Partable Thermal Heat Pipe
OwnerDonald Carson Lewisinventor
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Abstract
A heat pipe for conducting heat away from an electronic device attached to a removable electronic module includes two self-aligning sections. A source section is attached to the removable electronic module and a target section passes through and is retained by a fixed member. One end of the source section is in thermal contact with a heat source and the other end includes a self aligning female thermal interface. One end of the target section includes a self aligning male thermal interface and the other end includes a heat sink. The female end of the source section and the male end of the target section are moved into contact with each other to form a thermal connection that permits heat from the heat source to be transferred to the heat sink.
Claims14
A self-aligning partable heat pipe comprising:
- a source section attached to a removable electronic module, the distal end of the source section in thermal contact with a heat source and the proximal end of the source section forming a female interface element;
- a target section passes through and is retained by both of an aperture in a fixed member and an aperture in a carrier member and is able to translate towards and away from an insertion direction of the removable electronic module, and the target section includes a thermal target and a proximal end of the target section forms a male interface element;
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- the female interface element of the source section and the male interface element of the target section together comprise a partable, self-aligning thermally conductive interface through which heat from the heat source is transferred to the thermal target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.