Heat pipe assembly

Heat transfer apparatus for applying heat to a relatively cool section of a device, comprising:

• a heat pipe having a condenser end and an evaporator end;
• securing means for selectively securing said condenser end of said heat pipe to the device;
• a plurality of heat sink fins which are each selectively securable to the evaporator end of the heat pipe via a threaded exterior surface on said heat pipe to control in an accurate manner the amount of heat which is vaporously transported within said heat pipe from the evaporator end to the condenser end thereby accurately controlling the amount of heat received by the device;
• and,
• further comprising at least two nuts which are selectively threadable onto the heat pipe via said threading, one nut being threaded on either side of the heat sink fin, to secure the fin in position on the heat pipe.

A heat pipe assembly which accurately controls the transfer of heat to or from a device comprising:

• a heat pipe having a condenser end and an evaporator end;
• securing means for securing said heat pipe to a desired section of an associated device;
• means for selectively controlling the amount of heat transferred through said heat pipe, said means including a plurality of fins which are each selectively positionable on said heat pipe;
• spacing means for spacing each of said plurality of fins from each adjacent fin on said heat pipe;
• and,
• said spacing means including readily detachable locking means for selectively securing said fins on said heat pipe at any time during the life cycle of the assembly and the device to which the assembly is secured to provide accurate control of the amount of heat transferred through said heat pipe by changing the number of fins secured on said heat pipe as necessary, said spacing means being in physical contact with said heat pipe and said fins to also perform a heat transfer function by transferring heat between said heat pipe and said fins, wherein said spacing means comprises at least two nuts which are selectively threadable onto the heat pipe via a helical screw threading provided on an exterior periphery of said heat pipe.

A means for accurately controlling the transfer of heat to or from a device, comprising:

• a heat pipe having a condenser end and an evaporator end;
• a first securing means for securing the heat pipe to a desired section of the device;
• a heat sink means including a plurality of fins which are each selectively positionable on the heat pipe for selectively controlling the amount of heat transferred between the surrounding environment and said heat pipe;
• and
• a second securing means for securing the heat sink means to the heat pipe wherein the first securing means is a helical screw thread which is provided on the exterior of the heat pipe whereby a selected portion of said heat pipe is selectively insertable via said threading into a threaded aperture in said desired section of the device, and wherein said helical screw thread extends the full length of said heat pipe and wherein said second securing means comprises a plurality of nuts, one nut being threaded on either side of each of said plurality of fins to space said fins from each other and secure said fins in position on said heat pipe.

A heat pipe assembly which accurately controls the transfer of heat to or from a device comprising:

• a heat pipe having a condenser end and an evaporator end;
• securing means for securing said heat pipe to a desired section of an associated device;
• means for selectively controlling the amount of heat transferred through said heat pipe, said means including a plurality of fins which are each selectively positionable on said heat pipe;
• spacing means for spacing each of said plurality of fins from each adjacent fin on said heat pipe;
• and,
• said spacing means including readily detachable locking means for selectively securing said fins on said heat pipe at any time during the life cycle of the assembly and the device to which the assembly is secured to provide accurate control of the amount of heat transferred through said heat pipe by changing the number of fins secured on said heat pipe as necessary, said spacing means being in physical contact with said heat pipe and said fins to also perform a heat transfer function by transferring heat between said heat pipe and said fins, wherein said spacing means includes a plurality of bodies each of which has a transverse aperture extending therethrough, said aperture being of a suitable large diameter that said heat pipe can extend longitudinally therethrough and wherein said bodies are nuts and said heat pipe is provided with a helical thread on its exterior surface such that said nuts can be threaded on said heat pipe and wherein said nuts also serve as said readily detachable locking means and enable each fin to be separately secured on said heat pipe.