Thin sheet type heat pipe
AssigneeFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasumi Sasaki, Yasuyuki Ooi
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Abstract
A thin sheet type heat pipe is disclosed. The heat pipe may include a hermetically sealed container that is formed of foil sheets opposed and jointed at peripheral portions. The heat pipe may further include at least one spacer including a sheet having a fluid path and exerting a capillary force, which is movably housed in the container without bonding between the spacer and the container for maintaining flexibility to allow the container to be bent smoothly. The heat pipe may also include a working fluid enclosed in the container.
Claims20
A thin sheet type heat pipe comprising:
- a hermetically sealed container which is formed of foil sheets opposed and jointed at peripheral portions;
- at least one spacer comprising a sheet having a fluid path and exerting a capillary force, which is movably housed in said container without bonding between said spacer and said container for maintaining flexibility to allow said container to be bent smoothly;
- and
- a working fluid enclosed in said container.
A thin sheet type heat pipe comprising:
- a hermetically sealed container which is formed of foil sheets opposed and jointed at peripheral portions;
- at least one spacer which is movably housed in said container without bonding between said spacer and said container for maintaining flexibility to allow said container to be bent smoothly, exerts a capillary force, and has a fluid path;
- at least one spacer which is movably housed in said container and has no fluid path;
- and
- a working fluid enclosed in said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.