Evaporator for looped heat pipe system

Abstract

An evaporator for a looped heat pipe (LHP) system, the evaporator including a plurality of wicks having pores formed therein; a plurality of heat transferring fins respectively having a wick coupler to be coupled to one of the plurality of wicks; a plurality of unit assemblies formed by respectively coupling each of the wicks and each of the heat transferring fins; an assembly structure formed by horizontally disposing the unit assemblies to enable a bottom surface of each of the unit assemblies to be located on a planar surface; a heat transferring plate coupled to a bottom part of the assembly structure; and a covering member coupled to the heat transferring plate.

1 . An evaporator for a LHP (looped heat pipe) system, the evaporator comprising:
 a plurality of wicks having pores formed therein;   a plurality of heat transferring fins respectively having a wick coupler to be coupled to one of the plurality of wicks;   a plurality of unit assemblies formed by respectively coupling each of the wicks and each of the heat transferring fins;   an assembly structure formed by horizontally disposing the unit assemblies to enable a bottom surface of each of the unit assemblies to be located on a planar surface;   a heat transferring plate coupled to a bottom part of the assembly structure; and   a covering member coupled to the heat transferring plate.   
   
   
       2 . The evaporator of  claim 1 , wherein the assembly structure further comprises a spacer between neighboring unit assemblies so that the neighboring unit assemblies are separated from each other. 
   
   
       3 . The evaporator of  claim 1 , wherein the assembly structure further comprises a middle wick between the neighboring unit assemblies. 
   
   
       4 . The evaporator of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wicks has a plate shape, and each of the plurality of heat transferring fins includes a bottom member and a plurality of protrusions,
 wherein the bottom member is coupled to a bottom surface of the wick, and the protrusions separated from each other are respectively upward protruded from either end of the bottom member so as to be located by either side surface of the wick.   
   
   
       5 . The evaporator of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wicks has a plate shape, and each of the plurality of heat transferring fins includes a bottom member and a plurality of protrusions,
 wherein the bottom member is coupled to a bottom surface of the wick, and the protrusions separated from each other are upward protruded from one end of the bottom member so as to be located by one side surface of the wick.   
   
   
       6 . The evaporator of  claim 1 , wherein the assembly structure further comprises pressing means that horizontally applies pressure to the unit assemblies.