Self-aligning connector for liquid cooling of a computing device

A computing system comprising:

• a liquid-cooling server having a liquid cooling pipe for receiving a liquid coolant;
• a rack manifold having a connector socket that is in fluid communication with the liquid-cooling server, the rack manifold configured to circulate the liquid coolant to the liquid-cooling server;
• and
• a self-aligning connector mounted between the liquid-cooling server and the rack manifold to provide the fluid communication, the self-aligning connector including
• a case having a pipe channel extending internally, along a radial axis, between a case entry end and a case exit end, and
• a fluid pipe movably mounted within the pipe channel and separated from an internal surface of the pipe channel by a floating space, the fluid pipe being movable relative to the radial axis within the floating space, the fluid pipe including
• a pipe entry end positioned near the case entry end,
• a pipe exit end positioned near the case exit end and coupled to the liquid cooling pipe,
• an internal channel for receiving the liquid coolant, the internal channel extending along the radial axis between the pipe entry end and the pipe exit end, and
• an adjustable area located between the pipe entry end and the pipe exit end, the adjustable area being configured to movably adjust the fluid pipe within the case;
• wherein the self-aligning connector further includes an entry holder mounted over the fluid pipe near the pipe entry end, the entry holder preventing linear movement towards the case entry end when the entry holder is in contact with an entry internal surface of the case.

A self-aligning connector for a computing system, the self-aligning connector comprising:

• a case having a pipe channel extending internally, along a radial axis, between a case entry side and a case exit side, the case entry side having a case entry end, the case exit side having a case exit end;
• a fluid pipe movably mounted within the pipe channel, the fluid pipe being separated from an internal surface of the pipe channel by a floating space, the fluid pipe being rotatably and linearly movable relative to the radial axis within the floating space, the fluid pipe including
• a pipe entry side with a pipe entry end positioned at the case entry side,
• a pipe exit side having a pipe exit end positioned at the case exit side,
• an internal channel for receiving a liquid coolant, the internal channel extending along the radial axis between the pipe entry end and the pipe exit end, and
• a tilt area located between the pipe entry side and the pipe exit side, the tilt area being configured to rotatably adjust the fluid pipe relative to the case;
• and
• an exit holder mounted over the pipe exit side, the exit holder preventing linear movement towards the case exit end when the exit holder is in contact with an exit internal surface of the case entry side.

A computing system comprising:

• a liquid-cooling server having a liquid cooling pipe for receiving a liquid coolant;
• a rack manifold having a connector socket that is in fluid communication with the liquid-cooling server, the rack manifold configured to circulate the liquid coolant to the liquid-cooling server;
• and
• a self-aligning connector mounted between the liquid-cooling server and the rack manifold to provide the fluid communication, the self-aligning connector including
• a case having a pipe channel extending internally, along a radial axis, between a case entry end and a case exit end, and
• a fluid pipe movably mounted within the pipe channel and separated from an internal surface of the pipe channel by a floating space, the fluid pipe being movable relative to the radial axis within the floating space, the fluid pipe including
• a pipe entry end positioned near the case entry end,
• a pipe exit end positioned near the case exit end and coupled to the liquid cooling pipe,
• an internal channel for receiving the liquid coolant, the internal channel extending along the radial axis between the pipe entry end and the pipe exit end, and
• an adjustable area located between the pipe entry end and the pipe exit end, the adjustable area being configured to movably adjust the fluid pipe within the case;
• wherein the self-aligning connector further includes an exit holder mounted over the fluid pipe near the pipe exit end, the exit holder preventing linear movement towards the case exit end when the exit holder is in contact with an exit internal surface of the case.