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US 12,303,957 B2Granted
Extruded heat pipe
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsChristopher Michael Moore, Curtis Koepsell, Juha Tapani Paavola, Monica Maria Conejo Herrera, Luis Diego Jimenez Sanchez
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Abstract
Metal is extruded through a feeder plate and an extrusion die to form a heat pipe component that includes a length of pipe and a flange extending outward from the pipe along the length of the pipe. A section of the flange is removed from the extruded heat pipe component, the pipe is sealed and compressed to reduce its thickness and form a heat pipe element for a computing system.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- extruding a metal through a feeder plate and an extrusion die to form a heat pipe component comprising a length of pipe and a flange extending outward from the pipe along the length of the pipe;
- removing a section of the flange from the extruded heat pipe component to form an attachment bracket, wherein a flange portion remains following removal of the section of the flange, and the attachment bracket comprises the flange portion;
- sealing the pipe of the extruded heat pipe component;
- bending the pipe at a section of the pipe corresponding to the removed section of the flange;
- and
- compressing the pipe to reduce the height of the heat pipe to less than 3 mm, wherein the heat pipe is configured to be attached to a computing device using the attachment bracket.
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A product formed by the process comprising:
- extruding a metal through a feeder plate and an extrusion die to form a heat pipe component comprising a length of pipe and a flange extending outward from the pipe along the length of the pipe;
- removing a section of the flange from the extruded heat pipe component to form at least a portion of an attachment bracket, wherein a flange portion remains following removal of the section of the flange, and the attachment bracket comprises the flange portion;
- sealing the pipe of the extruded heat pipe component;
- bending the pipe at a section of the pipe corresponding to the removed section of the flange;
- and
- compressing the pipe to reduce the height of the heat pipe to less than 3 mm, wherein the heat pipe is configured to be attached to a computing device using the attachment bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.