Cooling device for electric circuit
A cooling device to which an electric circuit may be mounted includes a cooling body provided with a front edge having bores forming V-shaped channels inside the body. Intersecting V-shaped channels are closed by plugs to thereby define a continuous cooling circuit inside the cooling body.
1 . A cooling assembly for an electric circuit; said cooling assembly comprising a generally planar body including an electric circuit receiving surface, a front edge and a rear edge; said body being provided with a cooling circuit having:
an inlet;
an outlet;
at least two pair of bores provided on said edge; each pair of bores being so configured and sized as to define a V-shaped channel; said bores being so distanced on said edge that each said V-shaped channel intersects with at least one adjacent V-shaped channel; intersections of said V-shaped channels being closed via plugs; one of said at least two pair of bores being associated with said inlet and another of said at least two pair of bores being associated with said outlet.
2 . The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a straight bore and an angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced from one another as to define said V-shaped channel.
3 . The cooling assembly of claim 2 , wherein said straight bores and said angled bores alternate.
4 . The cooling assembly of claim 3 , wherein said body further includes a U-shaped channel defined by two consecutive straight bores and a transversal bore done in a side edge of the body.
5 . The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a first angled bore and a second angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced as to define said V-shaped channel.
6 . The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein said plugs used to close intersecting V-shaped channels are deformable plugs.
7 . The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.
8 . The cooling assembly of claim 5 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.
9 . The cooling assembly of claim 8 , wherein a pointed junction of each of said pair of angled bores is removed.
10 . The cooling assembly of claim 1 , wherein said body is made of aluminum.
11 . A cooling assembly for an electric circuit; said cooling assembly comprising a generally planar body including an electric circuit receiving surface and a front edge provided with at least two pair of bores each defining V-shaped channels; said cooling assembly further comprises plugs so inserted into said bores as to close intersections of said V-shaped channels, an inlet and an outlet.
12 . The cooling assembly of claim 10 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a straight bore and an angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced from one another as to define said V-shaped channel.
13 . The cooling assembly of claim 12 , wherein said straight bores and said angled bores alternate.
14 . The cooling assembly of claim 13 , wherein said body further includes a U-shaped channel defined by two consecutive straight bores and a transversal bore done in a side edge of the body.
15 . The cooling assembly of claim 11 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a first angled bore and a second angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced as to define said V-shaped channel.
16 . The cooling assembly of claim 11 , wherein said plugs used to close intersecting V-shaped channels are deformable plugs.
17 . The cooling assembly of claim 11 , wherein each said bore reach a rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.
18 . The cooling assembly of claim 11 , wherein said body is made of aluminum.
19 . The cooling assembly of claim 15 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.
20 . The cooling assembly of claim 19 , wherein a pointed junction of each of said pair of angled bores is removed.