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US 2018/0320878 A1Published application
Systems and methods for a heat sink
AssigneeFluence Bioengineering, Inc.
InventorsDung Duong, Randall Johnson, Nicholas Klase
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Abstract
Embodiments may utilize a series of exposed fins, which increase the surface area of the heat sink creating additional air flow. As hotter air rises within the system, cooler is drawn into the heatsink. The fins may be exposed on both sides of the longitudinal axis, allowing cooler air to be drawn towards the longitudinal axis above the heatsink and flow upward. This process may cool the fins. Additionally, the spacing between the fins may have to be wide enough to allow for air to freely enter the heatsink.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a heat sink, comprising:
- forming a first plurality of fins by extruding a first unitary block of metal from an upper surface of the first unitary block of metal towards a lower surface of the first unitary block of metal, wherein each of the plurality of fins includes an exposed upper edge;
- coupling rails to a first base positioned below the first plurality of fins, the rails extending from a first end of the first base to a second end of the first base, wherein the first base is simultaneously formed with the fins.
A heat sink comprising:
- a first plurality of fins formed by extruding a first unitary block of metal from an upper surface of the first unitary block of metal towards a lower surface of the first unitary block of metal, the extrusions causing spacing between each of the first plurality of fins, wherein each of the plurality of fins includes an exposed upper edge;
- rails coupled to a first base positioned below the first plurality of fins, wherein the first base is simultaneously formed with the first plurality of.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.