The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising at least one tube (2) for heat transfer fluid to flow through, connected to at least one heat dissipation fin (4). The fin (4) is made of expanded metal sheet.

A heat pipe and a sealing method thereof; the sealing method for a heat pipe includes the steps of: providing a metal pipe member, the metal pipe member including one end having a sealed end portion formed thereon and another end thereof having a narrowing neck section extended therefrom. The narrowing neck section includes a channel. A compression mold compresses the narrowing neck section and moves away from the metal pipe member in order to compress and elongate the narrowing neck section into a compression elongated column and to seal the channel. Finally, spot welding process is performed on the compression elongated column to form a sealed block thereon. The present invention is of the merits of improved work efficiency for heat pipe bending, compression and testing and increased length of the metal pipe member with enhanced thermal transfer performance of the heat pipe.

This disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of a vapor chamber that includes the following steps. Form a containing space and a flow channel on a first cover. Place a second cover on the first cover, such that the first cover and the second cover together form a chamber at the containing space of the first cover and form a passage at the flow channel of the first cover. Enlarge part of the passage so as to create a circular passage portion and a flat passage portion in the passage. Insert a degassing tube into the circular passage portion of the passage. Draw gas from the chamber and fill working fluid into the chamber via the degassing tube. Seal a joint between the chamber and the flat passage portion by a resistance-welding process. Cut off parts of the first cover and the second cover that surround the passage.

A method for producing a component for a heat exchanger through which fluid flows is provided. A base plate is provided on which there is an adhesive layer formed by glue. A channel plate is placed on the surface of the base plate such that the channel plate is spaced apart from the base plate in at least one channel region to delimit at least one fluid channel, and is bears on the adhesive layer in at least one bonding region to obtain a material bond with the base plate. The channel plate and base plate are clamped together in and by a hot press, such that a material bond is formed between the base plate and the channel plate in the bonding region when the adhesive layer is heated. The base plate and channel plate are placed in a cold press such that the adhesive layer that was heated in the hot press is cooled while the base plate is clamped against the channel plate.

A finned heat sink (1) comprising a stack of N finned heat sink plates (3). The N finned heat sink plates comprise a top plate (3a) on top of a bottom plate (3b) and optionally at least one sandwiched plate (3c). The bottom plate (3b), the top plate (3a) and the sandwiched plate (3c) comprise a heat dissipating fin (9) and an opening (7). The fins (9) are bent out of plane of the plates (3). The fin (9) of the bottom plate (3b) and the sandwiched plate (3c) extend through the opening (7a) in the top plate (3a) in the same direction as the fin (9a) of the top plate (3a).

A method of removing ineffective portion of flat heat pipe is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a flat heat pipe; flattening out at least one wick-free flatten-out zone of the flat heat pipe and then sealing the flattened flatten-out zone by welding; and cutting off a cut-away section but reserving a remainder section of the flattened and sealed flatten-out zone, so that an ineffective portion is removed from the flat heat pipe. After being processed with the above method, the flat heat pipe can have effectively increased heat transfer efficiency and save a lot of space.

Embodiments provide a helical layer structure including: a helical core member which is formed of a flexible, lengthy, flat plate-like core member and which is formed of a steel plate made of a metal material, such as iron; and a polymeric coating layer which is formed of a polymeric material such as a thermosetting elastic material or a thermoplastic elastic material, and which coats the helical core member. The manufacturing method of the helical layer structure includes: a feeding step of feeding a core member having flexibility; a supply step of supplying the polymeric material having fluidity; a coating step of coating the core member with the polymeric material; a cooling step of cooling a coated intermediate which is coated with the polymeric material; and a helix formation step of helically twisting the coated intermediate to form the helical layer structure.

A heat pipe and a sealing method thereof; the sealing method for a heat pipe includes the steps of: providing a metal pipe member, the metal pipe member including one end having a sealed end portion formed thereon and another end thereof having a narrowing neck section extended therefrom. The narrowing neck section includes a channel. A compression mold compresses the narrowing neck section and moves away from the metal pipe member in order to compress and elongate the narrowing neck section into a compression elongated column and to seal the channel. Finally, spot welding process is performed on the compression elongated column to form a sealed block thereon. The present invention is of the merits of improved work efficiency for heat pipe bending, compression and testing and increased length of the metal pipe member with enhanced thermal transfer performance of the heat pipe.

A method for manufacturing a fin for a heat exchanger includes a waffle forming step of forming a waffle portion and a plate-shaped portion around the waffle portion in a plate-shaped fin material, a cutting step of forming a continuous portion continuous with the plate-shaped portion and a fin slit configured to receive a flat tube in a side of the plate-shaped portion of the plate-shaped fin material, and a drawing step of forming a drawn portion protruding with respect to the continuous portion in the continuous portion.

A method of producing a plate laminate unit for a heat exchanger includes: a compressing step of compressing a plate laminate, a pair of terminal plates disposed on both sides of the plate laminate in a laminating direction, and a pair of binding plates disposed on both sides of the pair of terminal plates in the laminating direction, using a pressing tool from both sides in the laminating direction; a welding step of welding an edge portion of the plate laminate to edge portions of the pair of terminal plates during the compressing step; a connecting step of connecting the pair of binding plates to each other by a connector after the welding step; and a pressure-releasing step of detaching the pressing tool after the connecting step.