Patent Application
20110054104
The present invention generally relates to a composite for coating and sputtering on an object for enhanced heat-dissipating performance so that there is no need to rely on heat-sinking fins of large surface area, the production cost is reduced, recycling is easier, and the highly contaminating anodizing treatment could be avoided without sacrificing the robustness against erosion and harsh weather.
Computer processors, high-brightness light emitting diode (LED) circuit boards, and those having heat producing elements all require superior heat dissipation to maintain their normal operation. Conventionally, heat-sinking fins are installed on these heat producing elements to help heat dissipation. The heat-sinking fins and the heat producing elements are jointly referred to as “objects to be heat-dissipated.” Some may even have fans for additional ventilation. However, heat-sinking fins, as no power consumption is involved, are still the most popular means.
As the heat producing elements are getting more powerful, more heat is produced and the heat-sinking fins have to be bigger for increased surface area, making the product larger and heavier and contradicting the downsizing trend of electronic products.
Additionally, as some of the heat producing elements are for outdoor usage and are exposed directly to sun light and rain, and some are installed around salt marshes and hot spring and have to withstand the harsh environment. Therefore, for aluminum-made heat-sinking fins, they have to be further treated by anodizing anti-oxidation processing. However, anodizing treatment is not environment friendly, causing high production and waste processing cost.
The invention provides a composite for coating and sputtering a heat-dissipating film. The composite contains silicon carbide of 25˜30 wt. % (weight percentage), teflon-based resin of 9-11 wt. %, and diluted ketones/alcohols-group material of 60˜65 wt. %. These components are mixed and blended to be capable of being coated, sputtered, and cured on the surface of an object to be heat-dissipated. According to experiment result, if sputtered on iron, the composite is able to achieve heat dissipation 20˜30 times better than baking varnish. In addition, the composite could be directly applied to aluminum and is able to achieve heat dissipation 10˜15 times better than aluminum of anodizing treatment. As such, there is no need to adopt heat-sinking fins of large surface area. The product therefore could be effectively downsized, conforming to the compactness trend of current product design. This is a major objective of the present invention.
Furthermore, the composite, after being sputtered and coated on the object to be heat-dissipated, is able to provide resistance to erosion and harsh weather. The conventional anodizing treatment therefore could be omitted and the production and recycling cost is significantly reduced. This is another objective of the present invention.
Additionally, to recycle a product coated with a heat-dissipating film made of the composite, there is no need to scrape and scrub the heat-dissipating film. When the product is burned in a furnace, due to the composite has different specific weight and material characteristics, the composite would be automatically separated and recovered. This is yet another objective of the present invention.
More importantly, the composite could be sputtered and coated on the surface of various metals (such as Fe, Al, Cu), various non-metallic materials (such as PP, PC, ABS), soft ceramic, various soft petroleum-based materials (such as acrylic, silicon), pure graphite, etc. In other words, the composite is widely applicable and, regardless the applied surface's shape and condition, the heat-dissipating performance could be easily enhanced. This is still another objective of the present invention.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
From the last experiment, the following conclusion could be drawn:
Up to now, the composition of the composite is determined.
From the above experiments, the ketones/alcohols-group material 3 could be a composite of acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methanol, and ethanol of appropriate amounts. The composite is then added and blended into the silicon carbide 1 to obtain a coating composite for sputtering onto an object to be heat-dissipated for enhanced heat dissipation. Up to the present time, coating with 0.02 um˜0.05 um has been successfully developed. To satisfy the requirement for a specific color, after repeated experiments, the present inventor found that gemstone powders could be optionally added and, by the interaction between the gemstone powders and the major component, the composite of a specific color could be achieved. In other words, the added gemstone powders are mainly used for mixing and fixing colors without sacrificing the heat conductivity. Therefore, depending on the color requirement, gemstone powders of appropriate amount could be added. The percentage of the gemstone powders could affect the shading of the color.
The manufacturing of the composite of the present invention could be conducted according to
The composite's coating operation is depicted in
According to the foregoing description, the composite of the present invention, according to detailed experiments, is capable of being directly coated and sputtered on the surface of the object to be heat-dissipated, and then cured to a film of pre-determined thickness. As such, the heat-dissipating performance could be conveniently enhanced. There is no need to rely on heat-sinking fins of large surface area. The production cost is reduced, recycling is easier, and the highly contaminating anodizing treatment could be avoided, while the robustness against erosion and harsh weather is still maintained.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
