Patent · US Expired

Miniature heat exchanger

US5263536A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1991
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/908
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A miniature heat exchanger. A small housing provides a heat exchanger surface, contains a spray shower head. A cooling fluid enters through a base plate and is sprayed through holes in the shower head on to the underside of the cooling surface. The heated coolant exists through exit holes in the nozzle and out a coolant outlet in the base plate. The device may also be used as a heater to provide temperature control to localized areas or large surfaces.

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