TWI769077B - Heat sink assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink body and a baffle. The heat sink body includes a base, two baffle walls, a plurality of main heat-dissipating fins and a plurality of auxiliary heat-dissipating fins. The base is divided into a main heat dissipating area and two auxiliary heat dissipating areas. The main heat dissipating area includes an air inlet section and a heat dissipating section. The two baffle walls are arranged on both sides of the air inlet section, and are respectively provided with a snap groove and a snap hole. The main heat-dissipating fins are arranged in the heat sink section. The auxiliary heat-dissipating fins are arranged in the auxiliary heat dissipating areas. The baffle includes a main baffle plate, two side brackets and two side baffles plates. The main baffle plate covers the air inlet section. The side brackets are extended on both sides of the main baffle, and are respectively provided with a clamping notch for clamping in the snap groove. The side baffle plates are connected to the main baffle plate, and each has a bump for buckling in the snap hole.

Description

Radiator Assembly

The present invention relates to a radiator assembly, in particular to a radiator assembly including a windshield.

Please refer to the first and second figures, the first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the windshield of the prior art installed on the server casing; the second figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the windshield installed in the server casing of the prior art Breakdown diagram. As shown in the first and second figures, the conventional server PA100 includes a server case PA1 , a first heat dissipation component PA2 , a second heat dissipation component PA3 and a windshield PA4 . The first heat dissipation component PA2 and the second heat dissipation component PA3 are arranged on the circuit board in the server case PA1 to dissipate heat from the electronic components on the circuit board. Usually, in order to avoid the loss of heat dissipation airflow, a baffle is usually installed. Fan cover PA4 to block the cooling airflow.

As mentioned above, in the prior art, the windshield PA4 has a locking structure PA41 and a latching structure PA42. The locking structure PA41 is used for locking on a lock column PA11 of the server case PA1, and the locking structure PA42 is used for locking against a frame gap PA12 of the server case PA1, so that the windshield PA4 can be locked. Fixed to the server case PA1.

As can be seen from the above description, the existing windshield PA4 often needs to be fixed on the server case PA1 through the cooperation of the server case PA1, so it will occupy the installation space of the server case PA1 and the circuit board. When developing the circuit board, it is also necessary to avoid the structure for fixing the windshield PA4, and because of the space limitation of the server case PA1. In addition, when the number or size of the first heat dissipation component PA2 and the second heat dissipation component PA3 are changed, it will also affect the position where the windshield PA4 is set on the server case PA1, and may even make it difficult to set the windshield PA4. .

In view of the fact that in the prior art, in order to allow the heat dissipation airflow to effectively flow through the heat dissipation components in the existing server, a windshield is usually set to concentrate the heat dissipation air flow, but because the existing windshield Fixed structures such as locking structures or latching structures are used for fixing. Therefore, circuit boards often need to avoid these fixed structures during development, resulting in limited development of circuit boards. When the specifications or positions of circuit boards are changed, the existing The windshield may also not be smoothly installed on the casing, which is very inconvenient. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a radiator assembly, which can allow the windshield to be fixed without passing through the casing.

In order to solve the problem of the prior art, the present invention adopts the necessary technical means to provide a radiator assembly including a radiator body and a windshield.

The radiator body system has an air inlet end and an air outlet end, and includes a base, two wind shielding walls, a plurality of main heat dissipation fins and a plurality of auxiliary heat dissipation fins. The base is divided into a main heat dissipation area and two auxiliary heat dissipation areas located on both sides of the main heat dissipation area. The main heat dissipation area includes an air inlet section and a heat dissipation section. The air inlet section is adjacent to the air inlet end, and the heat dissipation section is adjacent to Air outlet. The two wind shielding walls are arranged on both sides of the air inlet section, and are respectively provided with at least one clamping slot and at least one clamping hole adjacent to the at least one clamping slot.

A plurality of main heat dissipation fins extend along a heat dissipation direction, and are alternately arranged in the heat dissipation section along an arrangement direction perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction, so as to allow a main heat dissipation airflow to circulate. The plurality of auxiliary heat dissipation fins extend along the heat dissipation direction, and are alternately arranged in the two auxiliary heat dissipation areas along the arrangement direction, so as to respectively allow the two auxiliary heat dissipation airflows to circulate.

The wind shield includes a main wind shield, two side brackets and two side wind shields. The main wind shield is covered in the air inlet section. The two side brackets are respectively perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction and extend toward the auxiliary heat dissipation area on both sides of the main wind shield, and are respectively provided with at least one engaging notch, so as to be respectively engaged with at least one engaging groove of the two wind shielding walls. . The two side wind shields are connected to the main wind shield, and each has at least one protruding block, which is used for correspondingly locking in the locking hole after the at least one locking notch is correspondingly locked in the at least one locking groove, respectively. Thereby, the side wind shields are attached and fixed to the two wind shielding walls.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the radiator body further includes a plurality of heat pipes, and the heat pipes are respectively embedded in the base and thermally connected to the main heat dissipation fins and the auxiliary heat pipes, respectively. cooling fins.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the base further includes a base bottom plate and an extension bottom plate, the base bottom plate corresponds to the heat dissipation section, and the extended bottom plate corresponds to the air inlet section.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the windshield further comprises an extended support plate, and the extended support plate is connected to the two side windshields. Preferably, the extended support plate further comprises a support plate body and at least one abutting support structure, the support plate body system extends along the arrangement direction, and is integrally connected to the two side windshields respectively, and the abutting plates are respectively integrally formed. The connecting and supporting structures are respectively integrally formed and extended from the supporting plate body.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the two side wind shields are respectively integrally connected to the main wind shield.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the two side brackets are respectively integrally connected to the main wind shield.

The radiator assembly of the present invention is mainly provided with a snap groove and a snap hole on the wind shield wall of the radiator body, a snap notch on the side bracket of the wind shield, and a side wind shield on the wind shield. There are bumps, so that the windshield can be clamped to the card slot through the clamping notch, and fixed through the bumps and the holes, so that the windshield can be directly fixed to the radiator component, and when the radiator component is fixed to the When the circuit board is used, the windshield can be fixed to the circuit board at the same time, which effectively avoids the restriction of the fixing of the windshield by the chassis of the server. Or the position is changed, and the windshield is fixed on the radiator body without restriction, which effectively improves the flexibility of assembly.

The specific embodiments adopted by the present invention will be further described by the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of the radiator assembly of the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the radiator assembly of the present invention. As shown in the third and fourth figures, a radiator assembly 100 includes a radiator body 1 and a windshield 2 .

The radiator body 1 has an air inlet end AI and an air outlet end AO, and includes a base 11, two wind shielding walls 12 (only one is marked in the figure), and a plurality of main cooling fins 13 (only one is marked in the figure). ), a plurality of auxiliary cooling fins 14 (only one is marked in the figure), and a plurality of heat pipes 15 (only one is marked in the figure).

The base 11 is divided into a main heat dissipation area C1 and two auxiliary heat dissipation areas C2 and C3 located on both sides of the main heat dissipation area C1. The main heat dissipation area C1 includes an air inlet section C11 and a heat dissipation section C12, the air inlet section C11 is adjacent to the air inlet end AI, and the heat dissipation section C12 is adjacent to the air outlet end AO. The base 11 further includes a base bottom plate 111 and an extension bottom plate 112, the base bottom plate 111 corresponds to the heat dissipation section C12, and the extended bottom plate 112 corresponds to the air intake section C11; in addition, the extended bottom plate 112 in this embodiment In the middle are two connecting segments (not shown in the figure) integrally connected to both sides of the base bottom plate 111 .

The two wind shielding walls 12 are disposed on both sides of the air inlet section C11 and respectively define a latching slot 121 (only one is marked in the figure) and a latching hole 122 (only one is marked in the figure) adjacent to the latching slot 121 .

The plurality of main heat dissipation fins 13 extend along a heat dissipation direction D1, and are alternately arranged in the heat dissipation section C12 along an arrangement direction D2 perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction D1.

The plurality of auxiliary heat dissipation fins 14 extend along the heat dissipation direction D1 and are alternately arranged in the two auxiliary heat dissipation areas C2 along the arrangement direction D2.

A plurality of heat pipes 15 are embedded in the base 11 and extend from the base bottom plate 111 to the extension bottom plate 112 respectively, and two ends of the heat pipes 15 are further thermally connected to the bottom of the main heat dissipation fin 13 and the bottom of the auxiliary heat dissipation fin 14 respectively. .

Please continue to refer to FIG. 5 , which is an exploded perspective view showing the turning display of the windshield of the radiator assembly of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 , the wind shield 2 includes a main wind shield 21 , two side brackets 22 and 23 , two side wind shields 24 and 25 , and an extending support plate 26 .

The main wind shield 21 is used to cover the air inlet section C11. The two side brackets 22 and 23 are respectively perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction D1 and extend toward the auxiliary heat dissipation areas C2 and C3 from the two sides of the main wind shield 21 , respectively, and have a snap-in notches 221 and 231 respectively, so as to be snapped into the corresponding Two locking grooves 121 of the wind shielding wall 12 . In more detail, the side bracket 22 is one side of the main wind shield 21 extending along the arrangement direction D2 toward the auxiliary heat dissipation area C2, and the side bracket 23 is the main wind shield 21 relative to the other side of the side bracket 22 along the arrangement direction. The opposite direction of D2 extends toward the auxiliary heat dissipation area C3.

The two side wind shields 24 and 25 are respectively connected to the main wind shield 21 and respectively have a protrusion 241 (only the protrusion 241 of the side wind shield 24 is indicated in the figure, while the protrusion of the side wind shield 25 is (not shown); wherein, after the engaging notches 221 and 231 are respectively engaged with the engaging grooves 121 of the two wind shielding walls 12, the bumps 241 of the two side wind shielding plates 24 and 25 are respectively correspondingly snapped to the engaging grooves 121 of the two wind shielding walls 12. The holes 122 allow the side wind shields 24 and 25 to be attached and fixed to the two wind shield walls 12 respectively.

More specifically, after the side brackets 22 and 23 are respectively protruded into the card slots 121 of the two wind shielding walls 12 , they are respectively engaged with the card slots 121 of the two wind shield walls 12 through the engaging notches 221 and 231 respectively. The movement of the windshield 2 in the arrangement direction D2 is restricted, and the matching protrusions 241 are fastened to the locking holes 122 , so that the windshield 2 can be more stably combined with the radiator body 1 .

The extending support plate 26 includes a support plate body 261 and three abutting support structures 262 , 263 and 264 . The supporting plate body 261 extends along the arrangement direction D2 and is integrally connected to the two side wind shields 24 and 25 respectively, so that the two side wind shields 24 and 25 are relatively fixed. The abutting support structures 262 , 263 and 264 are respectively integrally formed and extended from the support plate body 261 .

Please continue to refer to Figures 6 and 7. Figure 6 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the radiator assembly of the present invention disposed on the server casing; Figure 7 illustrates the radiator assembly of the present invention disposed on the server casing The three-dimensional schematic diagram. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 , since the radiator assembly 100 of the present invention allows the windshield 2 to be fastened to the fastening slot 121 and the fastening hole 122 through the fastening notches 221 and 231 and the protrusion 241 , the The windshield 2 is firmly combined with the radiator body 1 .

As mentioned above, after the windshield 2 is combined with the radiator body 1 , the user only needs to lock the radiator body 1 on a circuit board 201 of a server 200 to fix the windshield 2 together. in the server 200.

In practical application, since in the present embodiment, the main heat dissipation area C1 and the two auxiliary heat dissipation areas C2 and C3 of the base 11 are filled and disposed between the two side walls 202 and 203 of the server 200 , so they enter the area of the server 200 . The heat dissipation air flow will be divided into a main heat dissipation air flow F1 flowing between the plurality of main heat dissipation fins 13 and two respectively flowing between the plurality of auxiliary heat dissipation fins 14 due to the arrangement of the main heat dissipation area C1 and the two auxiliary heat dissipation areas C2 and C3. The auxiliary cooling airflow F2 and F3.

In addition, since the radiator assembly 100 of this embodiment is further provided with a plurality of abutting support structures 262 , 263 and 264 on the extending support plate 26 , when the windshield 2 is fixed to the server 200 along with the radiator body 1 , the The contact support structures 262, 263 and 264 are used for contacting the circuit board 201, and a gap G1 is formed between the contact support structures 262, 263 and 264, so that the electronic components (not shown) on the circuit board 201 can be It is arranged at the gap G1 without being contacted by the windshield 2 .

To sum up, compared with the prior art, the windshield is fixed through the server case, and the circuit board needs to avoid the connection between the windshield and the server case during development. Or when the position is changed, the windshield is likely to be unable to be smoothly installed on the server case, which will cause extremely inconvenience for the user to assemble; the radiator assembly of the present invention mainly has a slot on the windshield wall of the radiator body. The side bracket of the windshield is provided with a clamping notch, and the side windshield is provided with a bump, so that the windshield can be clamped to the card slot through the clamping notch, and Fixing through bumps and card holes effectively allows the windshield to be directly fixed to the radiator component, and when the radiator component is fixed to the circuit board, the windshield can be fixed to the circuit board together, effectively avoiding wind blocking. The fixing of the cover is limited by the chassis of the server, and by fixing the windshield to the radiator body, even if the specification or position of the circuit board is changed, the windshield will not be restricted because it is fixed to the radiator body. , which effectively improves the elastic change in assembly.

In addition, the radiator assembly of the present invention is disposed inside the server, which has the advantages of guiding the airflow and improving the heat dissipation efficiency, so that the server is suitable for artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence, AI for short) computing, edge computing (Edge Computing), or can Use as a 5G server, cloud server or car network server.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

PA100: Server PA1: Server case PA11: Lock post PA12: Bezel Notch PA2: The first cooling component PA3: Second cooling component PA4: Windshield PA41: Locking structure PA42: Card contact structure 100: Radiator assembly 1: Radiator body 11: Pedestal 111: base plate 112:Extended bottom plate 12: wind shielding wall 121: Card slot 122: Card hole 13: Main cooling fins 14: Auxiliary cooling fins 15: Heat pipe 2: Windshield 21: Main windshield 22, 23: Side brackets 221, 231: snap-in notches 24,25: Side windshield 241: bump 26: Extended support plate 261: Support plate body 262, 263, 264: Abutment Support Structure 200: Server 201: Circuit Board 202, 203: Sidewalls AI: air inlet AO: air outlet C1: main cooling area C11: Inlet section C12: cooling section C2, C3: Auxiliary heat dissipation area D1: heat dissipation direction D2: Arrangement direction F1: Main cooling airflow F2, F3: Auxiliary cooling airflow G1: Gap

The first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that the windshield of the prior art is installed on the server case; The second figure is a perspective exploded schematic diagram showing the windshield of the prior art installed on the server casing; Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the radiator assembly of the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the radiator assembly of the present invention; Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the turning display of the windshield of the radiator assembly of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the radiator assembly of the present invention disposed on the server case; and FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the radiator assembly of the present invention disposed on the server case.

100: Radiator assembly

11: Pedestal

111: base plate

112:Extended bottom plate

12: wind shielding wall

121: Card slot

122: Card hole

13: Main cooling fins

14: Auxiliary cooling fins

15: Heat pipe

2: Windshield

21: Main windshield

22, 23: Side brackets

24,25: Side windshield

26: Extended support plate

261: Support plate body

262, 263, 264: Abutment Support Structure

AI: air inlet

AO: air outlet

D1: heat dissipation direction

D2: Arrangement direction

Claims (5)

A radiator assembly, comprising: a radiator body with an air inlet end and an air outlet end, comprising: a base, which is divided into a main heat dissipation area and two auxiliary heat dissipation areas located on both sides of the main heat dissipation area , the main heat dissipation area includes an air inlet section and a heat dissipation section, the air inlet section is adjacent to the air inlet end, the heat dissipation section is adjacent to the air outlet end; two wind shielding walls are arranged at the air inlet section On both sides, at least one card slot and at least one card hole adjacent to the at least one card slot are respectively opened; a plurality of main heat dissipation fins extend along a heat dissipation direction and are arranged in an arrangement perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction The direction is alternately arranged in the heat dissipation section for a main heat dissipation airflow to circulate; and a plurality of auxiliary heat dissipation fins are extended along the heat dissipation direction, and are alternately arranged in the two auxiliary heat dissipation areas along the arrangement direction, respectively for supplying Two auxiliary heat dissipation airflows; and a windshield, including: a main wind shield covering the air inlet section; two side brackets, which are respectively perpendicular to the heat dissipation direction from both sides of the main wind shield It extends toward the auxiliary heat dissipation area, and is respectively provided with at least one engaging notch, so as to be respectively correspondingly engaged with the at least one engaging slot of the two wind shielding walls; the two side wind shielding plates are connected to the main wind shielding plate , and have at least one bump respectively, after the at least one engaging notch is correspondingly snapped into the at least one snap slot, and then snapped to the snap hole correspondingly, so that the side wind shield can be attached and fixed to the two wind shielding walls; and An extension support plate includes: a support plate body extending along the arrangement direction and integrally connected to the two side windshields respectively; and at least one abutting support structure integrally formed from the support plate respectively The body extends out. The heat sink assembly of claim 1, wherein the heat sink body further comprises a plurality of heat pipes, the heat pipes are respectively embedded in the base and thermally connected to the main heat dissipation fins and the auxiliary heat dissipation fins. The radiator assembly of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a base bottom plate and an extended bottom plate, the base bottom plate corresponds to the heat dissipation section, and the extended bottom plate corresponds to the air intake section. The radiator assembly of claim 1, wherein the two side wind shields are respectively integrally connected to the main wind shield. The radiator assembly of claim 1, wherein the two side brackets are respectively integrally connected to the main wind shield.

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