TWI813410B - Liquid cooling module and assembling and disassembling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A liquid cooling module and an assembling and disassembling method thereof are provided. The liquid cooling module includes a main body, an extractable unit, and an adjustment structure. The main body has a first guiding structure. The extractable unit has a housing, a pump, and a second guiding structure. The pump is disposed in the housing. The first and second guiding structures are coupled to each other. The adjustment structure has a guideway and a fulcrum structure. The guideway has a forward end and a tail end. The forward end is an opening, and the distance between a center of the forward end and the fulcrum structure is greater than the distance between a center of the tail end and the fulcrum structure. When the extractable unit is locked into or extracted from the main body, the first or second guiding structure is in the guideway.

Description

Liquid cooling module and its assembly and disassembly methods

This case is about liquid cooling modules (Cooling Distribution Units, CDU) and their assembly and disassembly methods, especially a liquid cooling module that can be quickly replaced and its assembly and disassembly method.

In today's liquid cooling modules, most pumps are directly fixed inside the liquid cooling module and cannot be quickly replaced or hot-swapped. A few existing technologies use a quick-release pump assembly to be connected to the body of the liquid cooling module. When separating the quick-release pump from the body of the liquid cooling module, a force of about 400N needs to be applied. To save labor, the screw structure is used to disassemble the pump. However, due to the screw structure, the pump needs to be completely separated from the liquid cooling module before the nut can be removed, so the replacement speed is slow and the replacement process is complicated.

Therefore, how to develop a liquid cooling module and its assembly and disassembly method that can improve the above-mentioned conventional technology is an urgent need at present.

The purpose of this case is to provide a liquid cooling module and its assembly and disassembly method. The liquid cooling module includes a main body, a removable unit with a pump and an adjustment structure. This case adjusts the structure to remove the removable unit in a less laborious manner. Locked to or detached from the body, the assembly and disassembly of the liquid cooling module can be realized, while the disassembly speed can be increased and the disassembly process can be simplified.

In order to achieve the above purpose, this project provides a liquid cooling module, including a main body, a removable unit and an adjustment structure. The body has a first guiding structure. The removable unit has a housing, a pump and a second guide structure, wherein the pump is disposed in the housing, and the first guide structure and the second guide structure are coupled to each other. The adjustment structure has a guide groove and a fulcrum structure. The guide groove has a head end and an end. The head end is an opening, and the distance between the center of the head end and the fulcrum structure is greater than the distance between the center of the end and the fulcrum structure. When the removable unit is locked to or detached from the body, the first guide structure or the second guide structure is located in the guide groove.

In order to achieve the above purpose, this case also provides an assembly and disassembly method of a liquid cooling module, which includes the following steps. First, a main body, a removable unit, a guide structure and an adjustment structure are provided. The removable unit is equipped with a pump. The guide structure is protruding from the main body or the removable unit. The adjustment structure has a guide groove and a fulcrum structure. The guide groove has a head end and an end. The head end is an opening, and the distance between the center of the head end and the fulcrum structure is greater than the distance between the center of the end and the fulcrum structure. Then, rotate the adjustment structure to move the guide structure from the opening of the first end of the guide groove to the end, so that the removable unit is locked to the body; or move the guide structure from the end of the guide groove to the opening of the first end, To detach the removable unit from the main body.

Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of this case will be described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that this case can have various changes in different aspects without departing from the scope of this case, and the descriptions and illustrations are essentially for illustrative purposes rather than limiting this case.

Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of a liquid cooling module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figures 2A and 2B illustrate part of the structure of the liquid cooling module in Figure 1 in a perspective manner. As shown in Figures 1, 2A and 2B, the liquid cooling module 1 includes a body 11, a removable unit 12 and an adjustment structure 13. The body 11 has a first guide structure 111 , where the first guide structure 111 can be, for example, but not limited to, protruding from the body 11 . In the drawings of this case, for the sake of simplicity, the complete structure of the main body is not shown, and only the partial structure of the main body that is combined with the removable unit 12 is shown. The removable unit 12 has a housing 121, a pump 122 and a second guide structure 123, where the pump 122 is disposed in the housing 121, and the first guide structure 111 and the second guide structure 123 are coupled to each other. The second guide structure 123 may be, for example, but not limited to, protruding from the removable unit 12 . The adjustment structure 13 has a guide groove 131 and a fulcrum structure 132 . The guide groove 131 has a head end 133 and a terminal end 134, where the head end 133 is an opening. When the opening direction is in the same direction as the extending direction of the guide groove 131, the adjustment structure 13 can be rotated more easily and with less effort. The distance between the center of the first end 133 and the fulcrum structure 132 is greater than the distance between the center of the end 134 and the fulcrum structure 132 . In this embodiment, the removable unit 12 is locked to or detached from the body 11 by rotating the adjustment structure 13 , and the adjustment structure 13 rotates with the fulcrum structure 132 as an axis.

When the removable unit 12 is locked to or detached from the body 11 , the first guide structure 111 or the second guide structure 123 is located in the guide groove 131 . In this embodiment, the first guide structure 111 of the body 11 is a cam, the second guide structure 123 of the removable unit 12 is a guide rail, and the fulcrum structure 132 of the adjustment structure 13 is fixed on the removable unit 12. When the unit 12 is locked to or detached from the body 11, the cam system is located in the guide groove 131 (that is, the first guide structure 111 is located in the guide groove 131), and the guide rail corresponds to the movement trajectory of the cam when the adjustment structure 13 rotates. settings. It should be noted that this case is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the first guide structure can also be a guide rail, and the second guide structure can be a cam. Correspondingly, the fulcrum structure 132 of the adjustment structure 13 It should be fixed on the body 11. In addition, the specific implementation of the first guide structure 111 and the second guide structure 123 is not limited, as long as the adjustment structure 13 can be used to transmit force to lock the removable unit 12 to the body 11 or automatically when the adjustment structure 13 rotates. The main body 11 can be detached. In some embodiments, when the first guide structure 111 or the second guide structure 123 located in the guide groove 131 moves from the end 134 of the guide groove 131 to the head end 133, the first guide structure 111 or the second guide structure 123 located in the guide groove 131 moves The distance between the structure 111 or the second guide structure 123 and the fulcrum structure 132 increases gradually.

The following illustrates the assembly and disassembly method of the liquid cooling module 1 using Figures 3A, 3B and 3C.

First, the method of assembling the liquid cooling module 1 is explained. In Figure 3A, the removable unit 12 moves toward the body 11, so that the first guide structure 111 is located at the opening of the first end 133 of the guide groove 131, and the first guide structure 111 and the second guide structure 123 are coupled. . In some embodiments, the second guide structure 123 serving as a guide rail can also be further extended in a direction away from the adjustment structure 13 , so that the removable unit 12 can pass through the first guide structure 111 before it contacts the adjustment structure 13 . The coupling between the structure 111 and the second guide structure 123 moves toward the body 11 .

Then, as shown in FIG. 3B , the adjustment structure 13 rotates to move the first guide structure 111 in the guide groove 131 toward the end 134 . After the adjustment structure 13 is continuously rotated, as shown in FIG. 3C , the first guide structure 111 in the guide groove 131 moves to the end 134 , and the removable unit 12 is locked to the body 11 . Since the distance between the center of the head end 133 and the fulcrum structure 132 is greater than the distance between the center of the end 134 and the fulcrum structure 132, during this assembly process, the first guide structure 111 is moved from the head end 133 by rotating the adjustment structure 13. to the end 134 , thereby shortening the distance between the removable unit 12 and the main body 11 , and finally locking the removable unit 12 to the main body 11 . In some embodiments, the pump 122 is in communication with the body 11 when the removable unit 12 is locked to the body 11 .

In the aforementioned process of assembling the liquid cooling module 1, the first guide structure 111 in the guide groove 131 is moved from the first end 133 to the end 134 by rotating the adjustment structure 13. The structural changes in the liquid cooling module 1 are as follows: Shown in Figures 3A, 3B and 3C. On the contrary, when disassembling the liquid cooling module 1, the first guide structure 111 in the guide groove 131 is moved from the end 134 to the front end 133 by rotating the adjustment structure 13, so that the removable unit 12 is detached from the body 11, in which the liquid cooling module 12 is disassembled. The structural changes of the cold module 1 are shown in Figures 3C, 3B and 3A in sequence. Since the principles are the same, they will not be described again here. In addition, in this embodiment, from the perspective of the front view of Figures 3A, 3B and 3C, the liquid cooling module 1 is assembled by rotating the adjusting structure 13 counterclockwise, and the liquid cooling module 1 is disassembled by rotating the adjusting structure 13 clockwise. Module 1, however, this case is not limited to this. The actual rotation or movement direction of the adjustment structure 13 depends on the specific structure of the adjustment structure 13.

It can be seen that in this case, by adjusting the structure 13, the removable unit 12 can be locked to or detached from the body 11 in a less laborious manner, thereby realizing the assembly and disassembly of the liquid cooling module 1, and at the same time, the speed of disassembly can be increased. and simplify the removal process.

Please refer again to Figure 2A. In some embodiments, the side walls of the guide groove 131 of the adjustment structure 13 have a self-locking structure, wherein the self-locking structure is used to fix the adjustment structure 13 when the removable unit 12 is locked to the body 11 to prevent the adjustment structure 13 from being dislocated in the future. When force is applied, it rotates on its own so that the first guide structure 111 in the guide groove 131 moves toward the head end 133 . For example, the shape of the side wall of the end 134 of the guide groove 131 forms a self-locking structure.

In addition, the numbers of the first guide structure 111, the second guide structure 123 and the guide grooves 131 in this case are the same and are not limited. Specifically, in some embodiments, the body 11 has a plurality of first guide structures 111, the removable unit 12 has a plurality of second guide structures 123, and the plurality of first guide structures 111 are respectively coupled to the A plurality of second guide structures 123 and the adjustment structure 13 have a plurality of guide grooves 131 . The number of the first guide structures 111 , the second guide structures 123 and the guide grooves 131 is the same, and when the removable unit 12 is locked to or detached from the body 11 , the plurality of first guide structures 111 or The plurality of second guide structures 123 are respectively located in the plurality of guide grooves 131 . When the number of the first guide structure 111 , the second guide structure 123 and the guide groove 131 is greater, the removable unit 12 can be locked to or detached from the body 11 with less effort.

In some embodiments, the body 11 also has a first interface 112 and a second interface 113 , and the removable unit 12 also has an inlet 124 and an outlet 125 . The pump 122 is connected to the first end of the inlet 124 and the first end of the outlet 125 , the first interface 112 is connected to the second end of the inlet 124 , and the second interface 113 is connected to the second end of the outlet 125 . In some embodiments, the locations of the first interface 112 and the second interface 113 can be exchanged with each other. Correspondingly, the inlet 124 and the outlet 125 can also be exchanged with each other.

To sum up, this case provides a liquid cooling module and its assembly and disassembly method. The liquid cooling module includes a main body, a removable unit with a pump and an adjustment structure. This case can extract the liquid in a less laborious manner by adjusting the structure. The type unit is locked to or detached from the body, thereby realizing the assembly and disassembly of the liquid cooling module, and at the same time, it can increase the speed of disassembly and simplify the disassembly process.

It should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments proposed to illustrate this case. This case is not limited to the embodiments described. The scope of this case is determined by the scope of the attached patent application. Furthermore, this case may be modified in various ways by those who are familiar with this technology, but it will not deviate from the intended protection within the scope of the attached patent application.

1: Liquid cooling module 11:Ontology 111: First guidance structure 112:First interface 113: Second interface 12: Extractable unit 121: Shell 122:Pump 123: Second guidance structure 124:Entrance 125:Export 13:Adjust structure 131:Guide groove 132: Fulcrum structure 133: Head end 134:end

Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of a liquid cooling module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 2A and 2B illustrate a partial structure of the liquid cooling module in Figure 1 in a perspective manner.

Figures 3A, 3B and 3C illustrate the assembly and disassembly process of the liquid cooling module in Figure 1.

1: Liquid cooling module

11:Ontology

111: First guidance structure

112:First interface

113: Second interface

12: Extractable unit

121: Shell

122:Pump

123: Second guidance structure

124:Entrance

125:Export

13:Adjust structure

131:Guide groove

132: Fulcrum structure

133: Head end

134:End

Claims (8)

A liquid cooling module includes: a body with a first guide structure; a removable unit with a shell, a pump and a second guide structure, wherein the pump is arranged in the shell, The first guide structure and the second guide structure are coupled to each other; and an adjustment structure has a guide groove and a fulcrum structure, wherein the guide groove has a first end and an end, and the first end is an opening, The distance between a center of the head end and the fulcrum structure is greater than the distance between a center of the end and the fulcrum structure; wherein, the first or second guide structure located in the guide groove rotates through the adjustment structure While moving between the head end and the end of the guide channel, when the first or second guide structure located in the guide channel is located at the end of the guide channel, the removable unit is locked to the body on, and when the first or second guide structure located in the guide groove is located at the opening of the first end of the guide groove, the removable unit is detached from the body. The liquid cooling module of claim 1, wherein when the first or second guide structure located in the guide groove moves from the end to the head end of the guide groove, the The distance between the first or second guide structure and the fulcrum structure increases gradually. The liquid cooling module of claim 1, wherein the first guide structure of the body is a cam, and the second guide structure of the removable unit is a guide rail, and when the removable unit is locked to the When on the body or separated from the body, the cam system In the guide groove, the guide rail is arranged corresponding to the movement trajectory of the cam when the adjustment structure rotates. The liquid cooling module of claim 1, wherein the first guide structure of the body is a guide rail, and the second guide structure of the removable unit is a cam, and when the removable unit is locked to the On the body or when separated from the body, the cam system is located in the guide groove, and the guide rail system is arranged corresponding to the movement trajectory of the cam when the adjustment structure rotates. The liquid cooling module of claim 1, wherein the side wall of the guide groove of the adjustment structure has a self-locking structure that fixes the adjustment structure when the removable unit is locked to the body. . The liquid cooling module of claim 1, wherein the pump is connected to the body when the removable unit is locked to the body. The liquid cooling module of claim 6, wherein the body has a first interface and a second interface; the removable unit has an inlet and an outlet, and the pump is connected to a first end of the inlet and A first end of the outlet; the first interface is connected to a second end of the inlet; the second interface is connected to a second end of the outlet. A method for assembling and disassembling a liquid cooling module, including the following steps: (a) providing a body, a removable unit, a guide structure and an adjustment structure, wherein the removable unit is equipped with a pump; the guide structure Protruding from the body or the removable unit; the adjustment structure has a guide groove and a support point structure. The guide groove has a first end and an end. The first end is an opening, and a center of the first end is connected to the support point. The distance between the point structures is greater than the distance between a center of the end and the fulcrum structure; and (b) rotate the adjustment structure to move the guide structure from the opening of the first end of the guide channel to the end, so as to The removable unit is locked to the body; or the guide structure is moved from the end of the guide groove to the opening at the head end, so that the removable unit is detached from the body.