US4862321A
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Cooling system for heating body
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-28
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-09-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a cooling system for a heating body to cool the heating body by ebullition and evaporation of a liquid refrigerant, wherein a liquid return pipe passing through a connecting pipe which connects an evaporation vessel and a condenser is branched off from said connecting pipe on the evaporation vessel side to open at its one end in the bottom of said evaporation vessel, in order to smooth the return of the refrigerant evaporated and liquified again into the evaporation vessel and to maintain a stable cooling effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuuji Saitoo
- 👤 Yoshikatu Tokunaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/73; F; F25; F25B; F25B23/00; F25B23/006; F28; F28D; F28D15/00; F28D15/02; F28D15/0266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A cooling system for a heating body which comprises an evaporation vessel having a thermal conductor therein and being filled with liquid refrigerant, a condenser, a connecting pipe to connect said evaporation vessel and said condenser, and a liquid return pipe which passes through the connecting pipe and opens in said evaporation vessel at its one end as well as in said condenser at its other end, and which cools the heating body by means of said liquid refrigerant by contacting said heating body with the surface of said evaporation vessel, wherein one end of said liquid return pipe on said evaporation vessel side is branched off from said connecting pipe in the vicinity of the connecting portion of said evaporation vessel and said connecting pipe to open in the bottom of said evaporation vessel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A cooling system for a heating body which comprises an evaporation vessel having a thermal conductor therein and being filled with liquid refrigerant, a condenser, a connecting pipe to connect said evaporation vessel and said condenser, and a liquid return pipe which passes through the connecting pipe and opens in said evaporation vessel at its one end as well as in said condenser at its other end, and which cools the heating body by means of said liquid refrigerant by contacting said heating body with the surface of said evaporation vessel, wherein one end of said liquid return pipe on said evaporation vessel side is branched off from said connecting pipe in the vicinity of the connecting portion of said evaporation vessel and said connecting pipe to open in the bottom of said evaporation vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 1, wherein said evaporation vessel is provided with a connecting pipe portion attached to said connecting pipe and said liquid return pipe is branched off at said connecting pipe portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 2, wherein said liquid return pipe is made up by connecting a pipe leading to the bottom of said evaporation vessel and a pipe leading to said condenser, which pipes are connected in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the connecting pipe portion of said evaporation vessel and said connecting pipe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 3, wherein said pipe leading to said condenser is flexible.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 1, wherein said heating body is a semi-conductor element, said evaporation vessel includes a connecting pipe portion to be connected to said connecting pipe, said connecting pipe includes an insulator pipe disposed on said evaporation vessel side and a bellows disposed on said condenser side, and said liquid return pipe comprises a metal tube and a flexible insulator pipe connected in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the connecting pipe portion of said evaporation vessel and said connecting pipe, which metal tube is branched off at the connecting pipe portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 5, wherein said condenser is located laterally to said evaporation vessel and said connecting pipe is slanted upwardly toward said condenser.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A cooling system for a heating body according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of said evaporation vessels are provided and at least said semi-conductor element is press-fitted onto the surface of one said evaporation vessels.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-08-28 | 1993-02-27 | 1993-08-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-08-28 | 1997-02-27 | 1997-08-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-02-27 | 2001-08-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |