Patent ID: 7278474

Claim:
A heat exchanger for transferring heat to and from a device, the heat exchanger comprising: a) a heat transfer surface constructed and arranged to transfer heat; b) a heat exchanger member including at least one inlet manifold, at least one outlet manifold, and at least one interconnecting channel, the at least one interconnecting channel having a heat transfer structure in thermal conductive communication with the heat transfer surface, the at least one interconnecting channel fluidly connecting the at least one inlet manifold to the at least one outlet manifold and including a first portion disposed between a pair of webs and extending between the inlet manifold and the heat transfer surface so as to direct a working fluid flow toward the heat transfer surface in a direction substantially normal thereto and a second portion disposed between another pair of webs and extending between the heat transfer surface and the outlet manifold so as to direct the working fluid flow away from the heat transfer surface in a direction substantially normal thereto; and wherein the heat transfer structure is disposed within the at least one interconnecting channel between the pairs of webs and extends at least partially within both the first portion and the second portion so as to transfer heat between the working fluid and the heat transfer surface in both a first direction as the working fluid flows toward the heat transfer surface in a direction substantially normal thereto, and in a second direction as the working fluid flows away from the heat transfer surface in a direction substantially normal thereto.