US 12,309,912 B2
Electronic assemblies having embedded passive heat pipes and associated method
Jason Thompson, Melbourne, FL (US)
Assigned to EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/630,436.
Application 18/630,436 is a division of application No. 18/121,780, filed on Mar. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,985,759.
Application 18/121,780 is a division of application No. 17/315,960, filed on May 10, 2021, granted, now 11,632,854, issued on Apr. 18, 2023.
Application 17/315,960 is a division of application No. 16/848,940, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,076,478, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 16/848,940 is a division of application No. 16/246,601, filed on Jan. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,667,378, issued on May 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0260169 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 1/02 (2006.01); F21V 29/00 (2015.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/04 (2006.01); F28F 1/02 (2006.01); F28F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); H01L 23/367 (2006.01); H01L 23/40 (2006.01); H01L 23/427 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 3/22 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/0209 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20336 (2013.01); H05K 2201/064 (2013.01); H05K 2201/066 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for making an electronic module to be mounted within a chassis, the method comprising:
3D printing a heat sink body by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM);
coupling the 3D printed heat sink body to a plurality of heat-generating electronic components on a circuit substrate, the 3D printed heat sink body having opposing ends and opposing side edges extending between the opposing ends, the 3D printed heat sink body having a plurality of heat pipe receiving passageways extending therethrough between opposing side edges and overlying corresponding ones of the heat-generating components;
3D printing a plurality of heat pipes by FDM; and
fastening a respective 3D printed heat pipe extending within each heat pipe receiving passageway.