Blind-Insert Fluid Connector With Guided Cushioning Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server cooling systems face challenges in heat dissipation due to the increasing computing power of servers, requiring improved fluid channel connections for efficient water cooling systems that can be modular and easily disassembled.
Innovation Solution
A blind insert fluid connection module is introduced, featuring a first fluid connector on a server rack and a second fluid connector on a server computing unit, which includes a guide structure and a cushioning resilient member to form a fluid channel, allowing for buffer displacement and increased error margin during connection, utilizing positioning columns, plates, or holes to guide the connectors to a predetermined position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional fluid connection methods are used in densely installed server racks, then the heat dissipation efficiency is insufficient, but the connection reliability and ease of assembly are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cushioning resilient member (elastic element) between the fluid connector and the guide structure that provides beforehand cushioning during the blind insertion process. This elastic element absorbs insertion forces and compensates for positioning errors, ensuring reliable connection without requiring precise alignment, thereby resolving the contradiction between connection reliability and ease of assembly in densely installed server racks
2Productivity
If blind insertion method is adopted for fluid connectors, then the assembly efficiency is improved, but the positioning precision is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a guide structure as an intermediary component between the fluid connector and the connection target. This guide structure includes positioning features that guide the connector during blind insertion, ensuring accurate positioning without requiring the operator to visually align the components, thereby maintaining positioning precision while improving assembly efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The cushioning resilient member provides beforehand cushioning that compensates for positioning errors during blind insertion. By absorbing insertion forces and providing mechanical compliance, it ensures that the connector achieves proper positioning even without visual guidance, resolving the contradiction between assembly efficiency and positioning precision
3Strength
If rigid connection structure is used for fluid connectors, then the structural strength is sufficient, but the tolerance for insertion error is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the rigid connection structure into a dynamic system by introducing a cushioning resilient member that can deform elastically during insertion. This dynamic element allows the connection to accommodate insertion errors through elastic deformation, while the overall structural strength is maintained through the rigid guide structure and connector design
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 module effectively enhances the fluid connection process by providing a buffer displacement and increasing the margin of error during blind insertion, ensuring reliable and efficient heat dissipation in densely installed server systems.
Implementation Method 1
a cushioning resilient member connected to the guide structure and configured to provide a buffer displacement of the second fluid connector in a second direction when the first and second fluid connectors are joined
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AI summary
A blind insert fluid connection module includes a first fluid connector located on a first assembly and a second fluid connector located on a second assembly. The second fluid connector is used to engage the first fluid connector in a first direction to form a fluid channel. The second assembly includes a main body, a guide structure, and a cushioning resilient member. The fastening member is located on the main body. The guide structure is located on the main body, and the second fluid connector is fixed on the guide structure. The cushioning resilient member is connected to the guide structure to provide a buffer displacement of the second fluid connector along the second direction when the first and second fluid connectors are joined, wherein an included angle is formed between the second direction and the first direction.