Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of Invention 
     The present invention relates to an adjustable coolant quick coupler, and more particularly to a coupler structure that can adjust flow quantity of a coolant and enable a mount and a coolant supplier to be quickly connected and disconnected without consuming excessive labor work or labor time. 
     2. Related Art 
     Currently, among various heat-dissipation methods for electronic products, a liquid-cooling heat-dissipation method is commonly seen and widely applied. In an existing liquid-cooling heat-dissipation device, pipelines are fixed in an electronic product and then connected to a coolant supplier. 
     The coolant supplier provides coolant to electronic components which need heat dissipation within the electronic product via the pipelines. Thus, heat exchange occurs between the coolant and the electronic components, so as to realize heat dissipation for the electronic components. Then, the coolant which is heated due to the heat exchange flows back to the coolant supplier and is further cooled down, so as to be used again in a next heat exchange cycle. 
     However, in the above liquid-cooling heat-dissipation device, the pipelines are fixed. If the electronic devices are configured densely, for example, a plurality of servers is configured within a fixed space, it can be imaged that too much labor time and labor work are consumed when the pipelines are being connected to or disconnected from the coolant supplier, and a lot of troubles and inconveniences are caused accordingly. Therefore, the existing liquid-cooling heat-dissipation devices still need to be improved to a large extent. 
     Furthermore, the flow quantity of the coolant, that is, the quantity of flow-in coolant and the quantity of flow-out coolant, has a constant value and cannot be changed. If the heat dissipation effect needs to be enhanced by changing the flow quantity, the existing liquid-cooling heat-dissipation device cannot realize the function. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the above defects, the present invention is directed to an adjustable coolant quick coupler, in which a coolant supplier seat and a transmission seat are connected without using assemblies and are communicated with each other when being connected, so as to enable a coolant to flow through. The coolant supplier seat and the transmission seat can be disconnected independently without labor work. The coolant supplier seat and the transmission seat can respectively stop the flowing of the coolant automatically, so as to avoid leakage of the coolant. Through the connecting and disconnecting statuses between the coolant supplier seat and the transmission seat, the present invention can save labor work and labor time, and can be easily implemented. Furthermore, the flow quantity of the coolant is adjustable in the present invention, so as to achieve a better heat dissipation effect for electronic components. 
     In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an adjustable coolant quick coupler, which comprises a coolant supplier seat, an intubation device, a transmission seat, a connecting device, and a regulator assembly. A side of the coolant supplier seat has a flow-in hole and a flow-out hole. The intubation device is disposed in the coolant supplier seat and used for optionally sealing the flow-out hole and the flow-in hole. The transmission seat is optionally connected to the coolant supplier seat. A side of the transmission seat has a fluid outlet hole and a fluid inlet hole. The connecting device is disposed in the transmission seat and used for being optionally connected to the intubation device, so that the fluid outlet hole is optionally communicated with the flow-in hole, and the fluid inlet hole is optionally communicated with the flow-out hole. The regulator assembly is disposed in the coolant supplier seat for respectively adjusting an opening of the flow-in hole and an opening of the flow-out hole. 
     An end of the coolant supplier seat has a tank and two positioning pillars. An other end of the coolant supplier seat has a flow-in channel, a flow-out channel, a flow-in quantity adjusting hole, and a flow-out quantity adjusting hole. The flow-in channel and the flow-out channel are respectively communicated with the tank. The flow-in hole is communicated with the flow-in channel. The flow-out hole is communicated with the flow-out channel. The flow-in quantity adjusting hole is communicated with the flow-in channel. The flow-out quantity adjusting hole is communicated with the flow-out channel. 
     The regulator assembly has a flow-in quantity adjusting button and a flow-out quantity adjusting button. An end of the flow-in quantity adjusting button is disposed in the flow-in quantity adjusting hole, corresponds to the flow-in hole, and has a flow guiding end. The flow-in quantity adjusting button is sleeved with a leak-proof washer. An other end of the flow-in quantity adjusting button has an adjusting portion. An end of the flow-out quantity adjusting button is disposed in the flow-out quantity adjusting hole, corresponds to the flow-out hole, and is sleeved with a leak-proof washer. An other end of the flow-out quantity adjusting button has an adjusting portion. 
     The intubation device has a stopper, a flow-in tube, a flow-out tube, an elastic, and a stop pillar. The stopper is disposed between the tank and the flow-in channel and the flow-out channel. An end of the flow-in tube is disposed in the flow-in channel and has an inlet hole. An other end of the flow-in tube passes through the stopper, extends into the tank, and has a plurality of outlet holes. The outlet holes are communicated with the inlet hole. The flow-in tube is sleeved with a plurality of leak-proof washers. An end of the flow-out tube is disposed in the flow-out channel, and has an outlet hole. An other end of the flow-out tube passes through the stopper, extends into the tank, and has a plurality of 25 inlet holes. The inlet holes are communicated with the outlet hole. The flow-out tube is sleeved with a plurality of leak-proof washers. The elastic and the stop pillar are disposed in the tank. An end of the elastic pushes against the stopper, and an other end of the elastic pushes against the stop pillar. The elastic may be a spring. The stop pillar has a first stop hole and a second stop hole. The first stop hole is provided for the end of the flow-in tube having the outlet holes to extend therein, so that the stop pillar can optionally seal the outlet holes of the flow-in tube. The second stop hole is provided for the end of the flow-out tube having the inlet holes to extend therein, so that the stop pillar can optionally seal the inlet holes of the flow-out tube. 
     An end of the transmission seat has a recess and two positioning holes. A side of the transmission seat has a fluid outlet hole and a fluid inlet hole, in which the fluid outlet hole and the fluid inlet hole are respectively communicated with the recess. Each positioning hole is optionally inserted by the corresponding positioning pillar. 
     The connecting device has a washer, two elastics, two flow retaining pillars, and a bearing pillar. The washer, the elastics, the flow retaining pillars, and the bearing pillar are disposed in the recess. The bearing pillar has a first hole and a second hole at positions respectively corresponding to the fluid outlet hole and the fluid inlet hole. The bearing pillar has a liquid flow-out hole and a liquid flow-in hole in a periphery thereof at positions respectively corresponding to the fluid outlet hole and the fluid inlet hole. The liquid flow-out hole is communicated with the first hole, and the liquid flow-in hole is communicated with the second hole. The bearing pillar is sleeved with a leak-proof washer. 
     The flow retaining pillars are respectively disposed in the first hole and the second hole, so as to optionally seal the first hole, the second hole, the liquid flow-out hole, and the liquid flow-in hole. The flow retaining pillars are sleeved with leak-proof washers. An end of each elastic pushes against the washer, an other end of the elastic pushes against the flow retaining pillar, and the elastic may be a spring. 
     A side of the transmission seat having the fluid outlet hole and the fluid inlet hole is further disposed with a switching part, in which the switching part has a fluid inlet tube communicated with the fluid inlet hole and a fluid outlet tube communicated with the fluid outlet hole. 
     With the above structure, the coolant supplier seat may be connected to a coolant supplier, and the transmission seat may be connected to a rack, in which the rack comprises electronic components which need heat dissipation. When the coolant supplier seat is connected to the transmission seat, the corresponding holes of the coolant supplier seat and the transmission seat are conducted, so that the coolant flows into the rack, so as to realize heat dissipation for the electronic components, and then the coolant flows back to the coolant supplier, so as to be used gain next time. 
     When the coolant supplier seat is disconnected from the transmission seat, the above conducted holes are all sealed, so as to avoid leakage of the coolant. 
     Furthermore, because of the characteristic that the coolant supplier seat and the transmission seat can be easily connected or disconnected, the rack that is installed inside a narrow space can be conveniently connected to or disconnected from the coolant supplier without consuming excessive labor time or labor work. 
     In addition, the flow-out quantity adjusting button and the flow-in quantity adjusting button of the regulator assembly can respectively change quantity of flow-in coolant and quantity of flow-out coolant. If a large amount of coolant is required to supply to the electronic components, and the coolant is required to flow out at a low rate, the flow-out quantity adjusting button and the flow-out quantity adjusting button can be adjusted to change the opening of the flow-in hole and the opening of the flow-out hole, thereby changing the quantity of flow-in coolant and the quantity of flow-out coolant, thus achieving a better effect of heat dissipation for the electronic components. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a three-dimensional exploded view of a coolant supplier seat and an intubation device in an adjustable coolant quick coupler according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a three-dimensional exploded view of a transmission seat and a connecting device in an adjustable coolant quick coupler according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a three-dimensional outside view of an adjustable coolant quick coupler according to the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic sectional view of an adjustable coolant quick coupler according to the present invention; and 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic sectional view of motions of an adjustable coolant quick coupler according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The implementation of the present invention is described below through specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and efficacy of the present invention based on the disclosure of the specification. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 , and  FIG. 3 , the present invention provides an adjustable coolant quick coupler, which includes a coolant supplier seat  1 , an intubation device  2 , a transmission seat  3 , a connecting device  4 , and a regulator assembly  5 . 
     An end of the coolant supplier seat  1  is provided with a tank  10  and two holes  11 . The two holes  11  are respectively located at two opposite angles of the tank  10 , and each hole  11  has a positioning pillar  12 . Referring to  FIG. 4 , an other end of the coolant supplier seat  1  is provided with a flow-in channel  13  and a flow-out channel  14 , which are respectively communicated with the tank  10 . A side of the coolant supplier seat  1  has a flow-in hole  15  and a flow-out hole  16 , in which the flow-in hole  15  is communicated with the flow-in channel  13 , and the flow-out hole  16  is communicated with the flow-out channel  14 . An other end of the coolant supplier seat  1  further has a flow-in quantity adjusting hole  17  and a flow-out quantity adjusting hole  18 , in which the flow-in quantity adjusting hole  17  is communicated with the flow-in channel  13 , and the flow-out quantity adjusting hole  18  is communicated with the flow-out channel  14 . 
     The intubation device  2  has a stopper  20 , a flow-in tube  21 , a flow-out tube  22 , an elastic  23 , and a stop pillar  24 . 
     The stopper  20  is disposed between the tank  10  and the flow-in channel  13  and the flow-out channel  14 . The stopper  20  has a first through hole  200  and a second through hole  201  respectively corresponding to the flow-in channel  13  and the flow-out channel  14 . 
     An end of the flow-in tube  21  is disposed in the flow-in channel  13  and has an inlet hole  210 . An other end of the flow-in tube  21  passes through the first through hole  200 , extends into the tank  10 , and has a plurality of outlet holes  211 . The outlet holes  211  are communicated with the inlet hole  210 . The flow-in tube  21  is sleeved with a plurality of leak-proof washers  212 . 
     An end of the flow-out tube  22  is disposed in the flow-out channel  14  and has an outlet hole  220 . An other end of the flow-out tube  22  passes through the second through hole  201 , extends into the tank  10 , and has a plurality of inlet holes  221 . The inlet holes  221  are communicated with the outlet hole  220 . The flow-out tube  22  is sleeved with a plurality of leak-proof washers  222 . 
     The elastic  23  and the stop pillar  24  are disposed in the tank  10 . The elastic  23  may be a spring. An end of the elastic  23  pushes against the stopper  20 , and an other end of the elastic  23  pushes against the stop pillar  24 . The stop pillar  24  has a first stop hole  240  and a second stop hole  241 . The first stop hole  240  is provided for the end of the flow-in tube  21  having the outlet holes  211  to extend therein, so that the stop pillar  24  can optionally seal the outlet holes  211 . The leak-proof washers  212  generate a better sealing effect between the first stop hole  240  and the flow-in tube  21 . The second stop hole  241  is provided for the end of the flow-out tube  22  having the inlet holes  221  to extend therein, so that the stop pillar  24  can optionally seal the inlet holes  221 . The leak-proof washers  222  generate a better sealing effect between the second stop hole  241  and the flow-out tube  22 . 
     An end of the transmission seat  3  has a recess  30  and two positioning holes  31 . The positioning holes  31  are located at two opposite angles of the recess  30 , and each positioning hole  31  can be optionally inserted by the corresponding positioning pillar  12 , so as to connect and position the coolant supplier seat  1  and the transmission seat  3 . A side of the transmission seat  3  has a fluid outlet hole  32  and a fluid inlet hole  33 , which are respectively communicated with the recess  30 . The side of the transmission seat  3  further has a switching part  34 , in which the switching part  34  has a fluid inlet tube  340  communicated with the fluid inlet hole  33  and a fluid outlet tube  341  communicated with the fluid outlet hole  32 . 
     The connecting device  4  has a washer  40 , two elastics  41 , two flow retaining pillars  42 , and a bearing pillar  43 . The washer  40 , the elastics  41 , the flow retaining pillars  42 , and the bearing pillar  43  are disposed in the recess  30 . 
     The bearing pillar  43  has a first hole  430  and a second hole  431  at positions respectively corresponding to the fluid outlet hole  32  and the fluid inlet hole  33 . The bearing pillar  43  has a liquid flow-out hole  432  and a liquid flow-in hole  433  in a periphery thereof at positions corresponding to the fluid outlet hole  32  and the fluid inlet hole  33 . The liquid flow-out hole  432  is communicated with the first hole  430 , and the liquid flow-in hole  433  is communicated with the second hole  431 . The bearing pillar  43  is sleeved with a leak-proof washer  434 , so as to generate a better sealing effect between the bearing pillar  43  and the recess  30 . 
     The two flow retaining pillars  42  are respectively disposed in the first hole  430  and the second hole  431 , and used for optionally sealing the first hole  430 , the second hole  431 , the liquid flow-out hole  432 , and the liquid flow-in hole  433 . An end of each elastic  41  pushes against the washer  40 , and an other end of the elastic  41  pushes against the corresponding flow retaining pillar  42 . The elastic  41  may be a spring. The flow retaining pillars  42  are sleeved with leak-proof washers  420 , so as to generate a better sealing effect between the flow retaining pillars  42  and the first hole  430  and the second hole  431 . 
     The regulator assembly  5  has a flow-in quantity adjusting button  50  and a flow-out quantity adjusting button  51 . An end of the flow-in quantity adjusting button  50  is disposed in the flow-in quantity adjusting hole  17 , corresponds to the flow-in hole  15 , and has a flow guiding end  501 . An other end of the flow-in quantity adjusting button  50  has an adjusting portion  500 . The flow-in quantity adjusting button  50  is sleeved with a leak-proof washer  502 , so as to avoid leakage at the flow-in quantity adjusting hole  17 . 
     An end of the flow-out quantity adjusting button  51  is disposed in the flow-out quantity adjusting hole  18 , corresponds to the flow-out hole  16 . An other end of the flow-out quantity adjusting button  51  has an adjusting portion  510 . The flow-out quantity adjusting button  51  is sleeved with the leak-proof washer  510 , so as to avoid leakage at the flow-out quantity adjusting hole  18 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the coolant supplier seat  1  may be connected to one coolant supplier, and the transmission seat  3  may be connected to a rack having electronic components that need heat dissipation. When the coolant supplier seat  1  is connected to the transmission seat  3 , the positioning pillar  12  is inserted into the positioning hole  31 , so that the transmission seat  3  and the coolant supplier seat  1  are well positioned and connected with each other. 
     An end portion of the stop pillar  24  is pushed against by the bearing pillar  43 , so that the stop pillar  24  is withdrawn into the tank  10 , and compresses the elastic  23 . An end of the flow-in tube  21  having the outlet holes  211  is inserted into the first hole  430 , so that the flow retaining pillar  42  located in the first hole  430  is withdrawn into the recess  30 , and compress the elastic  41 , so that the outlet holes  211  are communicated with the fluid outlet hole  32 . 
     Similarly, the end of the flow-out tube  22  having the inlet holes  221  is inserted into the second hole  431 , so that the stop pillar  24  is withdrawn into the recess, and the inlet holes  221  are communicated with the fluid inlet hole  33 . 
     Coolant at a low temperature from the coolant supplier flows through the flow-in hole  15 , the inlet hole  210 , the flow-in tube  21 , the outlet holes  211 , the liquid flow-out hole  432 , the fluid outlet hole  32 , and the fluid outlet tube  341 , so as to reach the electronic components that need heat dissipation, so that heat exchange occurs between the coolant and the electronic components. Thus, the electronic components dissipate heats and are cooled down, and then after the heat exchange, the coolant turns into coolant at a high temperature. 
     The coolant at a high temperature flows through the fluid inlet tube  340 , the fluid inlet hole  33 , the liquid flow-in hole  433 , the inlet holes  221 , the flow-out tube  22 , the outlet hole  220 , and the flow-out hole  16 , so as to flow back to the coolant supplier, so that the coolant at a high temperature is cooled down to become coolant at a low temperature, which is used for a next heat exchange cycle. 
     When the rack needs to be disconnected from the coolant supplier, the coolant supplier seat  1  and the transmission seat  3  are directly disconnected from each other, and then the compressed elastics  23  and  41  respectively force the stop pillar  24  and the flow retaining pillars  42  to return to the initial positions, and the stop pillar  24  seals the outlet holes  211  of the flow-in tube  21  and the inlet holes  221  of the flow-out tube  22 , and the flow retaining pillars  42  seal the first hole  430 , the second hole  431 , the liquid flow-out hole  432 , and the liquid flow-in hole  433 , thereby stopping the flowing of the coolant, and preventing leakage of the coolant when the rack is disconnected from the coolant supplier. 
     In addition, referring to  FIG. 5 , when the coolant flows in the coolant supplier seat  1  and the transmission seat  3 , by using certain tools to combine with the adjusting portions  500  and  510 , the position of the flow guiding end  501  in the flow-in channel  13  can be adjusted, so as to further control the opening of the flow-in hole  15 , or the position of the flow-out quantity adjusting button  51  in the flow-out channel  14  can be adjusted, so as to further control the opening of the flow-out hole  16 , thereby controlling and changing the quantity of flow-out coolant and the quantity of flow-in coolant, and achieving a better effect of heat dissipation for the electronic components. 
     The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

Technology Category: 4