Patent ID: 7518871

Claim:
A liquid-based cooling system for cooling an electronics system, the cooling system comprising: a single piece, monolithic structure preconfigured for cooling multiple heat generating electronic components of the electronics system when coupled thereto, the single piece, monolithic structure comprising: multiple liquid-cooled cold plates configured and disposed in spaced relation to engage respective heat generating electronic components of the multiple heat generating electronic components to be cooled; a plurality of coolant-carrying tubes metallurgically, rigidly, permanently bonded in fluid communication with the multiple liquid-cooled cold plates; and a liquid-coolant header subassembly metallurgically, rigidly, permanently bonded in fluid communication with multiple coolant-carrying tubes of the plurality of coolant-carrying tubes, the liquid-coolant header subassembly comprising a coolant supply header bonded in fluid communication with multiple coolant supply tubes of the multiple coolant-carrying tubes and a coolant return header bonded in fluid communication with coolant return tubes of the multiple coolant-carrying tubes, wherein when in use, the multiple liquid-cooled cold plates engage the respective heat generating electronic components of the multiple heat generating electronic components, and liquid coolant is distributed through the liquid-coolant header subassembly and plurality of coolant-carrying tubes to the multiple liquid-cooled cold plates for removal of heat generated by the respective heat generating electronic components.