Heat dissipation module and projection apparatus using the same
A heat dissipation module includes a heat-absorbing unit, a first heat pipe, a second heat pipe, and a heat-dissipating unit. The heat-absorbing unit is adapted to contact the heat source thermally. The first heat pipe has a first heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a first heat-dissipating section. The second heat pipe has a second heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a second heat-dissipating section. The heat-dissipating unit includes a first fin assembly and a second fin assembly. The first heat-dissipating section is connected to the first fin assembly along a first extending direction, the second heat-dissipating section is connected to the second fin assembly along a second extending direction, the first extending direction and second extending direction are oblique to each other, and a part of the first fin assembly and a part of the second fin assembly are inset to each other.
1. A heat dissipation module, adapted to dissipate heat generated by a heat source, the heat dissipation module comprising:
a heat-absorbing unit, adapted to contact the heat source thermally;
a first heat pipe, having a first heat-absorbing section and a first heat-dissipating section, and the first heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit;
a second heat pipe, having a second heat-absorbing section and a second heat-dissipating section, and the second heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit; and
a heat-dissipating unit, comprising a plurality of sides including a first side and a second side being different from the first side, a first fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins being parallel to each other and a second fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins being parallel to each other, the first heat-dissipating section being connected to the first fin assembly at the first side of the heat-dissipating unit along a first extending direction, the second heat-dissipating section being connected to the second fin assembly at the second side of the heat-dissipating unit along a second extending direction, the first extending direction and the second extending direction being skew to each other, wherein a part of the fins of the first fin assembly are inset to a part of the fins of the second fin assembly.
2. The heat dissipation module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an included angle is between a projection of the first extending direction on a plane of the second extending direction and the second extending direction, and the included angle is substantially 90 degrees.
3. The heat dissipation module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first fan disposed on the heat-dissipating unit.
4. The heat dissipation module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a third fin assembly and a second fan, the third fin assembly disposed on the heat-absorbing unit, and the second fan disposed on the third fin assembly.
5. A projection apparatus, comprising:
an optical engine, having a light source capable of providing an illumination beam; and
a heat dissipation module, comprising:
a heat-absorbing unit, contacting the light source thermally;
a first heat pipe, having a first heat-absorbing section and a first heat-dissipating section, and the first heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit;
a second heat pipe, having a second heat-absorbing section and a second heat-dissipating section, and the second heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit; and
a heat-dissipating unit, comprising a plurality of sides including a first side and a second side being different from the first side, a first fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins being parallel to each other and a second fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins being parallel to each other, the first heat-dissipating section being connected to the first fin assembly at the first side of the heat-dissipating unit along a first extending direction, the second heat-dissipating section being connected to the second fin assembly at the second side of the heat-dissipating unit along a second extending direction, the first extending direction and the second extending direction being skew to each other, wherein a part of the fins of the first fin assembly are inset to a part of the fins of the second fin assembly.
6. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the optical engine further comprises a light valve, the light source is capable of providing the illumination beam to the light valve, and the light valve is capable of converting the illumination beam into an image beam.
7. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein an included angle is between a projection of the first extending direction on a plane of the second extending direction and the second extending direction, and the included angle is substantially 90 degrees.
8. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the heat dissipation module further comprises a first fan disposed on the heat-dissipating unit.
9. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the heat dissipation module further comprises a third fin assembly and a second fan, the third fin assembly is disposed on the heat-absorbing unit, and the second fan is disposed on the third fin assembly.