Patent ID: 8550150

Claim:
A loop heat pipe comprising: a plate-type evaporator comprising a container and a cover covering a top of the container, the container comprising a bottom wall and a circumferential wall extending upwardly from a circumferential edge of the bottom wall, an exit for vapor being defined in a lateral portion of the container, and an entrance for liquid being defined in the cover; a first wick structure having a lower end thereof attached to the bottom wall of the evaporator and having an upper end thereof attached to the cover of the evaporator, the entrance corresponding to the upper end of the first wick structure, and the first wick structure being spaced from the exit and the entire circumferential wall of the container, the wick structure having an upper end that is wider than a lower end; a pipe connecting the exit and the entrance to form a closed loop; a condenser thermally connected with the pipe and configured for condensing vapor into liquid; and a working medium contained in the closed loop.