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US 12,566,032 · App. 18/009,401 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Vapor chamber assembly

Inventors: Jiang Hong Yu (Best, NL); Derk Tiekink (Mierlo, NL); Genevieve Therese Martin (Udenhout, NL)
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
F28D15/0233F21V29/51F28D9/0062F21Y2115/10F28D2021/0019
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Patent No.
US 12,566,032
App. No.
18/009,401
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a vapor chamber assembly ( 1000 ) comprising two sections ( 1200 ) and one or more vapor chamber elements ( 100 ), wherein each section ( 1200 ) comprises at least part of the one or more vapor chamber elements ( 100 ), wherein each vapor chamber element ( 100 ) comprises a vapor chamber ( 200 ) at least partly defined by two parallel configured plate parts ( 211, 221 ), wherein the two sections ( 1200 ) define a bend ( 1100 ), wherein the bend ( 1100 ) has a bend angle αb, wherein 0°≤α b <180°.

Claims (13)

1 . A vapor chamber assembly comprising:

two sections and one or more vapor chamber elements, wherein each section comprises at least part of the one or more vapor chamber elements, wherein each vapor chamber element comprises a vapor chamber at least partly defined by two parallel configured plate parts, wherein the two sections define a bend, wherein the bend has a bend angle α b , wherein α b <180°;

wherein the two sections together define at least part of one of the one or more vapor chamber elements; and

wherein each of the two sections comprises a vapor chamber element part, wherein the vapor chamber element parts taper towards the bend, and wherein the vapor chamber element parts define at least part of the one of the one or more vapor chamber elements, and wherein α b ≥45°.

2 . The vapor chamber assembly according to claim 1 , wherein 45°≤α b ≤135°.

3 . The vapor chamber assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the vapor chamber is at least partly defined by two plates, wherein a first plate of the two plates consists of a single piece comprising two first plate parts, and wherein a second plate of the two plates comprises two second plate parts abutted at the bend, wherein each of the first plate parts is configured in parallel with one of the second plate parts.

4 . The vapor chamber assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the two parallel configured plates define a vapor chamber height, wherein the vapor chamber comprises bridging elements bridging at least part of the vapor chamber height.

5 . The vapor chamber assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the bend has a bending radius ≤2 mm.

6 . A device comprising the vapor chamber assembly of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises an electronic component thermally coupled to the vapor chamber assembly.

7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device comprises a housing, wherein the housing internally has a rounded corner, wherein the bend of the vapor chamber assembly is arranged in physical contact with the rounded corner at a contact interface, wherein the bend and the rounded corner have the same radius at the contact interface.

8 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device comprises a light generating device.

9 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device comprises a driver unit comprising a driver, wherein the driver is thermally coupled with the vapor chamber assembly.

10 . A lamp or a luminaire comprising the light generating device according to claim 8 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2022
From: YU, JIANG HONG; TIEKINK, DERK; MARTIN, GENEVIEVE THERESE
To: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 062037/0731 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20179417 · Jun 11, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230258411A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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