IP Library Granted Patent US 11,473,486
Granted Patent B2
US 11,473,486 · App. 17/306,866 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Fluid connector assembly, liquid cooling system and fluid circulation system

Inventors: Yu-Jei Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Hsien Lin (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
F01P3/20F01P11/04F16L37/04
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Patent No.
US 11,473,486
App. No.
17/306,866
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fluid connector assembly includes a housing, an elastic member and a floating component. The housing has an opening. The elastic member is disposed in the opening of the housing. The floating component is movably supported by the elastic member and includes a fluid passage and a first guiding structure. The fluid passage is configured to be connected to a fluid device. The first guiding structure is configured to engage with a second guiding structure of the fluid device.

Claims (35)

1. A fluid connector assembly, comprising:

a housing having an opening;

an elastic member disposed in the opening of the housing; and

a floating component movably supported by the elastic member and comprising a fluid passage and a first guiding structure, wherein the fluid passage is configured to be connected to a fluid device, and the first guiding structure is configured to engage with a second guiding structure of the fluid device.

2. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member comprises a spring with a curved portion, the curved portion is adjacent to the floating component.

3. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the floating component has a stopper making contact with the elastic member or the housing.

4. The fluid connector assembly of claim 3 , wherein the elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, and the stopper is located between the first elastic member and the second elastic member.

5. The fluid connector assembly of claim 3 , wherein the elastic member comprises a curved portion, the stopper comprises two locking pins holding the curved portion therebetween.

6. The fluid connector assembly of claim 3 , wherein the elastic member has a thru-hole, the stopper passes through the thru-hole and is movably disposed in the thru-hole.

7. The fluid connector assembly of claim 3 , wherein the housing has a retaining slot, and the stopper is at least partially located in the retaining slot.

8. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the floating component comprises a middle section located within the opening of the housing, the middle section has a corner portion located between the first elastic member and the second elastic member.

9. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first guiding structure is a polygonal guiding hole or D-shaped guiding hole.

10. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic member comprises a coil spring, the coil spring has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end is fixedly attached to the housing, the second end is connected to the floating component.

11. A fluid circulation system, comprising:

a first fluid device;

a second fluid device; and

a fluid connector assembly, comprising:

a housing having an opening;

an elastic member disposed in the opening of the housing; and

a floating component movably supported by the elastic member and having a fluid passage and a first guiding structure, wherein the fluid passage is connected to the first fluid device and the second fluid device, and the first guiding structure is configured to engage with a second guiding structure of the second fluid device.

12. The fluid circulation system of claim 11 , wherein the elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the floating component has a stopper located between the first elastic member and the second elastic member.

13. The fluid circulation system of claim 11 , wherein the elastic member comprises a curved portion, and the floating component has two locking pins holding the curved portion therebetween.

14. The fluid circulation system of claim 11 , wherein the elastic member has a thru-hole, the floating component has a stopper passing through the thru-hole and movably disposed in the thru-hole.

15. The fluid circulation system of claim 11 , wherein the housing has a retaining slot, and the floating component has a stopper at least partially located in the retaining slot.

16. A liquid cooling system, comprising:

a pump system;

a heat exchanger; and

a fluid connector assembly, comprising:

a housing having an opening;

an elastic member disposed in the opening of the housing; and

a floating component movably supported by the elastic member and having a fluid passage and a first guiding structure, wherein the fluid passage is connected to the pump system and the heat exchanger, and the first guiding structure is configured to engage with a second guiding structure of the pump system or the heat exchanger.

17. The liquid cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the floating component has a stopper located between the first elastic member and the second elastic member.

18. The liquid cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the elastic member comprises a curved portion, and the floating component has two locking pins holding the curved portion therebetween.

19. The liquid cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the elastic member has a thru-hole, the floating component has a stopper passing through the thru-hole and movably disposed in the thru-hole.

20. The liquid cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the housing has a retaining slot, and the floating component has a stopper at least partially located in the retaining slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2021
From: HUANG, YU-JEI; LIN, YU-HSIEN
To: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056121/0020 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110208434.0 · Feb 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63035845 · Jun 8, 2020
Related Publication 20210381421A1 · Dec 9, 2021
Cited By (2)
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