Cooling Plate Or Bar Patents (Class 361/711)
  • Patent number: 8693194
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a body frame, a rear frame which is pivotably attached to the body frame, a hole which is formed in a front wall of the body frame, a first heat dissipating member which is placed on the front wall to cover the hole, a thermal conductive member which contacts a portion of the first heat dissipating member at a storage space side and is placed in the hole, a semiconductor chip which is placed on the rear frame, and a second heat dissipating member which is placed on the rear frame to be in contact with the semiconductor chip and receive heat from the semiconductor chip. The second heat dissipating member being in contact with the thermal conductive member in the storage space when the rear frame closes an opening at the rear side of the body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nihashi, Isao Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 8649177
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid-cooled electronic system is provided which includes an electronic assembly having an electronics card and a socket with a latch at one end. The latch facilitates securing of the card within the socket. The method includes providing a liquid-cooled cold rail at the one end of the socket, and a thermal spreader to couple the electronics card to the cold rail. The thermal spreader includes first and second thermal transfer plates coupled to first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the card, and thermally conductive extensions extending from end edges of the plates, which couple the respective transfer plates to the liquid-cooled cold rail. The extensions are disposed to the sides of the latch, and the card is securable within or removable from the socket using the latch without removing the cold rail or the thermal spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Chainer, Michael A. Gaynes, David P. Graybill, Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Vinod Kamath, Bejoy J. Kochuparambil, Roger R. Schmidt, Mark D. Schultz, Daniel P. Simco, Mark E. Steinke
  • Patent number: 8634194
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus is provided which includes a semiconductor module which include a switching element, a cooler which cools the semiconductor module, and has a pair of cylindrical pipes which introduce a cooling medium to a channel therein or discharge the cooling medium, a frame which holds the cooler, and a pair of clamps which fix the cylindrical pipes to the frame. Each of the clamps has a fastener portion which is fastened to the frame, and a pressing portion which presses the cylindrical pipe toward the frame. Each of the cylindrical pipes is held between a concave support portion, which is formed in the frame, and the clamp. Each of the cylindrical pipes is supported by two support surfaces of the concave support portion and the pressing portion of the clamp at three support points when viewing from the direction in which the cylindrical pipe extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamaura
  • Patent number: 8625282
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a radiating assembly, a display, a battery, and a heat sink assembly. The housing includes a front portion and a back portion opposite to the front portion. Both the radiating assembly, the display, the battery, and heat sink assembly are received in the housing. The heat sink assembly is a semiconductor cooling plate, and dissipates heat from the radiating assembly out of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 8619427
    Abstract: A media content receiving device, such as a set top box, includes a chassis that incorporates a heat bridge, a heat shield or both. The heat bridge may take the form of a structural wall coupled to, but preferably integrated with, the chassis to facilitate conductive heat transfer into a chassis panel. The heat bridge may be configured to receive heat radiated from a chip having a die to be cooled. The heat shield may take the form of a wall-type structure protruding from a chassis panel. For example, the heat shield may extend from a top panel of the chassis in a fin-like or flange-like manner to provide a thermal barrier between adjacent electrical components arranged on a circuit board. While the heat shield protects the adjacent component from potential thermal damage or degradation, it may also operate to transfer heat into the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Eldon Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Robert Burton, Trevor Hardaker, Matthew Stephens, Greg Blythe, Chris Lockwood
  • Patent number: 8587947
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heat spreader to be mounted on an IC package, the IC package including: a circuit board; an IC chip mounted on one surface of the circuit board; and a plurality of connection terminals formed on the other surface of the circuit board, the heat spreader including: a top wall formed into a rectangular shape; a circumferential wall formed continuously from the top wall, the circumferential wall and the top wall defining a block-like cavity for enclosing the IC chip when the heat spreader is mounted on the IC package; and ear portions formed at lengthwise central portions of a facing pair of side walls of the circumferential wall so to extend outwardly from bottom edges of the facing pair of side walls, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Yonemochi
  • Patent number: 8584743
    Abstract: Provided is a solid type heat dissipation device for electronic communication appliances. The solid type heat dissipation device includes a graphite thin plate horizontally transferring heat, a plurality of metal fillers passing through the graphite thin plate to vertically transfer heat, and a plurality of metal thin plates attached to upper and lower surfaces of the graphite thin plate and connected to the metal fillers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan Moon, Seung Youl Kang, Kyoung Ik Cho, Moo Jung Chu
  • Publication number: 20130301222
    Abstract: A stacked heat dissipating module of an electronic device has a holding frame, and at least one first heat conducting medium layer, a heat dissipating medium layer, a first heat sink layer, at least one second heat conducting medium layer and at least one second heat sink layer stacked with each other. The at least one first heat conducting medium layer is mounted on at least one heating component of the electronic device to dissipate heat generated from the at least one heating component. Moreover, the holding frame, the heat conducting medium layers and the heat sink layers have corresponding housing holes for exposing an exposed component of the electronic device to bring the exposed component's function into full play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yu-Jen TSAI
  • Patent number: 8564955
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for distributing a thermal interface material. The system includes: an integrated circuit chip; a heat sink; and a compliant thermal interface material (TIM) between the integrated circuit chip and the heat sink. During assembly of the system, a mating surface of the heat sink and a mating surface of the integrated circuit chip are shaped to distribute the TIM in the predetermined pattern as the TIM is pressed between the mating surface of heat sink and a corresponding mating surface of the integrated circuit chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chad C Schmidt, Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Douglas L Heirich, Michael D Hillman, Phillip L Mort, Jay S Nigen, Gregory L Tice
  • Patent number: 8559475
    Abstract: A heat sink for cooling parts, subassemblies, modules, or similar components, for cooling electrical or electronic components. The heat sink includes at least one cooling element which forms at least one cooling area for connecting the component that is to be cooled and which is made of a metallic material in the cooling area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Hammel, Jürgen Schulz-Harder
  • Patent number: 8549739
    Abstract: A circuit board module includes a circuit board and a heat-dissipating device. The circuit board includes a ceramic substrate, and a circuit pattern formed on a surface of the ceramic substrate. The circuit board is sinter-bonded to a main body of the heat-dissipating device. A method of making the circuit board module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Chiang, Keng-Chung Wu, Ying-Chi Hsieh, Cheng-Kang Lu, Ming-Huang Fu
  • Patent number: 8547699
    Abstract: An enclosure for outside plant equipment includes a base unit and first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) carried by the base unit and having a circuit side and opposing component side on which electronic components are mounted. A heat sink is connected to the first PCB at the circuit side and configured to dissipate heat from any electronic components mounted on the first PCB at the component side. A cover is attached to the base unit and has an inside surface covering the enclosure. A second PCB has a circuit side and opposing component side on which electronic components are mounted. The second PCB is supported by the inside surface of the cover. A heat sink is connected to the second circuit board at the circuit side and configured to dissipate heat from any electronic components mounted on the second PCB. A PCB finger connector interconnects the first and second PCB's at the component side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob D. McCleary
  • Patent number: 8544745
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with a heat-dissipating card connector for use with a card reader connected to an electronic device. The connector has a body configured to receive a card that has circuitry, when the card is inserted into the card reader. The connector body includes a plurality of electronic contacts that engage the card circuitry and operationally link the card to the electronic device. The connector body includes at least one heat conductive spring that includes a card engaging portion. The card engaging portion contacts the card and directs heat from the card when the card is inserted in the card reader. A heat directing element, also part of the heat conductive spring, transfers heat from the card engaging portion to a heat-dissipating structure of the electronic device when the card is inserted in the card reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Genesis Technology USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Loyd Mullins, Chi-Lun Lin, Zhuo Chen
  • Patent number: 8537552
    Abstract: A thermal interface includes a plurality of elevated regions and a plurality of mechanical tolerance circuits coupled to the plurality of elevated regions. The thermal interface is configured to be disposed between an array of heat generating elements and a heat sink with each of the plurality of elevated regions thermally coupled to a corresponding one or more of the array of heat generating elements. In one embodiment, the thermal interface provides a thermal path between a printed wiring board having a plurality of flip-chip circuit components disposed on an external surface thereof and a heat sink disposed over the flip-chip circuit components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paquette, Scott R. Cheyne, Joseph R. Ellsworth, Michael P. Martinez, Michael R. Trahan
  • Patent number: 8537550
    Abstract: A wiring board includes a conductor plate including a wiring portion and an electrode portion connected to a power conversion semiconductor element, a liquid-cooling pipe mounted near the conductor plate and causing a cooling liquid to be supplied therethrough, and an insulating resin material arranged at least between the conductor plate and the liquid-cooling pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Masato Higuchi, Yasuhiko Kawanami, Katsushi Terazono, Koji Higashikawa, Akira Sasaki, Takayuki Morihara, Takashi Aoki, Tetsuya Ito, Yukihisa Nakabayashi, Tasuku Isobe, Kiyonori Koguma
  • Patent number: 8520391
    Abstract: An inner-layer heat-dissipating board and a multi-chip stack package structure having the inner-layer heat-dissipating board are disclosed. The inner-layer heat-dissipating board includes a metal board body formed with a plurality of penetrating conductive through holes each comprising a plurality of nano wires and an oxidative block having nano apertures filled with the nano wires. The multi-chip stack package structure includes a first chip and an electronic component respectively disposed on the inner-layer heat-dissipating board to thereby facilitate heat dissipation in the multi-chip stack structure as well as increase the overall package rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huei-Nuan Huang, Pin-Cheng Huang, Chun-Hung Lu, Chun-Chieh Chao, Chi-Hsin Chiu
  • Patent number: 8493737
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pressing member includes: a band-like pressing portion placed on a heat receiving block arranged on an element mounted on a substrate, the pressing portion configured to press the heat receiving block against the element; a first arm, one end of the first arm being connected to one longitudinal end of the pressing portion, other end of the first arm being connected to the substrate; and a second arm, one end of the second arm being connected to other longitudinal end of the pressing portion, other end of the second arm being connected to the substrate, wherein the first arm and the second arm are connected to the pressing portion in a bent shape as seen in a planar view from above a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Takeshi Hongo
  • Patent number: 8493738
    Abstract: Liquid-cooled electronic systems are provided which include an electronic assembly having an electronics card and a socket with a latch at one end. The latch facilitates securing of the card within the socket or removal of the card from the socket. A liquid-cooled cold rail is disposed at the one end of the socket, and a thermal spreader couples the electronics card to the cold rail. The thermal spreader includes first and second thermal transfer plates coupled to first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the card, and thermally conductive extensions extending from end edges of the plates, which couple the respective transfer plates to the liquid-cooled cold rail. The thermally conductive extensions are disposed to the sides of the latch, and the card is securable within or removable from the socket using the latch without removing the cold rail or the thermal spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Chainer, Michael A. Gaynes, David P. Graybill, Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Vinod Kamath, Bejoy J. Kochuparambil, Roger R. Schmidt, Mark D. Schultz, Daniel P. Simco, Mark E. Steinke
  • Patent number: 8488324
    Abstract: An electrical control unit has a printed circuit board substrate, on which an electronic circuit is situated, which circuit includes multiple electrical components which are interconnected via printed conductors of the printed circuit board substrate, as well as housing parts for covering the electrical components on the printed circuit board substrate, and at least one device plug connector part situated on the printed circuit board substrate outside the section of the printed circuit board substrate covered by the housing parts. Outside the section covered by the at least one housing part and outside the section of the printed circuit board substrate provided with the device plug connector part, at least one contact point for an additional electrical component is situated on the printed circuit board substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Becker, Christian Lammers, Juergen Jerg, Joachim Wolff, Volker Hochholzer, Ulrich Trescher, Helmut Bubeck, Klaus Voigtlaender, Jan Benzler, Thomas Raica, Willi Kuehn, Thomas Wiesa, Michael Krapp
  • Patent number: 8472193
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shogo Mori, Shinobu Tamura, Shinobu Yamauchi, Taizo Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 8453714
    Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device includes a fin assembly, a heat pipe, and a protective member. The fin assembly includes stacked fins and air passages between fins. Each fin includes a main body, an extending hole defined in the main body, and a flange extending from the main body around the extending hole. The heat pipe is received in the extending holes of the fins and abuts the flanges of the fins. The protective member includes a plurality pairs of elastic arms. Each pair of elastic arms is sandwiched between a free end of the flange of a corresponding fin and the main body of a corresponding adjacent fin to prevent solder associated with the heat pipe from flowing into the corresponding air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Li, Yi-Qiang Wu, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8451610
    Abstract: An extruded aluminum electrical circuit component carrier on which at least one electrical circuit component is to be mounted. A first side portion and a second side portion include areas for mounting at least one first electrical circuit component part and at least one second electrical circuit component part. An inlet to which an inlet conduit for a cooling liquid can be connected. An outlet to which an outlet conduit for the cooling liquid can be connected. At least one supply passage for the cooling liquid formed through the first side portion. At least one return passage for the cooling liquid formed through the second side portion. The at least one supply passage is connected to the at least one return passage in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: SAPA Profiler AB
    Inventor: Saeid Kharazmi
  • Patent number: 8441827
    Abstract: A power converter assembly includes a housing and at least one transistor module. The housing has a liquid cooled heat transfer surface. The at least one transistor module is mounted directly to the liquid cooled heat transfer surface and positioned at least partially within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Baker, Robert R. Sychra, Keith E. Dixler, Jon N. Husser
  • Patent number: 8437136
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a heat source having a maximum operating temperature, a heat dissipating device, a thermal interface material sandwiched between the heat source and the heat dissipating device. The thermal interface material includes a base and a plurality of first thermally conductive particles dispersed in the base. The first thermally conductive particles have a size monotonically changing from a first size less than 100 nanometers and a first melting temperature below the maximum operating temperature, to a second size larger than 100 nanometers and a second melting temperature above the maximum operating temperature when the heat source operates at a temperature above the first melting temperature and at or below the maximum operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You-Sen Wang, Yuan Yao, Feng-Wei Dai, Ji-Cun Wang, Hui-Ling Zhang
  • Patent number: 8427833
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for a thermal power plane that delivers power and constitutes minimal thermal resistance. The mechanism comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to a signaling and input/output (I/O) layer and a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the mechanism. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer comprises a plurality of conductors, a plurality of insulating materials, one or more ground planes, and a plurality of through laminate vias. In the mechanism, the signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Barowski, Thomas Brunschwiler, Hubert Harrer, Andreas Huber, Bruno Michel, Tim Niggemeier, Stephan Paredes, Jochen Supper
  • Patent number: 8411445
    Abstract: An enclosure for outside plant equipment includes a base unit and first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) carried by the base unit and having a circuit side and opposing component side on which electronic components are mounted. A heat sink is connected to the first PCB at the circuit side and configured to dissipate heat from any electronic components mounted on the first PCB at the component side. A cover is attached to the base unit and has an inside surface covering the enclosure. A second PCB has a circuit side and opposing component side on which electronic components are mounted. The second PCB is supported by the inside surface of the cover. A heat sink is connected to the second circuit board at the circuit side and configured to dissipate heat from any electronic components mounted on the second PCB. A PCB finger connector interconnects the first and second PCB's at the component side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob D. McCleary
  • Patent number: 8405997
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an enclosure, printed wiring board, electronic component, fan, duct, fin assembly, and heat pipe. The enclosure has an exhaust port in a sidewall thereof. The electronic component is mounted on the printed wiring board. The fan is placed in the vicinity of the exhaust port. The duct guides an airflow generated by the fan to the exhaust port. The fin assembly constituted of a plurality of fins, is arranged between an exit of the duct and the exhaust port, and includes an extension portion. A part of the extension portion extends to a range configured to overhang the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Nobuto Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8404572
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a process chamber configured to perform an ion implantation process. A cooling platen or electrostatic chuck is provided within the process chamber. The cooling platen or electrostatic chuck is configured to support a semiconductor wafer. The cooling platen or electrostatic chuck has a plurality of temperature zones. Each temperature zone includes at least one fluid conduit within or adjacent to the cooling platen or electrostatic chuck. At least two coolant sources are provided, each fluidly coupled to a respective one of the fluid conduits and configured to supply a respectively different coolant to a respective one of the plurality of temperature zones during the ion implantation process. The coolant sources include respectively different chilling or refrigeration units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chun-Lin Chang, Hsin-Hsien Wu, Zin-Chang Wei, Chi-Ming Yang, Chyi-Shyuan Chern, Jun-Lin Yeh, Jih-Jse Lin, Jo-Fei Wang, Ming-Yu Fan, Jong-I Mou
  • Patent number: 8403279
    Abstract: A fastening device includes a fixing bracket and a fastener. The fixing bracket includes a fixed arm and two adjusting arms respectively connecting at two ends of the fixed arm. Each of the two ends of the fixed arm defines a plurality of spaced retaining slots. The retaining slots are located at different positions along the fixed arm. Each of the two adjusting arms has a sliding end retained selectively in one of the retaining slots and an opposite fixing end. The fastener extends through the fixing end of each of the two adjusting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Cao, Min Li
  • Patent number: 8400770
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a heat spreader including a condenser portion formed of a nanomaterial. The heat spreader further includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a support portion. The first plate member includes a first surface, the first surface including a first area provided with the condenser portion. The second plate member includes a second surface and is arranged such that the second surface faces the first surface. The support portion protrudes from the first area of the first plate member to the second plate member, and has an end portion that is free from the nanomaterial and is in contact with the second surface of the second plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Kazuaki Yazawa, Yuichi Ishida, Hiroyuki Ryoson
  • Patent number: 8385071
    Abstract: A heat radiator is in the form of a rectangular body having two opposite longer sides and two opposite shorter sides, and includes a contact section located at an end surface of the heat radiator for contacting with a heat source and having at least one extension wall outward extended therefrom to divide the heat radiator into a first heat-dissipating zone, which consists of a plurality of curved radiation fins outward extended from the contact section toward the two longer sides, and a second heat-dissipating zone, which consists of a plurality of straight or curved radiation fins outward extended from the contact section and the extension wall toward the two shorted sides. These radially outward extended radiation fins not only provide increased heat radiating areas, but also guide airflow produced by a cooling fan to smoothly flow therethrough to carry heat away from the heat radiator in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sheng-Huang Lin
  • Patent number: 8351210
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a heat sink, and a fixing portion. The circuit board includes a heating component. The heat sink has a plate shape and faces the heating component. The fixing portion is attached to the heat sink and fixed to the circuit board at least at two points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noboru Nishida, Yuuji Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 8335083
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of islands each carrying multiple cantilevers. The apparatus also includes a fluidic network having a plurality of channels separating the islands. The channels are configured to provide fluid to the islands, and the fluid at least partially fills spaces between the cantilevers and the islands. Heat from the islands vaporizes the fluid filling the spaces between the cantilevers and the islands to transfer the heat away from the islands while driving the cantilevers into oscillation. The apparatus may also include a casing configured to surround the islands and the fluidic network to create a vapor chamber, where the vapor chamber is configured to retain the vaporized fluid. The islands and the fluidic network could be formed in a single substrate, or the islands could be separate and attached together by a binder located within the channels of the fluidic network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Yang, Steven J. Eickhoff, Chunbo Zhang, Alex Gu, J. David Zook
  • Patent number: 8320130
    Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device includes a base plate, a bracket engaged with the base plate, and a heat radiator mounted on the base plate and the bracket. The bracket includes two parallel arms. The bracket defines an opening between the arms. Each of the arms extends downwardly two clasps. Each clasp of each arm comprises a blocking part and a connecting part connecting the blocking part. The base plate is received into the opening of the bracket and sandwiched and secured by the blocking parts of the clasps and the arms of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Yang
  • Patent number: 8305761
    Abstract: A low profile heat removal system suitable for removing excess heat generated by a component operating in a compact computing environment is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Peteris K. Augenbergs, Frank Liang, Amaury J. Heresztyn, Dinesh Mathew, Thomas W. Wilson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8295042
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly electrically connecting a CPU and a printed circuit board includes an electrical connector mounted on the printed circuit board, and a heat dissipating device mounted upon the CPU. The heat dissipating device includes a load plate, a heat pipe, and a heat plate. The load plate is mounted upon the CPU under condition that heat generated from the CPU is absorbed by the heat pipe and the heat plate. The load plate is sandwiched between the heat plate and the heat pipe. The load plate has two clips each of which has two cantilever arms extending toward and engaging with the other clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Pi Cheng, Chi-Nan Liao
  • Patent number: 8284555
    Abstract: A heat-dissipated fastener including a heat-dissipated plate, an elastic frame and a heat sink module is provided. The elastic frame includes a sheet element, multiple connecting ribs and multiple attaching portions. Two elastic arms extend from two corresponding sides of the sheet element, respectively. The attaching portions are located below the sheet element and attached to the heat-dissipated plate. The connecting ribs are connected to the attaching portion and the sheet element, and an accommodating space is formed by the connecting ribs, the sheet element and the heat-dissipated plate to accommodate the heat sink module. When the heat-dissipated plate is attached to the heat source and the elastic arms are bent and fixed to the circuit board of the heat source, the connecting ribs exert force on the heat-dissipated plate vertically, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 8279605
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power module in which a first semiconductor device disposed on a first substrate and a second semiconductor device disposed on a second substrate are disposed at symmetrical positions with a third substrate interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kawanami, Tasuku Isobe
  • Patent number: 8272230
    Abstract: A temperature control unit for an electronic component and a handler apparatus, which are excellent in responsibility during cooling and heating, is obtained. The temperature control unit for an electronic component includes a cooling cycle device having a refrigerant passage circulating through a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator; a thermally conductive block having an outer surface capable of coming in contact with the electronic component that is an object to be temperature-controlled, where an inner surface corresponding to the outer surface is placed opposite to the outer surface so as to be brought in contact with or apart from the evaporator; at least one first heater for heating the thermally conductive block; and a compressed air feeding circuit for feeding compressed air between facing surfaces of the evaporator and the thermally conductive block to part them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8254128
    Abstract: A heat-transfer mechanism which transfers heat of a heat-generating component mounted on a board to a housing includes a heat-transfer plate having a bottom face portion which has contact with the heat-generating component, a first heat-transfer portion which is screwed near one end portion of the housing and a second heat-transfer portion which is screwed near the other end portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Maiko Yasui
  • Patent number: 8248806
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for directly coupling a chassis and a heat sink. A circuit board is provided with at least one processor mounted thereon. Additionally, a heat sink is provided, the heat sink being mechanically coupled to at least one of the circuit board and the processor for providing thermal communication between the heat sink and the circuit board. Furthermore, a mount is provided, the mount being coupled to the heat sink for providing a direct mechanical coupling with a chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Ludger Mimberg
  • Patent number: 8203842
    Abstract: A method and associated assembly are provided for cooling of a computing embodiment having electronic components. The heat generating components are disposed in the vicinity of at least one cold plate providing direct liquid cooling. Coolant is provided to the cold plate which will eventually exit it through one or more ports or orifices placed on the sides or both side and bottom of the cold plate. The placement, size and number of port(s) or orifice(s) can be selectively adjusted to control amount of coolant flow. Effluent flow from the cold plate flows over the remaining immersion cooled components and then exits the liquid tight enclosure which houses the electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
  • Patent number: 8199508
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device dissipates heat generated by a heat-generating electronic element mounted on a top surface printed circuit board. The printed circuit board defines a plurality of first through holes. The heat dissipation device comprises a heat spreader located at a top side of the printed circuit board. The heat spreader defines a plurality of second through holes corresponding to the first through holes, respectively. A first heat sink is located over the heat spreader, and a plurality of second heat sinks is located at a bottom side of the printed circuit board. A plurality of heat pipes extending through the second through holes of the heat spreader and the first through holes of the printed circuit board to thermally connect the first and second heat sinks to the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Xin Min, Meng Fu, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8184438
    Abstract: A modular control device comprises a control board, a sub-module and a housing cover, with a microcomputer mounted on the control board. The sub-module has a sub-module case provided with a wiring layer that is mounted into a wall of the sub-module case. Electronic parts are mounted in the sub-module case to electrically connect to the control board through the wiring layer. A housing cover accommodates the control board and the sub-module. A housing base is joined with the housing cover. The accommodation portion has a shape corresponding to a shape of each of the electronic parts is arranged in the housing cover. The sub-module is mounted to the housing cover with a heat radiation adhesive between the accommodation portion and each of the electronic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yujiro Kaneko, Masahiko Asano, Hideto Yoshinari
  • Patent number: 8174097
    Abstract: An electric sub-assembly has an integrated circuit, which contains at least one power semi-conductor component and additional electronic components, the latter being interconnected and linked to connections by the conductors of a lead frame (1, 2, 3). The lead frame (1, 2, 3) has at least one cooling surface (3), which is connected in a thermally conductive manner to a thermal contact (4) of the integrated circuit or circuits. The cooling surface has a greater surface area than the thermal contact surface (4) of the integrated circuit or circuits and is wider than the parts (1) of the lead frame that are used as electric conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Wallrafen
  • Patent number: 8169781
    Abstract: A power supply includes a casing, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heat dissipation module. The PCB is disposed in the casing and has a heat-generating element. The casing has a top cover. The heat dissipation module includes a heatsink and a heat dissipation plate. The heatsink is disposed at the PCB and contacts the heat-generating elements. The heatsink has a surface facing the top cover. The heat dissipation plate is disposed between the heatsink and the top cover and contacts the surface of the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: FSP Technology Inc., 3Y Power Technology (Taiwan), Inc.
    Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 8154873
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device removing heat from a memory module includes two conducting plate clipping the memory module and an elastic member. Each conducting plate includes a lower part and an upper part. The two lower parts of the two conducting plates abut against two opposite sides of the memory module, respectively. The two upper parts of the two conducting plates are pivotably connected together and located above the memory module. The elastic member is located between the two upper parts and urges the two lower parts towards the memory module. The upper part of each conducting plate is slantwise at an obtuse angle to the lower part to make the two upper parts of the two conducting plates splay upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Sheng Lian, Gen-Ping Deng
  • Publication number: 20120050997
    Abstract: A heatsink device includes an insulating board having at least one periphery, a first face and a second face, at least two conductive plates mounted on at least one of the first face and the second face of the insulating board, and at least one heat source mounted on the insulating board and having two conducting poles conducted with the at least two conductive plates. Thus, the at least two conductive plates are directly connected with the two conducting poles of the at least one heat source so that the at least two conductive plates can carry away the heat produced by the at least one heat source so as to provide a heatsink effect to the at least one heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Chuan-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 8116084
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a power module substrate, includes: preparing a ceramics substrate and a metal plate made of pure aluminum; a fusion step in which the ceramics substrate and the metal plate are stacked in layers with a brazing filler metal interposed therebetween, and a fused aluminum layer is formed at an interface between the ceramics substrate and the metal plate by fusing the brazing filler metal which is caused by heating; and a solidifying step in which the fused aluminum layer is solidified by cooling, and a crystal is grown so as to be arranged in a crystal orientation of the metal plate when the fused aluminum layer is solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Kitahara, Yoshiyuki Nagatomo, Toshiyuki Nagase, Yoshirou Kuromitsu
  • Patent number: 8081473
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus, system and like method for an electronic device includes a plurality of heat producing electronic devices affixed to a wiring substrate. A plurality of heat transfer assemblies each include heat spreaders and thermally communicate with the heat producing electronic devices for transferring heat from the heat producing electronic devices to the heat transfer assemblies. The plurality of heat producing electronic devices and respective heat transfer assemblies are positioned on the wiring substrate having the regions overlapping. A heat conduit thermally communicates with the heat transfer assemblies. The heat conduit circulates thermally conductive fluid therethrough in a closed loop for transferring heat to the fluid from the heat transfer assemblies via the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Cipolla, Evan George Colgan, Paul W. Coteus, Shawn Anthony Hall, Shurong Tian