Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe

An electronics rack comprising:

• a frame having a top, a bottom, a front, and a rear, wherein the frame includes an interior cavity, wherein the frame includes a plurality of openings along the front of the frame configured to receive sliding cages;
• a first heat sink coupled to and positioned at the rear of the frame, wherein the first heat sink defines a first closed thermal system;
• a first cage configured to removably support a first electronic component, the first cage being slidably disposed within the frame between the front and the rear of the frame such that sliding movement of the first cage with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position selectively moves the first electronic component into and out of thermal communication with the first heat sink;
• a second heat sink coupled to and positioned at the top of the frame, wherein the second heat sink defines a second closed thermal system independent from the first closed thermal system of the first heat sink;
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• a second cage configured to removably support a second electronic component, the second cage being movably disposed within the frame such that movement of the second cage with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position selectively moves the second electronic component into and out of thermal communication with the second heat sink.

An electronics rack comprising:

• a frame having a top, a bottom, a front, and a rear, wherein the frame includes an interior cavity, wherein the frame includes a plurality of openings along the front of the frame configured to receive sliding cages;
• a first heat sink coupled to and positioned at the rear of the frame, wherein the first heat sink includes a first plurality of fins extending rearwardly from the rear of the frame;
• a first cage configured to support a first electronic component, the first cage being slidably disposed within the frame such that movement of the first cage in a first direction with respect to the frame moves the first cage into and out of thermal communication with the first heat sink;
• a second heat sink coupled to and positioned at the top of the frame, the second heat sink being separate from the first heat sink, wherein the second heat sink includes a second plurality of fins extending upwardly from the top of the frame and a plurality of heat pipes, wherein one of the heat pipes extends in a first direction, and another of the heat pipes extends in a second, different direction;
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• a second cage configured to support a second electronic component, the second cage being movably disposed within the frame such that movement of the second cage in a second direction different from the first direction with respect to the frame changes a configuration of the second cage and second heat sink from a first state in which the second cage is not in thermal communication with the second heat sink to a second state in which the second cage is in thermal communication with the second heat sink.