Patent ID: 7430803

Claim:
A method for removing a non-condensate gas from a heat pipe, comprising the steps of: providing a gas removing apparatus including: a heating unit for heating the heat pipe and having a clip to clamp the heat pipe, a sealing unit placed atop the heating unit and outside an opening of the heat pipe, and having a sealing die and a sealing mechanism for opening and closing the sealing die, and a height-adjusting unit for supporting the heating unit and adjusting a height of the heating unit according to a length of the heat pipe, whereby the clip clamps on a lower portion of the heat pipe; placing the heat pipe filled with a working fluid in an erective stand and clamped by the clip, the heat pipe having a gas vent at a top thereof; using the heat unit to heat the bottom of the heat pipe to raise temperature of the working fluid when the gas vent is still in an opened state; and repelling the non-condensate gas within the pipe by an evaporated fluid produced by heating the working fluid.