Patent ID: 11963340
Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A frame for a liquid-cooled chassis in an information technology (IT) rack, comprising:
a fluid supply line contained within a first hollow portion of a sidewall of the frame, the fluid supply line to deliver fluid from the IT rack to one or more cold plates in the frame;
a fluid return line contained within a second hollow portion of the sidewall of the frame, the fluid return line to collect the fluid from the one or more cold plates and return the fluid to the IT rack;
one or more fluid supply line connectors and one or more fluid return line connectors, wherein each of the one or more fluid supply line connectors and each of the one or more fluid return line connectors is arranged along and attached to the sidewall of the frame and faces towards an inside portion of the frame, wherein the one or more fluid supply line connectors and the one or more fluid return line connectors fluidly connect with and distribute fluid to and from the one or more cold plates; and
one or more contact pads arranged on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with IT equipment.