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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Douglas L. Heirich, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Douglas L. Heirich, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a heat-transfer mechanism are described. This heat-transfer mechanism includes a first heatpipe having a first end and a second end, and a second heatpipe having a third end and a fourth end. Moreover, a heatpipe coupler is thermally coupled to the second end of the first heatpipe and the third end of the second heatpipe. This heatpipe coupler includes a housing surrounding a cavity and a liquid metal contained within the cavity, thereby providing a thermal path from the first end of the first heatpipe, which is configured to couple to a condenser, to the fourth end of the second heatpipe, which is configured to couple to an evaporator.