# US 2017/0290199 A1 · Heat sink > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0290199 A1 - Document ID: US20170290199A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/196,641 - Filed: 2016-06-29 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: Auras Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: AURAS Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: HONG-LONG CHEN; CHIEN-JIU CHOU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170290199A1 ## CPC - H05K 7/20336: {Heat pipes, e.g. wicks or capillary pumps} - H05K 7/20154: {Heat dissipaters coupled to components} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A heat sink includes a bottom surface, a top surface, plural first fins and plural second fins. The plural first fins and the plural second fins are alternately and separately arranged between the top surface and the bottom surface along a specified axis direction. Moreover, plural airflow channels are defined by the plural first fins, the plural second fins, the top surface and the bottom surface collaboratively. The first fin has a first non-overlapped zone and a second non-overlapped zone with respect to a projection area of the second fin along the specified axis direction. The first non-overlapped zone is located at an airflow inlet. In the first non-overlapped zone, the lower portion is wider than the upper portion. The second non-overlapped zone is located at an airflow outlet. In the second non-overlapped zone, the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A heat sink connected with a heated surface of a heat generation component, an ambient airflow flowing into the heat sink to remove heat from the heat generation component, the heat sink comprising: a bottom surface close to the heated surface; a top surface away from the heated surface and opposed to the bottom surface; and plural first fins and plural second fins alternately and separately arranged between the top surface and the bottom surface along a specified axis direction, wherein plural airflow channels are defined by the plural first fins, the plural second fins, the top surface and the bottom surface collaboratively, and each airflow channel comprises an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein an area of the first fin is larger than an area of the second fin, and the first fin has a first non-overlapped zone and a second non-overlapped zone with respect to a projection area of the second fin along the specified axis direction, wherein the first non-overlapped zone is located at the airflow inlet, and a first width of the first non-overlapped zone near the heated surface is larger than a second width of the first non-overlapped zone away from the heated surface, wherein the second non-overlapped zone is located at the airflow outlet, and a first width of the second non-overlapped zone near the heated surface is smaller than a second width of the second non-overlapped zone away from the heated surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein a first space at the airflow inlet is defined by each second fin and two adjacent first fins collaboratively, and a second space at the airflow outlet is defined by each second fin and two adjacent first fins collaboratively, wherein after the ambient airflow flows into the heat sink through the first space, the ambient airflow is guided to the heated surface, wherein after the ambient airflow passes through the heat sink, the ambient airflow is away from the heated surface through the second space. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein the first fins and the second fins comprise plural bent structures, and the bottom surface and the top surface are defined by the plural bent structures collaboratively. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein the first fins are rectangular fins, and the second fins are parallelogram-shaped fins with no right angles. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink further comprises at least one heat pipe, and the at least one heat pipe is penetrated through and connected with the plural first fins and the plural second fins. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The heat sink according to claim 5, wherein a first end of the heat pipe is near the heated surface, and a second end of the heat pipe is away from the heated surface. ### Claim 7 A heat sink connected with a heated surface of a heat generation component, an ambient airflow flowing into the heat sink to remove heat from the heat generation component, the heat sink comprising: a bottom surface close to the heated surface; a top surface away from the heated surface and opposed to the bottom surface, wherein a central cross section is between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a distance between the top surface and the central cross section is equal to a distance between the bottom surface and the central cross section; and plural first fins and plural second fins alternately and separately arranged between the top surface and the bottom surface along a specified axis direction, wherein plural airflow channels are defined by the plural first fins, the plural second fins, the top surface and the bottom surface collaboratively, and each airflow channel comprises an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein an area of the first fin is larger than an area of the second fin, and the first fin has a first non-overlapped zone and a second non-overlapped zone with respect to a projection area of the second fin along the specified axis direction, wherein the first non-overlapped zone is located at the airflow inlet, and the second non-overlapped zone is located at the airflow outlet, wherein the first non-overlapped zone is divided into a first region and a second region by the central cross section, the first region is located near the bottom surface, the second region is located near the top surface, and an area of the first region is larger than an area of the second region, wherein the second non-overlapped zone is divided into a third region and a fourth region by the central cross section, the third region is located near the bottom surface, the fourth region is located near the top surface, and an area of the third region is smaller than an area of the fourth region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The heat sink according to claim 7, wherein a first space at the airflow inlet is defined by each second fin and two adjacent first fins collaboratively, and a second space at the airflow outlet is defined by each second fin and two adjacent first fins collaboratively, wherein after the ambient airflow flows into the heat sink through the first space, the ambient airflow is guided to the heated surface, wherein after the ambient airflow passes through the heat sink, the ambient airflow is away from the heated surface through the second space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The heat sink according to claim 7, wherein the first fins and the second fins comprise plural bent structures, and the bottom surface and the top surface are defined by the plural bent structures collaboratively. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The heat sink according to claim 7, wherein the first fins are rectangular fins, and the second fins are parallelogram-shaped fins with no right angles. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The heat sink according to claim 7, wherein the heat sink further comprises at least one heat pipe, and the at least one heat pipe is penetrated through and connected with the plural first fins and the plural second fins. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The heat sink according to claim 11, wherein a first end of the heat pipe is near the heated surface, and a second end of the heat pipe is away from the heated surface.