Liquid Cooling Distribution Device with Segmented Filtration and Mobile Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid cooling distribution devices for data centers do not filter poured coolants, leading to impurities blocking pipelines, and are heavy and difficult to transport.
Innovation Solution
A liquid cooling distribution device with a filtering mechanism that includes a filter net and a moving mechanism with a motorized moving wheel to facilitate easy movement and stable placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a filtering mechanism is added to filter poured coolant, then pipeline blockage from impurities is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering mechanism is segmented into modular components: a filter stand with filter net that can be independently removed, a mounting base, and a connecting rod assembly. This segmentation allows the filtering function to be added without requiring complete system redesign, thereby preventing pipeline blockage while limiting the increase in overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter stand is designed as a separable component that can be extracted from the main device body. The filter net is taken out on a filter stand that can be removed from the mounting base, allowing maintenance personnel to clean or replace the filter without disassembling the entire cooling distribution device. This extraction principle adds filtering capability while keeping the added complexity localized and manageable.
2Reliability
If the device structure is made robust for data center use, then reliability improves, but weight increases making it difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates a moving mechanism with a moving plate and moving wheel that transforms the device from a static heavy structure to a dynamically movable system. The moving wheel can be extended downward from the moving plate to enable rolling transport, and retracted upward during operation to maintain stability. This dynamic transformation allows the same robust structure to serve both reliability and mobility requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The robust structural elements are concentrated locally where needed for reliability (main body, mounting base, filter stand), while the moving mechanism uses lighter components (moving plate, moving wheel, motor) only where mobility is required. This local quality differentiation allows the device to achieve sufficient overall strength without uniformly increasing weight throughout the entire structure.
3Ease of operation
If a moving mechanism is added to facilitate transportation, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The moving mechanism is designed as a self-service system where the motor automatically drives the moving plate to extend or retract the moving wheel based on operational needs. The system self-regulates between transport mode (wheel extended) and operation mode (wheel retracted) without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving transportation ease while keeping the control complexity minimal and automated.
Solution Approach 2:
The moving mechanism components (motor, rotation shaft, bevel gears, threaded rod, moving plate, moving wheel) are merged into an integrated assembly that combines multiple functions: propulsion, position adjustment, and stability control. This merging reduces the number of separate control systems needed and simplifies the overall device architecture despite adding mobility functionality.
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 filtering mechanism prevents impurities from blocking pipelines, while the moving mechanism simplifies transportation and ensures stable placement of the device.
Implementation Method 1
a filtering mechanism (4) is provided inside the body (1), and the filtering mechanism (4) includes a filter stand (52), a filter net (53)... By means of the filtering mechanism (5), it is easy to filter a poured coolant and prevent impurities in the coolant from blocking pipelines
Implementation Method 2
The moving mechanism (6) includes a motor (61), a rotation shaft (62), a first bevel gear (63), a second bevel gear (64), a threaded rod (65), a moving plate (66), and a moving wheel (67)... An interior of the body is fixedly connected to the motor (61), and an output end of the motor (61) is fixedly connected to the rotation shaft (62)
Implementation Method 3
the interior of the body (1) is provided with the spring (58)... By means of elastic force of the spring itself, the connecting rod is pushed to drive the plug to insert into the filter stand
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a liquid cooling distribution device for a data center, including a body, where a heat dissipation net is fixedly connected to the body, an interior of the body is provided with a filtering mechanism, a moving mechanism is arranged at a bottom of the body, a first liquid inlet is arranged at a top of the body, and a second liquid inlet is arranged at the top of the body. The filtering mechanism includes a mounting base, a filter stand, a filter net, a handle, a plug, a connecting rod, a pressing block, and a spring. The interior of the body is fixedly connected to the mounting base, an interior of the mounting base is slidably connected to the filter stand fixedly connected to the filter net, and an interior of the filter stand is slidably connected to the plug.