Heat exchange apparatus

Abstract

A heat exchange apparatus includes an enclosure and a heat exchanger. The enclosure internally defines a first space and a second space isolated from each other, and is provided with a first and a second air inlet communicating with the first and the second space, respectively. The heat exchanger is arranged inside the enclosure and located between the first and the second space. By providing the heat exchanger between the first and the second space inside the enclosure, heat can be exchanged between the first and the second space to enable effectively upgraded heat exchange efficiency, and a device using the heat exchange apparatus is protected against invasion by foreign matters via the heat exchange apparatus.

1 . A heat exchange apparatus, comprising:
 an enclosure being provided with a first air inlet, a second air inlet, at least one first space, and at least one second space; the first and the second space being isolated from each other, and the first and the second air inlet being communicable with the first and the second space, respectively; and   a heat exchanger being arranged inside the enclosure and located between the first and the second space; and having a working fluid filled therein.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger includes a condensing section, a vaporization section and an interconnection section; the condensing section and the vaporization section being located in the first and the second space, respectively, and the interconnection section being located between the first and the second space with two opposite ends extended between and connected to the condensing section and the vaporization section. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the condensing section and the vaporization section internally define a first chamber and a second chamber, respectively, and the interconnection section includes a plurality of pipes; and each of the pipes of the interconnection section internally defining a passage communicating the first chamber with the second chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of radiating fins provided between any two adjacent ones of the plurality of pipes. 
     
     
         5 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of stacked and spaced radiating fins and a plurality of heat pipes perpendicularly extended through the radiating fins. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the pipes are equally spaced from one another. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the pipes are unequally spaced from one another. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the enclosure further has a partition plate provided therein; the partition plate being located between the vaporization section and the condensing section with peripheral edges tightly abutted on inner wall surfaces of the enclosure, so as to isolate the first space from the second space. 
     
     
         9 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the enclosure is formed from a first cover and a second cover, which are aligned with and connected to each other to together define the first and second spaces in between them. 
     
     
         10 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the enclosure is formed from a first cover and a second cover, which are aligned with and connected to each other to together define the first and second spaces therein. 
     
     
         11 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are internally provided on respective facing inner wall surfaces with a wick structure, and wherein the passages are also provided on respective facing inner wall surfaces with another wick structure. 
     
     
         12 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the each of the heat pipes has a condensing end, a vaporization end, and an internal chamber; the condensing ends of the heat pipes together defining a condensing section, the vaporization ends of the heat pipes together defining a vaporization section, and the internal chambers being provided on respective facing inner wall surfaces with a wick structure. 
     
     
         13 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the enclosure further has a partition plate provided therein; the partition plate being located between the vaporization section and the condensing section with peripheral edges tightly abutted on inner wall surfaces of the enclosure, so as to isolate the first space from the second space. 
     
     
         14 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 8 , further comprising a first and a second forced convection element, which are aligned with and connected to the first and the second air inlet, respectively. 
     
     
         15 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising a first and a second forced convection element, which are aligned with and connected to the first and the second air inlet, respectively. 
     
     
         16 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the enclosure is further provided with a plurality of first vents and a plurality of second vents; the first vents being formed on the enclosure between the partition plate and the first air inlet to communicate with the first space, and the second vents being formed on the enclosure between the partition plate and the second air inlet to communicate with the second space. 
     
     
         17 . The heat exchange apparatus as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the enclosure is further provided with a plurality of first vents and a plurality of second vents; the first vents being formed on the enclosure between the partition plate and the first air inlet to communicate with the first space, and the second vents being formed on the enclosure between the partition plate and the second air inlet to communicate with the second space.