Patent ID: 6393853
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: F25D,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling of an electronic module in a shelf unit comprising:at least first and second cold plates, each cold plate comprising an inlet and an outlet for coolant flow, said first and second cold plates adapted to receive the module therebetween; and a mechanism for moving the first and second cold plates towards and away from the module into operating and released positions respectively relative to the module when positioned therebetween such that: (a) when the cold plates have moved toward the module into the operating position, a surface of each said cold plate comes into heat transferring relationship with an associated surface of the module so that, in use, as a coolant flows through each cold plate, heat is transferred from the module to the coolant in each cold plate, and (b) when the first and second cold plates have been moved away from the module into the released position, the module is spaced from the cold plates to enable the module to be readily removed from between the cold plates.