Cooling device for electric circuit

Abstract

A cooling device to which an electric circuit may be mounted includes a cooling body provided with a front edge having bores forming V-shaped channels inside the body. Intersecting V-shaped channels are closed by plugs to thereby define a continuous cooling circuit inside the cooling body.

1 . A cooling assembly for an electric circuit; said cooling assembly comprising a generally planar body including an electric circuit receiving surface, a front edge and a rear edge; said body being provided with a cooling circuit having: 
 an inlet;    an outlet;    at least two pair of bores provided on said edge; each pair of bores being so configured and sized as to define a V-shaped channel; said bores being so distanced on said edge that each said V-shaped channel intersects with at least one adjacent V-shaped channel; intersections of said V-shaped channels being closed via plugs; one of said at least two pair of bores being associated with said inlet and another of said at least two pair of bores being associated with said outlet.    
   
   
       2 . The cooling assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a straight bore and an angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced from one another as to define said V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       3 . The cooling assembly of  claim 2 , wherein said straight bores and said angled bores alternate.  
   
   
       4 . The cooling assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said body further includes a U-shaped channel defined by two consecutive straight bores and a transversal bore done in a side edge of the body.  
   
   
       5 . The cooling assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a first angled bore and a second angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced as to define said V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       6 . The cooling assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said plugs used to close intersecting V-shaped channels are deformable plugs.  
   
   
       7 . The cooling assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       8 . The cooling assembly of  claim 5 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       9 . The cooling assembly of  claim 8 , wherein a pointed junction of each of said pair of angled bores is removed.  
   
   
       10 . The cooling assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said body is made of aluminum.  
   
   
       11 . A cooling assembly for an electric circuit; said cooling assembly comprising a generally planar body including an electric circuit receiving surface and a front edge provided with at least two pair of bores each defining V-shaped channels; said cooling assembly further comprises plugs so inserted into said bores as to close intersections of said V-shaped channels, an inlet and an outlet.  
   
   
       12 . The cooling assembly of  claim 10 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a straight bore and an angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced from one another as to define said V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       13 . The cooling assembly of  claim 12 , wherein said straight bores and said angled bores alternate.  
   
   
       14 . The cooling assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said body further includes a U-shaped channel defined by two consecutive straight bores and a transversal bore done in a side edge of the body.  
   
   
       15 . The cooling assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each said at least two pair of bores include a first angled bore and a second angled bored so angled with respect to an axis of said body and so distanced as to define said V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       16 . The cooling assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said plugs used to close intersecting V-shaped channels are deformable plugs.  
   
   
       17 . The cooling assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each said bore reach a rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       18 . The cooling assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said body is made of aluminum.  
   
   
       19 . The cooling assembly of  claim 15 , wherein each said bore reach said rear edge of said body; each said pair or bores including a plug provided on said rear edge of said body to close said bores and define the V-shaped channel.  
   
   
       20 . The cooling assembly of  claim 19 , wherein a pointed junction of each of said pair of angled bores is removed.