Cooler, electrical component unit, and refrigeration apparatus
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorsJunichi Teraki, Akihiko Oguri, Masanobu Kita
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Abstract
A cooler is placed on a power module to cool the power module with refrigerant through a refrigerant pipe, and includes a heat transfer plate having a groove into which a cooling pipe is fitted, and a presser plate configured to press the cooling pipe against the groove. The cooler includes a hinge mechanism configured to rotatably attach the presser plate to the heat transfer plate such that the presser plate is switched between an open position at which the groove is exposed and a closed position at which the presser plate covers the groove.
Claims15
1-9. (canceled)
A cooler placed on a heat generating component to cool the heat generating component with refrigerant through a refrigerant pipe, and including a heat transfer member having a groove into which the refrigerant pipe is fitted, and a presser plate configured to press the refrigerant pipe against the groove, the cooler comprising:
- an opening/closing mechanism configured to rotatably attach the presser plate to the heat transfer member such that the presser plate is switched between an open position at which the groove is exposed and a closed position at which the presser plate covers the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.