Patent ID: 8407894

Claim:
A method for fabricating panel(s) having built-in heat pipe(s) and/or insert(s), comprising: a) providing a bottom plate having, in selected places on either side of the heat pipe or insert accommodation zones, tabs which are substantially flat and suitable for being straightened above an upper face of the bottom plate, b) partially straightening said tabs toward said accommodation zones, c) positioning said heat pipes and/or said inserts in each accommodation zone between said tabs and in contact with said upper face of the bottom plate, d) terminating the straightening of said tabs so that said tabs are pressed against side faces of said heat pipes and/or said inserts, e) depositing a selected thickness of a first adhesive against said side faces of the heat pipes and/or the inserts, f) positioning separating structures, substantially having a same height as that of said heat pipes and/or said inserts on either side of the side faces of each heat pipe and/or insert and in contact with said upper face of the bottom plate, and g) placing a plate called upper plate above said heat pipes and/or inserts and said separating structures and in contact therewith.