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External liquid loop heat exchanger for an electronic system

  • US 7,002,799 B2
  • Filed: 04/19/2004
  • Issued: 02/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cooling apparatus comprising:

  • a tube extending in a loop interior to an electronic system chassis, through a chassis wall, and exterior to the chassis; and

    a liquid loop heat exchanger body comprising a parallel stack of closely-spaced plate fins enclosing and coupled to a portion of the loop external to the chassis and configured for attachment to an exterior surface of the chassis, wherein the tube exterior to the electronic system chassis further comprises;

    an inlet tube and an outlet tube coupled to the heat exchanger body; and

    at least one hinge coupled to at least one of the inlet tube and outlet tube enabling the heat exchanger body to be rotated away from the electronic system chassis for user and/or service access.

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