Cooling device
View Patent ↗A cooling device includes a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant. The centrifugal pump contacts and absorbs heat from heat-generating electronic parts by heat exchange of the refrigerant therein to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device. The centrifugal pump includes a lower casing that comes into contact with the heatgenerating electronic parts, an upper casing disposed to face the lower casing to form a pump chamber, and an impeller sandwiched between the upper casing and the lower casing. The lower casing includes a recessed conical surface facing the impeller, at least one protrusion provided in a center portion of the recessed conical surface and a contact face with which the heat-generating electronic parts come into contact formed directly below the protrusion on an opposite side of the recessed conical surface.
1. A cooling device comprising:
a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant,
wherein the centrifugal pump contacts heat-generating electronic parts to absorb heat from the heat-generating electronic parts by the heat exchange of the refrigerant therein to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device,
wherein the centrifugal pump includes:
a lower casing that comes into contact with the heatgenerating electronic parts;
an upper casing disposed to face the lower casing to form a pump chamber; and
an impeller sandwiched between the upper casing and the lower casing,
wherein the lower casing includes a recessed conical surface facing the impeller, a plurality of protrusions provided in a center portion of the recessed conical surface and a contact face with which the heat-generating electronic parts come into contact formed directly below the protrusions on an opposite side of the recessed conical surface, and
wherein at least one of the protrusions supports a bearing of the impeller.
2. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion located at an outermost position among the protrusions faces inner circumferential edges of blades of the impeller with a certain gap therebetween.
3. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed conical surface of the center portion from which the protrusions protrude and a portion of the recessed conical surface around the center portion form a conical surface having substantially the same slope angle.
4. A cooling device comprising:
a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant,
wherein the centrifugal pump comes into contact with heat-generating electronic parts to absorb heat from the heat-generating electronic parts by the heat exchange of the refrigerant to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device,
wherein the centrifugal pump includes:
a first casing having a heat-receiving surface that comes into contact with the heat-generating electronic parts and receives heat;
a second casing fitted with the first casing and sandwiches an impeller between the first casing and the second casing; and
a sealing member sandwiched between the first casing and the second casing to form a pump chamber, and
wherein a recessed conical surface is formed on the side of the first casing facing the impeller.
5. The cooling device according to claim 4 , wherein the first casing is made of metal, and wherein the second casing and the sealing member are made of resin.
6. The cooling device according to claim 4 , wherein a groove is formed in the recessed conical surface of the first casing, and wherein the sealing member has a water passage sealing member that covers the groove.
7. A cooling device comprising:
a heat-radiating device and a centrifugal pump provided in a closed circulation passage for circulating refrigerant,
wherein the centrifugal pump contacts heat-generating electronic parts to absorb heat from the heat-generating electronic parts by the heat exchange of the refrigerant therein to radiate the heat via the heat-radiating device,
wherein the centrifugal pump includes:
a lower casing that comes into contact with the heat-generating electronic parts;
an upper casing disposed to face the lower casing to form a pump chamber; and
an impeller sandwiched between the upper casing and the lower casing, and
wherein the lower casing includes a recessed conical surface facing the impeller, a plurality of protrusions provided in a center portion of the recessed conical surface are formed so as to protrude toward the impeller with heights of the protrusions decreasing radially outward, and a contact face with which the heat-generating electronic parts come into contact formed directly below the protrusion on an opposite side of the recessed conical surface.