1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe, and in particular to a clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe by which the temperature measurement of the heat pipe can be rapidly carried out.
2. Description of Prior Art
After heat pipes are completely manufactured, in order to make sure of the quality of the heat pipes manufactured in mass production, each heat pipe should be measured first the capacity of heat transfer to determine whether the expected performance of heat transfer is achieved. However, since the conventional measuring instruments or apparatuses have some problems, such as high in price, complicated in operation and time-consuming in measurement- For example, a thermal couple wire is adhered on the surface of the heat pipe by adhesive tapes. Such a measuring method cannot be applied to all the heat pipes manufactured in mass production, and only some of them can be sampled and measured. After the sampling measurement of the heat pipes manufactured in mass production, the measured results are calculated to determine whether those heat pipes have conformed to the standard, thereby to control the quality of the heat pipes.
However, in order to further improve the quality control of the heat pipes manufactured in mass production, the above sampling measurement is not practicable enough. Therefore, only measuring each heat pipe and sifting out the bad one can guarantee the quality of each heat pipe. However, in consideration of the time cost spent in the quality control, it is apparent that the existing measuring instruments and apparatuses apparently cannot conform to the rapid and one-by-one measurement.
Therefore, in view of the above the drawbacks, the inventor proposes the present invention to overcome the above problems based on his expert experiences and deliberate researches.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is to provide a clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe, which can rapidly clamp the heat pipe undergoing the phase change and measure the temperature of each portion of the heat pipe by contacting with the surface of the heat pipe. After rapidly releasing the heat pipe, the temperature measurement is immediately applied to another portion of the heat pipe or to the next heat pipe. Therefore, the time for measuring the temperature of each heat pipe can be greatly reduced to facilitate the one-by-one measurement.
Another, the present invention is to provide a clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe, in which a member made of heat-conducting materials is used to be a contacting portion during the measurement of the heat pipe. As a result, the bare-wire end of the thermal couple wire is not liable to be worn out.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe that comprises a clamping body and a thermal couple wire. The clamping body has a clamping portion constituted by at least two clamping claws. One end of the thermal couple wire is uncovered to form a bare-wire end. The inside of one claw of the clamping body is provided with a heat-conducting piece. The bare-wire end of the thermal couple wire is arranged in the heat-conducting piece. With the above arrangement, using the clamping body to clamp the portion of the heat pipe whose temperature is to be measurement, and making the heat-conducting piece directly contact with the surface of the heat pipe, the temperature of each portion of the heat pipe can be rapidly obtained. Further, the bare-wire end of the thermal couple wire can be protected.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the present invention: Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the present invention in
which a heat pipe is clamped;
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the present invention in which a heat pipe is clamped; Fig. 4 is a partially schematic plan view of another embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a further embodiment of the present invention
in which a heat pipe is clamped.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The detailed description and the technical contents of the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the drawings are illustrative but not used to limit the scope of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, it is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the present invention. The present invention provides a clamping tool for measuring the temperaftire of the heat pipe, which is used to clamp the surface of the heat pipe 3 undergoing the phase change, as shown in Fig. 2. By contacting with the surface of the heat pipe 3, the temperature of each portion of the heat pipe 3 can be rapidly measured. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature comprises a clamping body 1 and a thermal couple wire 2.
For example, as shown in the present embodiment, the clamping body 1 may further comprise a first clamping handle 10, a second clamping handle 11 and an elastic element 12 provided between the first clamping handle 10 and the second clamping handle 11. The first clamping handle 10 and the second clamping handle 11 faces to each other. Both ends of the first clamping handle 10 are formed with a pressing portion 100 and a claw 101. Similarly, both ends of the second clamping handle 11 are formed with a pressing portion 110 and a claw 111.
Adjacent to the pressing portion 100, 110, each of the first clamping handle 10 and the second clamping handle 11 is provided with a pivoting portion 102, 112 mating with each other. A pivot 13 is pivotably connected to the pivoting portions 102 and 112. The elastic element 12 can be a torsion spring provided on the pivot 13. Both ends of the elastic spring abut against the positions inside the first and second clamping handles 10, 11 and adjacent to the pressing portion 100, 110, respectively. The elastic element 12 also can be a compression spring, as shown in Fig. 5, thereby to form the clamping body 1 having elastic claming force. When a user presses the pressing portion 100, 110 of the first and second clamping handle 10, 11 by hands, the claw 101, 111 of the first and second clamping handle 10, 11 will open. After releasing, they close to clamp the heat pipe. According to the above, the clamping body 1 can be provided with a clamping portion 14 having at least two claws 101,111.
The present invention utilizes the above clamping body 1 to rapidly clamp the heat pipe 3, and in turn measures the temperature of the surface of the heat pipe 3. After rapidly releasing the heat pipe 3, the present invention can immediately measure the temperature of another portion of the same heat pipe 3 or that of the next heat pipe 3. Therefore, in the present invention, one of the claws 101, 102 (e.g., the claw 101 of the first clamping handle 10 in the present embodiment) is provided with the aforementioned thermal couple wire 2. One end of the thermal couple wire 2 is uncovered to form a bare-wire end 20. The claw 101 of the first clamping handle 10 is provided with a through hole 103, so that the bare-wire end 20 of the thermal couple wire 2 penetrates into the inside of the claw 101. The inside of the claw 101 is provided with a heat-conducting piece 21. The surface of the heat-conducting piece 21 can be curved. The distal end of the bare-wire end 20 can be covered in the heat-conducting piece 21, as shown in Fig. 3. At the same time, a heat-conducting medium 22 is filled between the bare-wire end 20 and the heat-conducting piece 21. The heat-conducting medium 22 may he thermal paste, thermal glue or solder, thereby to reduce the gap therebetween and increase the effect of heat transfer.
Further, the inside of the claw 111 without the heat-conducting piece 21 (i.e., the claw 111 of the second clamping handle 11 in the present embodiment) is further provided with a soft pad 23 to avoid the surface of the heat pipe 3 from damaging due to the clamping of the first and second clamping handles 101 and 111.
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, when a number of heat pipes 3 are to be measured, it is only necessary to clamp the portion of each heat pipe 3 whose temperature is to be measured, so that the heat-conducting piece 21 can directly contact with the surface of the heat pipe 3. Owing to the curved surface of the heat-conducting piece 21, it can directly contact with the heat pipe 3. Therefore, the effect of measuring the temperature is not liable to be affected. Further, the bare-wire end 20 can be protected from wearing out. The signals related to the measured temperature are transmitted to the other end of the thermal couple wire 2 connected to a temperature-sensing device (not shown), so that the measured temperature can be displayed or recorded. In this way, the clamping body 1 can rapidly clamp the heat pipe 3 to measure the temperature. After this, the clamping body rapidly releases the heat pipe 3 and then clamps another portion of this heat pipe 3 or the next heat pipe. As a result, the time for measuring the temperature of single heat pipe 3 can be greatly reduced to facilitate the one-by-one measurement.
With the above structure, the clamping tool for measuring the temperature can be achieved.
With reference to Fig. 4, the bare-wire end 20 of the thermal couple wire 2 can be covered in the heat-conducting piece 21 previously. Then, the claw 101 of the first clamping handle 10 can be provided with a groove 104 in communication with the through hole 103, so that the bare-wire end 20 of the thermal couple wire 2 can penetrate through the groove 104. Therefore, the bare-wire end 20 covered in the heat-conducting piece 21 can be still provided on the through hole 103 of the claw 101. After this, the heat-conducting piece 21 is then fixedly provided in the inside of the claw 101 of the first clamping handle 10.
According to the above, the present invent indeed achieves the desired effects and overcomes
the drawbacks of prior art by employing the above structures. Further, the present invention involves the novelty and inventive steps, and conforms to the requirements for a utility model patent.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the foregoing preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details thereof. Various equivalent variations and modifications can still be occurred to those skilled in this art in view of the teachings of the present invention. Thus; all such variations and equivalent modifications are also embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe, comprising:
a clamping body having a clamping portion, the clamping portion constituted by at least two claws; and
a thermal couple wire formed at one uncovered end with a bare-wire end, wherein the inside of one claw of the clamping body is provided with a heat-conducting piece, and the distal end of the bare-wire end of the thermal couple wire is covered in the heat-conducting piece to contact therewith.
2. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 1,
wherein the clamping body comprises a first clamping handle, a second clamping handle and an
elastic element provided between the first and second clamping handles, each of the first and
second clamping handles is provided at both ends with a pressing portion and the claw,
respectively, each of the clamping handles is provided with a pivoting portion mating with each
other, and a pivot is pivotably connected to the two pivoting portions.
3. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 2,
wherein the elastic element is a compression spring.
4. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 2,
wherein the elastic element is a torsion spring provided on the pivot, and both ends of the elastic
element abut against the positions inside the first and second clamping handles and adjacent to
the compressing portion.
5. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 1,
wherein one claw of the clamping body is provided with a through hole, and the thermal couple
wire penetrates through the through hole.
6. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 4,
wherein one claw of the clamping body is provided with a groove in communication with the

through hole.
7. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 1 ,
wherein the other claw of the clamping body is provided with a soft pad.
8. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 1,
wherein a heat-conducting medium is filled between the bare-wire end of the thermal couple wire
and the heat-conducting piece.
9. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 8,
wherein the heat-conducting medium is heat-conducting paste, heat-conducting glue or solder.
10. The clamping tool for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe according to claim 1,
wherein the surface of the heat-conducting piece is curved.