Flexible heat pipe

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2007-09-13

2011-12-06

Leo, Leonard R (Department: 3785)

Heat exchange

Flexible envelope or cover type

C165S104330, C361S679520, C361S700000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08069907

ABSTRACT:
A heat pipe for cooling a heat-generating component has a generally planar, sealed flexible body having an evaporator section, a condenser section, and a flexible bellows section. The bellows section is located between the evaporator section and the condenser section along a longitudinal length of the body. A chamber extends from the evaporator section to the condenser section inside the body and contains a working fluid. The bellows section includes internal supports to keep the chamber open during repeated bending of the heat pipe at the bellows section.

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