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Radial finned heat sink

US6538892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2001
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radial finned heat sink assembly for an electrical component is constructed from a graphite material, which may be resin impregnated. The assembly includes a base, and a plurality of spaced parallel planar fin members supported by the base. Each fin member includes a planar fin of an anisotropic graphite material having graphite layers aligned primarily with the plane of the fin. In a first construction the fin members include integral core portions. In a second construction the core portions are separately formed so that the graphene layers of the core portion are aligned primarily parallel to the core axis so that heat is efficiently transmitted from the base to the plate members along the core axis.

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