Liquid manifold assembly for electronics cabinet
AssigneeHoffman Enclosures, Inc.
InventorsScott Stammer, Allen DeMars
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Abstract
A manifold assembly is provided for a server rack. The manifold assembly can include a manifold tube including at least one side wall. A channel can have a top portion and a bottom portion, each including at least one attachment aperture. A first stiffener can include at least one aperture and a second stiffener can include at least one aperture. The channel can be rigidly secured to the manifold tube to provide structural support thereto relative to the server rack. The first stiffener can be at least partially received within the channel at the top portion, and the at least one attachment aperture of the top portion can be aligned with the at least one aperture of the first stiffener.
Claims18
A manifold assembly for a server rack, the manifold assembly comprising:
- a manifold tube including at least one side wall;
- a channel having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein each of the top portion and the bottom portion includes at least one attachment aperture, the channel being rigidly secured to the manifold tube to provide structural support thereto relative to the server rack;
- a first stiffener including at least one aperture, the first stiffener at least partially received within the channel at the top portion, and the at least one attachment aperture of the top portion being aligned with the at least one aperture of the first stiffener, a distal portion of the first stiffener extending outwardly from the bottom portion of the channel in an elongate direction of the manifold assembly, the distal portion including an aperture configured to align with a corresponding aperture of a server rack when the manifold assembly is mounted on the server rack;
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- a second stiffener including at least one aperture, the second stiffener being at least partially received within the channel at the bottom portion, and the at least one attachment aperture of the bottom portion being aligned with the at least one aperture of the second stiffener.
A manifold assembly for a server rack, the manifold assembly comprising:
- a manifold tube extending along an elongate portion of the manifold assembly;
- a channel including a first distal portion including a first aperture;
- a first stiffener, including a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion, the first longitudinal portion including a second aperture and the second longitudinal portion including a third aperture, the first longitudinal portion being received in the distal portion of the channel, and the second longitudinal portion extending outwardly from the channel in an elongate direction of the manifold assembly, the second aperture being axially aligned with the first aperture, and the third aperture being configured to align with a corresponding retention feature of a server rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.