A liquid cooling device and its bracket assembly

Abstract

A liquid cooling device and its bracket assembly are disclosed. The bracket assembly includes two opposing support beams for supporting a liquid cooling plate, and a plurality of support plates arranged along the length of the support beams and connecting the two support beams. Each support plate includes a plate body and a plurality of reinforcing protrusions formed by stamping on the plate body. Each reinforcing protrusion has a supporting surface protruding from the upper surface of the plate body and coplanar with the upper surface of the support beams. A clearance area is formed on the side of each reinforcing protrusion along the length of the support beams to accommodate a liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate. This invention achieves a balance between material cost and strength in the bracket assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a liquid cooling device and its bracket assembly, belonging to the field of liquid cooling technology. Background Technology

[0002] A liquid cooling plate is an assembly in which a flow channel plate and a cover plate are welded together to form an internal flow channel, and an inlet pipe connected to the internal flow channel is also welded on.

[0003] The bracket assembly plays a crucial role in the welding and production process of liquid cooling plates. It not only stably supports the flow channel plate, ensuring the stability and safety of the production process, but also serves as the mounting carrier for the liquid cooling plate after its manufacture, forming a liquid cooling system together with the plate. Liquid cooling systems are widely used in various scenarios, such as in the compartments of refrigerated vehicles, providing efficient cooling support to meet the low-temperature transportation requirements of the vehicles.

[0004] A relatively simple bracket assembly includes two opposing support beams and multiple support plates connecting the two support beams. The support beams and support plates together support the entire liquid cooling plate. The support plates also need to have clearance holes to avoid the liquid inlet pipe on the liquid cooling plate.

[0005] In order to ensure the strength of the support plate, this type of bracket assembly generally uses a relatively thick support plate. This results in a trade-off between the material cost and strength of the support plate. In other words, for the bracket assembly, the material cost and strength cannot be balanced at the same time. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, one of the objectives of this application is to provide a bracket assembly that balances material cost and strength.

[0007] A bracket assembly for a liquid cooling plate includes two opposing support beams for supporting the liquid cooling plate, and a plurality of support plates arranged along the length of the support beams and connecting the two support beams. Each support plate includes a plate body and a plurality of reinforcing protrusions formed by stamping on the plate body. Each reinforcing protrusion has a support surface that protrudes from the upper surface of the plate body and is coplanar with the upper surface of the support beams. The side of each reinforcing protrusion in the length direction of the support beams forms a clearance area for a liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate.

[0008] Preferably, the two long sides of the plate are further provided with reinforcing flanges.

[0009] Preferably, the reinforcing flange includes a first flange connected to the long side of the plate and a second flange connected to the first flange. The second flange is provided with a second reinforcing protrusion formed by stamping. The second reinforcing protrusion has a second supporting surface coplanar with the upper surface of the supporting beam.

[0010] Preferably, the bottom surface of the support beam is provided with a notch for installing the support plate, and the lower surface of the support plate is higher than the bottom surface of the support beam.

[0011] Preferably, the two sides of the reinforcing protrusion are close to the two supporting beams.

[0012] Preferably, the supporting beam includes a supporting plane for supporting the flow channel plate in the liquid cooling plate, and the supporting plane is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation grooves.

[0013] Preferably, the heat dissipation groove extends along the length of the supporting beam, and both sides of the heat dissipation groove extend to both ends of the supporting beam.

[0014] Preferably, the two ends of the supporting beam are respectively provided with connecting components for connecting to the vertical beam of the carriage.

[0015] Preferably, the connecting component is provided with a connecting hole.

[0016] A liquid cooling device comprising the bracket assembly described in any of the above technical solutions.

[0017] In summary, this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. In this utility model, a reinforcing protrusion is formed by stamping on the support plate. The reinforcing protrusion supports the liquid cooling plate through the support surface. At the same time, a clearance area is formed on the side of the reinforcing protrusion to accommodate the liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate. Thus, while ensuring the strength of the support plate, the thickness of the support plate can be designed to be thinner, so that the support plate balances material cost and strength. For the bracket assembly, both material cost and strength are also balanced.

[0019] 2: In this utility model, the two long sides of the plate are also provided with reinforcing flanges, which further enhance the structural strength of the support plate and improve the support effect.

[0020] 3: In this utility model, the reinforcing flange is provided with a second reinforcing protrusion formed by stamping. The second reinforcing protrusion has a second supporting surface coplanar with the upper surface of the supporting beam. The second reinforcing protrusion not only effectively increases the supporting area of ​​the supporting plate, making the supporting plate more stable in supporting the liquid cooling plate, but also the second reinforcing protrusion itself has a strong structure and performs well in the supporting process, providing a better supporting effect.

[0021] 4: In this utility model, the supporting plane of the support beam for supporting the flow channel plate in the liquid cooling plate is provided with multiple heat dissipation grooves, so that the heat generated when the edge of the flow channel plate is welded to the cover plate can be dissipated in time through the heat dissipation grooves. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a simplified structural diagram of the bracket assembly;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a simplified structural diagram of the support plate;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a simplified schematic diagram of the liquid cooling plate. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Example:

[0027] A bracket assembly, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, it includes two oppositely arranged support beams 1 and multiple support plates 2 connecting the two support beams 1. The multiple support plates 2 are arranged along the length direction of the support beams 1. Both the support beams 1 and the support plates 2 are used to support the liquid cooling plate.

[0028] It is worth noting that the support plate 2 includes a plate body 21, on which several reinforcing protrusions 22 formed by stamping are provided. The two sides of each reinforcing protrusion 22 are close to the two support beams 1, maximizing the length of the reinforcing protrusion 22. Each reinforcing protrusion 22 has a support surface protruding from the upper surface of the plate body 21. This support surface is coplanar with the upper surface of the support beams 1, thus enabling it to support the liquid-cooled plate together with the upper surface of the support beams 1. The liquid-cooled plate is a common structure; see [reference needed]. Figure 4 As shown, it has structures such as flow channel plate 01 and cover plate 02. A flow channel is formed between the flow channel plate and the cover plate. The liquid cooling plate also has a vertical liquid inlet pipe 03. In order to make the support plate 2 avoid the liquid inlet pipe, the protrusion height of the reinforcing protrusion 22 should not be less than the length of the liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate. In this way, the side of the reinforcing protrusion 22 located in the length direction of the support beam 1 naturally forms a clearance area 20 that can accommodate the liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate.

[0029] This structural design, due to the stamping process forming the reinforcing protrusion 22, not only improves the overall structural strength of the support plate 2, but also avoids the need to specially open clearance holes to avoid the liquid inlet pipe when supporting the liquid cooling plate. Therefore, while ensuring the strength of the support plate 2, the thickness of the support plate 2 can be designed to be thinner, so that the support plate 2 balances material cost and strength. For the bracket assembly, its material cost and strength are also balanced.

[0030] In this embodiment, the two long sides of the plate 21 are also provided with reinforcing flanges 23, which further enhance the structural strength of the support plate 2 and improve the support effect.

[0031] In this embodiment, the reinforcing flange 23 includes a first flange 231 connected to the long side of the plate 21 and a second flange 232 connected to the first flange 231. The first flange 231 can be formed by a single bend or by multiple bends. The second flange 232 is provided with a second reinforcing protrusion 233 formed by stamping. The second reinforcing protrusion 233 has a second supporting surface coplanar with the upper surface of the supporting beam 1. The second reinforcing protrusion 233 not only effectively increases the supporting area of ​​the supporting plate 2, making the supporting plate 2 more stable in supporting the liquid cooling plate, but also has a strong structure, providing a better supporting effect.

[0032] In this embodiment, to achieve the installation of the support plate 2, as follows: Figure 1 , 3 As shown, a notch 11 for installing a support plate 2 is provided on the bottom surface of the support beam 1. The part of the support plate 2 located in the notch 11 can be welded to the notch 11 or fastened to the support beam 1. The lower surface of the support plate 2 is higher than the bottom surface of the support beam 1.

[0033] As mentioned in the background section, the bracket assembly also serves to support the flow channel plate 01 during the welding process of the liquid cooling plate. The welding process involves welding the cover plate 02 to the upper surface of the flow channel plate 01, which generates a significant amount of heat. Therefore, as... Figure 3 As shown, the upper surface of the support beam 1, which is the supporting plane for supporting the flow channel plate 01 in the liquid cooling plate, is provided with multiple heat dissipation grooves 12. This allows the heat generated at the edge of the flow channel plate 01, supported by the support beam 1, during welding with the cover plate 02 to be promptly dissipated through the heat dissipation grooves 12. The heat dissipation grooves 12 extend along the length of the support beam 1, with both sides of the heat dissipation grooves 12 extending to both ends of the support beam 1, ensuring that both ends of the heat dissipation grooves 12 are open and have good heat dissipation effect.

[0034] like Figure 1 , 3 As shown, connecting components 3 are provided at both ends of the supporting beam 1. Connecting components 3 are provided with connecting holes. By inserting screws through the connecting holes, the bracket assembly can be connected to the vertical beam of the carriage.

[0035] The embodiments also relate to a liquid cooling device, which includes a liquid cooling plate and a bracket assembly supporting the liquid cooling plate, wherein the bracket assembly adopts the bracket assembly of any of the above-mentioned technical solutions.

[0036] The above embodiments are merely descriptions of preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the concept and scope of the present invention. Various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by those skilled in the art without departing from the design concept of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the present invention. The technical content for which protection is sought in the present invention has been fully described in the claims.

Claims

1. A bracket assembly for supporting a liquid-cooled plate, comprising two opposing support beams (1) and a plurality of support plates (2) arranged along the length of the support beams (1) and connecting the two support beams (1), characterized in that, The support plate (2) includes a plate body (21) and a plurality of reinforcing protrusions (22) formed by stamping on the plate body (21). The reinforcing protrusions (22) have a supporting surface that protrudes from the upper surface of the plate body (21) and is coplanar with the upper surface of the support beam (1). The reinforcing protrusions (22) are located on the side of the support beam (1) in the length direction and have a clearance area (20) for the liquid inlet pipe of the liquid cooling plate.

2. A carrier assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The two long sides of the plate (21) are also provided with reinforcing flanges (23).

3. A carrier assembly according to claim 2, wherein, The reinforcing flange (23) includes a flange one (231) connected to the long side of the plate (21) and a flange two (232) connected to the flange one (231). The flange two (232) is provided with a reinforcing protrusion two (233) formed by stamping. The reinforcing protrusion two (233) has a supporting surface two that is coplanar with the upper surface of the supporting beam (1).

4. The carrier assembly of claim 1, wherein, The bottom surface of the support beam (1) is provided with a notch (11) for installing the support plate (2), and the lower surface of the support plate (2) is higher than the bottom surface of the support beam (1).

5. A carrier assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The two sides of the reinforcing protrusion (22) are close to the two supporting beams (1).

6. A carrier assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The supporting beam (1) includes a supporting plane for supporting the flow channel plate in the liquid cooling plate, and a plurality of heat dissipation grooves (12) are provided on the supporting plane.

7. A carrier assembly according to claim 6, wherein The heat dissipation groove (12) extends along the length of the supporting beam (1), and the two sides of the heat dissipation groove (12) extend to both ends of the supporting beam (1).

8. The cradle assembly of claim 1, wherein, The two ends of the supporting beam (1) are respectively provided with connecting parts (3) for connecting to the vertical beam of the carriage.

9. A carrier assembly according to claim 8, wherein, The connecting component (3) is provided with a connecting hole.

10. A liquid cooling device, characterized by, Includes the bracket assembly described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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