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Evaporator assemblies, vapor chambers, and methods for fabricating vapor chambers

US12135152B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

Shailesh N. Joshi · Ann Arbor, US
Danny J. Lohan · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2021
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01L23/427
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Evaporator assemblies, vapor chamber assemblies, and methods for fabricating a vapor chamber are disclosed. In one embodiment, an evaporator assembly for a vapor chamber includes an evaporator surface, an array of posts extending from the evaporator surface, and an array of vapor vents within the evaporator surface. Each vapor vent of the array of vapor vents is configured as a depression within the evaporator surface. The evaporator assembly further includes a porous layer disposed on the evaporator surface, the array of posts, and the array of vapor vents.

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