Heat pipe including a main wick structure and at least one auxiliary wick structure

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PATENT NO 8622117
APP PUB NO 20100155032A1
SERIAL NO

12491246

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A heat pipe includes a casing, a main wick structure received in the casing, an auxiliary wick structure received in the main wick structure, and a working fluid contained in the casing. The main wick structure is attached to an inner surface of the casing. An inner peripheral surface of the main wick structure and an outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary wick structure cooperatively define a vapor channel. The auxiliary wick structure is hollow, and extends along a longitudinal direction of the casing. A liquid channel is defined in the auxiliary wick structure. Two ends of the auxiliary wick structure are both fixed on the two ends of the casing. The working fluid is saturated in the main wick structure and the auxiliary wick structure.

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FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD(236)NO 3-2 CHUNG SHAN ROAD TU-CHENG DIST NEW TAIPEI 236
FURUI PRECISE COMPONENT (KUNSHAN) CO LTDNO 635 FOXCONN ROAD HI-TECH INDUSTRY PARK DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT KUNSHAN CITY JIANGSU PROVINCE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Wen-Hu ShenZhen, CN 2 23
Cheng, Nien-Tien Taipei Hsien, TW 51 310
Liu, Yue ShenZhen, CN 361 3591
Lo, Yu-Liang Tu-Cheng, TW 17 109
Wu, Sheng-Lin Tu-Cheng, TW 15 86

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