Liquid cooling system with rotatable joint
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsChao-Jung Chen, Huan-Shu Chien
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Abstract
A rotatable joint for use in a liquid cooling system comprises a main body and at least one housing portion. The main body has a main body passageway defined therethrough. The at least one housing portion is rotatably coupled to the main body and has a housing portion passageway defined therethrough that is fluidly coupled to the main body passageway. The main body is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the at least one housing portion. The main body passageway is fluidly coupled to the housing portion passageway when the main body is in either of the first position and the second position.
Claims20
A rotatable joint for use in liquid cooling a heat-generating electronic component using a liquid cooling system, the rotatable joint comprising:
- a main body having a main body passageway defined therethrough, the main body passageway including:
- a first end located at a first portion of a surface of the main body;
- a second end located at a second portion of the surface of the main body;
- and
- a third end located at a distal end of a port that extends from a third portion of the surface of the main body, the port being configured to be coupled to another component of the liquid cooling system;
- a first housing portion rotatably coupled to a first side of the main body, the first housing portion having a first housing portion passageway defined therethrough that is fluidly coupled to the main body passageway;
- and
- a second housing portion rotatably coupled to a second side of the main body, the second housing portion having a second housing portion passageway defined therethrough that is fluidly coupled to the main body passageway,
- wherein the main body is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the first housing portion and the second housing portion, and wherein the main body passageway is fluidly coupled to the first housing portion passageway and the second housing portion passageway when the main body is in the first position and when the main body is in the second position, and
- wherein the first portion of the surface of the main body is at least partially covered by the first housing portion, the second portion of the surface of the main body is at least partially covered by the second housing portion, and the third portion of the surface of the main body is uncovered by the first housing portion and the second housing portion.
A rotatable joint for use in liquid cooling a heat-generating electronic component using a liquid cooling system, the rotatable joint comprising:
- a main body having a main body passageway defined therethrough;
- at least one housing portion rotatably coupled to the main body, the at least one housing portion having a housing portion passageway defined therethrough that is fluidly coupled to the main body passageway;
- and
- at least one gasket positioned between the main body and the at least one housing portion, the, the at least one gasket having an aperture defined therein that is aligned with the main body passageway and the housing portion passageway,
- wherein the main body is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the at least one housing portion, and
- wherein the main body passageway is fluidly coupled to the housing portion passageway when the main body is in the first position and when the main body is in the second position, and wherein the at least one housing portion includes a shoulder pressing against the gasket, the shoulder being formed from a first portion and a second portion, the at least one gasket being at least partially disposed (i) between the first portion of the shoulder and the main body, and (ii) within a periphery of the second portion of the shoulder.
A rotatable joint for use in liquid cooling a heat-generating electronic component using a liquid cooling system, the rotatable joint comprising:
- a main body having a main body passageway defined therethrough;
- a first housing portion rotatably coupled to a first side of the main body, the first housing portion having a first housing portion passageway defined therethrough that is fluidly coupled to the main body passageway;
- and
- a second housing portion rotatably coupled to a second side of the main body,
- wherein the main body is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the first housing portion and the second housing portion, and wherein the main body passageway is fluidly coupled to the first housing portion passageway when the main body is in the first position and when the main body is in the second position, and
- wherein the first housing portion and the second housing portion define a channel when coupled to the main body, the channel forming an area within which a port of the main body is movable as the main body rotates between the first position and the second position.
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