Cold Plate Manifold Layout for Easier Cooling Pipe Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooling devices face challenges in assembling workability due to connections between inflow and outflow pipes with manifolds, and reduced cooling efficiency due to air collisions with manifolds.
Innovation Solution
The cooling device incorporates elbows on the upper surfaces of manifolds and cold plates to connect inflow and outflow pipes with refrigerant pipes, improving assembly efficiency and reducing air collisions, thereby enhancing cooling effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the inflow pipe and outflow pipe are connected directly to the manifolds, then the structure is simple, but the assembling workability is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces elbows as intermediary components between the inflow/outflow pipes and the manifolds. These elbows serve as mediators that facilitate connection while improving assembly workability by providing accessible connection points on the upper surfaces of the manifolds, allowing for easier pipe installation without direct complex connections to the manifold bodies.
2Loss of energy
If the cooling air flows along the inflow pipe and outflow pipe, then the heat exhausting effect is improved, but the cooling air collides with the manifold and the cooling effect is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the elbow connection points to the upper surfaces of the manifolds, changing the spatial dimension of the connection architecture. This dimensional change allows the inflow and outflow pipes to be arranged in a way that guides cooling air flow along the pipe paths without direct collision with the manifold bodies, thereby maintaining heat exhausting effectiveness while improving cooling efficiency.
3Ease of manufacture
If the elbows are located on the upper surfaces of the manifolds, then the assembling workability is improved and the working space is expanded, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the connection structure by placing elbows at distinct locations on the upper surfaces of the manifolds. This segmentation separates the connection functions into discrete, manageable components that can be independently positioned and assembled, improving assembly workability while the modular nature of the segmented structure keeps the overall complexity controlled.
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 solution improves assembling workability and enhances cooling efficiency by minimizing pipe-manifold collisions and expanding the working space, allowing for smoother refrigerant circulation and increased cooling air flow.
Implementation Method 1
The cold plate includes a refrigerant flow path in which a refrigerant flows. The pair of manifolds oppose each other across the cold plate, and each includes a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant flows.
Implementation Method 2
The inflow pipe extends from one manifold to the inflow port of the cold plate to allow the refrigerant to flow toward the cold plate. The outflow pipe allows the refrigerant flowing out of the outflow port of the cold plate to flow out toward the other manifold.
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AI summary
A cooling device includes a first cold plate, a pair of manifolds, an inflow pipe, and an outflow pipe. The pair of manifolds oppose each other across the first cold plate, and each includes a first refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant flows. The inflow pipe extends from one manifold to the inflow port of the first cold plate, and allows the refrigerant to flow toward the cold plate. The outflow pipe extends from the outflow port of the first cold plate to the other manifold, and allows the refrigerant to flow out toward the other manifold. The first refrigerant pipe extends in an intersecting direction intersecting the opposing direction of the pair of manifolds. The inflow pipe and the outflow pipe are connected to the refrigerant pipe via an elbow located on an upper surface or a lower surface of each of the manifolds.