Heat pipe and heat pipe structure

Abstract

A heat pipe structure may include a plurality of heat pipes. Each heat pipe may include at least one ring arranged to form a passage through which a gas flows, and at least one globe arranged to form a wick, or capillary structure through which a fluid may flow. The at least one ring and the at least one globe may be arranged in a tube, which may connect a heat source and a heat dissipation part, and the fluid may be a working fluid for transferring heat.

1 . A heat pipe comprising: 
 at least one ring forming a passage through which a gas flows; and    at least one globe forming a capillary structure through which a fluid in a liquid state flows.    
   
   
       2 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring and the at least one globe are arranged in a tube, which connects a heat source and a heat dissipation part.  
   
   
       3 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid is a working fluid for transferring heat.  
   
   
       4 . The heat pipe of  claim 2 , wherein the tube is a polymer tube.  
   
   
       5 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of globes are arranged to be in contact with at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the at least one ring.  
   
   
       6 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of rings are arranged to at least one of continuously and laterally contact one another.  
   
   
       7 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the heat pipe includes a plurality of globes, which vary in diameter.  
   
   
       8 . The heat pipe of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of globes are arranged to be in contact with at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the at least one ring.  
   
   
       9 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one globe has a diameter of approximately 0.3 to 1, inclusive, times a diameter of the at least one ring.  
   
   
       10 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring is an oval shaped ring having a circular surface or an oval surface.  
   
   
       11 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring has a saw-like surface.  
   
   
       12 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one globe has a saw-like surface.  
   
   
       13 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one globe is made of metal or polymer materials.  
   
   
       14 . The heat pipe of  claim 1 , wherein the tube is laterally attached to another tube.  
   
   
       15 . The heat pipe of  claim 2 , wherein the tube is sealed and decompressed.  
   
   
       16 . A heat pipe structure comprising: 
 a plurality of heat pipes, each of the heat pipes including, 
 at least one ring forming a passage through which a gas flows; and  
 at least one globe forming a capillary structure through which a fluid in a liquid state flows.  
   
   
   
       17 . The heat pipe structure of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one ring and the the at least one globe are arranged in a tube.  
   
   
       18 . The heat pipe structure of  claim 16 , wherein the fluid is a working fluid for transferring heat.  
   
   
       19 . The heat pipe structure of  claim 16 , wherein, in at least one of the plurality of heat pipes, a plurality of globes are arranged to be in contact with at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the at least one ring.  
   
   
       20 . A heat pipe structure including the heat pipe of  claim 1.