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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gaohua Zhu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Evan Fleming, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kimihiro Tsuchiya, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/26 (2006.01); F28D 15/04 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/26 (2013.01); B81C 1/00119 (2013.01); B81C 1/00396 (2013.01); B81C 1/00523 (2013.01); F28D 15/0233 (2013.01); F28D 15/046 (2013.01); B81B 2201/058 (2013.01); B81C 2201/0135 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more methods of fabricating a microscale canopy wick structure having an array of individual wicks having one or more canopy members. Each method includes selectively etching a substrate to control the thickness of the canopy members and also control the width of a fluid flow channel between adjacent wicks in a manner that enhances the overall performance of the microscale canopy wick structure.