Memory Heat Transfer Structure for Wear-Resistant Water Cooling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional heat dissipation methods in electronic apparatuses, such as water-cooling systems, are inadequate for high-capacity electronic chips, leading to wear and damage issues, making it difficult for users to replace memory units without professional assistance and causing heat resistance problems.

Innovation Solution

A memory auxiliary heat transfer structure with a main body having a heated side and a contact side, featuring a wear-resistant layer and thermo-conductive medium, is inserted between the memory unit and the water-cooling assembly to enhance wear resistance and heat transfer efficiency, allowing users to replace memory units without damaging the water-cooling system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If water-cooling assembly is directly assembled with memory unit, then heat dissipation effect is improved, but wear resistance is reduced and damage risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheat dissipation effectVSAvoidwear resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an auxiliary heat transfer structure as an intermediary component between the water-cooling assembly and the memory unit. This auxiliary structure includes a contact surface that interfaces with both the water-cooling assembly and the memory unit, distributing contact pressure and reducing direct wear on the memory unit's external case and the water-cooling assembly's pipeline surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If memory unit is frequently inserted and extracted, then user convenience is improved, but abrasion damage to water-cooling assembly increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidabrasion damage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The auxiliary heat transfer structure serves as a protective buffer that is already in place before any insertion or extraction operations. It cushions the mechanical contact between the memory unit and water-cooling assembly, preventing abrasion damage from occurring during frequent user operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Device complexity

If conventional heat transfer component is used, then structure simplicity is maintained, but heat transfer coefficient is insufficient for high-capacity chips

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoidheat transfer coefficient
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The auxiliary heat transfer structure employs composite material construction, combining materials with high thermal conductivity for effective heat transfer from the memory unit to the water-cooling assembly. This allows the system to handle high-capacity chips while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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 structure improves wear resistance and heat conductivity, enabling users to replace memory units multiple times without damaging the water-cooling assembly or memory chips, reducing heat resistance and enhancing convenience in electronic apparatus maintenance.

Implementation Method 1

a water-cooling means must be employed to dissipate the heat... a water-cooling radiator is used to absorb heat for heat exchange

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 2

the outer surface of the external case (metal or ceramic material) packaging the memory chip will contact and abrade the water-cooling set

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS11805621B2Memory auxiliary heat transfer structure
Publication Date: 2023.10.31 ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS (CHINA) CO LTD
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AI summary

A memory auxiliary heat transfer structure is correspondingly assembled with at least one memory unit and a water-cooling assembly. The memory auxiliary heat transfer structure includes a main body. The main body has a first end, a second end and a middle section. The middle section has a heated side and a contact side. The heated side is disposed corresponding to at least one chip disposed on the memory unit. The contact side is attached to and assembled with the water-cooling assembly. The memory auxiliary heat transfer structure serves to reduce the friction between the memory unit and the water-cooling assembly and fill the gap so as to reduce the heat resistance.