LIQUID DISTRIBUTION MODULE
20250100867 ยท 2025-03-27
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B67D3/0009
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
A liquid distribution module includes a housing, a first connecting portion, at least one liquid driving unit and at least one handle assembly. The first connecting portion is disposed in the housing. The fluid driving unit is adapted to be arranged in the housing and includes a second connecting portion. The handle assembly is pivotally connected to the fluid driving unit and adapted to drive the fluid driving unit by force to switch between a free state and a fixing state. When the fluid driving unit is in the free state, the handle assembly is adapted to drive the fluid driving unit to slide relative to the housing. When the fluid driving unit is in the fixing state, the fluid driving unit is fixed in the housing so that the second connecting portion is docked with the first connecting portion.
Claims
1. A fluid distribution module, comprising: a housing; a first connecting portion, disposed in the housing; at least one fluid driving unit, adapted to be arranged in the housing and comprising a second connecting portion; and at least one handle assembly, pivotally connected to the at least one fluid driving unit and adapted to drive the at least one fluid driving unit by force to switch between a free state and a fixing state, when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the free state, the at least one handle assembly is adapted to drive the at least one fluid driving unit to slide relative to the housing, when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the fixing state, the at least one fluid driving unit is fixed in the housing so that the second connecting portion is docked with the first connecting portion.
2. The fluid distribution module according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting portion comprises two second connecting ends, the first connecting portion comprises at least two first connecting ends, and when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the fixing state, the two second connecting ends are respectively connected to the at least two first connecting ends.
3. The fluid distribution module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one handle assembly comprises a connecting element and a holding element, the connecting element is pivotally connected to the at least one fluid driving unit, and the holding element is pivotally connected to the connecting element.
4. The fluid distribution module according to claim 3, wherein the connecting element comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is pivotally connected to the holding element, the second end has a hook, and the hook corresponds to a force-receiving portion of the housing.
5. The fluid distribution module according to claim 4, wherein the connecting element is pivotally connected to the at least one fluid driving unit through a pivot, and the pivot is adjacent to the second end and is distant from the first end.
6. The fluid distribution module according to claim 4, wherein when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the free state, the second end is adapted to abut against the at least one fluid driving unit.
7. The fluid distribution module according to claim 4, wherein when at least a part of the at least one fluid driving unit enters the housing, the holding element is adapted to drive the connecting element to rotate so that the hook abuts against the force-receiving portion, the holding element is adapted to drive the connecting element to further rotate, so as to slide the second end relative to the force-receiving portion to push the at least one fluid driving unit entirely into the housing.
8. The fluid distribution module according to claim 7, wherein when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the free state, the connecting element does not overlap with the force-receiving portion in a sliding direction.
9. The fluid distribution module according to claim 3, wherein the at least one fluid driving unit further comprises a front panel, the connecting element is pivotally connected to the front panel, and the front panel has a receiving groove.
10. The fluid distribution module according to claim 9, wherein when the at least one fluid driving unit is in the fixing state, the connecting element is received in the receiving groove.
11. The fluid distribution module according to claim 10, further comprising at least one hand screw, wherein the at least one hand screw is disposed on the connecting element, and when the connecting element is received in the receiving groove, the connecting element is adapted to be locked to the front panel through the at least one hand screw.
12. The fluid distribution module according to claim 10, further comprising two spring pieces, wherein the two spring pieces are respectively disposed on two sides of the front panel, the connecting element comprises two engaging grooves, and the two engaging grooves are adapted to respectively engage with the two spring pieces, so as to fix the at least one fluid driving unit to the housing.
13. The fluid distribution module according to claim 12, wherein each of the two spring pieces has a fixing section and an elastic section, the fixing section is fixed on the front panel, and the corresponding engaging groove is engaged with the elastic section.
14. The fluid distribution module according to claim 13, wherein the holding element is adapted to drive the corresponding engaging groove of the connecting element to disengage from the elastic section, so that the at least one fluid driving unit is switched from the fixing state to the free state.
15. The fluid distribution module according to claim 3, wherein the at least one handle assembly further comprises at least one knob assembly, the connecting element has at least one recess, the at least one knob assembly is disposed in the at least one recess, and the holding element is pivotally connected to the connecting element through the at least one knob assembly.
16. The fluid distribution module according to claim 15, wherein the at least one knob assembly comprises a pressing element, a positioning element and an elastic element, the pressing element protrudes out of the connecting element and is connected to the positioning element, the positioning element has a positioning protrusion at one end away from the pressing element, and the elastic element is arranged between the pressing element and the positioning protrusion.
17. The fluid distribution module according to claim 16, wherein the holding element has a first positioning groove, the connecting element has a second positioning groove, the second positioning groove is located in the at least one recess and is aligned with the first positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion is positioned in the first the positioning groove and in the second positioning groove.
18. The fluid distribution module according to claim 17, wherein the pressing element is adapted to be pressed to resist an elastic force of the elastic element to move the positioning protrusion out of the second positioning groove and the first positioning groove, and then the holding element is adapted to be rotated about the positioning element as an axis of rotation relative to the connecting element rotates so that the positioning protrusion is misaligned with the first positioning groove and is stopped by a wall surface of the holding element.
19. The fluid distribution module according to claim 18, wherein when the holding element is rotated by a preset angle relative to the connecting element, the positioning protrusion is aligned with the first positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion retracts into the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove by the elastic force of the elastic element.
20. The fluid distribution module according to claim 17, wherein the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove are cross-shaped.
21. The fluid distribution module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fluid driving unit comprises two fluid driving units, the at least one handle assembly comprises two handle assemblies, and the two handle assemblies are pivotally connected to the two fluid driving units, respectively.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0043] Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and descriptions to refer to the same or like parts.
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[0045] The fluid distribution module 10 includes a housing 110, a first connecting portion 160 (
[0046] In the embodiment, the at least one fluid driving unit 120 includes two fluid driving units 120. The at least one handle assembly 130 includes two handle assemblies 130, and the two handle assemblies 130 are pivotally connected to the two fluid driving units 120, respectively. When one of the two fluid driving units 120 fails to work, the other of the two fluid driving units 120, as a backup unit, may start operating in a timely manner. Then the failed fluid driving unit 120 may be quickly replaced through the design introduced later, without shutting down the entire cooling system for repair.
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[0048] It should be noted that a free state S1 of the fluid driving unit 120 in
[0049] Referring to
[0050] Referring to
[0051] In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 160 includes at least two first connecting ends 161a and 161b, such as a liquid outlet and a liquid inlet of the circulation flow path in the cooling system. The second connecting portion 122 includes two second connecting ends 123a and 123b, such as an inlet which allows the coolant to flow in and an outlet through which allows the coolant to flow out of the fluid driving unit 120. When the fluid driving unit 120 is in the fixing state S2, the two second connecting ends 123a and 123b are respectively connected to the at least two first connecting ends 161a and 161b, the coolant in the cooling system may enter and exit the fluid driving unit 120, and the fluid driving unit 120 may start normal operation.
[0052] The replacement of the fluid distribution module 10 will be explained in more detail below. Referring to
[0053] The first end E1 is pivotally connected to the third end E3 of the holding element 150. The second end E2 has a hook 142, and the hook 142 corresponds to the force-receiving portion 114 of the housing 110. In addition, the fluid driving unit 120 further includes a front panel 124. The connecting element 140 is pivotally connected to the front panel 124 of the fluid driving unit 120 through a pivot AX, which is adjacent to the second end E2 and is distant from the first end E1.
[0054] First, as illustrated in
[0055] In this way, it is convenient for the user to apply force to pull the fluid driving unit 120 out of the housing 110 or push the fluid driving unit 120 into the housing 110 in the sliding direction (i.e., the Y-axis direction). Meanwhile, since the handle assembly 130 includes the holding element 150 in this embodiment, the overall force arm is lengthened, and the fluid driving unit 120 may be pushed or pulled with less force, thereby reducing the user's labor burden.
[0056] Next, as illustrated in
[0057] After the hook 142 abuts against the protruding portion 116, the user may apply force in the sliding direction, and the holding element 150 is adapted to drive the connecting element 140 to further rotate, so that the second end E2 slides relative to the force-receiving portion 114 toward the bottom portion 112 of the housing 110, so as to push the fluid driving unit 120 entirely into the housing 110 and result in the fixing state S2 as illustrated in
[0058] Through the above-mentioned design, the user only needs to apply, for example, a force of 14.3 kilograms to the holding element 150 to overcome the resistance of, for example, 93.9 kilograms, from the first connecting portion 160 (
[0059] In addition, when the fluid driving unit 120 is in the free state S1, the second end E2 of the connecting element 140 abuts against the surface M of the front panel 124 and does not overlap with the force-receiving portion 114 in the sliding direction (i.e., the Y-axis direction). In other words, the force-receiving portion 114 is outside the travel path of the second end E2, and the second end E2 and the hook 142 will not collide with the force-receiving portion 114 and cause any damage, so a smooth sliding process is ensured.
[0060] A locking design for the fluid driving unit 120 in the fixing state S2 will be explained as follows.
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[0062] The spring piece 180 has a fixing section 184, an elastic section 182 and a stopping portion 186 (
[0063] As illustrated in
[0064] More specifically, referring to
[0065] In this way, the fluid driving unit 120 is able to smoothly switch from the free state S1 to the fixing state S2. At the moment, the stopping portion 186 stops the connecting element 140 in the sliding direction (the Y-axis direction), which prevents the connecting element 140 from departing from the receiving groove 126 due to the resistance from the first connecting portion 160. In other words, after the engaging groove 144 is engaged with the stopping portion 186 of the elastic section 182, the connecting element 140 may be fixed and not rotated in the position as illustrated in
[0066] In addition, as illustrated in
[0067] When the fluid driving unit 120 needs to be replaced, the user only needs to loosen the hand screw 170 first, and then pull the holding element 150 in the sliding direction (the Y-axis direction). The holding element 150 will drive the connecting element 140 to push against the stopping portion 186 (
[0068] Once the engaging groove 144 is away from the elastic section 182, the fluid driving unit 120 is switched from the fixing state S2 to the free state S1. The connecting element 140 may be rotated again about the pivot AX as the center of rotation, shown in
[0069] The following will illustrate the pivotal connection of the holding element 150 to the connecting element 140.
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[0072] Further, the holding element 150 has a first positioning groove H1, and the first positioning groove H1 is located in the groove 152. The connecting element 140 has a second positioning groove H2, and the second positioning groove H2 is located in the recess 148. The second positioning groove H2 is aligned with the first positioning groove H1. As illustrated in
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[0074] Next, the holding element 150 is adapted to be rotated relative to the connecting element 140 about the positioning element 194 as an axis of rotation, so that the positioning protrusion 1942 is misaligned with the first positioning groove H1 and is stopped by a wall surface W of the holding element 150. When the holding element 150 is rotated by a preset angle relative to the connecting element 140 as illustrated in
[0075] The holding element 150 in this embodiment may be pivotally rotated relative to the connecting element 140 through the knob assembly 190, which is conducive for storage and space saving purposes. When the holding element 150 is rotated by the preset angle , the holding element 150 is automatically fixed to the connecting element 140, preventing the holding element 150 from waving unexpectedly. In addition, the preset angle in this embodiment is, for example, 90 degrees, but the preset angle is not limited thereto and may depend on design requirements.
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[0077] In summary, in the fluid distribution module of the disclosure, the handle assembly includes the connecting element and the holding element. The connecting element is pivotally connected to the fluid driving unit, the holding element is pivotally connected to the connecting element, and the holding element is adapted to drive the fluid driving unit by force to switch between the free state and the fixing state. When the fluid driving unit is in the free state, the fluid driving unit may slide relative to the housing, and thus the user is able to easily remove and replace the fluid driving unit, thereby achieving timely replacement and repair for the fluid driving unit. When the fluid driving unit is in the fixing state, the fluid driving unit is fixed in the housing, and the second connecting portion is docked with the first connecting portion. Meanwhile, the coolant may enter and leave the fluid driving unit for the normal operation of the fluid distribution module. In addition, since the holding element of the handle assembly provides a longer force arm, the user is able to push or pull the fluid driving unit with less force, making the replacement or assembly of the fluid driving unit very labor-saving.
[0078] Further, the fluid distribution module ensures that the fluid driving unit to be securely fixed in the housing in the fixing state through the cooperation of the spring pieces, the engaging grooves and the hand screws, and does not accidentally get pushed out of the housing due to the resistance of the first connecting portion. In addition, the fluid distribution module also includes the knob assembly. The holding element may be pivotally rotated and fixed relative to the connecting element through the knob assembly, which is conducive for storage and space saving purposes.
[0079] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.