Global Patent Index - EP 2179240 A1

EP 2179240 A1 20100428 - PASSIVE DEVICE WITH CAPILLARY PUMPED FLUIDIC MICRO LOOP

Title (en)

PASSIVE DEVICE WITH CAPILLARY PUMPED FLUIDIC MICRO LOOP

Title (de)

PASSIVE VORRICHTUNG MIT KAPILLARFÖRDERUNG IN EINEM FLÜSSIGKEITS-MIKROKREISLAUF

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PASSIF A MICRO BOUCLE FLUIDE A POMPAGE CAPILLAIRE

Publication

EP 2179240 A1 20100428 (FR)

Application

EP 08826899 A 20080711

Priority

  • FR 2008051313 W 20080711
  • FR 0705770 A 20070808

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009019377A1] Each loop (1) of the device includes an evaporator (2) and a condenser (3) connected by an outer tube (6) in a portion of which extends a thermally insulating sleeve (9) having one end (9b) that can lead into the condenser (3) and another end (9a) that surrounds a first portion (8a) of a microporous mass (8) provided in the outer tube (6) and pumping by capillarity a liquid-phase heat-carrier fluid flowing in the insulating sleeve (9) of the condenser (3) towards the evaporator (2), while the gaseous-phase fluid flows from a vapour-collecting central duct (25) in a second portion (8b) of the mass (8) of the evaporator (2) towards the condenser (3) in a duct (11) inside said outer tube (6). The invention can be used for the thermal energy transfer from an electronic component or circuit defining a heat source (4) in relation with the evaporator (2) to a cold source (5) in relation with the condenser (3).

IPC 8 full level

F28D 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F28D 15/043 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009019377A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009019377 A1 20090212; AT E510178 T1 20110615; EP 2179240 A1 20100428; EP 2179240 B1 20110518; ES 2366338 T3 20111019; FR 2919923 A1 20090213; FR 2919923 B1 20091030; US 2011192575 A1 20110811; US 8584740 B2 20131119

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2008051313 W 20080711; AT 08826899 T 20080711; EP 08826899 A 20080711; ES 08826899 T 20080711; FR 0705770 A 20070808; US 67265908 A 20080711