Heat sink with vapor chamber
AssigneesFu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsZHI-YONG ZHOU, QIAO-LI DING
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Abstract
A heat sink includes a heat spreader for absorbing heat from a heat-generating source, a tank covering on the heat spreader and hermetically engaging with the heat spreader, a first wick layer formed on an inner face of the tank, a second wick layer formed on an inner face of the heat spreader, and a supporting member located between the tank and the heat spreader. A chamber is defined between the tank and the heat spreader and contains working fluid therein. The supporting member is arranged in a wave shape and supports the first wick layer and the second wick layer.
Claims16
A heat sink comprising:
- a heat spreader for absorbing heat from a heat-generating source;
- a tank covering on the heat spreader and hermetically engaging with the heat spreader;
- a chamber defined between the tank and the heat spreader and containing working fluid therein;
- a first wick layer formed on an inner face of the tank;
- a second wick layer formed on an inner face of the heat spreader;
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- a supporting member located in the chamber between the tank and the heat spreader, the supporting member having a wave shape and supporting the first wick layer and the second wick layer.
A heat sink comprising:
- a heat spreader;
- a tank covering on the heat spreader and hermetically engaging with the heat spreader;
- a chamber defined between the tank and the heat spreader and containing working fluid therein;
- at least a wick layer formed on an inner face of the chamber;
- and
- a supporting member located between the tank and the heat spreader;
- wherein the supporting member has a wave shape and supports the at least a wick layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.