Heat pipe

Abstract

A heat pipe comprises a tube and a wick structure. The tube includes a hollow chamber and has two sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube. The wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections. The second section is greater than the first and third sections.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat pipe, comprising:
 a tube including a hollow chamber and having two sealed ends along an axial direction; and   a wick structure disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube,   wherein the wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections; and   the second section is greater than the first and third sections.   
     
     
         2 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the tube is cylindrical, elliptic or rectangular. 
     
     
         3 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a continuous edge. 
     
     
         4 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a discontinuous edge. 
     
     
         5 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the wick structure includes at least a support portion pressing an inner wall of the tube. 
     
     
         6 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the wick structure is disconnected to the two sealed ends of the tube in the axial direction, and a cross-sectional area of the wick structure in the axial direction is cross-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the wick structure has a center part thicker than two adjacent parts of the wick structure along a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and the center part does not contact an upper wall of the tube. 
     
     
         8 . A heat pipe, comprising:
 a tube including a hollow chamber and having two sealed ends along an axial direction; and   a wick structure disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube,   wherein the wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections; and   the second section is less than the first and third sections.   
     
     
         9 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the tube is cylindrical, elliptic or rectangular. 
     
     
         10 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a continuous edge. 
     
     
         11 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a discontinuous edge. 
     
     
         12 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the wick structure includes at least a support portion pressing an inner wall of the tube. 
     
     
         13 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the wick structure is disconnected to the two sealed ends of the tube in the axial direction, and a cross-sectional area of the wick structure in the axial direction is cross-shaped. 
     
     
         14 . A heat pipe, comprising:
 a tube including a hollow chamber and having two sealed ends along an axial direction; and   a wick structure disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube,   wherein the wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections; and   the first section is greater than the second section, and the second section is greater than the third section.   
     
     
         15 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the tube is cylindrical, elliptic or rectangular. 
     
     
         16 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a continuous edge. 
     
     
         17 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the sections of the wick structure along the axial direction of the tube have a discontinuous edge. 
     
     
         18 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the wick structure includes at least a support portion pressing an inner wall of the tube. 
     
     
         19 . The heat pipe as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the wick structure is disconnected to the two sealed ends of the tube in the axial direction, and a cross-sectional area of the wick structure in the axial direction is cross-shaped.