Patent ID: 9706686
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for forming a system, said method comprising: securing a cooling conduit at a first port on a top surface of each rack container of a plurality of rack units to allow a cooling fluid to flow through a flexible tube into said each rack container via the cooling conduit that encapsulates the flexible tube, said rack units stacked in a first direction that is parallel to a floor, each rack unit comprising at least one heat generating device, each heat generating device configured to generate heat while in operation, said top surface being further from the floor than is any other surface of said each rack container, said cooling fluid configured to be heated by absorbing heat from the at least one heat generating device; and securing an exhaust conduit at a second port on the top surface of each rack container to allow the heated cooling fluid to be exhausted from said each rack container via the exhaust conduit, wherein the cooling conduit comprises a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, wherein the first segment is linked to, perpendicular to, and in direct physical contact with, the second segment through a first articulation, wherein the second segment is linked to, parallel to, and in direct physical contact with, the third segment through a second articulation, wherein the first and second articulations are configured to rotate horizontally in a plane parallel to the floor to enable the flexible tube to maintain smooth contact with the top surface of said each rack container, wherein the cooling conduit of each rack container is located at a front side of said each rack container, and wherein the exhaust conduit of each rack container is located at a back side of said each rack container.