Patent ID: 7198096

Claim:
A cooling system for removing heat from at least one heat generating component, said cooling system comprising: a plurality of low profile phase plane heat pipes having first and second end sections and disposed in thermal contact one with the other, said low profile phase plane heat pipes having a plurality of micro tubes disposed therein and having at least one fin stock disposed outwardly along a portion thereof; a heat transfer fluid contained within said plurality of micro tubes; a coupling element adapted for coupling said plurality of low profile phase plane heat pipes at said first end section thereof, said coupling element having a surface adapted for thermal contact with the heat generating component for removing heat therefrom; and said phase plane heat pipes diverging outwardly one from the other beyond said first end section, and forming said second end section in increased spaced relationship relative to said first end section for accommodating said at least one fin stock in thermal contact along a portion thereof for facilitating enhanced thermal transfer therefrom.