Vapor chamber and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneesFu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsSHENG-CHAO ZHANG, ZHI-YONG ZHOU
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Abstract
A vapor chamber includes a sealed flattened casing containing working liquid therein, a wick structure arranged on an inner face of the casing, a plurality of supporting posts received in the casing and at least a metallic wire connecting the supporting posts. Each supporting post defines at least a channel therein. The at least a metallic wire engagingly extends through the channels of the supporting posts. Top and bottom ends of the supporting posts engage the wick structure to reinforce a structure of the vapor chamber.
Claims17
A vapor chamber comprising:
- a sealed flattened casing containing working liquid therein;
- a wick structure arranged on an inner face of the casing;
- a plurality of supporting posts received in the casing and each defining at least a channel therein, top and bottom faces of the supporting posts engaging the wick structure;
- and
- at least a metallic wire engagingly passing through the channels of the supporting posts to interconnect the supporting posts.
A method for manufacturing a vapor chamber comprising:
- providing a flattened casing having at least an opening in an end thereof;
- forming a wick structure on an inner face of the casing;
- providing a plurality of supporting posts each defining at least a channel therein;
- assembling at least a metallic wire to the supporting posts by inserting the at least a metallic wire into the channels of the supporting posts;
- placing the assembly of the supporting posts and the metallic wire into the casing;
- and
- filling the casing with working liquid and sealing the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.