Refrigeration – Structural installation – With electrical component cooling
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
Tyler, Cheryl J (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Structural installation
With electrical component cooling
C062S259100, C361S699000, C361S700000, C165S080400, C024S019000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07950244
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack is provided. The apparatus includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger and system coolant inlet and outlet plenums mounted to a door of an electronics rack. The inlet and outlet plenums are in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and respectively include a coolant inlet and coolant outlet in the top portions thereof. System coolant supply and return hoses are disposed above the electronics rack and respectively couple in fluid communication the inlet plenum to a system coolant supply header and the outlet plenum to a system coolant return header. The hoses are each flexible, partially looped and of sufficient length to allow for opening and closing of the door. Stress-relief structures are coupled to at least one end of the hoses to relieve stress on the ends of the hoses during opening or closing of the door.
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Iyengar Madhusudan K.
Schmidt Roger R.
Welz Howard P.
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & & Mesiti P.C.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jung, Esq. Dennis
Koagel Jonathan
Radigan, Esq. Kevin P.
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