# US 5,351,166 A · Cooling apparatus of magnetrons

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- Number: US 5,351,166 A
- Document ID: US5351166A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/998,374
- Filed: 1992-12-30
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1991-12-30
- Assignees: Goldstar Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Seong T. Kang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5351166A

## CPC

- H05B 6/642: {Cooling of the microwave components and related air circulation systems (H05B6/6473 takes precedence)}
- Y10S 165/908: Fluid jets
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Cooling apparatus of a magnetron having a plurality of embossed cooling fins for radiating high temperature heat generated by an anode of the magnetron. Each of the cooling fins includes an anode support boss for tightly receiving and supporting the anode, a pair of erected walls being provided at both sides of the cooling fin, and a plurality of embossments for causing cooling airflow to be forced toward the rear surface of the anode and providing a cooling passage. These embossments are provided between the anode and the erected walls in order to symmetrical to each other with respect to the cooling airflow. The embossments comprise a plurality of protruded embossments provided at a side of the cooling fin and a plurality of depressed embossments provided at the other side of the cooling fin. The protruded and depressed embossments have an interval which is gradually shortened such that it is minimized at the rear of the anode. In accordance with this invention, the cooling air is forced toward the rear surface of the anode and, as a result, the separation region of the rear surface of the anode is remarkably reduced. The friction between the cooling air and the cooling fins is increased due to the embossments, thereby improving the cooling effect of the magnetron.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Cooling apparatus for a magnetron comprising an anode and a plurality of interconnecting cooling fins for radiating high temperature heat generated by the anode of the magnetron, characterized in that each said cooling fin includes:
an anode support boss tightly receiving and supporting said anode;
a pair of erected walls provided at both sides of said cooling fin; and
a plurality of embossments on said fin for causing cooling airflow to be forced toward a rear surface of said anode and providing a cooling air passage, said embossments being provided between said anode support boss and said erected walls, and said embossments being disposed in pairs which are symmetrical to each other on opposed sides of said anode support boss, and each said pair of embossments being separated by a distance which gradually decreases for successive ones of said pairs so that it is shortest at a rear side of said anode.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each said cooling fin further includes a pair of erected parts being formed between said erected walls and said embossments, respectively, said erected parts being adapted to enlarge the heat exchanging surface of said cooling fin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

Cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said embossments comprise a plurality of protruded embossments provided at a first side of said cooling fin and a plurality of depressed embossments provided at a second side of said cooling fin.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

Cooling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said protruded and depressed embossments have a sectional shape selected: from trapezoidal, circular, rectangular and diamond shapes.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

Cooling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of cooling fins are assembled in such a manner that the protruded embossments of a cooling fin face to the depressed embossments of an adjacent cooling fin in order to cause said cooling air to forcedly sequentially pass through a plurality of nozzles as actively rubbing the surfaces of said cooling fins.