Serviceable and accessible liquid cooled modules
AssigneeNio Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd
InventorAnthony P. Nguyen
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Abstract
A removable subassembly is provided for use in a circuit board module. The removable subassembly includes a cooling element that is decoupled from an enclosure constructed for the circuit board module. The cooling element can be fastened directly to a daughter card or other printed circuit board of the electronic module and can act as part of the enclosure for the circuit board module. By having the cooling element fastened to the daughter card and being part of the enclosure, the daughter card or other components of the circuit board module can be removed without the need for a complete disassembly of the circuit board module.
Claims20
A removable subassembly, comprising:
- a cooling element;
- and
- a first circuit board secured to the cooling element,
- wherein the removable subassembly attaches to an enclosure storing a second circuit board, the second circuit board being electrically connected to the first circuit board,
- wherein the first circuit board is provided between the cooling element and the second circuit board,
- wherein the cooling element comprises a cold plate, and
- wherein the removable subassembly is provided within a recess of the enclosure.
A circuit board module, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first circuit board;
- and
- a first removable subassembly,
- wherein the first removable subassembly comprises:
- a cooling element;
- and
- a second circuit board secured to the cooling element, the second circuit board being electrically connected to the first circuit board,
- wherein the second circuit board is provided between the cooling element and the first circuit board,
- wherein the cooling element comprises a cold plate, and
- wherein the first removable subassembly is provided within a recess of the enclosure.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cooling element;
- and
- a first circuit board secured to the cooling element,
- wherein the apparatus attaches to an enclosure storing a second circuit board, the second circuit board being electrically connected to the first circuit board,
- wherein the first circuit board is provided between the cooling element and the second circuit board,
- wherein the cooling element comprises a cold plate, and
- wherein the apparatus is provided within a recess of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.