U.S. patent application number 13/730871 was filed with the patent office on 2013-10-31 for heat dissipating apparatus.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to XU YANG.
Application Number | 20130284399 13/730871 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 49464174 |
Filed Date | 2013-10-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130284399 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YANG; XU |
October 31, 2013 |
HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS
Abstract
A heat dissipating apparatus includes an enclosure, a supporting
frame attached in the enclosure, and a heat exchanger. The
enclosure includes two opposite side plates, each of which defines
at least one guiding groove. The heat exchanger is mounted to the
supporting frame. The heat exchanger includes two opposite
sidewalls and at least one positioning post protruding from each of
the two sidewalls. Each of the at least one positioning posts is
slidably received in, positioned by, and held captive in, one of
the at least one guiding grooves.
Inventors: |
YANG; XU; (Shenzhen,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. |
Shenzhen
New Taipei |
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CN
TW |
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
New Taipei
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
Shenzhen
CN
|
Family ID: |
49464174 |
Appl. No.: |
13/730871 |
Filed: |
December 29, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
165/67 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F28F 9/007 20130101;
F28F 9/00 20130101; H05K 7/20709 20130101; F28F 9/001 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
165/67 |
International
Class: |
F28F 9/00 20060101
F28F009/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 27, 2012 |
CN |
201210126813.6 |
Claims
1. A heat dissipating apparatus, comprising: an enclosure
comprising two opposite side plates, each of the two opposite side
plates defining at least one guiding groove; a supporting frame
attached to the enclosure; a heat exchanger mounted to the
supporting frame, the heat exchanger comprising two opposite
sidewalls and at least one positioning post protruding outwards
from each of the two opposite sidewalls, wherein each of the at
least one positioning post is slidably received in one of the at
least one guiding groove.
2. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enclosure
further comprises a bottom plate perpendicular to the two opposite
side plates, and the supporting frame is inclined to the bottom
plate of the enclosure.
3. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 2, wherein a bottom
surface of the heat exchanger contacts with the bottom plate.
4. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the
supporting frame defines an air opening.
5. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the
at least one guiding groove extends along a vertical direction and
defines an upper opening.
6. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least
one positioning post comprises four positioning posts arranged in a
trapezoidal area of each of the two sidewalls.
7. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the
two opposite side plates defines four guiding grooves parallel to
each other.
8. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the
two opposite side plates further defines a securing hole, the heat
exchanger further defines two through holes, the heat dissipating
apparatus further comprises a screw threaded into each of the
securing hole and a corresponding through hole thereby fixing the
heat exchanger in the enclosure.
9. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 8, wherein the heat
exchanger further comprises a securing piece attached to an upper
edge of each of the two sidewalls, each securing piece defines one
of the two through holes.
10. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the
supporting frame is substantially perpendicular to the two opposite
side plates of the enclosure.
11. A heat dissipating apparatus, comprising: an enclosure includes
two opposite side plates, each of the two opposite side plates
defining at least two guiding grooves; two supporting frames
attached in the enclosure; two heat exchangers received the
enclosure, wherein each of the two heat exchangers is mounted to
corresponding one of the two supporting frames, each of the two
heat exchangers comprises two opposite sidewalls and at least one
positioning post protruding outwards from each of the two
sidewalls, wherein each of the at least one positioning post is
slidably received in one of the at least two guiding grooves.
12. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 11, wherein the
enclosure further comprises a bottom plate perpendicular to the two
opposite side plates, and each of the two supporting frames is
inclined to the bottom plate of the enclosure.
13. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 12, further comprising
a supporting plate located above the bottom plate, wherein two
edges of the supporting plate are connected to the two opposite
side plates, one of the two heat exchangers contacts with the
bottom plate and the other of the two heat exchangers contacts with
the supporting plate.
14. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 13, wherein one of the
two supporting frames is located in a position higher than that of
the other of the two supporting frames.
15. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of the
two supporting frames defines an air opening.
16. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of the
at least two guiding grooves extends along a vertical direction and
defines an upper opening.
17. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at
least one positioning post comprises four positioning posts
arranged in a trapezoidal area of each of the two sidewalls.
18. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 17, wherein each of the
two opposite side plates defines two groups of four guiding grooves
parallel to each other, each group of four guiding grooves
corresponding to the four positioning posts of one of the two
sidewalls.
19. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 13, wherein each of the
two opposite side plates further defines two securing hole, each of
the two heat exchangers further defines two through holes, the heat
dissipating apparatus further comprises a screw threaded into each
of the two securing hole and a corresponding through hole thereby
fixing each of the two heat exchangers in the enclosure.
20. The heat dissipating apparatus of claim 19, wherein each of the
two heat exchangers further comprises a securing piece attached to
an upper edge of each of the two sidewalls, each securing piece
defines one of the two through holes.
Description
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims all benefits accruing under 35
U.S.C. .sctn.119 from China Patent Application No. 201210126813.6,
filed on Apr. 27, 2011 in the State Intellectual Property Office of
China, the contents of the China Application are hereby
incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present disclosure generally relates to heat dissipating
apparatuses, and particularly relates to a heat dissipating
apparatus having at least one heat exchanger.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] In a typical server system, multiple servers are densely
arranged in a single cabinet. Each of the servers includes at least
a power supply device, a motherboard, a central processing unit
(CPU), a hard disk drive, and an optical disk drive, and thus
considerable heat is generated during operation. Excess heat may
cause deterioration in the operational stability of the servers and
may damage the servers. Thus, excess heat must be removed quickly
to maintain an acceptable operating temperature of the servers. One
method for removing heat from the servers is by mounting one or
more heat exchangers in the cabinet. However, the heat exchanger is
often so heavy that it is difficult to install the heat exchanger
precisely in the cabinet.
[0006] Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood
with reference to the following drawings. The components in the
drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead
being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the
embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals
designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
[0008] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of a heat dissipating
apparatus in accordance with an embodiment.
[0009] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a circled portion II of FIG.
1.
[0010] FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 1, but viewed from a different
aspect.
[0011] FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the heat dissipating
apparatus of FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4, but viewed from a different
aspect.
[0013] FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 4, but view from another different
aspect.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by
way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in
which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted
that references to "an" or "one" embodiment in this disclosure are
not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean
"at least one."
[0015] FIGS. 1-3 show a heat dissipating apparatus 1 in accordance
with an embodiment. The heat dissipating apparatus 1 includes an
enclosure 10, two heat exchangers 20, a supporting plate 30, and a
partition plate 50.
[0016] The enclosure 10 includes a bottom plate 11, two opposite
side plates 13, a first beam 151, and a second beam 152. The bottom
plate 11 is connected to the two side plates 13. The two side
plates 13 are substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate 11
and parallel to each other. The first beam 151 is connected to
respective right edges of the two side plates 13. The second beam
152 is connected to respective left edges of the two side plates
13. The first beam 151 and the second beam 152 are substantially
perpendicular to the two side plates and parallel to each other.
The bottom plate 11, the two side plates 13, the first beam 151,
and the second beam 152 form a cuboid with an air inlet 19 and an
air outlet 191.
[0017] In some embodiments, the enclosure 10 further includes a
handle beam 16 connected to respective upper edges of the two side
plates 13. The handle beam 16 is located in the middle of the top
opening of the enclosure 10 to facilitate lifting and moving the
enclosure 10.
[0018] A first supporting frame 17 and a second supporting frame 18
are attached to the bottom plate 11. The first supporting frame 17
and the second supporting frame 18 are inclined to the bottom plate
11 and parallel to each other. The first supporting frame 17 and
the second supporting frame 18 are substantially perpendicular to
the two side plates 13.
[0019] The first supporting frame 17 includes two opposite first
rims 171. The two first rims 171 are secured to the two side plates
13. The second supporting frame 18 includes two opposite second
rims 181. The two second rims 181 are secured to the two side
plates 13. The first supporting frame 17 is located in a position
higher than that of the second supporting frame 18.
[0020] The first beam 151 together with the right edge of the
bottom plate 11, and the right edges of the two side plates 13,
define an air inlet 19. The second beam 152 together with the right
edge of the bottom plate 11, and the left edges of the two side
plates 13, defines an air outlet 191.
[0021] Each of the two side plates 13 defines two securing holes
131. One of the two securing holes 131 is adjacent to the first
supporting frame 17 and the other is adjacent to the second
supporting frame 18. The first supporting frame 17 defines a first
air opening 175. The second supporting frame 18 defines a second
air opening 185.
[0022] The two heat exchangers 20 remove heat from a cabinet in
which multiple servers are stacked. Each of the two heat exchangers
20 includes two opposite sidewalls 22.
[0023] A securing piece 21 is attached to an upper edge of each of
the two sidewalls 22. The securing piece 21 defines a though hole
211.
[0024] Four positioning posts 221 protrude outwards from each of
the two sidewalls 22. The four positioning posts 221 are in a
trapezoidal arrangement. Each of the two side plates 13 defines
eight spaced guiding grooves 132. The eight guiding grooves 132 are
vertical, and parallel to each other, and of four different
lengths. The grooves 132 are divided into two groups, each of which
has four neighboring eight guiding grooves 132. Each of the eight
guiding grooves 132 extends along a vertical direction and defines
an upper opening.
[0025] The supporting plate 30 is substantially a rectangle in
shape. Two shorter edges of the supporting plate 30 are secured to
the two side plates 13. One of the two longer edges of the
supporting plate 30 is connected to the first supporting frame 17
and the other is connected to the partition plate 50. The
supporting plate 30 is substantially parallel to the bottom plate
11.
[0026] The partition plate 50 is substantially rectangular. Two
shorter edges of the partition plate 50 are secured to the two side
plates 13. One of the two longer edges of the partition plate 50 is
connected to the supporting plate 30 and the other is connected to
the second supporting frame 18. The partition plate 50 is inclined
to the bottom plate 11.
[0027] Referring to FIGS. 4-6, in assembly, one of the two heat
exchangers 20 is lifted above the first supporting frame 17. The
four positioning posts 221 of each of the two sidewalls 22 of the
heat exchanger 20 are aligned with the upper openings of the four
guiding grooves 132 of each of the side plates 13. The heat
exchanger 20 is lowered and each of the four positioning posts 221
is received in one of the four guiding grooves 132. The heat
exchanger 20 continues dropping and each positioning post 221
slides down along a corresponding guiding groove 132, until the
bottom surface of the heat exchanger 20 rests on the supporting
plate 30 and the back surface of the heat exchanger 20 abuts the
first supporting frame 17. The through hole 211 of the heat
exchanger 20 is aligned with the securing hole 131 of the side
plate 13. A screw 23 is threaded into the through hole 211 and the
securing hole 131, thereby fixing the heat exchanger 20 in the
enclosure 10.
[0028] The other of the two heat exchangers 20 is lifted above the
second supporting frame 18. The four positioning posts 221 of each
of the two sidewalls 22 of the heat exchanger 20 are aligned with
the upper openings of the four guiding grooves 132 of each of the
side plates 13. The heat exchanger 20 is lowered so that each of
the four positioning posts 221 is received in one of the four
guiding grooves 132. The heat exchanger 20 continues moving down
and each positioning post 221 slides down a guiding groove 132,
until the bottom surface of the heat exchanger 20 rests on the
bottom plate 11 and the back surface of the heat exchanger 20 abuts
the second supporting frame 18. The through hole 211 of the heat
exchanger 20 is aligned with the securing hole 131 of the side
plate 13. A screw 23 is threaded into the through hole 211 and the
securing hole 131, thereby fixing the heat exchanger 20 in the
enclosure 10. Thus, the two heat exchangers 20 are all secured in
the enclosure 10 and one of them is in a position higher than that
of the other.
[0029] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing
description of embodiments, together with details of the structures
and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative
only and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters
of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of
the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general
meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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