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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotada Katoh, Hyogo, JP;
Takeshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Baba, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Yamasaki, Yamanashi, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disclosed loop heat pipe includes an evaporator configured to absorb heat from outside by a wall to evaporate a working fluid from a liquid phase to a gas phase; a condenser configured to condense a gas phase working fluid introduced from the evaporator into a liquid phase; an elastic wick configured to contact an inner wall of the evaporator by an elastic force from the elastic wick; and a wick deformation member configured to deform the elastic wick increase a contact pressure of the elastic wick against the inner wall of the evaporator.