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Granted Patent B2
US 12,156,370 · App. 17/697,616 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Rack system for housing an electronic device

Inventors: Ali Chehade (Moncheaux, FR); Alexandre Alain Jean-Pierre Meneboo (Harnes, FR); Gregory Francis Louis Bauchart (Wattrelos, FR); Henryk Klaba (Roubaix, FR)
Assignee: OVH
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Patent No.
US 12,156,370
App. No.
17/697,616
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rack system for housing an electronic device comprising: an immersion case configured to provide housing to the electronic device, and to receive an immersion cooling liquid, wherein the immersion case includes a drainage opening, wherein the drainage opening is configured to remove at least a part of the immersion cooling liquid from the immersion case, based on a user actuated action, during a de-racking operation of the immersion case; and a rack frame configured to slidably accommodate racking and de-racking operations of the immersion case.

Claims (30)

1. A rack system for housing an electronic device, comprising:

an immersion case configured to provide housing to the electronic device, and to receive an immersion cooling liquid, wherein the immersion case includes a drainage opening, wherein:

the immersion case is further configured to pivot about a pivot axis,

the drainage opening is configured to open in response to a user actuated action causing the immersion case to pivot about the pivot axis, and, after the drainage opening is open, remove at least a part of the immersion cooling liquid from the immersion case during a de-racking operation of the immersion case; and

a rack frame configured to slidably accommodate racking and de-racking operations of the immersion case.

2. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the drainage opening is a liquid-proof closing configured to be openable and closable such that, when the liquid-proof closing is opened, based on the user actuated action, the liquid-proof closing allows removal of at least a part of the immersion cooling liquid from the immersion case during the de-racking operation.

3. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the drainage opening further comprises one or more of a valve and a pump to remove at least a part of the immersion cooling liquid.

4. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is coupled to a pivot pin.

5. The rack system of claim 4 , wherein the pivot axis is associated with the pivot pin.

6. The rack system of claim 4 , wherein the pivot pin is coupled to a pneumatic cushion and the pneumatic cushion causes the immersion case to pneumatically pivot about the pivot axis.

7. The rack system of claim 4 , wherein the pivot pin is coupled to a pedal and the pedal causes the immersion case to mechanically pivot about the pivot axis.

8. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is manually pivotable about the pivot axis.

9. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is mechanically pivotable about the pivot axis.

10. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is pneumatically pivotable about the pivot axis.

11. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is configured to pivot between 0 to 45 degrees about the pivot axis.

12. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case further includes a sensor configured to determine and indicate a level of the immersion cooling liquid in the immersion case.

13. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion cooling liquid is a dielectric immersion cooling liquid.

14. The rack system of claim 1 , wherein the immersion case is stacked vertically in the rack frame.

15. A rack system for housing an electronic device, comprising:

an immersion case configured to provide housing to the electronic device, and to receive an immersion cooling liquid, wherein:

the immersion case includes a drainage opening,

the immersion case is coupled to a pivot pin and is further configured to pivot about a pivot axis,

the pivot pin is coupled to a pneumatic cushion and the pneumatic cushion causes the immersion case to pneumatically pivot about the pivot axis, and

the drainage opening is configured to remove at least a part of the immersion cooling liquid from the immersion case, based on a user actuated action causing the immersion case to pivot about the pivot axis, during a de-racking operation of the immersion case; and

a rack frame configured to slidably accommodate racking and de-racking operations of the immersion case.

16. The rack system of claim 15 , wherein the pivot pin is coupled to a pedal and the pedal causes the immersion case to mechanically pivot about the pivot axis.

17. The rack system of claim 15 , wherein the immersion case is configured to pivot between 0 to 45 degrees about the pivot axis.

18. The rack system of claim 15 , wherein the immersion case further includes a sensor configured to determine and indicate a level of the immersion cooling liquid in the immersion case.

19. The rack system of claim 15 , wherein the immersion cooling liquid is a dielectric immersion cooling liquid.

20. The rack system of claim 15 , wherein the immersion case is stacked vertically in the rack frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2022
From: CHEHADE, ALI; MENEBOO, ALEXANDRE ALAIN JEAN-PIERRE; BAUCHART, GREGORY FRANCIS LOUIS; KLABA, HENRYK
To: OVH
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Priority Claims (2)
EP 21305427 · Apr 1, 2021 · regional
EP 21306187 · Aug 31, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
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