Vapor chamber

Abstract

The vapor chamber includes a casing, a working fluid, a microchannel, and a wick. The casing includes an upper casing sheet, and a lower casing sheet. A joining member joins the upper casing sheet and the lower casing sheet together at an outer edge such that the upper casing sheet and the lower casing sheet face each other and define an internal space therebetween. The working fluid is sealed in the internal space. The microchannel is in the lower casing sheet and in communication with the internal space so as to form a flow path for the working fluid. The wick is in the internal space of the casing, and is in contact with the microchannel. A difference between a thickness of the joining member and a thickness of the wick is 20 μm or less.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vapor chamber comprising:
 a casing comprising an upper casing sheet, a lower casing sheet;   a joining member that joins the upper casing sheet and the lower casing sheet together at an outer edge such that the upper casing sheet and the lower casing sheet face each other and define an internal space therebetween;   a working fluid in the internal space;   a microchannel in the lower casing sheet and in communication with the internal space so as to form a flow path for the working fluid; and   a wick in the internal space of the casing and in contact with the microchannel, wherein   a difference between a thickness of the joining member and a thickness of the wick is 20 μm or less.   
     
     
         2 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the difference between the thickness of the joining member and the thickness of the wick is 10 μm or less. 
     
     
         3 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the joining member is 25 μm, and the thickness of the wick is 15 μm. 
     
     
         4 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the microchannel has a plurality of convexes. 
     
     
         5 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 4 , wherein an area ratio of an area of the plurality of convexes of the microchannel to an entirety of an area of the microchannel is 5% to 40% in a plan view of the vapor chamber. 
     
     
         6 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 5 , wherein a height of the plurality of convexes of the microchannel is 5 to 50 μm. 
     
     
         7 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 4 , wherein a first pitch of the plurality of convexes of the microchannel and a second pitch of a plurality of holes in the wick are not integral multiples. 
     
     
         8 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , further comprising a support in the upper casing sheet, the wick being between the support and the lower casing sheet. 
     
     
         9 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the wick is bonded to the microchannel. 
     
     
         10 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the wick includes a plurality of circular holes. 
     
     
         11 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein an area of the wick is larger than an area of a region corresponding to the microchannel in a plan view of the vapor chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the wick is wider in a plan view of the vapor chamber than a width of the microchannel. 
     
     
         13 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the wick is a sheet-shaped wick. 
     
     
         14 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein an opening width W 1  of the microchannel is 50 to 200 μm, a thickness D 2  of the wick is 5 to 35 μm, and D 2 : W 1 =5:200 to 30:50. 
     
     
         15 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 14 , wherein the thickness D 2  of the wick is 15 to 20 μm, and the opening width W 1  of the microchannel is 200 μm. 
     
     
         16 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein an opening ratio of an area of holes in the wick with respect to an entire area of the wick is 5 to 50%. 
     
     
         17 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a first opening width on a first surface side of a hole in the wick to a second opening width on a second surface side of the hole in the wick is 1:3 to 1:1. 
     
     
         18 . The vapor chamber according to  claim 1 , wherein the wick has a region where holes are not formed therein in a plan view of the vapor chamber, a width of a narrowest portion of the region is 0.1 to 10 mm, and an area of the region is 90% or less of an entire area of the wick in the plan view.