Apparatus for liquid cooling of specific computer components
First Claim
1. Electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a generally rectangular chassis having first and second sets of opposing sides;
a plurality of electronic components mounted on said chassis, including a hard disk drive, said hard disk drive having a generally rectangular box-like container;
a heat exchange system for said hard disk drive, including;
a generally U-shaped heat exchange clip including first and second arms integrally formed with a base;
a coolant loop mounted with said U-shaped heat exchange clip, said coolant loop including a first loop section attached to said first arm of said heat exchange clip and a second loop section attached to said second arm of said heat exchange clip for circulating liquid coolant to absorb heat transferred from said hard disk drive container to said first and second arms of said heat exchange clip;
said arms of said U-shaped clip being resiliently formed with said base for insertion over said hard disk drive container in resilient engagement therewith; and
a closed circulation system for circulating liquid coolant to said cooling loop mounted on said U-shaped clip and reducing the temperature of said coolant circulating from said cooling loop before circulating said coolant to said cooling loop.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for a heat transfer assembly for direct attachment to a high heat generating chip, which assembly includes a pump, air side heat exchanger mounted adjacent to a fan and a heat transfer plate which is attached to the high heat generating component for dissipating heat from such component under operating conditions. In another embodiment, apparatus is provided for dissipating heat from a hard disk drive including a U-shaped heat exchange clip resiliently mounted on opposite surfaces of a hard disk drive. In another embodiment, apparatus for dissipating heat from a hard disk drive includes a generally rectangular plate for mounting on the top or bottom of the hard disk drive. And, in another embodiment, apparatus is provided transferring heat from a vertical array of hard disk drives, which apparatus includes one or more panels interposed between adjacent vertically disposed hard disk drives.
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19 Claims
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1. Electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a generally rectangular chassis having first and second sets of opposing sides;
a plurality of electronic components mounted on said chassis, including a hard disk drive, said hard disk drive having a generally rectangular box-like container;
a heat exchange system for said hard disk drive, including;
a generally U-shaped heat exchange clip including first and second arms integrally formed with a base;
a coolant loop mounted with said U-shaped heat exchange clip, said coolant loop including a first loop section attached to said first arm of said heat exchange clip and a second loop section attached to said second arm of said heat exchange clip for circulating liquid coolant to absorb heat transferred from said hard disk drive container to said first and second arms of said heat exchange clip;
said arms of said U-shaped clip being resiliently formed with said base for insertion over said hard disk drive container in resilient engagement therewith; and
a closed circulation system for circulating liquid coolant to said cooling loop mounted on said U-shaped clip and reducing the temperature of said coolant circulating from said cooling loop before circulating said coolant to said cooling loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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