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US 2009/0151901 A1Published application
Fin and Heat Sink
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorMing-Yang Hsiao
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Abstract
A fin is penetrated through by a heat pipe. The fin includes a fin body and a plurality of positioning protrusions. The fin body has an accommodating hole penetrated by the heat pipe. The positioning protrusions are formed at the circumference of the accommodating hole for holding against the heat pipe, so that a gap is provided between the heat pipe and the circumference of the accommodating hole.
Claims19
A fin, which is cooperated with a heat pipe, comprising:
- a fin body having an accommodating hole, wherein the heat pipe penetrates through the accommodating hole;
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- a plurality of positioning protrusions formed at the circumference of the accommodating hole and holding against the heat pipe, so that a gap is provided between the heat pipe and the circumference of the accommodating hole.
A heat sink, comprising:
- a fins assembly comprising a plurality of fins connected with each other, wherein each of the fins comprises a fin body having an accommodating hole and a plurality of positioning protrusions formed at the circumference of the accommodating hole, and the accommodating holes of the fin bodies are aligned with each other;
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- a heat pipe penetrating through the accommodating holes and held by the positioning protrusions, so that a gap is provided between the heat pipe and the circumferences of the accommodating holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.