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US 7,743,819 B2Granted
Heat pipe and method for producing the same
AssigneeFoxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsTay-Jian Liu, Chao-Nien Tung, Chuen-Shu Hou
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Abstract
A heat pipe and a method for producing the heat pipe are disclosed. The heat pipe includes a hollow metal casing and a honeycombed wick structure arranged at an inner surface of the hollow metal casing. The wick structure includes a plurality of slices stacked together. Each of the slices defines a plurality of pores therein to form a plurality of micro-channels in the wick structure, whereby porosity of the wick structure can be accurately controlled.
Claims4
A heat pipe comprising:
- a hollow metal casing;
- and
- a honeycombed wick structure arranged at an inner surface of the hollow metal casing, the wick structure including a plurality of slices stacked together and forming a plurality of micro-channels between the slices, each of the slices defining a plurality of pores therein;
- wherein each of the plurality of pores extends towards a direction different from a direction which the plurality of micro-channels extends towards;
- and
- wherein each of the pores has an annular sidewall protruding from a surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of slices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.