CN106304757B - Bendable water cooling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A bendable water cooling device includes a liquid storage shell and a heat exchange unit. The liquid storage shell allows a cooling liquid to pass through it and has a bendable area that can be used for flexural bending. The bendable area has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end extends outwardly to form a first area. The heat exchange unit is arranged in the first area of the liquid storage shell and has a plurality of heat dissipation fins for contacting the cooling liquid passing through the first area. Through the structure of the present invention, the water cooling device has a flexible bending function and can be arbitrarily arranged according to the existing space in the electronic device.

Description

Bendable water cooling device

【Technical field】

The present invention relates to a water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, especially a water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, which has the function of flexible bending and can greatly reduce the production cost.

【Background technique】

During operation of an electronic device, heat generated during the operation of a CPU or other processor must be dissipated quickly and efficiently. At present, the cooling method widely used for CPU or other processors is mainly an air cooling device, mainly using a diffuser and a fan as a cooling method. Another type of cooling liquid is used to cool CPU or other processors. Such water cooling technology, such as US Published Patent No. 8,245,764 (US 8,245,764) discloses a cooling system for heating elements, including: a double-sided base for accommodating a The pump circulates a cooling cooling liquid, the pump includes a stator and a pusher, the pusher is arranged on the bottom side of the base, and the stator is arranged at the top side of the base to be isolated from the cooling cooling liquid; a storage a liquid chamber through which the cooling cooling liquid passes, the liquid storage chamber comprising: a pumping chamber including the pusher and formed under the base, at least one pusher cover defining the pumping chamber, And has one or more flow channels for the cooling cooling liquid to circulate; a heat exchange chamber is formed below the pumping chamber and is vertically spaced from the pumping chamber, the pumping chamber and the heat exchange chamber The chambers are separate chambers and are fluidly connected together through the one or more channels; a heat exchange interface that forms a side of the heat exchange chamber and is in contact with a heating element; and a A radiator fluidly connected to the liquid storage chamber to dissipate heat from the cooling liquid. In another example, US Patent Publication 20050069432A1 discloses an electronic device with a pump. The electronic device includes a liquid storage housing with a heating element, a heat dissipation portion for dissipating heat from the heating element, and a pump unit with a pusher and A heat-absorbing part is thermally connected to the heating element, wherein the pump unit supplies cooling liquid to the heat-dissipating part through the rotation of the pusher, and the cooling liquid circulates in a circulation path between the heat-absorbing part and the heat-dissipating part , so as to transmit the heat generated by the heating element to the heat dissipation part through the cooling liquid. The center of the pusher of the pump unit is separated from the center of the heating element. Since the known liquid storage housing is separated from the pump unit, and its related parts must be assembled separately, it will cause trouble in assembly, which will lead to problems in assembly or disassembly; in addition, the known liquid storage housing will also The structure in which the body and the pump unit are separate parts leads to a problem of increased production cost.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and deficiencies is the direction that the inventor of this case and the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to research and improve.

[Content of the invention]

In order to effectively solve the above problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-cooling module with flexible bending function that can be bent and changed.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a water cooling device that is easy to assemble and can be bent and changed.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a water cooling device that can be bent and changed, which can greatly reduce the production cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, comprising: a liquid storage casing for a cooling liquid to pass through, and the liquid storage casing has a bendable area that can be flexibly bent, And the bendable area has an opposite first end and a second end, the first end extends a first area; and a heat exchange unit, disposed at the first area, one side of the heat exchange unit A plurality of cooling fins are provided and are in contact with the cooling liquid passing through the first region.

A second area extends from the second end of the bendable area, the first area and the second area are bent from a horizontal parallel position to a vertical overlapping position by the bendable area, and a pump unit is disposed on the The second area has a driver immersed in the cooling liquid for driving the cooling liquid in the liquid storage housing to pass through the bendable area and the first and second areas.

The second end of the bendable area is connected to a pump casing, and a pump unit is accommodated in the pump casing. The first area and the pump casing are moved from a horizontal level by the bendable area The parallel position is bent to a vertical overlapping position, and the pump unit has a driver immersed in the cooling liquid for driving the cooling liquid in the liquid storage casing to pass through the bendable area and the first area and the pump casing body.

The liquid storage casing has an opening corresponding to the position of the heat exchange unit, and the other side of the heat exchange unit has a thermal contact surface to contact a heat source.

The first region defines a heat exchange chamber and the second region defines a pumping chamber.

The first region defines a heat exchange chamber, and the pump housing defines a pump chamber.

The bendable region has a channel communicating with the pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber.

The bendable region has a channel communicating with the pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber.

The heat exchange chamber has an outlet, the pumping chamber has an inlet, and the channel communicates with the outlet and the inlet.

The heat exchange chamber has an outlet, the pumping chamber has an inlet, and the channel communicates with the outlet and the inlet.

The first area is provided with an abutting portion, and the second area is provided with a joining portion, and the first area and the second area are maintained in a folded state by the joining of the abutting portion and the joining portion.

The first region is provided with a docking portion, and the pump housing is provided with a joint portion, and the first region and the pump shell are maintained in a folded state by engaging the docking portion with the joint portion.

The butt portion and the joint portion are connected and combined with each other through a connecting piece.

The butt portion and the joint portion are connected and combined with each other through a connecting piece.

Through the design of the structure of the present invention, since the liquid storage casing has a bendable area, the water cooling device can be arbitrarily changed in bending through the flexibility of the bendable area. In addition, since the liquid storage casing is integrally formed, the trouble of assembling the related parts of the known water-cooling device can be greatly reduced, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the production cost.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1A is a three-dimensional combined view of the first embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

1B is a side cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

1C is a top cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

2A is a perspective view of a bending state of the first embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a folded state of the first embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of a folded state of the second embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to the present invention;

4A is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

4B is a three-dimensional combined view of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

4C is a top cross-sectional view of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

5A is a perspective view of a bending state of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

5B is a perspective view of a folded state of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device capable of bending and changing according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view of a folded state of the fourth embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to the present invention.

The components represented by each serial number in the accompanying drawings are:

Water cooling device 1

reservoir housing 10

Bendable area 101

first end 1011

second end 1012

first area 102

Second area 103

opening 104

heat exchange unit 2

cooling fins 21

Thermal contact surface 22

cooling liquid 3

pump housing 4

Pump units 42, 44

Drive 43, 45

heat exchange chamber 6

Exit 61

Pump chambers 7, 70

Entrance 71, 72

Channel 8, 80

butt 91

Joints 92, 94

Connectors 93, 95

【Detailed ways】

The above object of the present invention and its structural and functional characteristics will be described with reference to the embodiments of the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B , and FIG. 1C , which are a perspective view, a side sectional view and a top sectional view of a first embodiment of a water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to the present invention. As shown in the figures, a water-cooled device that can be bent and changed 1, comprising a liquid storage casing 10 and a heat exchange unit 2, the liquid storage casing 10 has a bendable area 101 with a flexible bending function, and the bendable area 101 has an opposite first End 1011 and a second end 1012, the first end 1011 extends outward to a first area 102, the liquid storage housing 10 is provided with an accommodating space (not shown in the figure) for a cooling liquid 3 to pass therethrough, One side of the heat exchange unit 2 is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation fins 21 disposed in the accommodating space of the first area 102 and used for contacting the cooling liquid 3 passing through the first area 102;

The aforementioned liquid storage housing 10 has an opening 104 corresponding to the position of the heat exchange unit 2, and the other side of the heat exchange unit 2 has a thermal contact surface 22 for contacting a heat source (such as a central processing unit or a central processing unit). Graphics processor, not shown);

In this embodiment, the second end 1012 of the bendable area 101 extends a second area 103 , the first and second areas 102 , 103 and the bendable area 101 are integrally formed, and a pump unit 42 is formed. Disposed at the second area 103 and has a driver 43, the driver 43 is immersed in the cooling liquid 3 to drive the cooling liquid 3 in the liquid storage housing 10 to pass through the bendable area and the first and second The first region 102 defines a heat exchange chamber 6, the second region 103 defines a pumping chamber 7, and the bendable region 101 has a channel 8 connecting the pumping chamber 7 and the The heat exchange chamber 6 .

Please refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B together, which are perspective views of the bent and folded water cooling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, respectively. Through the design of the present invention, the heat exchange The chamber 6 has an outlet 61, the pumping chamber 7 has an inlet 71, and the aforementioned channel 8 is connected to the outlet 61 and the inlet 71, so when the driver 43 rotates, the cooling liquid in the pumping chamber 7 is disturbed 3. The cooling liquid 3 is driven in the direction of the channel 8, and then the cooling liquid 3 will flow from the channel 8 to the heat exchange chamber 6, so that the heat source contacted by the thermal contact surface 22 (Fig. (not shown) is conducted to the heat dissipation fins 21 of the heat exchange chamber 6, so that the cooling liquid 3 exchanges heat with the heat dissipation fins 21 through the cooling liquid 3, so that the cooling liquid 3 heats the heat dissipation fins. The heat on the sheet 21 leaves and flows out from the outlet 61, so as to achieve the effect of heat dissipation.

In addition, since the bendable area 101 of the liquid storage housing 10 has a flexible or bendable property, the first area 102 and the second area 103 are bent from a horizontal parallel position to a horizontal position by the bendable area 101 . In the vertical stacking position, a docking portion 91 is formed near the end edge of the first region 102, and a joint portion 92 is formed at the corresponding position of the second region 103. In this embodiment, the docking portion 91 and the The joints 92 are magnetic elements respectively, so that the docking portion 91 and the joint 92 are combined with each other by the principle of magnetic attraction, and the flexible property of the bendable region 101 is used to make the second region 103 fold to the The first area 102 is used to keep the water cooling device 1 in a folded state. Through the flexibility of the bendable area 101 , the water cooling device 1 can be arbitrarily bent and changed, and due to the liquid storage housing 10. The relationship of being integrally formed can greatly reduce the trouble of assembling the related parts of the known water-cooling device which must be assembled separately, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the production cost.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a perspective view of the folded aspect of the second embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed. The structural parts of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed and the corresponding relationship between the components are the same as those described above. The water-cooling device that can be bent and changed is the same, so it will not be repeated here, but the main difference between the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed and the above-mentioned is that the butting part 91 and the joint part 92 are connected to each other through a connecting piece 93. The abutting portion 91 and the joint portion 92 are connected and combined with each other, and combined with the flexibility of the bendable region 101 , the second region 103 is folded to the first region 102 so that the water cooling device 1 is in a folded state, transparent and transparent. Due to the flexibility of the bendable region 101 , the water cooling device 1 can be arbitrarily changed in bending, and since the liquid storage housing 10 is integrally formed, the related parts of the known water cooling device can be greatly reduced. It must be assembled separately, which causes trouble in assembly, thereby achieving the effect of reducing production cost.

Please refer to FIG. 4A , FIG. 4B , and FIG. 4C , which are an exploded perspective view, a three-dimensional combined view and a top sectional view of the third embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, and the structural part of the water-cooled device that can be bent and changed. The corresponding relationship between the components and the components is the same as the above-mentioned water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, so it will not be repeated here. The second end 1012 of the folded region 101 is connected to a pump housing 4, and a pump unit 44 is accommodated in the pump housing 4, and the pump unit 44 has a driver 45 that can be immersed in the cooling liquid 3, It is used to drive the cooling liquid 3 in the liquid storage casing 10 to pass through the bendable area 101 and the first area 102 and the pump casing 4, wherein the first area 102 defines a heat exchange chamber 6, the The pump housing 4 defines a pump chamber 70 , and the bendable region 101 has a channel 80 communicating with the pump chamber 70 and the heat exchange chamber 6 .

The heat exchange chamber 6 has an outlet 61, the pump chamber 70 has an inlet 72, and the channel 80 communicates with the outlet 61 and the inlet 72, so when the driver 45 rotates, the pump chamber 70 is disturbed The cooling liquid 3 inside drives the cooling liquid 3 toward the direction of the channel 80, and then the cooling liquid 3 flows from the channel 80 to the heat exchange chamber 6, causing the heat contact surface 22 to generate heat The heat of the source (not shown in the figure) is conducted to the heat dissipation fins 21 of the heat exchange chamber 6, so that the cooling liquid 3 exchanges heat with the heat dissipation fins 21 through the cooling liquid 3, so that the cooling liquid 3 will The heat on the heat dissipation fins 21 leaves and flows out from the outlet 61, so as to achieve the effect of heat dissipation.

Please refer to FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B and FIG. 4B together, which are respectively the three-dimensional view of the bent state and the folded state of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The bendable area 101 has flexibility, the first area 102 and the pump casing 4 are bent from a horizontal parallel position to a vertical overlapping position by the bendable area 101 , and the first area 102 is used A docking portion 91 is formed at the pump housing 4 , and the pump housing 4 is provided with a joint portion 94 , and the joint portion 94 is provided at the relative position of the joint portion 91 . In this embodiment, the joint portion 91 and the joint portion 94 are respectively It is a magnetic element, and the docking portion 91 and the joint portion 94 are combined with each other by the principle of magnetic attraction, and combined with the flexibility of the bendable region 101, the pump housing 4 is folded to the first region. 102 is used to keep the water cooling device 1 in a folded state. Through the flexibility of the bendable region 101 , the water cooling device 1 can be arbitrarily changed in bending.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a perspective view of the folded aspect of the fourth embodiment of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed. The structural parts of the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed and the corresponding relationship between the components are the same as those described above. The water-cooling device that can be bent and changed is the same, so it will not be repeated here, but the main difference between the water-cooling device that can be bent and changed and the above-mentioned one is that the butting portion 91 and the joint portion 94 are connected to each other through a connecting member 95. The docking portion 91 and the joint portion 94 are connected and combined with each other, and combined with the flexibility of the bendable region 101 , the pump housing 4 is folded to the first region 102 to make the water cooling device 1 form a folded state, Through the flexibility of the bendable region 101 , the water cooling device 1 can be arbitrarily changed in bending.

As mentioned above, the present invention has the following advantages over the known ones:

1. The water cooling device has the effect of bending and changing;

2. Easy to assemble;

3. Significantly reduce production costs.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but the above is only one embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the application of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A water-cooling device that can be bent and changed, characterized in that, comprising: a liquid storage casing for a cooling liquid to pass through, the liquid storage casing has a bendable area that can be flexibly bent, and the bendable area has an opposite first end and a second end, the The first end extends a first area, and the first area and the bendable area are integrally formed; and A heat exchange unit is enclosed in the inner space of the first area, one side of the heat exchange unit has a plurality of heat dissipation fins, and is in contact with the cooling liquid passing through the first area. 2 . The water cooling device of claim 1 , wherein a second area extends from the second end of the bendable area, and the first area and the second area are connected by the bendable area. 3 . The bending area is bent from a horizontal parallel position to a vertical overlapping position, a pump unit is arranged at the second area and has a driver, the driver is immersed in the cooling liquid for driving the cooling in the liquid storage housing Liquid passes through the bendable region and the first and second regions. 3 . The bendable water cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the bendable region is connected to a pump casing, and a pump unit is accommodated in the pump casing. 4 . In vivo, the first region and the pump housing are bent from a horizontally parallel position to a vertically overlapping position by the bendable region, and the pumping unit has a driver immersed in the cooling liquid for driving the reservoir. The cooling liquid in the liquid casing passes through the bendable area and the first area and the pump casing. 4 . The water-cooling device that can be bent and changed according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid storage casing has an opening corresponding to the position of the heat exchange unit, and the other side of the heat exchange unit has a heat exchange unit. 5 . The contact surface contacts a heat source. 5 . The bendable water cooling device of claim 2 , wherein the first area defines a heat exchange chamber, and the second area defines a pump chamber. 6 . 6 . The bendable water cooling device of claim 3 , wherein the first region defines a heat exchange chamber, and the pump housing defines a pump chamber. 7 . 7 . The bendable water cooling device according to claim 5 , wherein the bendable region has a channel that communicates with the pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber. 8 . 8 . The bendable water cooling device according to claim 6 , wherein the bendable region has a channel that communicates with the pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber. 9 . 9 . The bendable water cooling device of claim 7 , wherein the heat exchange chamber has an outlet, the pump chamber has an inlet, and the channel communicates with the outlet and the inlet. 10 . 10 . The bendable water cooling device of claim 8 , wherein the heat exchange chamber has an outlet, the pumping chamber has an inlet, and the channel communicates with the outlet and the inlet. 11 . 11 . The water-cooling device that can be bent and changed as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first region is provided with a joint portion, the second region is provided with a joint portion, and the joint portion is connected with the joint portion by the joint portion. 12 . The first area and the second area are joined to maintain a folded state. 12. The water-cooling device according to claim 10, wherein the first region is provided with a joint portion, the pump housing is provided with a joint portion, and the joint portion is connected to the joint portion through the joint portion. Engaged to maintain the first region and the pump housing in a folded state. 13 . The bendable and variable water cooling device according to claim 11 , wherein the butt portion and the joint portion are connected and combined with each other through a connecting piece. 14 . 14 . The water cooling device that can be bent and changed according to claim 12 , wherein the butt portion and the joint portion are connected and combined with each other through a connecting piece. 15 .