Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for using additive manufacturing for thermal management
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Application No.: US14592387Application Date: 2015-01-08
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Publication No.: US10660236B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Brian Magann Rush , William Dwight Gerstler , Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini , Todd Garrett Wetzel
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent John P. Darling
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; F28D15/02 ; G06F1/20 ; F28D15/04 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a thermal management system for electronic devices, including a heat frame, a conformal slot portion, chassis frame, and heat fins wherein the heat frame, conformal slot, chassis frame, and heat fins are integrally formed as a unitary structure by additive manufacturing. In another example, there is a modular vapor assembly for electronic components having a vapor chamber comprising a component surface and a top surface with a vapor channel formed therebetween with at least one liquid receptacle and having a wick structure on at least some of an interior of the component surface. In operation, there is a circuit card with at least some of the electronic components coupled to the vapor chamber component surface and the wick structures transfer at least some of the liquid from the receptacle towards the electronic components, wherein the liquid turns to a vapor that moves towards the receptacle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150289413A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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