Patent ID: 9622377
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H05K

Claim:
1. An assembly comprising: a cold plate enclosure having a cavity therein, an inlet for coolant ingress into the cavity, and an outlet for coolant egress out of the cavity; and a baffle separable from the cold plate enclosure and attached to the cold plate enclosure within the cavity, the baffle including different types of flow directing features at respective positions of the baffle in an uneven pattern with (i) a first set of the flow directing features of a first set of types to direct coolant flow through the cavity and (ii) a second set of the flow directing features of a second set of types different than the first set of types to direct coolant flow through the cavity such that the baffle directs at least (i) a first portion of the coolant flow from the inlet to the outlet encountering flow directing features of the first set of types and (ii) a second portion of the coolant flow from the inlet to the outlet encountering flow directing features of the second set of types such that the baffle directs coolant flow through the cavity from the inlet to the outlet in a prescribed manner, the different types of flow directing features of the baffle include one or more flow ramps, flow bridges, and flow funnels.