Magnetic Quickseal Joints for Low-Force Server Liquid Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing liquid cooling structures for servers require significant external force to overcome the elastic resistance of quickseal joints, making the installation process laborious and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating magnetic attraction between polar opposite magnets on the first and second joints of the liquid cooling structure, which reduces the external force needed for coupling and decoupling, thereby simplifying the installation process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a spring-based quickseal joint is used to connect the server body and cabinet body, then the joint can be lockable and sealable, but the elastic force of the spring requires significant external force to overcome during coupling, making installation laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the spring-based mechanical locking system with a magnetic locking system. Magnets are embedded in the quickseal joints, and magnetic attraction provides the locking force instead of elastic force from springs. This substitution eliminates the need to overcome elastic resistance during coupling, significantly reducing the external force required for installation while maintaining reliable locking and sealing functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical mechanism from elastic (spring-based) to magnetic (magnet-based). This parameter change in the locking mechanism fundamentally alters the force characteristics: magnetic attraction provides continuous holding force without elastic resistance, transforming the coupling process from requiring significant external force to requiring minimal force for alignment and engagement
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 magnetic attraction significantly reduces the external force required for coupling and decoupling the joints, making the installation of the liquid cooling structure more labor-saving and efficient, with measured forces decreasing from 2 Kg to 0.4 Kg for coupling and 0.2 Kg for separation.
Implementation Method 1
Incorporating magnetic attraction between polar opposite magnets on the first and second joints of the liquid cooling structure, which reduces the external force needed for coupling and decoupling
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AI summary
A liquid cooling structure for a server with low-force quickseal joints to carry the coolant includes a first support, a first joint, a second support, a second joint, a first magnet, and a second magnet. The first support is set on the cabinet body. The second support is set on the server body. The first joint is set on the first support. The second joint is arranged on the second support and can be coupled with the first joint. The first magnet is set on first support. The second magnet is set on second support. The first magnet and second magnet with opposite magnetism attract each other to reduce the amount of force required for coupling the first joint and the second joint, and is labor-saving.