US 12,303,957 B2
Extruded heat pipe
Christopher Michael Moore, Hillsboro, OR (US); Curtis Koepsell, Beaverton, OR (US); Juha Tapani Paavola, Hillsboro, OR (US); Monica Maria Conejo Herrera, Alajuela (CR); and Luis Diego Jimenez Sanchez, San Pedro (CR)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/006,721.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391266 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B21C 23/10 (2006.01); B21C 23/08 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC B21C 23/085 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20254 (2013.01); H05K 7/20336 (2013.01); H05K 7/20509 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
extruding a metal through a feeder plate and an extrusion die to form a heat pipe component comprising a length of pipe and a flange extending outward from the pipe along the length of the pipe;
removing a section of the flange from the extruded heat pipe component to form an attachment bracket, wherein a flange portion remains following removal of the section of the flange, and the attachment bracket comprises the flange portion;
sealing the pipe of the extruded heat pipe component;
bending the pipe at a section of the pipe corresponding to the removed section of the flange; and
compressing the pipe to reduce the height of the heat pipe to less than 3 mm, wherein the heat pipe is configured to be attached to a computing device using the attachment bracket.