IP Library Granted Patent US 9,555,505
Granted Patent B2
US 9,555,505 · App. 14/002,376 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Forging method

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Patent No.
US 9,555,505
App. No.
14/002,376
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a forging method for forming a heat sink 9 including a base board 91 and a plurality of pin fins 92 integrally formed on an upper surface of the base board 91 . A back pressure applying pin 75 of a forging die for forming pin fins 92 are slidably arranged in a fin-forming hole 52 . At the time of plastically deforming a forging blank W, a back pressure is applied by the back pressure applying pin to a metal material of the forging blank W flowed into the fin-forming hole 52 . A concave portion 76 is formed on the restraining tip end face of the back pressure applying pin 75 for restraining the metal material, and a joining convex portion 93 is integrally formed on a tip end of the pin fin 92 by the metal material filled in the concave portion 76.

Claims (24)

1. A forging method for forming a heat sink including a base board and a plurality of pin fins integrally formed on at least one surface of the base board by plastically deforming a forging blank by die forging processing, the method comprising:

arranging a back pressure applying pin in a fin-forming hole for forming the pin fin in a slidable manner, the fin-forming hole being formed in a forging die, wherein the back pressure applying in includes a concave portion on a restraining tip end face of the back pressure applying pin;

applying a back pressure to a metal material of the forging blank flowing into the fin-forming hole with the back pressure applying pin at a time of plastically deforming the forging blank;

restraining the metal material with the concave portion on the restraining tip end face of the back pressure applying pin; and

integrally forming a joining convex portion on a tip end of the pin fin by the metal material filled in the concave portion.

2. The forging method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the joining convex portion of the pin fin protrudes higher than a thin protruded portion formed at a tip end outer peripheral edge of the pin fin.

3. The forging method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the thin protruded portion is formed by burrs.

4. The forging method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a tip end of the joining convex portion of the pin fin is formed into a flat surface.

5. The forging method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forging die includes a punch and a die, and wherein the fin-forming hole is provided in the punch.

6. The forging method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forging die includes a punch and a die, and wherein the fin-forming hole is provided in the die.

7. A production method of a heat sink including a heat transfer plate, the method comprising:

a step of obtaining a heat sink by a forging method as recited in claim 1 ; and

a step of fixedly joining a heat transfer plate to tip ends of a plurality of pin fins without removing thin protruded portions formed at tip end outer peripheral edges of the plurality of pin fins of the heat sink.

8. A production method of a heat sink including a heat transfer plate, the method comprising:

a step of obtaining a heat sink by a forging method as recited in claim 1 ;

a correction step of adjusting protruding amounts of joining convex portions of a plurality of pin fins of the heat sink by pressing a corrective punch having a flat pressing surface against tip ends of the plurality of pin fins; and

a joining step of fixedly joining a heat transfer plate to the tip ends of the plurality of pin fins after performing the correction step.

9. A correction method of a heat sink, comprising:

a step of obtaining a heat sink by a forging method as recited in claim 1 ; and

a correction step of adjusting protruding amounts of joining convex portions of a plurality of pin fins of the heat sink by pressing a corrective punch having a flat pressing surface against tip ends of the plurality of pin fins.

10. A forging device for forming a heat sink including a base board and a plurality of pin fins integrally formed on at least one surface of the base board by plastically deforming a forging blank by die forging processing, the forging device comprising:

a forging die;

a back pressure applying pin arranged in a fin-forming hole of the forging die, wherein

a restraining tip end face of the back pressure applying in includes a concave portion that restrains a metal material of the forging blank so that a joining convex portion is integrally formed on a tip end of a pin fin by the metal material filled in the concave portion.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064082/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2013
From: KOKUBO, SADAO; IGARASHI, KAZUO
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 031574/0370 →