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Homogeneous liquid cooling of LED array

US9494370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GeramTec GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Schreir-Alt · Munich, DE
Katja Heumann · Rüsselsheim am Main, DE
Siegmund Kobilke · Ingolstadt, DE
Michel Kazempoor · Munich, DE
Alfred Thimm · Wunsiedel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2010
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28F2210/00
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid-cooled heat sink includes a top plate having an array of circuitous liquid channels, each channel having a separate channel inlet and a common central outlet channel. The heat sink further includes a bottom plate having an inlet port and an outlet port. The heat sink further includes an intermediate plate having inlet guide channels providing fluid communication between the inlet port of the bottom plate and channel inlets of the top plate, said intermediate plate further including an outlet guide channel providing fluid communication between the common central outlet channel of the top plate and the outlet port of the bottom plate.

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