阅读说明：本技术 均热板 (Vapor chamber ) 是由 小岛庆次郎 沼本龙宏 玉山孟明 久米宗一 于 2020-03-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及均热板,均热板(1)具备由外缘通过加热而被接合的第一片材(11)及第二片材(12)构成的壳体(10)、壳体内的工作液(20)、芯体(30)以及支柱(40),支柱具备用于在壳体内形成空洞(13)的第一支柱(41)、和用于抑制由接合两片材时的加热引起的壳体的翘曲的第二支柱(42),在俯视观察时,第一支柱的每一个的面积为壳体的0.05％以下,第二支柱的每一个的面积为壳体的0.5％以上7.0％以下,均热板的外形形状为大致长方形或者其组合,第二支柱在最长大致长方形(T-1)的内侧,沿着长度方向,设置于经过中心点(C-(T1))的位置,第二支柱的长度尺寸(L-(2a))为最长大致长方形的长度尺寸(L-(T1))的30％以上70％以下,第二支柱的宽度尺寸(W-(2a))为最长大致长方形的宽度尺寸(W-(T1))的5％以上10％以下。(The invention relates to a soaking plate, the soaking plate (1) comprises a shell (10) composed of a first sheet (11) and a second sheet (12) which are jointed by heating at the outer edge, a working fluid (20) in the shell, a core body (30) and a support column (40), the support column comprises a first support column (41) for forming a cavity (13) in the shell and a second support column (42) for inhibiting the warping of the shell caused by heating when the two sheets are jointed, the area of each first support column is less than 0.05% of the shell, the area of each second support column is more than 0.5% and less than 7.0% of the shell when viewed from top, the shape of the soaking plate is a roughly rectangle or the combination thereof,the second strut has a substantially rectangular shape (T) at its longest 1 ) Is arranged along the longitudinal direction and passes through the center point (C) T1 ) Position of the second strut, length dimension (L) of the second strut 2a ) Is the longest approximately rectangular length dimension (L) T1 ) 30% or more and 70% or less, and the width (W) of the second strut 2a ) Is the longest approximately rectangular width dimension (W) T1 ) 5% to 10%.)

1. A vapor chamber is characterized by comprising:

a housing including a first sheet and a second sheet facing each other, the outer edges of which are joined by joining with heating;

a working fluid sealed in the housing;

a core provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet;

and a stay provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet,

the support column includes a first support column for forming a cavity in the case, and a second support column for suppressing warping of the case caused by heating when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined,

the area of each of the first support columns is 0.05% or less of the area of the housing in plan view,

the area of each of the second struts is 0.5% to 7.0% of the area of the housing in a plan view,

the outer shape of the soaking plate is a shape which is approximately rectangular when viewed from the top, or a shape which is formed by a combination of a plurality of approximately rectangular shapes,

the second support is provided inside a longest substantially rectangular shape having the longest length in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape, at a position passing through a center point of the longest substantially rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape,

a length dimension of the second strut in a longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 30% to 70% of the length dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape,

the width dimension of the second strut in the width direction of the longest substantially rectangle is 5% to 10% of the width dimension of the longest substantially rectangle.

2. The soaking plate according to claim 1,

the column further includes an even number of third columns that are arranged so as to be substantially line-symmetrical with respect to the second column and so as not to contact the second column when the soaking plate is viewed in plan,

the area of each of the third struts is 0.5% to 2.0% of the area of the housing in a plan view.

3. The soaking plate according to claim 2, wherein,

the third strut is disposed along a width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

4. The soaking plate according to claim 3,

a length dimension of each of the third struts in a width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 10% to 20% of a width dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape,

the width dimension of each of the third struts in the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 2.5% to 10% of the length dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

5. The soaking plate according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

the outer edges of the first sheet and the second sheet are joined by welding, brazing, or diffusion bonding.

6. The soaking plate according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein,

at least a portion of the second support is porous.

7. The soaking plate according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein,

at least a portion of the second leg is hollow.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a vapor chamber.

Background

In recent years, in mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet computers, the amount of heat generated has increased due to high integration and high performance of elements. In addition, as miniaturization of products progresses, heat generation density increases, and therefore, a countermeasure against heat dissipation becomes important.

As the heat countermeasure member having high heat radiation capability, a vapor chamber, which is a planar heat pipe, can be cited. The apparent thermal conductivity of the whole soaking plate is several times to dozens of times better than that of metals such as copper, aluminum and the like.

As a heat countermeasure component using a vapor chamber, for example, patent document 1 discloses a flat heat pipe including a container in which a convex portion having a cavity portion is formed in a central portion by two plate bodies facing each other, and a working fluid sealed in the cavity portion, the cavity portion having a core structure, and an outer peripheral portion of the convex portion being sealed by laser welding.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-35348

In the flat heat pipe described in patent document 1, the outer periphery of the convex portion is sealed by laser welding, but the plate body is heated at the time of laser welding, and there is a problem that the entire flat heat pipe is warped.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a soaking plate capable of reducing warpage caused by joining accompanied by heating.

The soaking plate of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a case composed of a first sheet and a second sheet facing each other, wherein outer edges of the first sheet and the second sheet are joined by joining with heating; a working fluid sealed in the housing; a core provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet; and a support column provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet, the support column including a first support column for forming a cavity in the case and a second support column for suppressing warpage of the case caused by heating when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined, each of the first support columns having an area of 0.05% or less of an area of the case in a plan view, each of the second support columns having an area of 0.5% or more and 7.0% or less of an area of the case in a plan view, an outer shape of the heat equalizing plate in a plan view being a substantially rectangular shape or a shape composed of a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes, the second support column being located inside a longest substantially rectangular shape having a longest length in a longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shapes and extending along the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape, and a second support provided at a position passing through a center point of the longest substantially rectangular shape, wherein a length dimension of the second support in a longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 30% to 70% of a length dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape, and a width dimension of the second support in a width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 5% to 10% of a width dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

According to the present invention, a soaking plate capable of reducing warpage due to joining with heating can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of the structure of the soaking plate.

Fig. 2 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the soaking plate.

Fig. 3 (a), 3 (B), and 3 (C) are cross-sectional views schematically showing an example of the second support constituting the soaking plate.

Fig. 4 is a plan view for explaining the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view and the positional relationship of the second support.

Fig. 5 (a), 5 (B), 5 (C), 5 (D), and 5 (E) are plan views schematically showing another example of the soaking plate.

Fig. 6 is a plan view schematically showing still another example of the soaking plate.

Fig. 7 is a plan view schematically showing still another example of the soaking plate.

Detailed Description

The soaking plate of the present invention will be explained below.

However, the present invention is not limited to the following configuration, and can be applied with appropriate modifications within a scope not changing the gist of the present invention. The present invention also includes a combination of two or more of the preferred structures of the present invention described below.

The embodiments described below are merely examples, and it is needless to say that some of the structures described in the different embodiments may be replaced or combined.

The vapor chamber of the present invention comprises: a case composed of a first sheet and a second sheet facing each other, the outer edges of the first sheet and the second sheet being joined by joining with heating; a working fluid sealed in the housing; a core provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet; and a support provided on an inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet, wherein the support includes a first support for forming a cavity in the case and a second support for suppressing warpage of the case caused by heating when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined, an area of each of the first supports is 0.05% or less of an area of the case in a plan view, an area of each of the second supports is 0.5% or more and 7.0% or less of an area of the case in a plan view, an outer shape of the heat spreader in a plan view is a substantially rectangular shape or a shape formed by a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes, and the second support is located inside a longest substantially rectangular shape having a longest length in a longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape and extends along the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape, and a second support provided at a position passing through a center point of the longest substantially rectangular shape, wherein a length dimension of the second support in a longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 30% to 70% of a length dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape, and a width dimension of the second support in a width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 5% to 10% of a width dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of the structure of the soaking plate.

The soaking plate 1 shown in fig. 1 includes: a case 10 composed of a first sheet 11 and a second sheet 12 facing each other; a working fluid 20 sealed in the case 10; a core 30 provided on a main surface 11a of the first sheet 11 (an inner wall surface 11a of the first sheet 11) facing the second sheet 12; and a plurality of support columns 40 (first support column 41 and second support column 42) provided on the main surface 12a of the second sheet 12 (inner wall surface 12a of the second sheet 12) facing the first sheet 11.

The housing 10 has a hollow 13 therein, and the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are supported by the first support 41 in order to secure the hollow 13.

The first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are joined to each other at their outer edges by joining with heating, and are sealed.

In the soaking plate 1 shown in fig. 1, the core 30 includes the mesh 32 disposed on the inner wall surface 11a of the first sheet 11.

The support post 40 may be integrated with the second sheet 12, and may be formed by etching the inner wall surface 12a of the second sheet 12, for example.

The support post 40 may be formed by processing the second sheet 12 to form a concave portion and/or a convex portion.

The portion where the outer edges of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are joined together is a seal portion 50.

The working fluid 20 exists as a liquid phase in the core 30. The working fluid 20 is mainly present in the cavity 13 as a gas phase (water vapor in the case where the working fluid is water).

The vapor chamber can be used with a heat source. Fig. 1 shows a case where the heat source 120 is disposed on a principal surface (outer wall surface) of the first sheet 11 that does not face the second sheet 12. The surface on which the heat supply source 120 is disposed may be a main surface of the second sheet 12 that does not face the first sheet 11.

The working fluid 20 present in the core 30 directly above the heat source 120 is vaporized by the heat emitted from the heat source 120, the heat of the heat source 120 is taken away, and the vaporized working fluid moves from the mesh 32 to the cavity 13.

The vaporized working fluid 20 moves in the casing 10, and condenses near the outer edge of the casing 10 to become a liquid phase.

The liquid-phase working fluid 20 is absorbed by the wick 30 by the capillary force of the wick 30, and moves again toward the heat source 120 side in the wick 30 to carry away the heat of the heat source 120.

By circulating the working fluid in the case in this manner, the soaking plate cools the heat source.

Fig. 2 is a plan view schematically showing an example of the soaking plate.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the soaking plate 1 viewed from the second sheet 12 side, and the positions of the first support 41, the second support 42, and the core 30 are shown through the second sheet 12.

Fig. 1 may be a sectional view of the soaking plate cut along the a-a section shown in fig. 2.

In the soaking plate 1 shown in fig. 2, the casing has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the sealing portion 50 has a shape along the outer peripheral edge of the substantially rectangular shape.

The outer edges of the first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 are joined by joining with heating to form the seal portion 50.

A second support 42 is provided at substantially the center of the soaking plate 1 shown in fig. 2.

The position of the second support 42 in the soaking plate 1 will be described in detail later.

The second support may be porous or hollow.

Fig. 3 (a), 3 (B), and 3 (C) are cross-sectional views schematically showing an example of the second support constituting the soaking plate.

The second support 42a shown in fig. 3 (a) is integrated with the second sheet 12.

The second support column 42B shown in fig. 3 (B) has a porous interior.

The second support 42C shown in fig. 3 (C) is hollow inside.

The second support integrated with the second sheet can be obtained by, for example, a method in which when a part of the second sheet is removed by cutting, etching, or the like, the part to be the second support is not removed.

Examples of the method for obtaining the second pillar having a porous interior include a method for sintering metal particles or metal fibers on the surface of the second sheet, and a method for welding a porous sintered body of metal particles or metal particles to the surface of the second sheet.

Examples of a method for obtaining the second support pillar having a hollow interior include a method for forming a convex portion on the surface of a flat second sheet by performing rib processing on the surface of the second sheet, and a method for forming a non-through hole by performing laser processing or the like on the second support pillar 42a shown in fig. 3 (a).

The pillars other than the second pillar may be porous or hollow, as in the second pillar.

In the soaking plate, the material constituting the first sheet and the second sheet is not particularly limited as long as it has properties suitable for use as the soaking plate, for example, thermal conductivity, strength, flexibility, and the like. The material constituting the first sheet and the second sheet is preferably a metal material, and examples thereof include copper, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, iron, and the like, or an alloy containing these as a main component. The material constituting the first sheet and the second sheet is particularly preferably copper.

In the soaking plate, the working fluid is not particularly limited as long as it can undergo a gas-liquid phase change in the environment inside the case, and water, alcohols, freon substitutes, and the like can be used, for example. The working fluid is preferably an aqueous compound, more preferably water.

In the soaking plate, the core is not particularly limited as long as it has a capillary structure capable of moving the working fluid by capillary force. The capillary configuration of the core may be a known configuration used in existing vapor chambers. Examples of the capillary structure include a minute structure having irregularities such as pores, grooves, and projections, for example, a porous structure, a fibrous structure, a grooved structure, and a mesh structure.

In the vapor chamber, the core is preferably provided inside the casing so as to be continuous from the evaporation portion to the condensation portion. At least a portion of the core may be integral with the shell.

In the vapor chamber, the core may be provided with a mesh, a nonwoven fabric, or a porous body on the surface of the first sheet opposite to the inner wall surface. For example, the core may be composed of a plurality of protrusions arranged at predetermined intervals on the inner wall surface of the first sheet, and a web, a nonwoven fabric, or a porous body arranged on the protrusions, or may be composed of a web, a nonwoven fabric, or a porous body arranged directly on the inner wall surface of the first sheet.

The soaking plate is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various applications and modifications may be made with respect to the structure, manufacturing conditions, and the like of the soaking plate within the scope of the present invention.

For example, the vapor chamber may include a core on an inner wall surface of the second sheet. In this case, the pillars may support the second sheet via the core without being in direct contact with the second sheet.

The outer shape of the soaking plate of the present invention in a plan view is a substantially rectangular shape or a shape composed of a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes.

When the outer shape is a shape formed by a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes, the number of substantially rectangular shapes forming the outer shape is preferably 5 or less, and more preferably 3 or less.

A method of determining the number of substantially rectangular shapes constituting the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view will be described later.

In the vapor chamber of the present invention, the support provided on the inner wall surface of the first sheet and/or the second sheet includes a first support for forming a cavity in the case and a second support for suppressing warpage of the case caused by heating when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined.

The first support columns are support columns for forming a cavity in the housing, and the area of each of the first support columns is 0.05% or less of the area of the housing in a plan view.

The area of the entire first support is preferably 1% to 20% of the area of the housing in a plan view.

The second support is provided inside the longest substantially rectangular shape that forms the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view (hereinafter, also referred to as the outer shape in plan view), at a position that passes through the center point of the longest substantially rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape. The center point of the substantially rectangle refers to a point where the diagonals of the substantially rectangle intersect each other.

The longest substantially rectangular shape is a rectangle having the longest length in the longitudinal direction among the rectangles constituting the external shape of the soaking plate in plan view.

The length dimension of the second support in the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is 30% or more and 70% or less of the length dimension of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

The width dimension of the second strut in the width direction of the longest substantially rectangle is 5% or more and 10% or less of the width dimension of the longest substantially rectangle.

The area of each of the second struts is 0.5% to 7.0% of the area of the case in a plan view.

By providing the second support columns having the above dimensions at the above positions, warpage occurring when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined by joining with heating can be suppressed.

Next, the longest substantially rectangular shape will be described with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a plan view for explaining the top-view outer shape of the soaking plate and the positional relationship of the second support.

As shown in fig. 4, the outer shape of the soaking plate 1 in plan view is considered to be formed of a substantially rectangular T₁The shape of the structure, thus being substantially rectangular T₁Becomes a longest substantially rectangular shape.

Here, the outer shape of the soaking plate 1 in plan view refers to the outer shape of the whole soaking plate 1 and does not refer to only the region surrounded by the sealing portion 50.

The second leg 42a extends along a generally rectangular shape T₁In the longitudinal direction of (1), through a substantially rectangular T₁Center point C of_T1Is arranged in a substantially rectangular T₁Inside of (2). The second leg 42a follows a generally rectangular shape T₁Is arranged in a substantially rectangular shape T₁Substantially at the center in the width direction.

The outer shape of the heat equalizing plate 1 in plan view corresponds to the outer shape of the case 10 constituting the heat equalizing plate 1 in plan view. Therefore, when the outer shape of the soaking plate 1 in a plan view is formed of a single substantially rectangular shape (the longest substantially rectangular shape), the substantially rectangular shape has an area corresponding to the area of the case 10 in a plan view.

The length L of the second support 42a in the longitudinal direction_2aIs formed into a substantially rectangular T₁Length L in the longitudinal direction of_T130% to 70%.

The width dimension W of the second support column 42a in the width direction_2aIs formed into a substantially rectangular T₁Width dimension W in width direction of_T15% to 10%.

The second support column 42a is provided along the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined dimension, and thus warpage occurring when the first sheet and the second sheet are joined by heating can be suppressed.

The shape of the soaking plate in plan view of the present invention is not limited to a substantially rectangular shape, and may be a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes.

A method of selecting the longest substantially rectangular shape when the planar external shape of the soaking plate is formed by a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes will be described with reference to fig. 5 (a), 5 (B), 5 (C), 5 (D), and 5 (E).

Fig. 5 (a), 5 (B), 5 (C), 5 (D), and 5 (E) are plan views schematically showing another example of the soaking plate.

As shown in fig. 5 (a), 5 (B), 5 (C), and 5 (D), the outer shape of the soaking plate 2 in plan view is formed of a substantially rectangular shape T₂Approximately rectangular T₃And a substantially rectangular T₄The combination of (a) and (b). The reason why the overall shape of the soaking plate 2 in plan view is not formed into a substantially rectangular shape will be described later.

Here, the shape and number of the substantially rectangular shapes constituting the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view are combinations in which the number of the substantially rectangular shapes is the smallest and the total length in the longitudinal direction of all the substantially rectangular shapes is the longest.

The longitudinal direction which is a reference for the total length in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shapes may be different for each of the substantially rectangular shapes. Further, the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view does not need to be formed into a shape to be filled without a gap by a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes, and a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes may be overlapped with each other.

In the soaking plate 2 shown in fig. 5 (a), the shape is substantially rectangular T₂And a substantially rectangular T₃In the region X₁Approximately rectangular T₂And a substantially rectangular T₄In the region X₂Overlap each other.

As shown in fig. 5 (B), 5 (C) and 5 (D), the rectangle T is substantially rectangular₂Approximately rectangular T₃And a substantially rectangular T₄Respectively has a length L in the longitudinal direction_T2、L_T3、L_T4，L_T2The longest. Thus, a substantially rectangular T₂Becomes a longest substantially rectangular shape. Therefore, in the soaking plate 2, along the substantially rectangular shape T₂In the longitudinal direction of (1) through a substantially rectangular T₂Center point C of_T2Is provided with a second strut 42 b.

The dimension L in the longitudinal direction of the second support 42b_2bIs substantially rectangular T₂Length L of_T230% to 70%, and the width-directional dimension W of the second support column 42b_2bIs substantially rectangular T₂Dimension W in the width direction of_T25% to 10%.

In the present specification, the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape means a direction in which the distance between the two opposing sides is long. In the case of a square, the distance between the two opposing sides is equal, and any direction is defined as the longitudinal direction.

Thus, a substantially rectangular shape also includes a square shape.

In the present specification, the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view is formed of a substantially rectangular shape or a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes.

Here, the number of substantially rectangular shapes constituting the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view is preferably 3 or less, and more preferably 2 or less.

If the number of substantially rectangular shapes constituting the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view is 4 or more, the shape of the soaking plate itself becomes complicated, and the manufacturing cost becomes high.

In the present specification, when the soaking plate has a notch (defective portion) in the outer shape in plan view, whether or not the notch is to be considered is determined based on the area of the substantially rectangular shape and the area of the notch when the notch is not present.

Specifically, when the ratio of the area of the notch to the area of the substantially rectangular shape in the case where no notch is present is 10% or less, it is considered that no notch is present in the substantially rectangular shape. Therefore, the overall shape of the soaking plate in plan view is a rectangle having the longest dimension.

On the other hand, when the ratio of the area of the notch to the area of the substantially rectangular shape in the case where no notch is present exceeds 10%, the substantially rectangular shape is divided into a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes.

When the area of the divided substantially rectangular shape is 10% or less of the area of the planar external shape of the soaking plate, the substantially rectangular shape is excluded from the rectangular shape constituting the planar external shape of the soaking plate.

As shown in fig. 5 (E), in the soaking plate 2, a notch T is formed₆Relative to a substantially rectangular T assuming no cut-outs₅The proportion of the area of (b) exceeds 10% (about 11% in (E) of fig. 5). Therefore, it is assumed that the outer shape of the soaking plate 2 in plan view is not a substantially rectangular T₅But instead consists of three substantially rectangular T₂、T₃、T₄The combination of (a) and (b).

If in the soaking plate 2 shown in FIG. 5 (E), at the notch T₆Relative to a substantially rectangular T assuming no cut-outs₅When the ratio of the area of (A) is 10% or less, the substantially rectangular shape T is formed₅The longest rectangle is set.

In the soaking plate of the present invention, the support column may include an even number of third support columns that are arranged substantially line-symmetrical with respect to the second support column in a plan view of the soaking plate and do not contact the second support column.

The area of each of the third struts is 0.5% to 2.0% of the area of the case in a plan view.

If the third support is provided, warpage in the width direction can be suppressed.

If the third support and the second support are in contact with each other, the flow of the working fluid in the case may be obstructed, and the cooling efficiency may be lowered.

The length of each of the third struts in the width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is preferably 10% to 20% of the width of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

The width of each of the third struts in the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape is preferably 2.5% to 10% of the length of the longest substantially rectangular shape.

Preferably the third leg does not contact the outer edge of the housing.

If the third support contacts the outer edge of the casing, the flow of the working fluid in the casing is often obstructed, and the cooling efficiency is reduced.

The third support may be provided along the width direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape, or may be provided along the longitudinal direction of the longest substantially rectangular shape, but is preferably provided along the width direction.

The direction along which the third strut is provided is considered to be the longitudinal direction by comparing the length of the third strut in the longitudinal direction with the length of the third strut in the width direction.

An example of the soaking plate having the third support is described with reference to fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a plan view schematically showing still another example of the soaking plate.

The soaking plate 3 shown in fig. 6 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

The longest substantially rectangular shape constituting the soaking plate 3 is substantially rectangular T₇。

The second leg 42 may extend along a generally rectangular shape T₇Through a substantially rectangular T₇Center point C of_T7The mode of (2). Thus, the second strut 42 is disposed at a substantially rectangular T₇Substantially at the center in the width direction.

An even number (2 in fig. 6) of the third support posts 43 are arranged so as to be substantially line-symmetric with respect to the second support posts 42 and not to be in contact with the second support posts 42.

The area of each of the third support columns 43 is preferably 0.5% to 2.0% of the area of the housing in plan view.

Preferably, the third support is disposed along the width direction of the substantially rectangular shape.

In a substantially rectangular T₇A length dimension L of each of the third pillars 43 in the width direction of_3aPreferably substantially rectangular T₇Width dimension W of_T7More than 10% and less than 20% (about 10.7% in fig. 6). In addition, in the substantially rectangular T₇A width dimension W of each of the third struts in the length direction of_3aPreferably substantially rectangular T₇Length dimension L of_T72.5% to 10% (about 3.0% in fig. 6).

Comparing third struts 43Width dimension W_3aAnd a length dimension L_3aLength dimension L_3aSpecific width dimension W_3aLong. Therefore, the third support 43 can be said to be along the longest substantially rectangular shape, i.e., substantially rectangular shape T₇Is arranged in the width direction of the base.

In the case where the outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view is formed by a combination of a plurality of substantially rectangular shapes, a fourth support may be further provided inside the substantially rectangular shape other than the longest substantially rectangular shape at a position passing through the center point of the substantially rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape.

The length of the fourth support in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape is preferably 30% to 70% of the length of the substantially rectangular shape. Further, the width dimension of the fourth pillar in the width direction of the substantially rectangular shape is preferably 5% to 10% of the width dimension of the substantially rectangular shape.

An example of the soaking plate provided with the fourth support is described with reference to fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a plan view schematically showing still another example of the soaking plate.

The soaking plate 4 shown in fig. 7 corresponds to the soaking plate 2 shown in fig. 5 (a) with the addition of a fourth support.

As shown in fig. 7, the soaking plate 4 includes a second support 42b and a fourth support 44.

In the soaking plate 4, the outer shape in plan view is formed by a substantially rectangular shape T, as in the soaking plate 2 shown in fig. 5 (a), 5 (B), 5 (C), 5 (D), and 5 (E)₂Approximately rectangular T₃And a substantially rectangular T₄The combination of (a) and (b). Thus, the longest substantially rectangular shape is substantially rectangular T₂This is also the same as the soaking plate 2. In addition, the soaking plate 4 passes through a substantially rectangular shape T which is not the longest substantially rectangular shape₃Along a substantially rectangular T₃In the longitudinal direction of (1) through a substantially rectangular T₃Center point C of_T3Is provided with a fourth strut 44.

The fourth leg may be in contact with the second leg, but preferably is not in contact.

[ method for manufacturing vapor chamber ]

The method for producing the soaking plate is not particularly limited as long as the above-described structure can be obtained. For example, a thermal soaking plate can be obtained by overlapping a first sheet on which a core is disposed and a second sheet on which a support including a first support and a second support is disposed, injecting a working fluid, and joining the first sheet and the second sheet.

The first sheet and the second sheet may be joined by a joining method involving heating, and examples thereof include laser welding, resistance welding, diffusion joining, solder joining, brazing, TIG welding (tungsten-inert gas welding), and ultrasonic joining. Among them, laser welding, brazing, or diffusion bonding is preferable.

Examples

Hereinafter, examples of the soaking plate of the present invention will be described in more detail. The present invention is not limited to these examples.

Comparative example 1

(production of vapor chamber)

A copper foil having a width of 60mm multiplied by a length of 100mm and a thickness of 0.2mm in a plan view was prepared as a first sheet.

In addition, a copper foil having a width of 60mm × a length of 100mm in a plan view and a thickness of 0.08mm was prepared as a second sheet.

After the first sheet was etched with sodium persulfate to form a convex portion as a first support, the first sheet and the second sheet were bonded to each other with the web interposed therebetween, and the outer edge portion was laser-welded to obtain a case in which the first sheet and the second sheet were bonded to each other. After welding, a working fluid is injected through the pipe.

(confirmation of warping)

The surface unevenness was confirmed by a laser rangefinder and digitized, and the step difference between the most convex portion and the most concave portion was calculated to obtain the warpage of the vapor chamber.

(confirmation of thermal Properties)

The soaking plate according to comparative example 1 was brought into contact with the ceramic heater at an outside air temperature of 25 ℃, and the difference Δ T between the temperature directly above the heat source of the soaking plate and the temperature at the position farthest from the heat source was determined.

Comparative examples 2 to 3, examples 1 to 2

Soaking plates according to comparative examples 2 to 3 and examples 1 to 2 having second pillars at the same positions as the soaking plate 1 shown in fig. 4 were produced by welding the first sheet and the second sheet in the same procedure as in comparative example 1 except that the etching pattern of the second sheet was changed to form not only the first pillars but also the second pillars.

The ratio of the length dimension of the second support in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape constituting the planar external shape of the soaking plate, the ratio of the width dimension of the second support in the width direction of the substantially rectangular shape, and the ratio of the area of each of the second supports to the area of the case in the planar view are shown in table 1.

Further, the height of the second pillars was 150 μm as the first pillars.

The outer shape of the soaking plate in plan view was a rectangle having a width of 60mm × a length of 100mm, and the ratio [% ] of the length and width of the second support was calculated.

(example 3)

A soaking plate according to example 3 having a second support and a third support at the same positions as the soaking plate 3 shown in fig. 6 was produced by welding the first sheet and the second sheet in the same order as in comparative example 1, except that the etching pattern of the second sheet was changed and not only the first support but also the second support and the third support were formed.

Table 1 shows the ratio of the length dimension of the second support and the width dimension of the third support in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape constituting the heat spreader in the top view, the ratio of the width dimension of the second support and the length dimension of the third support in the width direction of the substantially rectangular shape, and the ratio of the area of each of the second support and the third support to the area of the case in the top view.

The heights of the second and third pillars were 150 μm, which was the same as that of the first pillar.

The planar shape of the soaking plate was a rectangle having a width of 60mm × a length of 100mm, and the ratio [% ] of the length and width of the second and third support columns was calculated.

(comparison of warpage and thermal Properties)

Regarding the warpage of the soaking plate, referring to the ratio of comparative example 1 when the warpage is 1.00, the closer to 0, the more the warpage is suppressed. Therefore, a ratio of less than 0.9 was evaluated as "o", and a ratio of 0.9 or more was evaluated as "x".

In addition, regarding the thermal characteristics, the ratio when Δ T of comparative example 1 was 1.00 was also referred to, and the closer to 1.00, the lower the temperature at the position farthest from the heat source, the better the thermal characteristics. Therefore, a ratio of 0.9 or more was evaluated as "o", and a ratio of less than 0.9 was evaluated as "x".

The results of the comparison of warpage and thermal characteristics are shown in table 1.

[ Table 1]

As is clear from the results in table 1, the soaking plate of the present invention can reduce the warpage due to the joining with heating. Further, it was confirmed that when the length dimension of the second pillar in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular shape is less than 30% of the length dimension of the substantially rectangular shape, the effect of suppressing the warpage is hardly exhibited, and when it exceeds 70%, the thermal characteristics are deteriorated.

Description of the reference numerals

1. 2, 3, 4 … vapor chamber; 10 … a housing; 11 … a first sheet; 11a … inner wall surface of the first sheet; 12 … a second sheet; 12a … inner wall surface of the second sheet; 13 … hollow; 20 … working fluid; 30 … core body; a 32 … mesh; 40 … posts; 41 … a first strut; 42. 42a, 42b, 42c … second strut; 43 … third strut; 44 … fourth strut; a 50 … seal; 120 … heat source; c_T1、C_T2、C_T3、C_T7… a substantially rectangular center point; t is₁、T₂、T₃、T₄、T₅、T₇… are generally rectangular; t is₆… cutting; l is_T1、L_T2、L_T3、L_T4、L_T7… a substantially rectangular longitudinal length; l is_2a、L_2b… a length dimension of the second leg in the length direction; l is_3a… the length dimension of the third strut in the length direction; w_T1、W_T2、W_T7… a width dimension in the width direction of the substantially rectangular shape; w_2a、W_2b… width dimension of the second strut in width direction; w_3a… width dimension of the third strut in width direction; x₁… substantially rectangular T₂And a substantially rectangular T₃An area of overlap; x₂… substantially rectangular T₂And a substantially rectangular T₄The area of overlap.