Spring-loaded handle device for multi-object clamping in closed-loop cooling system installation
AssigneeAivres Systems Inc.
InventorYuan-Bo Lan
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Abstract
A spring-loaded handle device facilitates the quick and secure installation of closed-loop cooling modules in data centers. A pair of bars on opposite sides of a housing compress a spring, driving first and second rods outward. Plates on the rods separate from corresponding adjustable plates to create clamping gaps for attaching radiator modules, cold plates, or similar components. Releasing the bars allows the spring to retract the rods, closing the gaps and holding the cooling elements firmly in place.
Claims20
A spring-loaded handle device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a pair of bars disposed on opposite sides of a middle section of the housing, each bar being connected to a respective end of a spring located within the housing, at least one of the bars being movable toward the other bar to compress the spring;
- a first rod arranged within the housing and operatively coupled to the spring, wherein pressing the at least one bar causes the spring to compress and displaces the first rod away from a central position within the housing;
- a first plate mounted on a remote end of the first rod, the first plate oriented substantially perpendicular to the first rod;
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- a second plate adjustably mounted relative to the housing, the second plate being arranged in parallel to the first plate,
- wherein, upon compression of the spring, the first rod displaces the first plate away from the second plate to form a first gap for clamping or releasing a first object.
A method for clamping or releasing objects using a spring-loaded handle device, the method comprising:
- pressing at least one bar of a pair of bars disposed on opposite sides of a middle section of a housing to compress a spring within the housing;
- displacing a first rod coupled to the spring away from a central position of the housing, thereby moving a first plate mounted on a remote end of the first rod away from a second plate adjustably mounted relative to the housing to form a first gap for clamping or releasing a first object;
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- releasing the at least one bar to allow the spring to decompress, thereby retracting the first rod and moving the first plate closer to the second plate to secure the first object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.