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Granted Patent B2
US 11,856,740 · App. 17/503,369 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Heat radiating cooler with recessed traps for coolant

Inventors: Takuya Honjo (Tokyo, JP); Masami Ogura (Tokyo, JP); Chisato Motoyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
H05K7/20927H05K7/20918H02M3/158H02M7/53871H02P27/08
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Patent No.
US 11,856,740
App. No.
17/503,369
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooler includes a heat radiating member and a cover member that form a coolant flow path. The heat radiating member has a first surface on which an object to be cooled is disposed. The heat radiating member includes multiple fin members protruding into the coolant flow path from a second surface of the heat radiating member. The second surface of the heat radiating member is a part of a surface of the coolant flow path. The cover member includes a trap part in which multiple recesses are formed in a portion of an inner surface of the cover member being another part of the surface of the coolant flow path outside a protruding direction of the fin members.

Claims (14)

1. A cooler comprising:

a heat radiating member, having a first surface on which an object to be cooled is disposed;

a flow path forming member, forming, in combination with the heat radiating member, a coolant flow path through which a coolant circulates, wherein the flow path foaming member comprises a cover member;

a plurality of fin members, protruding into the coolant flow path from a second surface of the heat radiating member, the second surface of the heat radiating member being a part of a surface of the coolant flow path; and

a trap part comprising at least one recess, wherein the at least one recess is formed in a portion of an inner surface of the flow path forming member, the inner surface being another part of the surface of the coolant flow path outside a protruding direction of the plurality of fin members,

wherein the at least one recess comprises a plurality of undulating recesses disposed in a circulation direction of the coolant in the coolant flow path.

2. The cooler according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one recess is recessed from the inner surface of the flow path forming member in a first direction orthogonal to a circulation direction of the coolant in the coolant flow path, and extends along a second direction orthogonal to the circulation direction.

3. The cooler according to claim 2 , wherein

the trap part faces the plurality of fin members in the protruding direction.

4. The cooler according to claim 1 , wherein

the trap part faces the plurality of fin members in the protruding direction.

5. The cooler according to claim 1 , wherein

a direction in which the at least one recess is recessed from the inner surface of the flow path forming member is downward in a vertical direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2021
From: HONJO, TAKUYA; OGURA, MASAMI; MOTOYAMA, CHISATO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057826/0446 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-206810 · Dec 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220192059A1 · Jun 16, 2022