Liquid cooling automatic disconnect component
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsKevin Mundt, James Utz
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Abstract
An inline check valve of an information handling system includes a housing, a check valve seat, and a compression bladder. The housing enables a cooling liquid to flow in first and second directions through the inline check valve. The check valve seat is located within the housing and enables the cooling liquid to flow only in the first direction through the housing. The check valve seat is biased toward a first end of the housing. The compression bladder is located within the housing and collapses to enable fluid displacement within the housing.
Claims20
An inline check valve for an information handling system, the inline check valve comprising:
- a housing configured to enable a cooling liquid to flow in first and second directions through the inline check valve;
- a check valve seat located within the housing, the check valve seat to enable the cooling liquid to flow only in the first direction through the housing, wherein the check valve seat is biased toward a first end of the housing;
- and
- a compression bladder located within the housing, the compression bladder configured to collapse to enable fluid displacement within the housing.
The inline check valve of claim 1, wherein the compression bladder includes:
- a main portion;
- and
- a plurality of extension sections that extend from the main portion, wherein channels are located between the extension sections to enable the flow of the cooling liquid within the housing.
The system of claim 12, wherein the inline check valve further comprises:
- a metal washer connected to the taper portion of the check valve seat, the metal washer includes a second plurality of channels to enable the flow of the cooling liquid within the housing.
The system of claim 9, wherein the compression bladder includes:
- a main portion;
- and
- a plurality of extension sections that extend from the main portion, wherein channels are located between the extension sections to enable the flow of the cooling liquid within the housing.
A system comprising:
- an information handling system;
- a liquid cooling supply manifold to supply a cooling liquid to the information handling system;
- a return manifold to receive hot liquid from the information handling system;
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- an inline check valve coupled to the liquid cooling supply manifold, the inline check valve including:
- a housing configured to enable the cooling liquid to flow in first and second directions through the inline check valve;
- a check valve seat located within the housing, the check valve seat to enable the cooling liquid to flow only in the first direction through the housing, wherein the check valve seat is biased toward a first end of the housing;
- and
- a compression bladder located within the housing, the compression bladder collapsible to enable fluid displacement within the housing.
A system comprising:
- an information handling system;
- a liquid cooling supply manifold to supply a cooling liquid to the information handling system;
- and
- an inline check valve coupled to the liquid cooling supply manifold, the inline check valve including:
- a housing configured to enable the cooling liquid to flow in first and second directions through the inline check valve;
- a check valve seat located within the housing, the check valve seat to enable the cooling liquid to flow only in the first direction through the housing, wherein the check valve seat is biased toward a first end of the housing;
- and
- a compression bladder located within the housing, the compression bladder configured to collapse to enable fluid displacement within the housing.
The system of claim 13, wherein the first and second channels are aligned.
The system of claim 17, wherein the inline check valve further comprises a spring in physical communication with the check valve seat, wherein the spring exerts a first force against the check valve seat to bias the check valve seat toward the first end of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.