat dissipating post 16. The fin 14 narrows at the heat conducting tab 18. In the preferred embodiment, the engaging part 18 a is perpendicular to the medial part 18 b and the heat dissipating post 16, in other words, each fin 14 has a substantially L-shaped profile. The engaging part 18 a is flat in accordance with the shape of the base 12 and has a contact surface with the base 12 larger than a cross-sectional area of the heat dissipating post 16.
In assembly of the heat dissipation device 10, all fins 14 are attached on a surface of the base 12 for removing heat from the base 12 to the heat dissipating posts 16. The heat dissipating posts 16 of the fins 14 are spaced from each other. The through holes 16 c are exposed at opposite ends of the heat dissipating post 16, due to the separation of the heat dissipating posts 16 from the engaging parts 18 a by the medial parts 18 b which are narrow relative to the heat dissipating posts 16.
In the present invention, the fins 14 are made by rolling up metallic slices; thus, the first heat dissipating surfaces 16 a each have a larger area than that provided in Taiwan Patent No. 319406. The heat conducting tab 18 permits the through holes 16 c to be exposed at opposite ends of the heat dissipating posts 16; thus, air convection can be utilized in the heat dissipation device 10 to enhancing heat dissipation efficiency of the first heat dissipating surface 16 a. In the present invention, the fins 14 can have any reasonable shape. The engaging parts 18 a can be attached to the base 12 by soldering, pressing or any other suitable means. A fan (not shown) can be mounted on the fins 14 to enhancing air convection.
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