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US 11,058,030 B2Granted
Cold plate with flex regions between fin areas
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsShurong Tian, Todd E. Takken
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall and the bottom wall define and enclose a first fin area; a second fin area; and a flex region joining the first fin area to the second fin area. The flex region is connected in fluid communication with the interior of the first fin area and the interior of the second fin area. The flex region is bent or twisted at a nonzero angle around at least one axis relative to the broadest surfaces of the first and second fin areas.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a continuous top wall;
- and
- a continuous bottom wall;
- wherein the top wall and the bottom wall define and enclose:
- a first fin area;
- a second fin area;
- and
- a flex region that joins the first fin area to the second fin area;
- wherein at the flex region the top and bottom walls are bent or twisted at a nonzero angle around at least one axis relative to the broadest surfaces of the first and second fin areas;
- wherein the flex region and the fin areas are connected in fluid communication with each other.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a continuous top wall;
- and
- a continuous bottom wall;
- wherein the top wall and the bottom wall define and enclose:
- a first fin area;
- a second fin area;
- and
- a flex region that joins the first fin area to the second fin area;
- wherein at the flex region the top and bottom walls are bent or twisted at a nonzero angle around at least one axis relative to the broadest surfaces of the first and second fin areas;
- wherein the flex region and the fin areas are connected in fluid communication with each other;
- wherein the flex region includes one or more support posts that are connected to at least one of the top wall and the bottom wall and that hold the top wall apart from the bottom wall.
8 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a continuous top wall;
- and
- a continuous bottom wall;
- wherein the top wall and the bottom wall define and enclose:
- a first fin area;
- a second fin area;
- a flex region that joins the first fin area to the second fin area;
- and
- one or more support posts that are disposed in the flex region, that are connected to at least one of the top wall and the bottom wall, and that hold the top wall apart from the bottom wall;
- wherein the flex region and the fin areas are connected in fluid communication with each other.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a continuous first wall;
- a continuous second wall;
- and
- a joint that connects an edge of the first wall to an edge of the second wall,
- wherein at the joint, the edge of the first wall protrudes beyond the edge of the second wall and is bent to cover the edge of the second wall with space therebetween to accommodate solder or braze material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.