KR101339346B1

KR101339346B1 - Computer cooling apparatus

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Publication number: KR101339346B1
Application number: KR1020130086922A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이우근
Original assignee: 이우근
Priority date: 2013-07-23
Filing date: 2013-07-23
Publication date: 2013-12-09

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new computer cooling device with improved cooling performance. According to the cooling device of the present invention, a coolant passage (41) is formed inside the forward and backward direction partition wall (40) that is equipped inside a case (A), and the partition of the internal space of the case (A). The forward and backward direction partition wall (40) is cooled if air is supplied to the coolant passage (41). Therefore, the new invention has an advantage from the conventional cooling structure which releases the heat and performs the cooling effect from the outside heat of the case (A) to the inner portion by using the heat radiation pin equipped in the outer side surface of the case (A). Particularly, the forward and backward direction partition wall (40) is located between multiple computer units (1) equipped inside the case (A). Each computer unit (1) of the three is included inside the case (A) in a row. However, the invention has an advantage of the computer unit (1) to be able to cool to the computer unit (1) equipped in the middle portion.

Description

Computer cooling apparatus

The present invention relates to a new computer cooling device with improved cooling performance.

In general, in the case of a computer used for industrial or military use, in a harsh environment with a lot of dust, dust, or moisture, various components are provided inside a case that is airtight or tightly configured.

Therefore, such industrial or military computers are used in harsh conditions of dust, dust or moisture, and as shown in Patent No. 10-105737, etc., a sealed structure capable of waterproofing or dust-proofing a case protecting parts provided therein. It is configured to include a heat dissipation fin on the outside of the case, it is configured to cool the computer by dissipating heat generated during operation of the computer to the outside through the heat dissipation fin.

However, in recent years, as the performance of the computer is improved, the amount of heat generated by the computer is also increasing, and there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently cool the computer by only dissipating heat to the outside using a heat radiation fin.

In addition, the industrial and military computers are equipped with a plurality of computer units inside one case is configured so that one computer unit can back up in the event of a failure in one computer unit, recently in one case A method of mounting three or more computer units has been studied.

By the way, in order to mount three or more computer units in one case, the computer units should be arranged in a line. As described above, when cooling using heat radiating fins provided on the outside of the case, the computer units are arranged in the middle portion. There is a problem that it is difficult to cool the computer unit.

Therefore, there is a need for a new method to solve such a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a computer cooling apparatus having a new structure that can effectively cool and release heat generated from a plurality of computer units.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a computer cooling device for radiating heat inside the case (A) in which a plurality of computer units (1) is mounted to the outside, the case (A) is a lower plate (10) and And side plates 21, 22, and 23 extending upward from a circumferential surface of the lower plate 10, and an upper plate coupled to an upper end of the side plates 21, 22, and 23, and the inside of the case A. It is disposed to extend in the front and rear direction is provided with a front and rear plate partition 40 for partitioning the inner space of the case (A), the inside of the front and rear direction plate 40 penetrates the front and rear ends of the front and rear direction plate 40. The cooling passage 41 is formed to supply the air to the cooling passage 41 by using the air supply means 60 is provided with a computer cooling device, characterized in that to cool the front and rear partition plate 40. do.

According to another feature of the invention, the side plates (21, 22, 23) are both side plates 21 arranged to be spaced apart from both sides, and the front and rear plates 22 coupled to the front and rear ends of the two side plates (21) And a 23, a front side of the front plate 22 is formed with an air supply hole 22a to which the air supply means 60 is connected, and a rear side surface of the front plate 22 is provided in the air supply hole 22a. A communication hole 22b is formed to be connected, and the front and rear partition plate 40 has an interior of the case A such that the cooling passage 41 formed therein is connected to the communication hole 22b of the front plate 22. When the air is supplied to the air supply hole (22a) by using the air supply means 60, the air is supplied to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear plates 40 through the communication hole (22b). A computer cooling device is provided.

According to another feature of the present invention, further provided in the inside of the case (A) so as to extend in the left and right direction further comprises a left and right lateral plate 50 which is in close contact with the inner surface of the both side plate 21, A communication hole 51 connected to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear direction direction plate 40 is formed on the front surface of the direction plate 50, and the communication hole 51 and both side surfaces of the left and right direction plate 50 are formed. An exhaust hole 52 is formed to be connected, and the both side plates 21 have a through hole 21a corresponding to the exhaust hole 52 of the left and right diaphragm 50 so as to penetrate both sides. An apparatus is provided.

According to another feature of the invention, there is provided a computer cooling device, characterized in that the auxiliary exhaust hole (22c) connected to the air supply hole (22a) is formed on both sides of the front plate (22).

According to another feature of the present invention, the communication hole 51 of the left and right direction plate 50 is composed of two are formed to be spaced apart from both sides at the front center portion of the left and right direction plate 50, the communication hole 51 ) And the exhaust hole 52 are interconnected by a connecting passage 53 formed in the left and right partition 50, the connecting passage 53 extends outward from the outer peripheral portion of the communication hole 51 And a straight line connecting portion 53a connected to the exhaust hole 52 and a curve extending from the inner circumference of the communication hole 51 to the adjacent direction and then turned outward to be connected to the exhaust hole 52. A computer cooling device is provided, comprising a connection portion 53b.

According to another feature of the present invention, the front and rear partition plate 40 is composed of a plurality, the communication hole 22b of the front plate 22 is composed of a plurality of corresponding to the front and rear partition plate 40, A plurality of opening / closing dampers 70 provided in the front plate 22 and separately opening and closing each communication hole 22b formed in the front plate 22, and provided in the front and rear directional plates 40. A plurality of temperature measuring sensors 80 for measuring the temperature of the direction plate 40 and the communication hole connected to the cooling passage 41 of each of the front and rear direction plate 40 by receiving a signal from the temperature measuring sensor 80 Computer cooling apparatus is provided, further comprising a control unit (90) for adjusting the opening and closing amount of the opening and closing damper (70) provided in (22b).

According to the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention, a cooling passage 41 is formed in the front and rear partition plate 40 which is provided inside the case A and partitions the internal space of the case A, and the cooling passage is formed. When air is supplied to the 41, the front and rear partition plate 40 is cooled.

Therefore, there is an advantage that the cooling effect is higher than the conventional cooling structure that heats the heat inside the case (A) to the outside by using the heat radiation fin provided on the outer surface of the case (A) to the outside.

In particular, the front and rear partition plate 40 is located between the plurality of computer units 1 provided inside the case A, even if the three computer units 1 are arranged in a line inside the case A. , There is an advantage that can be effectively cooled to the computer unit (1) provided in the middle portion.

1 is a perspective view of a computer to which a computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention is applied;
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper plate of the computer case to which the computer cooling apparatus is applied according to the present invention;
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a computer cooling device according to the present invention;
4 is a plan view showing a computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention;
5 is a plan view showing a computer to which the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention is applied;
6 is an exploded perspective view showing the front and rear plates of the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention;
7 is a side view showing a front and rear plate of the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention;
8 is an exploded rear perspective view showing a left and right partition of the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention;
9 is a rear configuration diagram showing the left and right partitions of the computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention;
10 is an exploded perspective view showing a front plate of a computer cooling device according to the present invention;
11 is a front configuration diagram showing a front plate of the computer cooling device according to the present invention;
12 is a front configuration diagram showing a front plate of a second embodiment of a computer cooling device according to the present invention;
13 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of a computer cooling device according to the present invention;
14 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of a computer cooling device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 11 illustrate a computer cooling apparatus according to the present invention, which cools each computer unit 1 by releasing heat inside the case A in which the plurality of computer units 1 are mounted to the outside. It is configured to be.

In detail, the case A is made of a metal material having high strength and high thermal conductivity, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the upper side of the lower plate 10 and the circumferential surface of the lower plate 10. It consists of a side plate (21, 22, 23) extending to the upper plate 30 coupled to the upper surface of the side plate (21, 22, 23).

The lower plate 10 and the upper plate 30 is configured in the form of a square plate.

The side plates 21, 22, and 23 are formed in a panel shape extending in the front and rear direction, and are arranged in both side plates 21 spaced apart from each other, and a panel shape extending in the left and right direction. 21, the front and rear plates 22 and 23 coupled to the front and rear ends are configured such that the circumferential surfaces of the front and rear plates 22 and 23 are exposed to the outside.

4 and 5, a pair of front and rear separators 40 are disposed to extend in the front-rear direction, and the front end portion is in close contact with the rear side surface of the front plate 22, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. ), And the left and right direction plates 50 are disposed to extend in the left and right direction, the front surface is in close contact with the rear end of the front and rear direction partition plate 40, and both ends are in close contact with the inner side surfaces of the both side plates 21. It is configured to cool the internal space of the case (A) by supplying air into the front and rear direction plate 40 and the left and right direction plate 50 by using the air supply means (60).

In detail, the front and rear partition plate 40 is disposed to be laterally spaced apart from the left and right partition plate 50 and the front plate 22 of the left and right partition plate 50 and the front plate 22. By dividing the space into three spaces B, as shown in FIG. 5, three computer units 1 can be installed in the spaces B spaced apart from each other.

In addition, the front and rear partition plate 40 is made of a high thermal conductivity metal material, as shown in Figure 6 and 7, the cooling passage 41 through the front and rear ends of the front and rear partition plate 40 is Is formed.

The front and rear partition plate 40 is formed to concave the cooling passage 41 on one side of the main body 42, the cover 43 to cover the cooling passage 41 on the side of the main body 42 It is made by combining.

The left and right directional plates 50 divide the internal space of the case A forward and backward to connect various parts connected to the computer unit 1 at the rear side of the space B in which the computer unit 1 is installed. 2) to form an auxiliary space (C) to be mounted.

At this time, the left and right direction plate 50 is made of a high thermal conductivity metal material, as shown in Figure 8 and 9, the front communication hole connected to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear direction plate 40 51 is formed, and the exhaust hole 52 is connected to the communication hole 51 through the connecting passage 53 on both sides.

The communication hole 51 is formed so as to correspond to the front and rear partition plate 40 is formed so as to be spaced apart from both sides at the front center portion of the left and right partition plate 50.

In addition, the connection passage 53 extends outward from the outer peripheral portion of the communication hole 51 and is connected to the straight connection portion 53a connected to the exhaust hole 52, and an inner circumference portion of the communication hole 51. After extending in the mutually adjacent direction in the direction of the outward is composed of a curved connecting portion (53b) connected to the exhaust hole (52).

8, the connecting passage 53 and the exhaust hole 52 are formed on the rear side of the main body 54 in which the communication hole 51 penetrates the front and rear surfaces, as shown in FIG. 8. After forming the concave, the cover 55 is coupled to the rear side of the main body 54 to cover the connecting passage 53 and the exhaust hole 52 is produced.

Therefore, when supplying air to the communication hole 51 as shown by the dotted line in Figure 9, some of the air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust hole 52 directly via the straight connection portion 53a, the rest Some of the air moves along the curved connection portion 53b to the center portion of the left and right partition plate 50 and then is turned outward and discharged to the outside through the exhaust hole 52.

In this case, the two side plates 21 are formed so that the through-holes 21a corresponding to the exhaust holes 52 of the left and right directional plates 50 penetrate both side surfaces, and the exhaust holes 52 of the left and right lateral plates 50 are formed. Air is discharged to the outside through the through hole (21a) is configured to be discharged to the outside of the case (A).

10 and 11, the air supply hole 22a to which the air supply means 60 is connected is formed on the front side, and the front side plate 22 is provided on the air supply hole 22a. Communication holes 22b connected to each other are formed, and auxiliary exhaust holes 22c connected to the air supply holes 22a are formed at both sides.

At this time, the air supply hole (22a) is formed in the front center portion of the front plate 22, the communication hole (22b) is formed so as to be spaced apart from both sides so as to correspond to the front and rear partition plate (40).

In addition, a connection passage 22d is formed inside the front plate 22 to connect the air supply hole 22a to the communication hole 22b and the auxiliary exhaust hole 22c.

The front plate 22 forms the connection passage 22d and the auxiliary exhaust hole 22c on the front surface of the main body 22e formed so that the communication hole 22b penetrates the front and rear surfaces, and the front surface of the main body 22e. The cover 22f is manufactured to cover the connection passage 22d and the auxiliary exhaust hole 22c.

The air supply means 60 is configured to supply an external cooling air to the air supply hole 22a by installing an air supply fan 62 in the air supply pipe 61 connected to the air supply hole 22a.

The operation of the computer heat dissipation structure configured as described above is as follows.

When air is supplied to the air supply hole 22a of the front plate 22 by using the air supply means 60, a part of the air is provided through the connection passage 22d, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 11. The front plate 22 is cooled while being discharged to the auxiliary exhaust hole 22c.

4 and 7, the remaining air flows into the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear plate 40 through the communication hole 22b to cool the front and rear plate 40. It is introduced into the communication hole 51 of the horizontal plate 50.

In this way, the air introduced into the communication hole 51 of the left and right direction plate 50 passes through the straight connection part 53a and the curved connection part 53b, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9. After cooling the 50, it is discharged to the outside through the exhaust hole 52 of the left and right partition plate 50.

According to the computer cooling device configured as described above, the cooling passage 41 is formed inside the front and rear partition plate 40 which is provided inside the case A and partitions the inner space of the case A, thereby providing the cooling passage ( When the air is supplied to 41, the front and rear partition plates 40 are cooled.

In particular, the front and rear partition plate 40 is located between the plurality of computer units 1 provided in the case A, and provided with three computer units 1 in a line inside the case A. Even if there is an advantage that can be effectively cooled to the computer unit (1) provided in the middle portion.

In addition, an air supply hole 22a through which the air supply means 60 is connected is formed on a front surface of the front plate 22, and a communication hole connected to the air supply hole 22a is formed on a rear surface of the front plate 22. 22b) is formed, and the front and rear partition plate 40 is provided inside the case A such that a cooling passage 41 formed therein is connected to the communication hole 22b of the front plate 22. When air is supplied to the air supply hole 22a by using the air supply means 60, air is supplied to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear partition plate 40 through the communication hole 22b.

Therefore, the front plate 22 functions as a heat sink to dissipate heat of the computer, which not only cools the computer more effectively, but also supplies air to the cooling passages 41 of the front and rear partition plates 40. There is an advantage that can be simplified to simplify the structure.

In addition, a communication hole 51 connected to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear partition plate 40 is formed in the front and rear partition plate 50 provided in the case A, and the left and right partition plate. Exhaust holes 52 connected to the communication hole 51 are formed at both side surfaces of the 50, and both sides of the side plate 21 correspond to the exhaust holes 52 of the left and right diaphragm 50. ) Is formed to penetrate both sides.

Accordingly, the heat dissipation area for dissipating heat inside the case A may be maximized to improve the cooling effect, and may also pass through the front plate 22, the front and rear plates 40, and the left and right partition plates 50. While there is an advantage that can effectively discharge the heated air to the outside.

Subsidiary exhaust holes 22c connected to the air supply holes 22a are formed at both sides of the front plate 22, so that a part of the air supplied to the air supply holes 22a of the front plate 22 is supplied to the auxiliary exhaust air. By discharging to the outside through the ball 22c, the front plate 22 not only functions as a path for supplying air to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear partition plate 40, but also dissipates heat from the computer. By the function of the heat sink, there is an advantage that can further improve the heat dissipation performance.

In addition, the communication holes 51 of the left and right direction plate 50 is composed of two are formed to be spaced apart from both sides at the front center portion of the left and right direction plate 50, the communication hole 51 and the exhaust hole 52 Are interconnected by connection passages 53 formed in the left and right lateral plates 50, and the connection passages 53 extend outward from the outer peripheral portion of the communication hole 51 to form the exhaust hole 52. It consists of a straight connection portion 53a connected to the curved connection portion 53b connected to the exhaust hole 52 after extending in the adjacent direction from each other in the inner peripheral portion of the communication hole 51 and connected to the exhaust hole 52 .

Therefore, there is an advantage that the air supplied through the communication hole 51 circulates the entirety of the left and right lateral plates 50 and uniformly improves the entire left and right lateral plates 50.

In this embodiment, the front and rear partition plate 40 is composed of two to exemplify that it is possible to partition the space inside the case (A) into three spaces (B), The number can be variously adjusted according to the number of computer units 1 mounted in the case (A).

In addition, the structure of the left and right direction plate 50 is omitted, and the rear plate 23 is configured in the same form as the front plate 22 described above, so that the front and rear direction plate 40 is the front plate 22. It may be configured to directly connect the back plate 23 with.

12 to 14 show another embodiment according to the present invention, the front plate 22 is provided with an opening and closing damper 70 for opening and closing the communication hole 22b of the front plate 22, respectively, The front and rear direction plate 40 is provided with a temperature measuring sensor 80 for measuring the temperature of each of the front and rear direction plate 40, the temperature measuring sensor 80 is the opening and closing amount of the opening and closing damper 70. The control unit 90 for controlling is connected.

As shown in FIG. 12, the opening and closing damper 70 is slidably coupled to the front plate 22 in a lateral direction to open and close the communication hole 22b, and the damper body ( And a slide drive mechanism 72 for sliding the damper body 71 laterally.

The slide drive mechanism 72 uses a general mechanical cylinder mechanism that is stretched by a drive motor.

Accordingly, when the damper body 71 is slid in the lateral direction by operating the slide driving mechanism 72, the amount of opening and closing of the communication hole 22b is controlled by the damper body 71.

At this time, since the front and rear partition plate 40 and the communication hole (22b) is provided by two each, the opening and closing damper (70) is also composed of two, each opening and closing damper (70) is one communication hole (22b), respectively. It is configured to open and close the.

As shown in FIG. 13, the temperature measuring sensor 80 is composed of two, one on each of the front and rear plates 40.

The control unit 90 receives the signal of the temperature measuring sensor 80 to open and close the opening and closing damper 70 provided in the communication hole 22b connected to the cooling passage 41 of each of the front and rear partition plates 40. Adjust the amount.

In detail, the control unit 90 receives the signal of the temperature measuring sensor 80 and when the temperature of the front and rear partition plate 40 on the left side rises, the opening / closing damper 70 provided in the communication hole 22b on the left side. Control the slide driving mechanism 72 to open the communication hole 22b on the left side, and control the opening and closing damper 70 provided in the communication hole 22b on the right side to close the communication hole 22b on the right side. Be sure to

Therefore, more air is supplied to the front and rear partition plate 40 on the left side to allow more cooling of the front and rear partition plate 40 on the left side.

On the contrary, when the temperature of the right front and rear plate 40 is raised, more air is supplied to the front and rear plate 40 by controlling the opening / closing damper 70, so that the front and rear plate 40 of the right side is further increased. Allow it to cool down a lot.

According to the computer cooling device configured as described above, the computer unit 1 provided in the inside of the case A is further concentrated by cooling the front and rear direction partition 40 in which the temperature is increased according to the temperature of the front and rear direction partition 40. ) Can be cooled more effectively.

That is, three computer units 1 are provided inside the case A, and the amount of heat generated by each computer unit 1 is different according to the operating state of the computer unit 1, and accordingly, Only one side of the front and rear plates 40 of the pair of front and rear plates 40 can be intensively heated. According to this embodiment, the intensively heated front and rear plates 40 are intensively cooled to improve cooling efficiency. There is an advantage that can be further improved.

A. Case 10. Bottom plate
21, 22, 23. Shroud 30.
40. Front and rear plate 50. Left and right plate
60. Air supply means

Claims

In the computer cooling device for radiating heat inside the case (A) on which the plurality of computer units (1) is mounted to the outside,
The case A is:
The lower plate 10,
Side plates 21, 22 and 23 extending upward from the circumferential surface of the lower plate 10,
It includes a top plate 30 coupled to the upper end of the side plates (21, 22, 23),
The inside of the case (A) is disposed to extend in the front and rear direction is provided with a front and rear direction partition 40 for partitioning the internal space of the case (A),
The cooling passage 41 penetrating the front and rear ends of the front and rear direction partition plate 40 is formed inside the front and rear direction partition plate 40,
By supplying air to the cooling passage 41 using the air supply means 60 it is possible to cool the front and rear partition plate 40,
The side plates 21, 22, 23
Both side plates 21 arranged to be spaced apart from each other,
It includes front and rear plates (22, 23) coupled to the front and rear ends of the both side plates 21,
An air supply hole 22a through which the air supply means 60 is connected is formed on the front surface of the front plate 22, and a communication hole 22b connected to the air supply hole 22a on the rear surface of the front plate 22. Is formed,
The front and rear partition plate 40 is provided inside the case A such that a cooling passage 41 formed therein is connected to the communication hole 22b of the front plate 22.
When the air is supplied to the air supply hole (22a) by using the air supply means 60, the air is supplied to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear partition plate 40 through the communication hole (22b),
It is further provided in the interior of the case (A) so as to extend in the left and right direction further comprises a left and right partition plate 50 in close contact with the inner surface of the two side plates 21,
A communication hole 51 connected to the cooling passage 41 of the front and rear direction partition plate 40 is formed at the front of the left and right direction partition plate 50,
Exhaust holes 52 which are connected to the communication hole 51 are formed on both side surfaces of the left and right directional plates 50,
The side plate (21) is a computer cooling device, characterized in that the through hole (21a) corresponding to the exhaust hole (52) of the left and right partition plate (50) penetrates both sides.

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The method of claim 1,
Computing apparatus, characterized in that the auxiliary exhaust hole (22c) connected to the air supply hole (22a) is formed on both sides of the front plate (22).

The method of claim 1,
The communication hole 51 of the left and right direction plate 50 is composed of two are formed to be spaced apart from both sides at the front center portion of the left and right direction plate 50,
The communication hole 51 and the exhaust hole 52 are connected to each other by a connection passage 53 formed in the left and right partition plate 50,
The connecting passage 53 is
A linear connection portion 53a extending outward from the outer peripheral portion of the communication hole 51 and connected to the exhaust hole 52;
And a curved connecting portion (53b) extending from the inner circumferential portion of the communication hole (51) to each other and then turned outward and connected to the exhaust hole (52).

The method of claim 1,
The front and rear partition plate 40 is composed of a plurality,
The communication hole 22b of the front plate 22 is composed of a plurality so as to correspond to the front and rear partition plate 40,
A plurality of opening / closing dampers 70 provided in the front plate 22 to separately open and close each communication hole 22b formed in the front plate 22;
A plurality of temperature measuring sensors 80 provided in the front and rear direction plates 40 for measuring the temperature of each front and rear direction plate 40,
Control unit for receiving the signal of the temperature measuring sensor 80 to adjust the opening and closing amount of the opening and closing damper 70 provided in the communication hole (22b) connected to the cooling passage 41 of each front and rear partition plate 40 ( 90) further comprising a computer chiller.