Modular Water-Cooling Pump Housing for Motor Module Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water-cooling apparatuses require replacement of the entire system when a different motor module with varying power or function is needed, and damaged motor modules cannot be easily replaced, leading to inconvenience and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A water-cooling heat dissipation device design featuring a pump housing, upper cover, and motor module with a stator set, allowing for easy separation and replacement of the motor module by disconnecting the upper cover, enabling the use of different motor modules and facilitating replacement of damaged stator sets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the motor module is integrated into the pump housing as a single unit, then the structural integrity and simplicity is improved, but the replaceability and adaptability of the motor module deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pump housing is divided into a fixed portion and a movable portion, with the motor module integrated into the movable portion. This segmentation allows the motor module to be independently removed and replaced while keeping the pump housing structure intact, thus maintaining structural simplicity while enabling motor module replaceability and adaptability.
2Volume of moving object
If the motor module is integrated into the pump housing, then the device compactness is improved, but the ease of repair and replacement of damaged components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the pump housing into fixed and movable portions with the motor module in the movable portion, the design maintains compact integration while enabling easy separation and replacement of the motor module for repair purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor module is extracted as a replaceable component within the movable portion of the pump housing, allowing damaged motor modules to be easily removed and replaced without dismantling the entire pump housing structure.
3Reliability
If the entire water-cooling apparatus must be replaced when changing motor modules, then the reliability and performance consistency is improved, but the loss of time and economic cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pump housing is segmented into fixed and movable portions, allowing the motor module to be replaced independently. This enables users to change motor modules quickly without replacing the entire water-cooling apparatus, reducing time loss while maintaining system reliability through consistent pump housing design.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixed portion of the pump housing serves as a universal base that can accommodate different motor modules. This multi-functionality allows various motor modules to be installed in the same housing, enabling quick replacements without needing different housings for different motors, thus reducing both time and economic costs.
4Ease of manufacture
If the entire water-cooling apparatus must be replaced when changing motor modules, then the manufacturing standardization is improved, but the ease of operation and user flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pump housing is divided into standardized fixed and movable portions, allowing the motor module to be replaced independently. This segmentation provides user flexibility to change motor modules according to different needs while the standardized fixed portion maintains manufacturing consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized fixed portion of the pump housing can universally accommodate different motor modules, providing user flexibility to choose and replace motors based on different requirements while maintaining manufacturing standardization through the consistent housing 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
Enables arbitrary replacement of motor modules according to user requirements and convenient replacement of damaged components, reducing costs and user inconvenience by allowing modular changes without needing to replace the entire apparatus.
Implementation Method 1
heat absorbed from a heating element (a processor or a graphics processor) is subject to heat exchange by means of a cooling liquid in the water-cooling apparatus
Implementation Method 2
the cooling liquid can exchange heat and radiate cyclically between the radiator and the water-cooling apparatus
Implementation Method 3
the cooling liquid is circulated by using a pump of the water-cooling apparatus
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AI summary
A water-cooling heat dissipation device suitable for computer includes a pump housing, an upper cover, a motor module and a heat exchange member. The pump housing forms a pump chamber. A side of the upper cover has at least one positioning portion. A side of the motor module has at least one assembly portion that is correspondingly disposed with respect to the positioning portion. A stator set is received in the interior of the motor module. The heat exchange member is correspondingly combined with the pump housing. The heat exchange member forms a heat exchange chamber, and the heat exchange chamber is in communication with the pump chamber.