TWM618369U - Adjustable liquid joint structure - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention creates an adjustable liquid joint structure, which includes a shell, a receiving piece and a joint body; wherein the shell system is a hollow frame, the receiving piece is arranged in the shell, and the center of the front side of the receiving piece is opened An opening is configured with the joint body, and a positioning hole is provided below the adjacent opening. An outer peripheral side and a rear side of the receiving member are provided with a plurality of elastic members, and the receiving member is suspended by the plurality of elastic members. In the shell, the joint body can be adjusted up and down, front and back, or left and right in the shell through the plurality of elastic parts of the receiving part, thereby effectively absorbing assembly tolerances to achieve smooth assembly and correct alignment and stable combination. By.

Description

Adjustable liquid joint structure

This creation relates to an adjustable liquid joint structure, especially an adjustable liquid joint structure that can achieve blind mating effect and absorb assembly tolerances to achieve smooth assembly and correct alignment.

In recent years, liquid cooling systems have been widely used in high-power heat sources to dissipate heat. Because of their better heat dissipation efficiency, they are also widely used in heat dissipation options for industrial computers or server cabinets in addition to personal computer desktops. Among them, it is generally used in water cooling systems such as server cabinets. The working fluid in a water tank is shunted through a general pump and injected into the water cooling heads corresponding to the heat sources in the different servers in the cabinet. , To achieve the effect of water cooling.

At present, the branch water pipes on the server cabinets are diverted to the water cooling heads on the servers. The water pipes are connected through the male and female joints of the pipes. Generally, the male joints of the branch water pipes and the water pipes installed in the When the female connectors on each server are relatively inserted, a pin provided on the male connector is used to guide and insert into a hole opened in the female connector, so that one end of the male connector is connected to one end of the female connector. However, due to the inherent problems of assembly tolerances and manufacturing tolerances of components on both sides of the female connector of each server end and the male connector corresponding to each branch water pipeline, the tolerance of each male and female connector on the server cabinet is increased. In total, it exceeds the allowable tolerance range, so that the pins of the male connector cannot be guided and inserted into the socket of the female connector, so that all the female connectors on the server side and the male connectors of all the pipelines cannot be aligned on the same axis. The plug-in combination also causes one or both of the entire branch water pipeline and the server end on the server cabinet to be replaced with all the pipeline connectors and their setting positions, so that all the public and If the female connector can be connected again after re-fitting, if there are at least two or more tolerances in all male and female connectors after re-fitting, and the tolerance is too large, it needs to be repeated until it can be plugged. The assembly of the male and female connectors cannot be aligned and assembled smoothly, which leads to problems such as difficulty in assembly and considerable time-consuming assembly.

The purpose of this creation is to provide an adjustable liquid joint structure that can be used in a server to achieve a blind mating effect and can absorb assembly tolerances and smooth assembly.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides an adjustable liquid joint structure, which includes a shell, a receiving member and a joint body; wherein the shell system is a hollow frame body, and the receiving member is arranged in the shell, An opening is provided on the front side of the receiving member to configure the joint body, and a positioning hole is provided below the adjacent opening, and a plurality of elastic members are provided on an outer peripheral side of the receiving member, and the receiving member uses the plurality of elastic members It can be suspended in the housing. The design of this creation allows the joint body to be adjusted up, down, or left and right in the housing through the plurality of elastic parts of the receiving part, so as to effectively achieve the blind mating effect and the flexibility. The assembly tolerance is absorbed to achieve the effect of smooth assembly and correct alignment and stable combination, and it also effectively achieves rapid assembly and convenient assembly.

At least two outer sides of the above-mentioned receiving member are provided with a plurality of accommodating portions (holes, grooves, holes, protruding ends, or various combination modes are not limited), one end of the plurality of elastic members is provided on the plurality of accommodating portions, and the plurality of elastic members The other end is connected to at least two inner sides of the casing. An elastic member is sleeved on the rear side of the above-mentioned receiving member on the rear end of the joint body in the opening.

An upper side and a lower side of the above-mentioned receiving piece are covered by the shell, and a gap is formed between the lower side of the receiving piece and the shell, and the shell system is a single component or a plurality of components. The above-mentioned connector body is a quick connector.

The above-mentioned plural elastic members are a spring. The joint body can be elastically adjusted in the front and back of the housing through the plurality of elastic parts of the receiving part. The above-mentioned shell is connected to a water-cooled cabinet, and an adapter is provided on the water-cooled cabinet. The adapter has an adapter body and a positioning portion arranged adjacent to the adapter body. One end and the positioning hole are respectively connected with one end of the adaptor body and the positioning portion, and the adaptor body is respectively connected with the other end of the adaptor body and communicates with a liquid branch pipe and a water cooling module.

11: Adapter

13: Liquid joint structure

111, 131: adapter body, connector body

1112: combined space

112: Socket

1121: Connect the runner

1122, 1315: the first and second spool

1125: spring

113: Positioning Department

115: substrate

114, 132: first and second runners

1311, 1312: front and rear shells

1313, 1314: front and rear runners

134: Acceptance

1341: Opening

1342: positioning hole

1343: Elastic

1344: housing part

1345: Guide Incline

136: Shell

1361: fixed parts

1362: Upper shell

1363: lower shell

1364: block

137: Gap

2: Water-cooled cabinet

21: Liquid branch pipe

22: Water cooling module

23: Liquid tube

24: server

Figure 1A is an exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of the liquid joint structure created.

Figure 1B is an exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of the liquid joint structure and adaptor created.

Figure 2A is a schematic diagram of the dynamic cross-section of the liquid joint structure and adapter joints created.

Figure 2B is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the combination of the liquid joint structure and the adapter joint created.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the created liquid joint structure application installed in a water-cooled cabinet and connected with the adapter.

The above-mentioned purpose of this creation and its structural and functional characteristics will be described based on the preferred embodiments of the accompanying drawings.

This creation provides an adjustable liquid joint structure, please refer to Figures 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and supplementary refer to Figure 3, the adjustable liquid joint structure 13 is applied to a water-cooled cabinet 2 installed in a server. Moreover, the liquid joint structure 13 can be separated from or combined with an adaptor 11 provided on the water-cooled cabinet 2, and the adaptor 11 has an adaptor body 111 and a positioning portion 113. The liquid joint structure 13 includes a joint body 131, a receiving member 134, and a housing 136. The housing 136 is a hollow frame and is composed of a single component or multiple components. In this embodiment, the housing 136 It consists of an upper shell 1362 and a lower shell 1363. As shown in the figure, an upper side and a lower side of the receiving member 134 are covered by an upper shell 1362 shaped like an ㄇ and a lower shell 1363 like an inverted letter, and the receiving part 134 A gap 137 is formed between the lower side and the lower casing 1363, and the gap 137 is used for floating adjustment of the space where the receiving member 134 can move up and down in the casing 136. And one (inner) side of the upper and lower shells 1362, 1363 is connected with a blocking portion 1364 to abut against the back side of the receiving member 134, and an elastic member 1343 is provided in the rear side.

The receiving member 134 is a seat body and is provided with an opening 1341, a positioning hole 1342, a plurality of elastic members 1343, and a plurality of receiving (setting) portions 1344, wherein the center of the front side of the receiving member 134 is provided with the opening 1341 to configure the joint The main body 131 is provided with the positioning hole 1342 below the adjacent opening 1341. In this embodiment, the opening 1341 penetrates the center of the front and rear sides of the receiving member 134 coaxially with the adapter body 111, For configuring the joint body 131, the positioning hole 1342 is opened through the front side of the receiving member 134 coaxially with the positioning portion 113, and the positioning hole 1342 is used for inserting and positioning the positioning portion 113, and is positioned in the positioning hole 1342 A guiding inclined surface 1345 is formed at the opening of the fixing hole 1342 inclined toward the positioning hole 1342, and the guiding inclined surface 1345 is used to guide the positioning portion 113 to move into the positioning hole 1342. In addition, in the actual implementation of this creation, a fixing member 1361 is provided on the outer side of the upper casing 1362 of the casing 136, and the fixing member 1361 is used for connecting and fixing to a server 24 of the water-cooling cabinet 2, so that the liquid joint structure 13 can be stabilized on the server 24.

At least two outer sides of the receiving member 134 are provided with the plurality of accommodating portions 1344. In this embodiment, the plurality of accommodating portions 1344 can be selected as a hole (such as a concave hole), but can also be selected as a groove, a hole, and a convex end. Any one or other various combinations that can be implemented are not restricted to be combined with the plurality of elastic members 1343. And the plurality of accommodating parts 1344 are respectively opened on the upper side, left side and right side of the receiving member 134, and are arranged perpendicular to the adjacent opening 1341. The plurality of elastic members 1343 is a spring member with elastic expansion and contraction deformation and supporting functions. The plurality of elastic members 1343 are selectively disposed on an outer peripheral side (ie, the upper side and the left and right sides) and a rear side of the receiving member 134. In specific implementation, the plurality of elastic members can also be provided on the outer peripheral side of the receiving member 134 alone.

And one end of the plurality of elastic members 1343 accommodates and fixes the plurality of accommodating portions 1344 (that is, the accommodating portions 1344 on the upper, left, and right sides), and the other ends of the plurality of elastic members 1343 are respectively connected to the housing 136 One of the elastic members 1343 is sleeved on the rear end of the joint body 131 in the opening 1341, and abuts against the blocking portion 1364. And the receiving member 134 is appropriately suspended (centered) in the housing 136 by the plurality of elastic members 1343, that is, the receiving member 134 is elastically supported in the housing 136 by the plurality of elastic members 1343. A floating state, while allowing the receiving member 134 to move up and down (including oblique up and obliquely down), front and back (including oblique front and oblique rear) or left and right (including oblique left and oblique right) in the housing 136. Elastic adjustment ( That is to say, the housing 136 can be moved elastically in multiple directions to absorb the tolerances derived from the manufacturing process when the joint body 131 and the adapter body 111 are combined. The connector body 131 and the adapter body 111 are represented as a quick connector in this embodiment, which can have the function of quick connection or quick disconnection, but it is not limited to this.

One end of the adapter body 131 and the positioning hole 1342 are respectively connected with one end of the adapter body 111 and the positioning portion 113, and the positioning portion 113 of the adapter body 111 is guided along the positioning hole 1342. When the inclined surface 1345 moves toward the positioning hole 1342 (as shown in Figure 2A), the receiving member 134 will be inserted into the positioning hole 1342 along with the positioning portion 113, and then the adapter body 111 and the joint body can be adjusted by floating elasticity. 131 are connected coaxially (ie on the same axis) (as shown in FIG. 2B), so that a first flow passage 114 in the adapter body 111 is connected to a second flow passage 132 in the joint body 131. Therefore, the joint body 131 of the present invention absorbs the manufacturing tolerances and assembly tolerances of the adapter body 111 and the joint body 131 through the elastic deformation of the plurality of elastic members 1343 of the receiving member 134, and then adjusts the adaptor with floating elasticity. The matching joint body 111 and the joint body 131 are flush and aligned on the same axis to quickly connect to each other.

Continue to refer to Figures 1B, 2A, and 2B, the specific structure introduction of the adaptor 11 and the liquid connector structure 13 will be described in detail as follows.

The aforementioned adapter 11 includes the adapter body 111, a base plate 115, and the positioning portion 113. In this embodiment, the positioning portion 113 is a long positioning pin. The positioning portion 113 and the adapter body 111 is arranged adjacently. In this embodiment, the adaptor body 111 and the positioning portion 113 are adjacently arranged on the base plate 115. However, in specific implementation, the base plate 115 may be a part of the adapter body 111 that extends outwardly from the outer periphery of the adapter body 111 itself.

The adapter body 111 has the first flow passage 114, a plug-in portion 112, and a coupling space 1112. The first flow passage 114 passes through the front and rear ends of the adapter body 111, and the coupling space 1112 is provided in the In one end of the adapter body 111 and opposite to the first flow passage 114, the coupling space 1112 is used to accommodate and connect with one end of the adapter body 131, the plug portion 112 is disposed in the coupling space 1112, and One end of the plug-in portion 112 is connected to the inside of the adapter body 111 in the coupling space 1112, and the other end of the plug-in portion 112 protrudes outward from one end of the plug-in portion 112 outside the coupling space 1112. To be inserted into the corresponding connector body 131 to be connected.

The plug portion 112 is provided with a connecting flow passage 1121, a spring member 1125, and a first valve core 1122, the connecting flow passage 1121 is connected to the first flow passage 114, and the first valve core 1122 is provided in the connecting flow passage 1121 The first valve core 1122 is used to control the connecting flow passage 1121 to communicate with the first flow passage 114 or not to communicate with the first flow passage 114, the spring member 1125 is disposed in the first flow passage 114, and the spring member 1125 One end abuts against the rear end of the first valve core 1122, and the other end of the spring member 1125 abuts against a platform protruding toward the center of the first flow channel 114 from the inner wall of the adapter body 111.

In addition, the joint body 131 includes a front shell portion 1311, a rear shell portion 1312, and the second flow passage 132. One ends of the front shell portion 1311 and the rear shell portion 1312 are respectively connected to the coupling of the adapter body 111 The space 1112 and a liquid pipe 23 (such as a water pipe), the other ends of the front shell portion 1311 and the rear shell portion 1312 are respectively penetrated in the opening 1341 and are opposite to each other, and are sleeved on the rear shell portion 1312 The elastic part 1343 is used to Provide to absorb the axial tolerance to achieve the adjustment of the axial distance (gap), or provide thrust to push the joint body 131 to the direction of the adapter body 111, so that the two joints (the adapter body 111 and the joint body 131) It can achieve the effect of compression and connection.

The front shell portion 1311 is provided with a front flow passage 1313 and a second valve core 1315. The second valve core 1315 is disposed in the front flow passage 1313. The second valve core 1315 is affected by the first valve core 1122. Abut to control the front flow passage 1313 to communicate with the connecting flow passage 1121 (as shown in Figure 2B), or the second spool 1315 is not in contact with the first spool 1122 to control the front flow passage 1313 not to communicate with the Connecting the flow passage 1121 (as shown in FIG. 2A), the rear shell portion 1312 is provided with a rear flow passage 1314, and the front flow passage 1313 is connected to the rear flow passage 1314 and jointly defines the aforementioned second flow passage 132. Therefore, when the adapter body 111 and the adapter body 131 are plugged into the other direction, the positioning portion 113 of the adapter body 111 will be guided along the guide in the positioning hole 1342 of the adapter body 131. The inclined surface 1345 is moved and inserted in the direction of the positioning hole 1342 (as shown in Figure 2A), and the joint body 131 is downward (or upward) in the housing 136 by the elastic deformation of the plurality of elastic members 1343 of the receiving member 134 , Left, right, forward or backward) floating adjust the position (such as height) of the adapter body 131 to be flush with the position (such as height) of the adapter body 111, so that the adapter body 111, the adapter The main body 131 can be quickly inserted on the same axis (as shown in Figure 2B), which not only achieves the blind mating effect, but also absorbs assembly tolerances to achieve smooth assembly and correct alignment and stable combination.

Refer to Figures 1A, 1B, and 3 again. In the actual implementation of this creation, multiple liquid joint structures 13 with multiple adapters 11 are installed in the liquid pipeline of the water-cooling cabinet 2 (including the liquid branch pipe 21 and On the liquid pipe 23), and each adapter 11 is matched with each liquid joint structure 13 to form a set of blind fittings. The water-cooled cabinet 2 has a plurality of pull-out servers 24 and a plurality of liquid branch pipes 21. A plurality of liquid branch pipes 21 are standingly arranged on both sides of the water-cooled cabinet 2, the base plate 115 of each adaptor 11 is fixed on each liquid branch pipe 21, and the other end of the adaptor body 111 is connected and communicated The liquid branch pipe twenty one. And each server 24 has two water cooling modules 22 (such as a water cooling head) attached to the corresponding heat source (such as a central processing unit). The other end of the joint body 131 is connected and communicated through a plurality of liquid pipes 23 (such as water pipes). Therefore, when each server 24 of each layer is inserted into the water-cooled cabinet 2, the connection through the joint body 131 on each server 24 The elastic deformation of the plurality of elastic members 1343 of the member 134 floats in the housing 136 and adjusts to be flush with the adapter body 111 provided on the liquid branch pipe 21, so that the adapter body 131 and the adapter body 111 can be The relative position is quickly connected and connected.

Therefore, through the design of the adjustable liquid joint structure 13 of this invention, the blind mating effect can be effectively achieved, and the tolerance between the adapter body 111 and the joint body 131 can be absorbed, and the two can be adjusted to be flush and correct. The effect of position and solid connection, as well as the quick and convenient assembly.

13: Liquid joint structure

131: Connector body

1311, 1312: front and rear shells

1313, 1314: front and rear runners

132: second runner

134: Acceptance

1341: Opening

1342: positioning hole

1343: Elastic

1344: housing part

1345: Guide Incline

136: Shell

1361: fixed parts

1362: Upper shell

1363: lower shell

1364: block

Claims (8)

An adjustable liquid joint structure includes: a shell, which is a hollow frame; a receiving part, an opening is opened on the front side, and a positioning hole is provided below the adjacent opening. A plurality of elastic members are arranged on the outer peripheral side, and the receiving member is suspended in the housing by the plurality of elastic members; and a joint body is arranged in the opening, and the joint body penetrates the plurality of receiving members. The elastic member floats elastically up, down or left and right in the shell. The adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein at least two outer sides of the receiving member are provided with a plurality of accommodating portions, one end of the plurality of elastic members is accommodated on the plurality of accommodating portions, and the plurality of accommodating portions The other end of the elastic member is connected to at least two inner sides of the shell. According to the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, an elastic member is sleeved on the rear end of the joint body in the opening on the rear side of the receiving member. According to the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, an upper side and a lower side of the receiving member are covered by the housing, and a gap is formed between the lower side of the receiving member and the housing Clearance, and the shell system is a single component or multiple components. According to the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the joint body is a quick joint. According to the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the plurality of elastic members is a spring member. In the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the joint body undergoes a front and rear floating elastic adjustment in the housing through the plurality of elastic members of the receiving member. According to the adjustable liquid joint structure described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the shell is connected to a water-cooled cabinet, and an adapter is provided on the water-cooled cabinet, and the adapter has an adapter body and an adapter body. A positioning portion arranged adjacent to the adapter body, one end of the adapter body and the positioning hole are respectively connected to one end of the adapter body and the positioning portion, and the adapter body is connected to the other end of the adapter body. Connect and communicate with a liquid branch pipe and a water cooling module respectively.

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