Liquid cooling plate and inlet and outlet protection structure thereof
By setting up a protective cap structure on the inlet and outlet liquid joints of the liquid-cooled plate, the elastic clamping unit and cap part design are used to solve the problems of difficulty in disassembly and assembly of rubber plugs and poor protection effects, achieving convenient disassembly and assembly and improving protection effects, enhancing structural strength and sealing, and reducing costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422321586.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-23
AI Technical Summary
In the existing liquid-cooled plates, rubber plugs are used to protect the inlet and outlet liquid joints, and the problems of difficult disassembly and poor protection effects. Some rubber plugs are compressed too large or too small, resulting in inconvenient disassembly or inability to effectively protect.
The protective cap structure is adopted, including a support part and a cap part. The supporting part is equipped with an elastic clamping unit. The elastic clamping unit is clamped on the inner wall of the inlet and outlet liquid joint. The cap part is covered on the inlet and outlet liquid joint joint. The elastic tendency of the elastic joint unit achieves convenient disassembly and assembly, and the protective effect is enhanced through the cap part.
It realizes the convenient disassembly and assembly of protective caps and improves the protective effect, enhances structural strength, reduces deformation difficulty, improves clamping stability and sealing, simplifies process flow, and reduces costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of liquid cooling plates, in particular to an inlet and outlet protection structure of a liquid cooling plate. At the same time, the utility model also relates to a liquid cooling plate provided with the inlet and outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate. Background Art
[0002] A liquid cooling plate is a component used to reduce the surface temperature of a heating body and cool the heating body, and is an important part of a water cooling system. Generally, a liquid cooling plate is provided with a flow channel for a coolant in the plate body, and an inlet and outlet joint communicated with the flow channel is arranged on the plate body. Specifically, an EXV valve (electronic expansion valve) is arranged on the plate body, and the inlet and outlet joint can be specifically arranged on the EXV.
[0003] During the transportation and assembly of the liquid cooling plate, in order to prevent foreign objects from entering the flow channel of the liquid cooling plate to block the flow channel or scratch the inlet and outlet joints, resulting in leakage, it is necessary to protect the inlet and outlet joints. In the prior art, a rubber plug is usually used to protect the inlet and outlet joints. Specifically, the rubber plug is pressed and deformed and inserted into the inlet and outlet joints for assembly.
[0004] However, rubber plugs usually have deviations. For some rubber plugs with upper tolerance, the compression amount is large during assembly, which is not convenient for the disassembly and assembly of the rubber plugs. For some rubber plugs with lower tolerance, the compression amount is small during assembly and they are easy to fall off, and cannot play an effective protective role. Summary of the Utility Model
[0005] In view of this, the utility model aims to propose an inlet and outlet protection structure of a liquid cooling plate to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the protection structure while improving the protection effect.
[0006] To achieve the above object, the technical solution of the utility model is realized as follows:
[0007] An inlet and outlet protection structure of a liquid cooling plate includes a protection cap arranged on an inlet and outlet joint of the liquid cooling plate; the protection cap includes a support part inserted into the inlet and outlet joint, and a cap part arranged on the support part. An elastic clamping unit is arranged on the support part, and one end of the elastic clamping unit far away from the support part elastically abuts against the inner wall of the inlet and outlet joint, and the cap part covers the inlet and outlet joint.
[0008] Further, the support part includes a pipe main body; the elastic clamping unit is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the pipe main body, and the cap part is arranged at one end of the pipe main body.
[0009] Further, the elastic clamping units are multiple and arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the pipe main body.
[0010] Further, in the radial direction of the pipe body, one end of the elastic clamping unit away from the pipe body extends outward and is gradually bent around the axial direction of the pipe body.
[0011] Further, the cross-section of the elastic clamping unit is arc-shaped.
[0012] Further, the cap portion includes a main body portion connected to the pipe body and a protective protrusion protruding from the periphery of the main body portion toward the pipe body side.
[0013] Further, a brim portion extending outward is provided on the periphery of the main body portion.
[0014] Further, a limiting protrusion located within the protective protrusion is provided on the side of the main body portion where the pipe body is provided, and the limiting protrusion is arranged in a circle around the axial direction of the pipe body.
[0015] Further, an expansion valve is provided on the liquid cooling plate, and the liquid inlet and outlet joint is arranged on the expansion valve; and / or, the protective cap is integrally injection molded.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following advantages:
[0017] For the import and export protection structure of the liquid cooling plate of the present utility model, through the arrangement of the support portion, the cap portion in the protective cap, and the elastic clamping unit on the support portion, not only can it be clamped on the inner wall of the liquid inlet and outlet joint under the elastic tendency of the elastic clamping unit, realizing the convenient disassembly and assembly of the protective cap, but also the external position of the liquid inlet and outlet joint can be protected by the cap portion, which is beneficial to improving the protection effect of the protective cap.
[0018] Secondly, through the arrangement of the pipe body, not only can the structural strength be enhanced and the support effect be improved, but also the deformation perpendicular to the axis direction can be appropriately offset, the clamping force can be adjusted, and it is convenient for disassembly and assembly. Arranging a plurality of elastic clamping units at intervals along the circumferential direction of the pipe body can make the elastic clamping units be clamped in the water inlet under the elastic tendency of the elastic clamping units, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the clamping, and further beneficial to ensuring the protection effect of the protective cap.
[0019] Furthermore, making the elastic clamping unit gradually bend around the axial direction of the pipe body can reduce the deformation difficulty of the elastic clamping unit. At the same time, it can guide the elastic clamping unit to deform toward the direction close to the pipe body, which is beneficial to the support portion being inserted into the liquid inlet and outlet joint and generating an outward tension, so as to realize the fixed assembly of the protective cap. Setting the cross-section of the elastic clamping unit as arc-shaped can reduce the rubbing between the protective cap and the edge of the liquid inlet and outlet joint, and can also increase the structural stability. Through the arrangement of the main body portion and the protective protrusion in the cap portion, the liquid inlet and outlet joint can be covered, which is beneficial to improving the sealing performance.
[0020] Moreover, by providing the brim portion, it is beneficial to pull out the protective cap from the liquid inlet / outlet joint. The provision of the limiting protrusion can limit the insertion depth of the support portion, thereby avoiding inconvenient removal caused by excessive insertion depth. The protective cap is integrally injection-molded, which is beneficial to simplifying the process flow, improving production efficiency, and reducing costs at the same time.
[0021] Another object of the present utility model is to provide a liquid cooling plate, on which there is provided the inlet / outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate as described above.
[0022] The liquid cooling plate and the inlet / outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate of the present utility model have the same beneficial effects as those of the traditional technology, and will not be elaborated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] The drawings constituting a part of the present utility model are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model. The schematic embodiments and descriptions thereof of the present utility model are used to explain the present utility model and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present utility model. In the drawings:
[0024] Figure 1 is an assembly schematic diagram of the inlet / outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate and the liquid cooling plate according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an enlarged view of the structure shown at A in;
[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the inlet / outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0027] Description of the reference numerals:
[0028] 1, protective cap; 2, liquid cooling plate; 3, expansion valve;
[0029] 11, support portion; 111, pipe main body; 12, cap portion; 121, main body portion; 1211, brim portion; 1212, limiting protrusion; 122, protective protrusion; 13, elastic clamping unit;
[0030] 31, inlet / outlet joint. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0031] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present utility model and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
[0032] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that if terms indicating orientation or positional relationship such as "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc. appear, they are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, if terms such as "first", "second", etc. appear, they are also only for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0033] In addition, in the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined, the terms "installation", "connection", "connection", and "connector" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood in combination with specific situations.
[0034] The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and in conjunction with embodiments.
[0035] Embodiment 1
[0036] This embodiment relates to an inlet and outlet protection structure of a liquid cooling plate, which solves the problems of difficult disassembly and assembly of the inlet and outlet liquid joints protected by rubber plugs and inconvenient protection, and is beneficial to improving the protection effect of the protection structure while facilitating the disassembly and assembly of the protection structure.
[0037] In terms of the overall structure, as Figures 1 to 3 shown in, the inlet and outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate in this embodiment includes a protection cap 1 provided on the inlet and outlet liquid joints of the liquid cooling plate 2. Among them, the protection cap 1 includes a support portion 11 inserted into the inlet and outlet liquid joint, and a cap portion 12 provided on the support portion 11. An elastic clamping unit 13 is provided on the support portion 11. One end of the elastic clamping unit 13 away from the support portion 11 elastically abuts against the inner wall of the inlet and outlet liquid joint, and the cap portion 12 covers the inlet and outlet liquid joint.
[0038] At this time, with the above settings, through the settings of the support portion 11, the cap portion 12 in the protection cap 1, and the elastic clamping unit 13 on the support portion 11, not only can it be clamped tightly on the inner wall of the inlet and outlet liquid joint under the elastic tendency of the elastic clamping unit 13 to realize the convenient disassembly and assembly of the protection cap 1, but also the external position of the inlet and outlet liquid joint can be protected by the cap portion 12, which is beneficial to improving the protection effect of the protection cap 1.
[0039] During specific implementation, the protective cap 1 is inserted into the liquid inlet / outlet joint through the support portion 11. At this time, the elastic clamping unit 13 bends inward, generating an outward tension, and the protective cap 1 is clamped in the liquid inlet / outlet joint through the tension for fixed assembly.
[0040] Based on the above overall introduction, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, as Figure 3 shown, the support portion 11 includes a tube body 111. And, the elastic clamping unit 13 is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the tube body 111, and the cap portion 12 is provided at one end of the tube body 111. Here, through the setting of the tube body 111, not only can the structural strength be enhanced and the support effect be improved, but also the deformation perpendicular to the axis direction can be appropriately offset, the clamping force can be adjusted, and it is convenient for disassembly and assembly.
[0041] It should be noted that the tube body 111 of this embodiment can be set as a circular tube. Of course, in addition to being set as a circular tube, it can also be set as other common shapes, such as a triangular prism or a hexagonal prism with a hollow setting, as long as it can enhance the structural strength and appropriately offset the deformation perpendicular to the axis direction.
[0042] And, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, referring to Figure 3 shown, the elastic clamping units 13 are multiple and arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the tube body 111. Here, arranging the multiple elastic clamping units 13 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the tube body 111 can, under the elastic trend of the elastic clamping units 13, make the elastic clamping units 13 clamp in the water outlet, thus facilitating the improvement of the clamping stability, and further facilitating the guarantee of the protection effect of the protective cap 1.
[0043] It is worth mentioning that the number of the elastic clamping units 13 in this embodiment can be set to three. Of course, in addition to being set to three, it can also be designed and adjusted according to actual needs, such as being set to four or five, etc.
[0044] Specifically, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, as Figure 3 shown, in the radial direction of the tube body 111, the end of the elastic clamping unit 13 far from the tube body 111 extends outward and gradually bends around the axial direction of the tube body 111.
[0045] The advantage of such a setting is that it can reduce the deformation difficulty of the elastic clamping unit 13. At the same time, it can guide the elastic clamping unit 13 to deform towards the direction close to the tube body 111, which is beneficial for the support portion 11 to be inserted into the liquid inlet / outlet joint and generate an outward tension, so as to realize the fixed assembly of the protective cap 1.
[0046] At the same time, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, still referring to Figure 3As shown, the cross-section of the elastic clamping unit 13 is arc-shaped. Here, setting the cross-section of the elastic clamping unit 13 as arc-shaped can reduce the rubbing between the protective cap 1 and the edge of the liquid inlet and outlet joint, and can also increase the structural stability.
[0047] In addition, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, as shown in the figure, the cap part 12 includes a main body part 121 connected to the pipe main body 111, and a protective protrusion 122 protruding from the periphery of the main body part 121 toward the pipe main body 111.
[0048] It can be understood that the cap part 12 is composed of the main body part 121 and the protective protrusion 122, and through the settings of the main body part 121 and the protective protrusion 122, the liquid inlet and outlet joint can be covered, thus facilitating the improvement of the sealing performance.
[0049] Moreover, considering the requirement for the convenient disassembly and assembly of the protective cap 1, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, as shown in the figure, a brim part 1211 extending outward is provided on the periphery of the main body part 121. With this setting, it is beneficial to pull out the protective cap 1 from the liquid inlet and outlet joint, thus facilitating the guarantee of the convenient disassembly and assembly of the protective cap 1.
[0050] And, as a preferred implementation form, continue to refer to Figure 3 As shown, on the side of the main body part 121 of this embodiment where the pipe main body 111 is provided, a limit protrusion 1212 located inside the protective protrusion 122 is provided, and the limit protrusion 1212 is a circle arranged around the axis of the pipe main body 111. Here, through the setting of the limit protrusion 1212, the insertion depth of the support part 11 can be limited, thus avoiding the inconvenience of taking out caused by too deep insertion depth.
[0051] In addition, in this embodiment, as a preferred implementation form, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, an expansion valve 3 is provided on the liquid cooling plate 2, and the liquid inlet and outlet joint is arranged on the expansion valve 3. Thus, foreign objects from the outside can be prevented from entering the inside of the expansion valve 3, ensuring the normal operation of the liquid cooling plate 2. It is worth mentioning that the expansion valve 3 in this embodiment can adopt an electronic expansion valve well-known to those skilled in the art.
[0052] And, also as a preferred implementation form, the protective cap 1 of this embodiment is integrally injection molded. Integrally injection molding the protective cap 1 is beneficial to simplifying the process flow, improving production efficiency, and at the same time is also beneficial to cost reduction. Here, it is still worth mentioning that when the protective cap 1 of this embodiment is integrally injection molded, a plastic material well-known to those skilled in the art can be adopted.
[0053] When the inlet and outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate in this embodiment is in use, by arranging three elastic clamping units 13 on the pipe body 111, when the pipe body 111 is inserted into the inlet and outlet joint 31, each elastic clamping unit 13 gradually bends inward around the axis of the pipe body 111, generating an outward tension, and making the protective cap 1 fixedly assembled with the inlet and outlet joint 31 under the action of the tension. At the same time, the outside of the inlet and outlet joint 31 is covered by the protective protrusion 122 to improve the sealing performance.
[0054] Secondly, through the setting of the limit protrusion 1212, the assembly depth can be limited, and under the action of the brim part 1211, the convenient disassembly of the protective cap 1 can be realized.
[0055] It is still worth mentioning that when protecting the liquid inlet and outlet joint 31 with a traditional rubber plug, it is necessary to compress the rubber plug and stuff it into the liquid inlet and outlet joint 31. Therefore, it is easy to cause abrasion between the rubber plug and the edge of the liquid inlet and outlet joint 31, resulting in rubber debris, affecting the cleanliness, and even blocking the flow channel.
[0056] Moreover, the rubber plugs usually have deviations. Some rubber plugs with upper tolerance are compressed more during assembly, which is not convenient for the disassembly and assembly of the rubber plugs. Some rubber plugs with lower tolerance have less compression during assembly and are easy to fall off, unable to play an effective protective role. At the same time, the production cost of the rubber plug is high and the process flow is complex.
[0057] This embodiment exactly uses the above-mentioned protective cap 1 to replace the traditional rubber plug, thus being able to solve a series of problems such as easy generation of debris and foreign matters, difficult assembly and disassembly, complex process and high cost.
[0058] Embodiment Two
[0059] This embodiment relates to a liquid cooling plate, and the inlet and outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate in Embodiment One is provided on this liquid cooling plate.
[0060] For the liquid cooling plate of this embodiment, by setting the inlet and outlet protection structure of the liquid cooling plate in Embodiment One, by setting the pipe body 111, the elastic clamping unit 13 on the pipe body 111, and the brim part 1211 on the main body part 121, the convenient disassembly and assembly of the protective cap 1 can be realized. At the same time, through the setting of the protective protrusion 122 in the cap part 12, the liquid inlet and outlet joint can be covered, so as to be beneficial to improving the protection effect of the protective cap 1.
[0061] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. An inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate, characterized in that: It includes a protective cap provided on the liquid inlet and outlet connectors of the liquid cooling plate; The protective cap includes a support portion inserted into the liquid inlet and outlet connector, and a cap portion provided on the support portion. An elastic clamping unit is provided on the support portion, and one end of the elastic clamping unit away from the support portion elastically abuts against the inner wall of the liquid inlet and outlet connector, and the cap portion covers the liquid inlet and outlet connector.
2. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support portion includes a pipe body; The elastic clamping unit is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the pipe body, and the cap portion is provided at one end of the pipe body.
3. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic clamping units are multiple and arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the pipe body.
4. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: In the radial direction of the pipe body, one end of the elastic clamping unit away from the pipe body extends outward and is gradually bent around the axial direction of the pipe body.
5. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cross-section of the elastic clamping unit is circular arc-shaped.
6. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cap portion includes a main body portion connected to the pipe body, and a protective protrusion protruding from the periphery of the main body portion toward the side of the pipe body.
7. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 6, characterized in that: The periphery of the main body portion is provided with an outwardly extending brim portion.
8. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to claim 6, characterized in that: On the side of the main body portion provided with the pipe body, there is a limit protrusion located inside the protective protrusion, and the limit protrusion is a circle arranged around the axial direction of the pipe body.
9. The inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: An expansion valve is provided on the liquid cooling plate, and the liquid inlet and outlet connector is provided on the expansion valve; and / or, The protective cap is integrally injection molded.
10. A liquid cooling plate, characterized in that: The liquid cooling plate is provided with the inlet and outlet protection structure for a liquid cooling plate according to any one of claims 1 to 9.