Patent ID: 7539020

Claim:
A mounting system to couple two heat exchangers, the mounting mechanism comprising: a. a server rack including a first heat exchanger; b. one or more electronics servers each coupled to the server rack via an electrical interface, each electronics server includes a second heat exchanger; c. a translation mechanism coupled to the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, wherein the translation mechanism is configured to apply an engagement force to the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, thereby forming a thermal interface between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; and d. a force containment assembly coupled to the translation mechanism, the force containment assembly includes a chassis guide coupled to the electronics server and a rack channel coupled to the rack server, wherein the chassis guide is coupled to the rack channel to form an interlocking channel, further wherein the force containment assembly isolates the engagement force from the electrical interface.