US5613552A
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Cooling apparatus using boiling and condensing refrigerant
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1995-07-12
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Granted: 1997-03-25
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Expires: 2015-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A power pack is mounted on the side wall of a refrigerant tank in which the internal pressure is reduced and a refrigerant is held in such a way that a heat transfer panel on which a power element is mounted can contact the refrigerant. The refrigerant boiled and gasified by heat from the contact part of the heat transfer panel 19 is guided into a radiation part planted on the top of the refrigerant tank 11. The radiation part is composed of a plurality of hollow tubular bodies having flat cross sections. The plurality of radiation tubes are laid out in parallel with each other at specified intervals, the upper ends thereof being closed and the lower ends thereof being open to the inside of the refrigerant tank so that the gasified refrigerant is guided thereinto. Here, the natural convection of the air is generated in the up/downward directions by the plurality of the radiation tubes, and the effective heat radiation is achieved thereby.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Osakabe
- 👤 Kiyoshi Kawaguchi
- 👤 Masahiko Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:03
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/73; F; F28; F28D; F28D15/00; F28D15/02; F28D15/0233; F28D15/0266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A cooling apparatus for cooling a heating element comprising: a refrigerant tank having a surface for mounting said heating element to be cooled, a plane for mounting a radiation part, said refrigerant tank enclosing a refrigerant to be gasified by heat generated by said heating element therein; said radiation part having a plurality of hollow members with flat cross sections disposed at specified intervals to roughly be parallel with each other in longitudinal directions, a part of said plurality of hollow members being attached to said plane for mounting said radiation part of said refrigerant tank and communicated with said refrigerant tank respectively; and a plurality of cooling fins disposed between said respective hollow members at said radiation part and forming air flow passages having introduction openings to introduce air thereto and exhaust openings to exhaust said introduced air at vertically higher positions than said introduction openings; said cooling fins being so designed that air flow passages can upwardly extend from said plane for mounting said radiation part, another group of cooling fins disposed with a predetermined interval from said first group of cooling fins and at an upper position with respect to said first group of cooling fins; and a first guide panel disposed between said first and said second groups of cooling fins for leading the air exhausted from said exhaust openings toward a side of said radiation part and a second guide panel disposed between said first guide panel and said refrigerant tank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A cooling apparatus for cooling a heating element comprising: a refrigerant tank having a surface for mounting said heating element to be cooled, a plane for mounting a radiation part, said refrigerant tank enclosing a refrigerant to be gasified by heat generated by said heating element therein; said radiation part having a plurality of hollow members with flat cross sections disposed at specified intervals to roughly be parallel with each other in longitudinal directions, a part of said plurality of hollow members being attached to said plane for mounting said radiation part of said refrigerant tank and communicated with said refrigerant tank respectively; and a plurality of cooling fins disposed between said respective hollow members at said radiation part and forming air flow passages having introduction openings to introduce air thereto and exhaust openings to exhaust said introduced air at vertically higher positions than said introduction openings; said cooling fins being so designed that air flow passages can upwardly extend from said plane for mounting said radiation part, another group of cooling fins disposed with a predetermined interval from said first group of cooling fins and at an upper position with respect to said first group of cooling fins; and a first guide panel disposed between said first and said second groups of cooling fins for leading the air exhausted from said exhaust openings toward a side of said radiation part and a second guide panel disposed between said first guide panel and said refrigerant tank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of hollow members of said radiation part are disposed so as not to vertically overlay one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
220 words
A cooling apparatus for cooling a heating element comprising: a refrigerant tank for absorbing high temperature refrigerant, said refrigerant having a plane for mounting a radiation part, said refrigerant tank enclosing a refrigerant to be gasified by a heat by said high temperature refrigerant; said radiation part having a plurality of hollow members, a part of said plurality of hollow members being attached to said plane for mounting said radiation part of said refrigerant tank and communicated with said refrigerant tank respectively; a plurality of cooling fins disposed between said respective hollow members at said radiation part and forming air flow passages having introduction openings to introduce air thereto and exhaust said introduced air at vertically higher portions than said introduction openings; said cooling fins being so designed that air flow passage can upwardly extend from said plane for mounting said radiation part; another group of cooling fins disposed with a predetermined interval from said first group of cooling fins and at an upper position with respect to said first group of cooling fins; a first guide panel disposed between said first and said second groups of cooling fins for leading the air exhausted from said exhaust openings toward a side of said radiation part; and a second guide panel disposed between said first guide panel and said refrigerant tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
220 words
A cooling apparatus for cooling a heating element comprising: a refrigerant tank for absorbing high temperature refrigerant, said refrigerant having a plane for mounting a radiation part, said refrigerant tank enclosing a refrigerant to be gasified by a heat by said high temperature refrigerant; said radiation part having a plurality of hollow members, a part of said plurality of hollow members being attached to said plane for mounting said radiation part of said refrigerant tank and communicated with said refrigerant tank respectively; a plurality of cooling fins disposed between said respective hollow members at said radiation part and forming air flow passages having introduction openings to introduce air thereto and exhaust said introduced air at vertically higher portions than said introduction openings; said cooling fins being so designed that air flow passage can upwardly extend from said plane for mounting said radiation part; another group of cooling fins disposed with a predetermined interval from said first group of cooling fins and at an upper position with respect to said first group of cooling fins; a first guide panel disposed between said first and said second groups of cooling fins for leading the air exhausted from said exhaust openings toward a side of said radiation part; and a second guide panel disposed between said first guide panel and said refrigerant tank.
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