TW201641908A - Bendable water-cooling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A bendable water-cooling device includes: a pump unit having a pump case and a driver. The pump case has a pump chamber, a first inlet and a first outlet. The pump case is formed with a first pivotal connection section on the same side as the first outlet; a heat exchange unit having a liquid reservoir case and a heat dissipation member, the liquid reservoir case having a heat exchange chamber, a second inlet and a second outlet, the liquid reservoir case being formed with a second pivotal connection section on the same side as the second inlet; and a pivot unit having a first mating section and a second mating section respectively pivotally connected with the first and second pivotal connection sections. The pump unit and the heat exchange unit are bendable around the pivot unit from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position.

Description

Bendable water cooling device

The invention relates to a water-cooling device which can be bent, in particular to a water-cooling device which has the function of bending and can be arbitrarily arranged according to the existing space in the electronic device.

In the operation of an electronic device, the heat generated during the operation of the CPU or other processor must be quickly and efficiently dissipated. At present, the cooling means widely used for CPU or other processors is mainly air-cooling devices, mainly using a bulk device and a fan as a means of heat dissipation. Another type of cooling system is used to cool a CPU or other processor. Such a water-cooling technique, such as U.S. Patent No. 8,245,764 (US Pat. No. 8,245,764), discloses a cooling system for a heating element, comprising: a double-sided base for accommodating a pump The pump circulates a cooling and cooling liquid, the pump includes a stator and a pusher, the pusher is disposed on a bottom side of the base, and the stator is disposed on a top side of the base to be isolated from the cooling and cooling liquid; a chamber through which the cooling and cooling liquid passes, the liquid storage chamber comprising: a pumping chamber including the pusher and formed under the base, at least one pusher cover defining the pumping chamber, And having one or several flow passages for circulating the cooling and cooling liquid; a heat exchange chamber formed below the pumping chamber and vertically spaced from the pumping chamber, the pumping chamber and the heat exchange The chamber is a separate chamber and is fluidly connected via the one or more channels; a heat exchange interface forming one side of the heat exchange chamber and in contact with a heating element; a radiator that connects the store Enabling the chamber to cool the cooling liquid cooling. In another example, the electronic device includes a pumping housing having a heating element, a heat dissipating portion for dissipating heat to the heating element, and a pumping unit having a pusher and a pumping unit. The heat absorbing portion is configured to thermally connect the heat generating component, wherein the pumping unit supplies cooling liquid to the heat radiating portion by the rotation of the pusher, and the cooling liquid circulates in a circulation path between the heat absorbing portion and the heat radiating portion to The heat generated by the heat generating element is transmitted to the heat radiating portion through the cooling liquid. The center of the pusher of the pump unit is disposed separately from the center of the heat generating component. Since the conventional liquid storage housing and pump unit have many parts, and the parts are directly assembled inside a single double-sided base and two chambers vertically separated from each other must be separated, the structure cannot make the liquid storage shell The body and the pumping unit are arbitrarily disposed at the same horizontal position, thereby making it impossible to arbitrarily set the cooling system in the existing space in the electronic device.

Therefore, how to solve the above problems and problems in the past, that is, the inventors of this case and the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement.

Accordingly, in order to effectively solve the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a water-coolable module that can be bent or stacked with a bending function.

A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a bendable water cooling device that can be arbitrarily arranged in accordance with an existing space in an electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bendable water cooling device comprising a pump unit, a heat exchange unit, a pivot unit and a tube body, the pump unit having a pump housing and a driver The pump housing has a pumping chamber and a first inlet and a first outlet, and the pump housing is formed with a first pivoting portion on the same side of the first outlet, the first inlet and the first An outlet is connected to the pump chamber, the driver is disposed in the pump chamber and immersed in a cooling liquid, the heat exchange unit has a liquid storage shell and a heat sink, the liquid storage shell has a heat exchange a second pivoting portion is formed on the same side of the second inlet, and the second inlet and the second outlet are connected to the heat exchange chamber And the heat exchange chamber is configured to pass the cooling liquid therein, the pivoting unit has a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, and the first butting portion is pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion The second docking portion is pivotally connected to the second pivoting portion, the pump The unit and the heat exchange unit are bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position by the pivoting unit, and the tube system passes through the pivoting unit, and the tube body has a first water outlet and a second water outlet. The first water outlet hole is connected to the first outlet, and the second water outlet hole is connected to the second inlet.

With the design of the structure of the present invention, the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion of the pivoting unit are respectively pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion of the pump casing and the second storage portion of the liquid storage casing The pivoting combination of the parts can make the pumping unit and the heat exchange unit bend from the same horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping or overlapping position or other high and low position so that the two are not at the same level; Further, if the water-cooling device of the present invention is installed in an electronic device, the effect can be arbitrarily set in accordance with the existing space in the electronic device.

1‧‧‧Water cooling unit

11‧‧‧ pump unit

111‧‧‧ pump housing

1111‧‧‧ pumping chamber

1112‧‧‧ first entrance

1113‧‧‧ first exit

1114‧‧‧First pivotal

112‧‧‧ drive

113‧‧‧First top board

1131‧‧‧First joint

12‧‧‧Heat exchange unit

121‧‧‧Heat exchange surface

122‧‧‧Hot contact surface

123‧‧‧Liquid housing

1231‧‧‧Heat exchange chamber

1232‧‧‧second entrance

1233‧‧‧second exit

1234‧‧‧Second pivotal

124‧‧‧ second top plate

1241‧‧‧Second joint

125‧‧‧Solder parts

1251‧‧‧heat fins

13‧‧‧ pivot unit

131‧‧‧First docking

132‧‧‧Second docking department

133‧‧‧ Hollow

14‧‧‧ body

141‧‧‧First water outlet

142‧‧‧Second outlet

2‧‧‧Cooling liquid

3‧‧‧Connecting parts

1A is a perspective exploded view of a first embodiment of a bendable water cooling device of the present invention;

1B is a top cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the bendable water cooling device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective assembled view of the first embodiment of the bendable water cooling device of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a folding aspect of the first embodiment of the bendable water cooling device of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a folding aspect of the first embodiment of the bendable water cooling device of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a second embodiment of the bendable water-cooling device of the present invention.

The above object of the present invention, as well as its structural and functional features, will be described in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the drawings.

1A, 1B, and 2 are a perspective exploded view and a perspective assembled view of a first embodiment of a bendable water-cooling device of the present invention. As shown, a bendable water-cooling device includes a The pump unit 11 , a heat exchange unit 12 , a pivot unit 13 and a tube 14 , the pump unit 11 has a pump housing 111 and a driver 112 , the pump housing 111 has a pump chamber 1111 And a first inlet 1112 and a first outlet 1113, and the pump housing 111 is formed with a first pivoting portion 1114 on the same side of the first outlet 1113. The first inlet 1112 and the first outlet 1113 are connected to the first inlet 1111. a pumping chamber 1111, the driver 112 is disposed in the pumping chamber 1111 and immersed in a cooling liquid 2;

The heat exchange unit 12 has a liquid storage shell 123 and a heat sink 125. The liquid storage shell 123 has a heat exchange chamber 1231, a second inlet 1232 and a second outlet 1233, and the liquid storage shell A second pivoting portion 1234 is formed on the same side of the second inlet 1232, and the second inlet 1232 and the second outlet 1233 are connected to the heat exchange chamber 1231, and the heat exchange chamber 1231 is provided for The heat-exchange unit 12 has a heat exchange surface 121 facing the heat exchange chamber 1231, and a heat contact surface 122 opposite to the heat exchange surface 121. The heat sink 125 has a plurality of heat-dissipating fins. The sheet 1251, the heat dissipating fins 1251 are arranged on the heat exchange surface 121 in a spaced or staggered arrangement, and are in contact with the cooling liquid 2 in the heat exchange chamber 1231, and the thermal contact surface 122 is in contact with a heat. Source (such as a central processing unit or graphics processor or other electronic components, not shown);

The pivoting unit 13 has a first mating portion 131 and a second mating portion 132. The first mating portion 131 is pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion 1114. The second mating portion 132 corresponds to the The second pivoting portion 1234 is pivotally connected, and the pumping unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 are bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position by the pivoting unit 13 or have a height difference position. The pump unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 are not at the same level, and the pivot unit 13 has a hollow portion 133;

The tubular body 14 has a hollow portion 133 of the pivoting unit 13 . The tubular body 14 has a first water outlet 141 and a second water outlet 142 . The first water outlet 141 corresponds to the first outlet. 1113 is connected, the second water outlet 142 is connected to the second inlet 1232, so that the cooling liquid 2 in the pump casing 111 flows out of the first outlet 1113 through the pipe body 14, and then enters the The second inlet 1232 of the liquid storage housing 123 flows into the heat exchange chamber 1231 and flows through the heat sink 125, and then flows out through the second outlet 1233 to achieve a heat dissipation effect. Of course, the cooling liquid 2 can also flow in the opposite direction. (ie, flowing from the heat exchange chamber 1231 through the pumping chamber 1111 and then out of the first inlet 1112);

Continuing to refer to the figures 3 and 4, which are perspective views of the folding aspect of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, the pump housing 111 further has a first top plate 113, and the first top plate 113 A first joint portion 1131 is further disposed, and the liquid storage shell 123 further has a second top plate 124. The second top plate 124 is provided with a second joint portion 1241, and the first and second top plates 113 and 124 respectively The pump housing 111 and the liquid storage housing 123 may be combined in any manner such as inlaying, screwing, bonding, pressing or welding.

With the design of the structure of the present invention, the first pivoting portion 1114 of the pump housing 111 is pivotally combined with each other by the first abutting portion 131 of the pivoting unit 13 and the second docking portion 132 and the first The two pivoting portions 1234 are pivotally coupled to each other to bend the pumping unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position, so that the water cooling device 1 has a bending function and is matched with the first The first joint portion 1131 provided on the top plate 113 and the second joint portion 1241 disposed on the second top plate 124 abut each other to maintain the pump casing 111 and the liquid storage casing 123 in a folded state. Moreover, after the water-cooling device 1 is installed in an electronic device (not shown), if the electronic device is in a state of shaking and moving, the pumping unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 of the water-cooling device 1 are still The folded state can be firmly maintained; in addition, the water-cooling device 1 is installed in the electronic device, and the effect of arranging according to the size of the existing space in the electronic device can be achieved.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 1A together, which is a perspective view of a folded embodiment of a water-cooling device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the bendable water-cooling device is partially connected to components and components. The corresponding relationship is the same as the above-mentioned bendable water-cooling device, and therefore will not be described again here, but the difference between the bendable water-cooling device and the above-mentioned one is that the first joint portion 1131 and the second joint are The first and second joint portions 1131 and 1421 are connected to each other through a connecting member 3, and the first docking portion 131 of the pivoting unit 13 is pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion 1114. The second abutting portion 132 of the pivoting unit 13 is pivotally connected to the second pivoting portion 1234, so that the pumping unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 are bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlap. Positioning, and the pump unit 11 and the heat exchange unit 12 can be firmly maintained in a folded state through the connecting member 3; further, the water cooling device 1 is installed in the electronic device, and the electronic device can be The effect of the existing space size configuration.

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages over the prior art:

1. The water cooling device has the effect of being bendable and changeable;

2. The water cooling device can be arbitrarily set in an existing space in the electronic device.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. That is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the present application should remain within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Water cooling unit

11‧‧‧ pump unit

111‧‧‧ pump housing

1111‧‧‧ pumping chamber

1112‧‧‧ first entrance

1113‧‧‧ first exit

1114‧‧‧First pivotal

112‧‧‧ drive

113‧‧‧First top board

1131‧‧‧First joint

12‧‧‧Heat exchange unit

121‧‧‧Heat exchange surface

122‧‧‧Hot contact surface

123‧‧‧Liquid housing

1231‧‧‧Heat exchange chamber

1232‧‧‧second entrance

1233‧‧‧second exit

1234‧‧‧Second pivotal

124‧‧‧ second top plate

1241‧‧‧Second joint

125‧‧‧Solder parts

1251‧‧‧heat fins

13‧‧‧ pivot unit

131‧‧‧First docking

132‧‧‧Second docking department

133‧‧‧ Hollow

14‧‧‧ body

141‧‧‧First water outlet

142‧‧‧Second outlet

Claims (6)

[Item 1] A bendable water cooling device comprising:
a pump unit having a pump housing and a driver, the pump housing having a pump chamber and a first inlet and a first outlet, and the pump housing is formed on the same side of the first outlet a first pivoting portion, the first inlet and the first outlet are connected to the pumping chamber, the driver is disposed in the pumping chamber and immersed in a cooling liquid;
a heat exchange unit having a liquid storage casing and a heat dissipating member, the liquid storage casing having a heat exchange chamber and a second inlet and a second outlet, and the liquid storage casing is at the second inlet Forming a second pivoting portion on the same side, the second inlet and the second outlet are connected to the heat exchange chamber, and the heat exchange chamber is for the cooling liquid to pass therethrough;
a first docking portion is pivotally connected to the first pivoting portion, and the second docking portion is corresponding to the second pivoting portion. The pivoting unit, the pump unit and the heat exchange unit are bent from a horizontal position to an upper and lower overlapping position by the pivoting unit; and a tube body is disposed through the pivoting unit, the tube body has a first a water outlet hole and a second water outlet hole are connected to the first outlet, and the second water outlet hole is connected to the second inlet. [Item 2] The bendable water cooling device of claim 1, wherein the heat exchange unit has a heat exchange surface and a thermal contact surface. [Item 3] The bendable water cooling device of claim 2, wherein the heat dissipating member has a plurality of heat dissipating fins disposed on the heat exchange surface in a spaced or staggered manner and with the heat The cooling liquid in the exchange chamber is in contact. [Item 4] The bendable water cooling device of claim 1, wherein the pivoting unit has a hollow portion through which the tube system is coupled to the first outlet and the second inlet. [Item 5] The bendable water cooling device of claim 1, wherein the pump housing further has a first top plate, the first top plate is provided with a first joint portion, and the liquid storage shell has a first The second top plate is provided with a second joint portion, and the first joint portion and the second joint portion are oppositely connected to maintain the pump casing and the liquid storage casing in a folded state. [Item 6] The bendable water-cooling device of claim 5, wherein the first joint portion and the second joint portion interconnect the first and second joint portions through a joint.