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US 2017/0287809 A1Published application
Compliant pin fin heat sink with base integral pins
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMark D. SCHULTZ
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Abstract
A compliant pin fin heat sink includes a flexible base plate having a thickness of from about 0.2 mm to about 0.5 mm. A plurality of pins extends from the flexible base plate and is formed integral with the flexible base plate by forging. A flexible top plate is connected to and spaced from the flexible base plate. The plurality of pins is disposed between the flexible base plate and the flexible top plate.
Claims20
A compliant pin fin heat sink comprising:
- a flexible base plate;
- a plurality of pins extending from the flexible base plate and formed integral with the flexible base plate;
- and
- a flexible top plate connected to and spaced from the flexible base plate, the plurality of pins disposed between the flexible base plate and the flexible top plate.
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A compliant pin fin heat sink comprising:
- a flexible base plate comprising a thickness of from about 0.2 mm to about 0.5 mm;
- a plurality of pins extending from the flexible base plate and formed integral with the flexible base plate;
- and
- a flexible top plate connected to and spaced from the flexible base plate, the plurality of pins disposed between the flexible base plate and the flexible top plate.
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A method for forming a compliant pin fin heat sink, the method comprising:
- forging a plurality of pins in a flexible base plate comprising copper and having a thickness of from about 0.2 mm to about 0.5 mm;
- and
- connecting a flexible top plate to the base plate such that the plurality of pins is disposed between the flexible base plate and the flexible top plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.