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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiichiro Ohta, Tochigi, JP;
Yuichi Furukawa, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Showa Aluminum Corporation, Sakai, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361700 ; 361687 ; 361688 ; 361689 ; 361690 ; 361694 ; 361695 ; 361698 ; 361699 ; 257714 ; 257715 ; 174 151 ; 174 152 ; 174 161 ; 165 804 ;
Abstract
A heat sink device for use in an electronic device for dissipating into the atmosphere outside a housing of the electronic device the heat generated by an electronic component disposed within the housing. The housing has a peripheral wall formed with a heat removal opening. A heat sink disposed within the housing comprises a metal body having a heat pipe portion, and a radiation fin attached to the body in the vicinity of the heat removal opening and opposed to the opening. The heat-generating electronic component, such as CPU, is held in contact with the metal body at a location away from the fin attached portion thereof.