Cooling device and electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit including a passage, through which a coolant circulates, a heat-receiving section, which is thermally connected to a heating element, and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the heat-receiving section; a heat dissipation member thermally connected to the heat-sinking section; and a fan that blows air to the heat dissipation member. The heat transfer unit includes: a first plate member, in which a groove corresponding to the passage is formed; and a second plate member, which covers the groove. The heat-receiving section and the heat-sinking section are provided on one of the first and second plate members. The fan is provided on one side of the first or second plate member that is provided with the heat-receiving section and the heat-sinking section.
1. A cooling device comprising:
a heat transfer unit including (i) a passage, through which a coolant circulates in a first direction, (ii) a heat-receiving section thermally connected to a heating element, (iii) a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the heat-receiving section, (iv) a first plate member, in which a groove corresponding to the passage is formed, (v) a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion is inclined so as to form an obtuse angle between a sidewall of the groove and a surface of the protrusion in contact with the coolant flowing in the first direction, and (vi) a second plate member covering the groove, wherein
the heat-receiving section and the heat-sinking section are provided on one of the first and second plate members.
2. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a casing;
a heating element housed in the casing; and
a cooling device that cools the heating element, the cooling device comprising:
a heat transfer unit including a passage through which a coolant circulates in a first direction, a heat-receiving section, which is thermally connected to a heating element, and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the heat-receiving section;
a heat dissipation member thermally connected to the heat-sinking section; and
a fan that blows air to the heat dissipation member, wherein
the heat transfer unit comprises:
a first plate member, in which a groove corresponding to the passage is formed,
a plurality of protrusions formed over a sidewall of the groove and each of the plurality of protrusions being included so as to form an obtuse angle between the sidewall and a surface of the protrusion in contact with the coolant flowing in the first direction, and
a second plate member, which covers the groove,
the heat-receiving section and the heat-sinking section are provided on one of the first and second plate members, and
the fan is provided on one side of the first or second plate member that is provided with the heat-receiving section and the heat-sinking section.