VAPOR CHAMBER
20220003506 · 2022-01-06
Inventors
Cpc classification
F28F2225/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F28F2240/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F28D15/046
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F28D15/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F28D15/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a vapor chamber. The vapor chamber comprises a first casing, a second casing and a working fluid. The first casing has a first recess and a plurality of pillars. A fluid channel is formed among the plurality of pillars. The second casing has a second recess and a microstructure. The microstructure has a plurality of liquid storing concaves. The first casing is assembled with the second casing, the first recess and the second recess are sealed to form an accommodating space, and the plurality of pillars are corresponding in position to the microstructure. The working fluid is accommodated in the accommodating space and absorbed among the plurality of pillars and the microstructure by the capillary force, and flows in the fluid channel and the plurality of liquid storing concaves.
Claims
1. A vapor chamber, comprising: a first casing having a first recess and a plurality of pillars, wherein the first recess has a first bottom surface, the plurality of pillars are disposed on the first bottom surface, and a fluid channel is formed among the plurality of pillars; a second casing having a second recess and a microstructure, wherein the second recess has a second bottom surface, the microstructure is disposed on the second bottom surface, and the microstructure has a plurality of liquid storing concaves, wherein the first casing is assembled with the second casing, the first recess and the second recess are sealed to form an accommodating space, and the plurality of pillars are corresponding in position to the microstructure; and a working fluid accommodated in the accommodating space, absorbed among the plurality of pillars and the microstructure by the capillary force, and flowing in the fluid channel and the plurality of liquid storing concaves.
2. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pillars is a polygonal cylinder, and each of the plurality of liquid storing concaves is a polygonal concave.
3. The vapor chamber according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of pillars are hexagon cylinders and arranged in an interleaved array to form a honeycomb-shaped capillary structure, wherein the plurality of liquid storing concaves are hexagon concaves and arranged in an interleaved array to form a honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure.
4. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pillars are misaligned with the plurality of liquid storing concaves, respectively, and the fluid channel is in fluid communication with the plurality of liquid storing concaves.
5. The vapor chamber according to claim 4, wherein a free end of each of the pillars is partially covered on an opening of a corresponding one of the plurality of the liquid storing concaves.
6. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pillars are aligned with the plurality of liquid storing concaves, respectively, and the fluid channel is in fluid communication with the plurality of liquid storing concaves.
7. The vapor chamber according to claim 5, wherein the area of an opening of each of the liquid storing concaves is greater than a surface area of a free end of a corresponding one of the plurality of pillars.
8. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of supporting structures, wherein the plurality of supporting structures are disposed between the first bottom surface of the first casing and the second bottom surface of the second casing.
9. The vapor chamber according to claim 8, wherein each of the supporting structures has a first supporting column and a second supporting column, the first supporting column is disposed on the first bottom surface, and the second supporting column is disposed on the second bottom surface, wherein when the first casing and the second casing are assembled, the first supporting column and the second supporting column are aligned and in contact with each other.
10. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pillars of the first casing and the plurality of liquid storing concaves of the second casing are formed by an etching process, respectively, and any two of the plurality of liquid storing concaves are not in fluid communication with each other.
11. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the second casing is connected with or in contact with a heat source, and the heat source is corresponding in position to a part of the plurality of pillars and a part of the plurality of liquid storing concaves, wherein an evaporation zone is defined at the area of the location of the plurality of pillars and the plurality of liquid storing concaves corresponding in position to the heat source, and a transportation zone is defined at the area of the location of the plurality of pillars and the plurality of liquid storing concaves other than the evaporation zone, wherein the density of the liquid storing concaves in the evaporation zone is greater than the density of the liquid storing concaves in the transportation zone.
12. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of liquid storing concaves of the microstructure are formed by an etching process.
13. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the vapor chamber is less than or equal to 0.6 millimeter.
14. The vapor chamber according to claim 1, wherein the first casing and the second casing are made of a metal material, respectively, and the accommodating space of the vapor chamber is a vacuum chamber.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed.
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[0022] In this embodiment, the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 are made of a metal material, respectively, for example but not limited to a copper or a copper alloy. Each of the plurality of pillars 21 is a polygonal cylinder, for example but not limited to a hexagon cylinder. The plurality of pillars 21 are arranged in an interleaved array, and the fluid channels 22 are formed among the plurality of pillars 21 so that a honeycomb-shaped capillary structure is formed. In this embodiment, the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 are concavely formed on the surface of the microstructure 31. The liquid storing concaves 310 are blind holes which are not penetrated through the second casing 3. Each of liquid storing concaves 310 is a polygonal concave, for example but not limited to a hexagon concave. The plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 are arranged in an interleaved array, so that a honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure is formed. In an embodiment, each of the liquid storing concaves 310 is an independent concave, and any two of the liquid storing concaves 310 are not in fluid communication with each other. Since the working liquid is capable of being stored within the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310, the storage of the working liquid is increased, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the vapor chamber 1 is enhanced.
[0023] In this embodiment, the accommodating space 100 of the vapor chamber 1 is a vacuum chamber. The first recess 20 of the first casing 2 has a first sidewall 201, a second sidewall 202, a third sidewall 203 and a fourth sidewall 204. The first sidewall 201 is opposite to the second sidewall 202. The first sidewall 201 and the second sidewall 202 are respectively disposed adjacent to two short sides of the vapor chamber 1. The third sidewall 203 is opposite to the fourth sidewall 204. The third sidewall 203 and the fourth sidewall 204 are respectively disposed adjacent to two long sides of the vapor chamber 1. The honeycomb-shaped capillary structure formed by the plurality of pillars 21 and the fluid channel 22 is disposed by extending from a middle portion of the first sidewall 201 of the first recess 20 to a middle portion of the second sidewall 202. The two opposite sides of the honeycomb-shaped capillary structure are respectively close to and apart from the third sidewall 203 and the fourth sidewall 204 of the first recess 20. The second recess 30 of the second casing 3 has a first sidewall 301, a second sidewall 302, a third sidewall 303 and a fourth sidewall 304. The first sidewall 301 is opposite to the second sidewall 302. The first sidewall 301 and the second sidewall 302 are respectively disposed adjacent to two short sides of the vapor chamber 1. The third sidewall 303 is opposite to the fourth sidewall 304. The third sidewall 303 and the fourth sidewall 304 are respectively disposed adjacent to two long sides of the vapor chamber 1. The honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure formed by the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 and the microstructure 31 is disposed by extending from a middle portion of the first sidewall 301 of the second recess 30 to a middle portion of the second sidewall 302. The two opposite sides of the honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure are respectively close to and apart from the third sidewall 303 and the fourth sidewall 304 of the second recess 30. In an embodiment, the honeycomb-shaped capillary structure of the first casing 2 is corresponding in position to the honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure of the second casing 3.
[0024] In this embodiment, the first recess 20, the plurality of pillars 21 and the fluid channel 22 of the first casing 2 are formed by an etching process. The first recess 20, the plurality of pillars 21 and the fluid channel 22 are integrally formed with the first casing 2 in one piece. The second recess 30, the microstructure 31 and the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 of the second casing 3 are formed by the etching process. The second recess 30, the microstructure 31 and the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 are integrally formed with the second casing 3 in one piece. Since the foregoing structures are formed by the etching process, the thickness of the vapor chamber 1 can be thinned.
[0025] In an embodiment, when the first casing 2 is assembled with the second casing 3, each of the pillars 21 is misaligned with a corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310. That is, each of the pillars 21 is partially overlapped with the corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310. A free end of each of the pillars 21 does not completely close the opening of the corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310, and only a part of the free end of each of the pillars 21 covers the opening of the corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310. In other words, each of the liquid storing concaves 310 is in fluid communication with the fluid channel 22 formed by the plurality of pillars 21, so that the working liquid or the vaporized working liquid is allowed to flow among the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 and the fluid channel 22.
[0026] In some embodiments, when the first casing 2 is assembled with the second casing 3, each of the pillars 21 is aligned with a corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310. That is, each of the pillars 21 is overlapped within the opening of the corresponding one of the liquid storing concaves 310, and the area of the opening of each of the liquid storing concaves 310 is greater than the surface area of a free end of the corresponding one of the pillars 21. Since the opening of the liquid storing concave 310 is greater than the surface area of the free end of the pillar 21, the pillar 21 doesn't completely close the opening of the liquid storing concave 310 while overlapped with the liquid storing concave 310. In other words, each of the liquid storing concaves 310 is in fluid communication with the fluid channel 22 formed by the plurality of pillars 21, so that the working liquid or the vaporized working liquid is allowed to flow among the plurality of liquid storing concaves 310 and the fluid channel 22.
[0027] In this embodiment, the vapor chamber 1 further comprises a plurality of supporting structures 4. The plurality of supporting structures 4 are disposed within the accommodating space 100 and disposed between the first bottom surface 20a of the first casing 2 and the second bottom surface 30a of the second casing 3. In an embodiment, each of the supporting structures 4 has a first supporting column 41 and a second supporting column 42. The first supporting column 41 is disposed on the first bottom surface 20a of the first casing 2, and the second supporting column 42 is disposed on the second bottom surface 30a of the second casing 3. The second supporting columns 42 are corresponding in position to the first supporting columns 41, respectively. When the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 of the vapor chamber 1 are assembled, the first supporting column 41 and the second supporting column 42 are aligned and in contact with each other. In an embodiment, the plurality of first supporting columns 41 are arranged on the first bottom surface 20a of the first recess 20 in an array. A part of the plurality of first supporting columns 41 is located among the first sidewall 201, the second sidewall 202, the third sidewall 203 and the honeycomb-shaped capillary structure of the first recess 20. The other part of the plurality of first supporting columns 41 is located among the first sidewall 201, the second sidewall 202, the fourth sidewall 204 and the honeycomb-shaped capillary structure of the first recess 20.
[0028] The plurality of second supporting columns 42 are arranged on the second bottom surface 30a of the second recess 30 in an array. A part of the plurality of second supporting columns 42 is located among the first sidewall 301, the second sidewall 302, the third sidewall 203 and the honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure of the second recess 30. The other part of the plurality of second supporting columns 42 is located among the first sidewall 301, the second sidewall 302, the fourth sidewall 304 and the honeycomb-shaped liquid storing structure of the second recess 30. Preferably but not exclusively, the first supporting columns 41 are formed on the first casing 2 by an etching process. The plurality of first supporting columns 41 are integrally formed with the first casing 2 in one piece. Preferably but not exclusively, the second supporting columns 42 are formed on the second casing 3 by an etching process. The plurality of second supporting columns 42 are integrally formed with the second casing 3 in one piece. Since the plurality of supporting structures 4 are disposed in the vapor chamber 1, the structure of the vapor chamber 1 is strengthened and the deformation of the surfaces of the first casing 2 or the second casing 3 is avoided.
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[0031] In an embodiment, the first casing 6 and the second casing 7 are made of a metal material, respectively, for example but not limited to a copper or a copper alloy. The accommodating space 500 is a vacuum chamber. The plurality of pillars 61 are arranged on the first bottom surface 60a of the first recess 60 in an array. In other embodiment, the contour of the microstructure 71 matches with the contour of the second recess 70, so that the microstructure 71 is embedded in the second recess 70.
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[0034] In an embodiment, each of the first openings 721 is partially in fluid communication with portion of the plurality of second openings 722, and each of the second openings 722 is also partially in fluid communication with portion of the plurality of first openings 721. In other words, each of the first openings 721 is in fluid communication with two or more second openings 722, and each of the second openings 722 is in fluid communication with two or more first openings 721. Due to the arrangement of the first openings 721 and the second openings 722, the storage of the working liquid is increased, the fluid resistance of the mesh structure of the conventional vapor chamber is avoided, and the transporting rate of the working fluid in the liquid storing concaves 710 is enhanced.
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[0036] In an embodiment, the density of the liquid storing concaves 710 in the evaporation zone A of the vapor chamber 5 is greater than the density of the liquid storing concaves 710 in the transportation zone B, so that the capillary force to the working liquid in the evaporation zone A is greater than that in the transportation zone B. Therefore, when the vaporized working liquid in the evaporation zone A is condensed to liquid state and flows into the fluid channel 62, the working liquid in the transportation zone B can be rapidly transported back to the evaporation zone A, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the vapor chamber 5 is enhanced. The dense area of the liquid storing concaves 710 of the microstructure 71 can be adjusted according to the position of the heat source H, and can be changed according to the practical requirements.
[0037] In summary, the present disclosure provides a vapor chamber. The arrangement of the pillars and the microstructure of the vapor chamber of the present disclosure replace the mesh structure of the conventional vapor chamber, so as to achieve the advantages of slimness, reducing the resistance of the working fluid, equalizing temperature rapidly and enhancing the heat dissipation efficiency. In addition, the liquid storing concaves of the vapor chamber of the present disclosure increase the storage of the working liquid, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the vapor chamber is enhanced. Moreover, the supporting structures of the vapor chamber of the present disclosure enhance the structural strength of the vapor chamber and avoid the deformation of the surfaces of the first casing and the second casing. Furthermore, since the density of the liquid storing concaves in the evaporation zone of the vapor chamber is greater than that in the transportation zone, the working liquid is easier to be absorbed and transported to the evaporation zone by the capillary force, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the vapor chamber is enhanced.
[0038] While the disclosure has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the disclosure needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment.