HEAT PIPE CONNECTOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HEAT RADIATING FAN HAVING SAID PIPE

摘要

A heat pipe connector composed of: a housing (11) having a frustum hole (14) with a large opening at one end (12) and a small one at the other (13); a plurality of segments (20-1 to 20-4) for pipe clamping to be assembled into a shape complementary to that of said frustum hole for incorporation into said hole, and to form a heat pipe insertion hole (32) so that the heat pipe may pass through the center of said hole; and springs (27 to 30) for urging said clamping segments toward the small opening of said hole. The heat pipe is inserted from the small opening (13) of said hole of said housing into said heat pipe insertion hole (32). A structure is provided so that spring force (F0) of said springs and sides (15 to 18) of the frustum hole give segments (20-1 to 20-4) a force (F1) for clamping the heat pipe (5). A heat pipe connector as above is used for an electronic device and heat radiating fan.