Bendable Water-Cooling Device for Adaptive Electronic Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water-cooling systems for electronic devices are inflexible due to their component configuration, making it impossible to freely arrange the liquid reservoir case and pump unit in the same horizontal position, limiting their adaptability within the device's space.
Innovation Solution
A bendable water-cooling device comprising a pump unit, a heat exchange unit, and a pivot unit, allowing the pump and heat exchange units to be bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position, with a tube body connecting them, enabling adaptive mounting within varying electronic device spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the liquid reservoir case and pump unit are directly assembled and mounted in a single double-faced base seat with vertical partitioning, then the structure is stable and components are securely fixed, but the arrangement is rigid and cannot be freely disposed in the existent space
Solution Approach 1:
The base seat is divided into a first base seat and a second base seat, which are separable from each other. The pump unit is mounted on the first base seat while the liquid reservoir case is mounted on the second base seat. This segmentation allows the components to be independently positioned and arranged flexibly within the electronic device, breaking the rigid constraint of a single integrated base seat structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional horizontal arrangement constraint to a three-dimensional spatial arrangement by allowing the pump unit and liquid reservoir case to be positioned on separate base seats that can be vertically stacked or horizontally distributed. This enables the components to be disposed in different spatial dimensions, providing greater arrangement flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pump unit and heat exchange unit are positioned in the same horizontal position, then the structure is compact, but the device cannot be adapted to varying space configurations in electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The invention provides a dynamic arrangement capability where the pump unit and liquid reservoir case can be positioned in different spatial locations (different base seats) rather than being fixed in a single horizontal position. This dynamic positioning capability allows the water-cooling device to adapt to various space configurations within electronic devices while maintaining functional integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The separable base seat structure serves multiple functions: it provides stable mounting for components, enables flexible spatial arrangement, and allows adaptation to different electronic device configurations. This universal design approach allows the same water-cooling device to be deployed in various space environments without requiring redesign.
3Ease of operation
If numerous components are directly assembled in a single base seat, then the assembly is structurally integrated, but the components cannot be freely arranged and the device lacks adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly structure is segmented into multiple independent base seats (first base seat and second base seat) that can be separately configured. This segmentation provides operational freedom in arranging components on different base seats while reducing the complexity constraints imposed by a single integrated base seat structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention moves component arrangement from a constrained two-dimensional plane (single base seat) to a three-dimensional space (multiple base seats that can be stacked or distributed). This dimensional expansion provides greater freedom in component arrangement and simplifies the operational complexity of spatial configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device can be securely and adaptively mounted in electronic devices of varying sizes, maintaining functionality even when the device is shaken or moved, while efficiently dissipating heat through the cooling liquid circulation.
Implementation Method 1
a bendable water-cooling device comprising a pump unit, a heat exchange unit, and a pivot unit, allowing the pump and heat exchange units to be bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position
Implementation Method 2
The cooling liquid circulates in a circulation path between the heat absorption section and the heat dissipation section, whereby the heat generated by the heat generation component can be transferred to the heat dissipation section via the cooling liquid
Implementation Method 3
The heat exchange chamber is for the cooling liquid to pass through... A heat exchange interface is formed on one side of the heat exchange chamber in contact with a heat generation component
Implementation Method 4
The driver is disposed in the pump chamber and immerged in a cooling liquid... The impeller of the pump unit rotates to supply cooling liquid to the heat dissipation section
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AI summary
A bendable water-cooling device includes: a pump unit having a pump case and a driver. The pump case has a pump chamber, a first inlet and a first outlet. The pump case is formed with a first pivotal connection section on the same side as the first outlet; a heat exchange unit having a liquid reservoir case and a heat dissipation member, the liquid reservoir case having a heat exchange chamber, a second inlet and a second outlet, the liquid reservoir case being formed with a second pivotal connection section on the same side as the second inlet; and a pivot unit having a first mating section and a second mating section respectively pivotally connected with the first and second pivotal connection sections. The pump unit and the heat exchange unit are bendable around the pivot unit from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position.