US20100028192A1 - Method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe - Google Patents
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- B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe which has a one-piece outer wall formed by sintering metal powder.
- FIG. 6 is an assembled view of FIG. 5 .
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe includes filling a cavity of a mold with a core, and filling first and second metal powders into the injection systems of a double-mode injection molder with opposite injection directions. The first and second metal powders are injected into the cavity, and the first metal powder adheres to the core and the second metal powder adheres to the first metal powder. The resulting green piece is removed from the mold and the core removed therefrom by thermal or chemical reaction, resulting in a chamber in the green piece. The green piece is heated to obtain a sintered product with a tight outer wall constituting the sintered second metal powder and a wick structure constituting the sintered first powder. Finally a working fluid is injected into the chamber, and the sintered workpiece is evacuated by vacuum and sealed.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe which has a one-piece outer wall formed by sintering metal powder.
- 2. Description of related art
- Generally, plate-type heat pipes efficiently dissipate heat from heat-generating components such as a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer. Referring to
FIGS. 5-6 , a conventional plate-type heat pipe comprises a case (not labeled) formed by stamping a metal sheet to have anengaging plate 100 and abase plate 101 defining a trough. The case contains working fluid (not shown) therein. Awick structure 102 is laid on an inner wall of thebase plate 101. Thebase plate 101 and theengaging plate 100 are assembled together by welding. However, airtightness cannot be guaranteed by the welding. Furthermore, the welding operation may harm thewick structure 102, thereby reducing heat transporting capacity of the working fluid and adversely affecting heat conductibility of the plate-type heat pipe. - It is therefore desirable to provide a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe having good heat conductibility and overcoming the limitations described.
- A method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe includes deposition of a core of a material releasable by thermal or chemical reaction in the center of a cavity disposed in a mold, filling first and second metal powders in the injection systems of a double-mode injection molder with opposite injection directions, respectively, the first metal powder size exceeding that of the second metal powder. The first and second metal powders are injected into the cavity of the mold, the first metal powder securely adhering to the core and the second metal powder securely adhering to the first metal powder, thereby obtaining a green piece. The green piece is removed from the mold and the core removed therefrom by thermal or chemical reaction, thereby defining a space in the green piece. The green piece is heated to obtain a sintered product with a tight outer wall constituting the sintered second metal powder and a wick structure constituting the sintered first powder. Finally a working fluid is injected into the space, and the opened ends of the sintered product are vacuumed and sealed, producing the final product.
- Other advantages and novel features will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a plate-type heat pipe in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention to be formed in a mold. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a green piece for forming the plate-type heat pipe in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the green piece is removed from the mold ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a plate-type heat pipe in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a cross section of the plate-type heat pipe ofFIG. 3 , taken along line VI-VI thereof. -
FIG. 5 is an exploded, cross-sectional view of a related plate-type heat pipe. -
FIG. 6 is an assembled view ofFIG. 5 . - Referring to
FIGS. 1-2 , a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe 30 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises deposition of acore 20 of a material releasable by thermal or chemical reaction into a cavity (not shown) of amold 10, filling the cavity, injecting a first metal powder with particle diameter from 50 μm to 150 μm and a second metal powder with particle diameter from 10 μm to 20 μm, respectively into two injection systems with opposite injection directions of a double-mode injection molder (not shown), utilizing the double-mode injection molder to inject the first and second metal powders into the cavity of themold 10, such that the first metal powder securely adheres to thecore 20 and the second metal powder securely adheres to the first metal powder, thereby providing a green piece, removing the green piece from the mold and removing thecore 20 from the green piece by thermal or chemical reaction, thereby defining achamber 35 in the green piece, heating the green piece at a high temperature to obtain a sintered product with a tightouter wall 31 constituting the sintered second metal powder and awick structure 33 constituting the sintered first metal powder, injecting a working fluid (not shown) such as water, alcohol, methanol, or the like into thechamber 35, evacuating by vacuum the sintered workpiece, and sealing the ends of the sintered workpiece to obtain the final product. - The
core 20 is a high polymer or waxy material. After thecore 20 is removed, the green piece defines thechamber 35 to receive the working fluid (not shown) therein. In this embodiment, thewick structure 33, formed integrally, can transport the working fluid continuously. - Referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , a method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe 40 in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention comprises deposition of a core (not shown) in a cavity of a mold (not shown) wherein the core defines a number of vertical holes therethrough, the holes being arranged in a matrix consisting of three rows and six columns, filling the cavity of the mold, injecting a first metal powder with particle diameter from 50 μm to 150 μm and a second metal powder with particle diameter from 10 μm to 20 μm, respectively into two injection systems with opposite injection directions of a double-mode injection molder (not shown), utilizing the double-mode injection molder to inject the first and second metal powders into the cavity of the mold such that a part of the first metal powder fills the vertical holes of the core and another part of the first metal powder securely adheres to the core and the second metal powder securely adheres to the another part of the first metal powder, thereby obtaining a green piece, removing the green piece from the mold and removing the core from the green piece by thermal or chemical reaction, defining achamber 45 in the green piece by the removed core, heating the green piece at a high temperature to obtain a sintered workpiece with a tightouter wall 41 constituting sintered second metal powder, awick structure 43 constituting sintered first metal powder, and eighteen supportingportions 47 also constituting sintered first metal powder, injecting a working fluid (not shown) such as water, alcohol, methanol, or the like into thechamber 45, evacuating by vacuum the sintered workpiece, and sealing the ends of the sintered workpiece to obtain the final product. - In this embodiment, there are eighteen supporting
portions 47 disposed in thechamber 45 formed by removing the core from the green piece. The supportingportions 47 are parallel to each other and connect with top and bottom ends of thewick structure 43 to enhance the stability of the plate-type heat pipe 40. The supportingportions 47 include a plurality of pores which communicate with the pores of thewick structure 43. Thus, the working fluid returns to the bottom of the tightouter wall 41 of the plate-type heat pipe 40 from thewick structure 43 and the supportingportions 47 when the plate-type heat pipe is in use and vapor condenses into liquid in the top of the tightouter wall 41. - It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being preferred or exemplary embodiments of the invention.
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1. A method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe comprising:
depositing a core into a cavity of a mold, wherein the cavity is filled;
filling first and second metal powders respectively into two injection systems with opposite directions of a double-mode injection molder;
using the double-mode injection molder to inject the first and second metal powders into the cavity of the mold, wherein the first metal powder securely adheres to the core and the second metal powder securely adheres to the first metal powder, thereby forming a green piece;
removing the core from the green piece to define a chamber therein;
heating the green piece to obtain a sintered workpiece;
injecting a working fluid into the chamber;
evacuating by vacuum the sintered workpiece; and
sealing an opening end of the sintered workpiece.
2. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second metal powder sintered to form a tight outer wall on the sintered workpiece.
3. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 2 , wherein the first metal powder is sintered to form a continuous wick structure having a plurality of pores and lining an inner wall of the outer wall.
4. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 3 , wherein the chamber is located at a central portion of the wick structure.
5. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 3 , wherein a plurality of spaced supporting portions is formed in the chamber of the plate-type heat pipe.
6. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 5 , wherein the supporting portions connect with top and bottom ends of the wick structure of the plate-type heat pipe.
7. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 6 , wherein the supporting portions comprise a plurality of pores communicating with pores of the wick structure.
8. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 5 , wherein the core comprises a plurality of holes and a part of first metal powder fills the holes of the core to form the supporting portions.
9. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 1 , wherein the first metal powder comprises a particle size exceeding that of the second metal powder.
10. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 1 , wherein the core is a high polymer material or waxy material.
11. The method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe as in claim 1 , wherein the core is removed from the green piece by thermal or chemical reaction.
12. A method for manufacturing a plate-type heat pipe comprising:
providing a core formed by a material which is releasable by one of thermal reaction and chemical reaction;
adhering a first powder to a surface of the core;
adhering a second powder to a surface of the first powder, where the second powder has a particle size smaller than that of the first powder;
removing the core from the first powder so that a chamber is surrounded by the first powder;
heating the first and second powders to a temperature that the second powder is sintered to be a tight outer wall and the first powder is sintered to be a wick structure in the tight outer wall;
injecting working liquid into the chamber; and
vacuuming and sealing the chamber.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , where the first powder is adhered to the core and the second powder is adhered to the first powder by using a double-mode injection molder.
14. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the core defines a plurality of holes therethrough and the first powder fills in the holes.
15. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first powder has a particle size of 50 μm to 150 μm, and the second powder has a particle size of 10 μm to 20 μm.
16. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the core is made of one of a polymer material and a waxy material.
17. The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first and second powders are metal powders.
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