US20090218073A1 - Cooling fin - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
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- H01L23/467—Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or temperature compensation ; Temperature sensing arrangements involving the transfer of heat by flowing fluids by flowing gases, e.g. air
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- the present invention is related to a cooling fin and particularly to a cooling fin, which is capable of increasing turbulent currents and carrying out a great deal of heat source.
- the processing speed of the electronic chip increases due to incessantly progress of technology but it leads to increase of the generated heat as well. Nevertheless, the high temperature is a primary reason of the undesirable operation efficiency and burn-out of the chip. Therefore, how to dissipate the heat from the chip for protecting the chip is one of the subjects that are researched and developed currently.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a cooling fin, which get involve the concept of turbulent flow for increasing the stagnation time of the air staying at the respective cooling fin of the cooling fin set and enhancing the efficiency of heat dissipation greatly in addition to increase the area of the heat dissipation.
- a cooling fin according to the present invention comprises at least a projection part and a slot, which is disposed at the lateral sides, for turning the airflow into the turbulent flow while the air flow passing through the slot and for creating eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin. Therefore, the cold air, which flows between a plurality of cooling fins, can stagnate longer time for carrying more heat outward and enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency greatly.
- the protrusion part can be circular or the square shape. Further, a plurality of the protrusion parts can be arranged irregularly on the plate member such that the effect of different eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin can be produced advantageously and the slots at the lateral sides of the respective protrusion part are helpful for increasing the coefficient of heat exchange of the cooling fin and enhancing the integral performance of the cooling fin.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling fin according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an fragmentary perspective view of the cooling fin shown in FIG. 1 illustrating the square protrusion part
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cooling fin according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cooling fin shown in FIG. 3 illustrating the circular protrusion part.
- a cooling fin 10 basically is a plate member 1 with a bent edge 11 at two opposite lateral sides.
- the bent edge 11 can be provided with an engaging part for joining two plate members 1 .
- At least a protrusion part 12 is provided on the plate member 1 and the protrusion part 12 is square shape with a slot 121 or a plurality of slots 121 being disposed at each of the lateral sides thereof for guiding the airflows such that the airflows can be turned into the turbulent flows to surround the plate member 1 . In this way, the stagnation time of the airflow can be extended to carry more heat outward for enhancing heat dissipation.
- the projection parts 12 can be arranged irregularly at the cooling fin 10 such that the effect resulting from different eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin and the slots 121 at the lateral sides of the respective projection part 12 can promote the coefficient of heat exchange of the cooling fin 10 to enhance the integral performance of the cooling fin 10 .
- the cooling fin 10 of the second embodiment basically is a plate member 1 with a bent edge 11 at two opposite lateral sides thereof.
- the bent edge 11 can be provided with an engaging part for joining two plate members 1 .
- At least a protrusion part 12 is provided on the plate member 1 and the protrusion part 12 is square shape with a slot 121 or a plurality of slots 121 being disposed at each of the lateral sides thereof for guiding the airflows such that the airflows can be turned into the turbulent flows to surround the plate member 1 .
- the difference of the respective projection 12 from that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is in that the shape of the respective projection 12 is circular instead of square. In this way, the stagnation time of the airflow can be extended to carry more heat outward for enhancing heat dissipation as well.
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Abstract
A cooling fin provides at least a projection part and at least a slot is disposed at lateral sides for the airflow producing turbulent flows while passing through the slot and creating eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin. Therefore, the cold air, which flows between a plurality of cooling fins, can stagnate longer time for carrying more heat outward and enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency greatly.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention is related to a cooling fin and particularly to a cooling fin, which is capable of increasing turbulent currents and carrying out a great deal of heat source.
- 2. Brief Description of the Related Art
- The processing speed of the electronic chip increases due to incessantly progress of technology but it leads to increase of the generated heat as well. Nevertheless, the high temperature is a primary reason of the undesirable operation efficiency and burn-out of the chip. Therefore, how to dissipate the heat from the chip for protecting the chip is one of the subjects that are researched and developed currently.
- In order to obtain the best effect of heat dissipation and promote the heat dissipation efficiency, most researches and developments are focus on the increased conductive area for the heat transmitted by the heat sink and the fan mounted to the heat sink for forcing the airflow. Besides, a plurality of cooling fins being stacked as a cooling fin set in association with guide heat pipes is utilized to promote the heat dissipation efficiency. The respective cooling fin has a flat plate member with two opposite bent edges for engaging with each other. When the fan induces the air to pass through the cooling fin set, the airflow moves fast and it is able to carry a small amount of heat on the cooing fin set only. Hence, the effect of heat dissipation is still limited although it was designed for expecting the good heat transfer with the effective heat dissipation.
- In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooling fin, which get involve the concept of turbulent flow for increasing the stagnation time of the air staying at the respective cooling fin of the cooling fin set and enhancing the efficiency of heat dissipation greatly in addition to increase the area of the heat dissipation.
- Accordingly, A cooling fin according to the present invention comprises at least a projection part and a slot, which is disposed at the lateral sides, for turning the airflow into the turbulent flow while the air flow passing through the slot and for creating eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin. Therefore, the cold air, which flows between a plurality of cooling fins, can stagnate longer time for carrying more heat outward and enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency greatly.
- Wherein, the protrusion part can be circular or the square shape. Further, a plurality of the protrusion parts can be arranged irregularly on the plate member such that the effect of different eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin can be produced advantageously and the slots at the lateral sides of the respective protrusion part are helpful for increasing the coefficient of heat exchange of the cooling fin and enhancing the integral performance of the cooling fin.
- The detail structure, the applied principle, the function and the effectiveness of the present invention can be more fully understood with reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling fin according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an fragmentary perspective view of the cooling fin shown inFIG. 1 illustrating the square protrusion part; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cooling fin according to another embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cooling fin shown inFIG. 3 illustrating the circular protrusion part. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , acooling fin 10 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention basically is aplate member 1 with abent edge 11 at two opposite lateral sides. Thebent edge 11 can be provided with an engaging part for joining twoplate members 1. At least aprotrusion part 12 is provided on theplate member 1 and theprotrusion part 12 is square shape with aslot 121 or a plurality ofslots 121 being disposed at each of the lateral sides thereof for guiding the airflows such that the airflows can be turned into the turbulent flows to surround theplate member 1. In this way, the stagnation time of the airflow can be extended to carry more heat outward for enhancing heat dissipation. - Besides, the
projection parts 12 can be arranged irregularly at thecooling fin 10 such that the effect resulting from different eddy currents at the periphery of the cooling fin and theslots 121 at the lateral sides of therespective projection part 12 can promote the coefficient of heat exchange of thecooling fin 10 to enhance the integral performance of thecooling fin 10. - Referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , another embodiment of a cooling fin for a heat sink according to the present invention is illustrated. Similarly, thecooling fin 10 of the second embodiment basically is aplate member 1 with abent edge 11 at two opposite lateral sides thereof. Thebent edge 11 can be provided with an engaging part for joining twoplate members 1. At least aprotrusion part 12 is provided on theplate member 1 and theprotrusion part 12 is square shape with aslot 121 or a plurality ofslots 121 being disposed at each of the lateral sides thereof for guiding the airflows such that the airflows can be turned into the turbulent flows to surround theplate member 1. The difference of therespective projection 12 from that shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 is in that the shape of therespective projection 12 is circular instead of square. In this way, the stagnation time of the airflow can be extended to carry more heat outward for enhancing heat dissipation as well. - While the invention has been described with referencing to the preferred embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that modifications or variations may be easily made without departing from the spirit of this invention, which is defined by the appended claims.
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1. A cooling fin comprising:
a plate member with a bent edge at two opposite sides thereof; and
at least a projection part being irregularly arranged at said plate member;
wherein, each of said lateral sides of projection part has at least a slot available for being passed through with an airflow.
2. The cooling fin as defined in claim 1 , wherein said projection is square-shaped, circular-shaped or any shapes.
3. The cooling fin as defined in claim 1 , wherein said slot surrounds said lateral sides continuously or discretely.
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US1788516A (en) * | 1927-12-08 | 1931-01-13 | American Electric Heating Comp | Radiator |
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US2680009A (en) * | 1953-02-25 | 1954-06-01 | Rca Corp | Cooling unit |
US2804286A (en) * | 1955-03-18 | 1957-08-27 | Pintarelli Ralph | Radiation fins |
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US4555588A (en) * | 1983-10-26 | 1985-11-26 | Rte Corporation | Heat transfer device for electrical connector in insulating housing of high voltage splice or terminator |
US4709753A (en) * | 1986-09-08 | 1987-12-01 | Nordyne, Inc. | Uni-directional fin-and-tube heat exchanger |
US5667006A (en) * | 1995-01-23 | 1997-09-16 | Lg Electronics, Inc. | Fin tube heat exchanger |
US6550529B1 (en) * | 2002-04-17 | 2003-04-22 | Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd. | Heatsink device |
US20070163764A1 (en) * | 2003-05-23 | 2007-07-19 | Kunihiko Kaga | Heat exchanger of plate fin and tube type |
US20070163767A1 (en) * | 2004-01-20 | 2007-07-19 | Mitchell Paul L | Brazed plate fin heat exchanger |
US7254026B2 (en) * | 2005-11-18 | 2007-08-07 | Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd. | Heat dissipation device with heat pipe |
US20070187082A1 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2007-08-16 | Li-Wei Fan Chiang | Structural enhanced heat dissipating device |
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US1788516A (en) * | 1927-12-08 | 1931-01-13 | American Electric Heating Comp | Radiator |
US2089340A (en) * | 1932-01-19 | 1937-08-10 | Moore Dry Kiln Co | Extended fin surface for conduits |
US2680009A (en) * | 1953-02-25 | 1954-06-01 | Rca Corp | Cooling unit |
US2804286A (en) * | 1955-03-18 | 1957-08-27 | Pintarelli Ralph | Radiation fins |
US3817354A (en) * | 1972-06-01 | 1974-06-18 | Gear Co M W | Oil pan for tractors |
USD248770S (en) * | 1975-09-30 | 1978-08-01 | Niels Runar Hilding Michaelsen | Convector plate |
US4555588A (en) * | 1983-10-26 | 1985-11-26 | Rte Corporation | Heat transfer device for electrical connector in insulating housing of high voltage splice or terminator |
US4709753A (en) * | 1986-09-08 | 1987-12-01 | Nordyne, Inc. | Uni-directional fin-and-tube heat exchanger |
US5667006A (en) * | 1995-01-23 | 1997-09-16 | Lg Electronics, Inc. | Fin tube heat exchanger |
US6550529B1 (en) * | 2002-04-17 | 2003-04-22 | Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd. | Heatsink device |
US20070163764A1 (en) * | 2003-05-23 | 2007-07-19 | Kunihiko Kaga | Heat exchanger of plate fin and tube type |
US20070163767A1 (en) * | 2004-01-20 | 2007-07-19 | Mitchell Paul L | Brazed plate fin heat exchanger |
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US20070187082A1 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2007-08-16 | Li-Wei Fan Chiang | Structural enhanced heat dissipating device |
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