US 12,248,344 B2
Technologies for liquid cooling interfaces
Kristin L. Weldon, Hillsboro, OR (US); David Rodriguez, Hillsboro, OR (US); Jin Yang, North Plains, OR (US); David Shia, Portland, OR (US); Jimmy Chuang, New Taipei (TW); Mohanraj Prabhugoud, Beaverton, OR (US); and Mark Edmund Sprenger, Tigard, OR (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,230.
Prior Publication US 2021/0216121 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/203 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20272 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water block comprising:
a base including an internal channel defined therein; a first connector assembly including:
a fitting component;
a stem component fixed to the base, the stem component including: a tube extending from the base toward the fitting component; and a first flange extending from the tube,
the fitting component including a neck extending into the tube of the stem component to fluidly couple to the stem component, the fitting component including a tubing fitting to fluidly couple to tubing, the fitting component rotatable relative to the stem component;
a collar including:
a collar body to wrap at least partially around the stem component and the fitting component;
a second flange extending from the collar body to engage with the first flange of the stem component; and
a third flange extending from the collar body to engage with the fitting component, the second flange and the third flange to prevent separation of the stem component and the fitting component; and p1 a second connector assembly, the first connector assembly fluidly coupled to the second connector assembly by the internal channel defined in the base.