US 12,000,514 B2
Systems and methods for a floating quick disconnect in liquid cooling
Chadd Nathaniel Garton, Woodinville, WA (US); David William Mayer, Woodinville, WA (US); Martha Geoghegan Peterson, Woodinville, WA (US); Robert Jason Lankston, II, Woodinville, WA (US); and Xudong Tang, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/361,271.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412493 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 37/22 (2006.01); F16L 37/34 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/22 (2013.01) [F16L 37/34 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing having a front-part and a back-part;
a first connector of a quick disconnect fluid conduit oriented toward the front-part of the housing;
a pre-loaded biasing element disposed in the housing to apply a biasing force in a longitudinal direction between the housing and the first connector of the quick disconnect fluid conduit, wherein the pre-loaded biasing element is configured to allow the first connector of the quick disconnect fluid conduit to move relative to the housing; and
means for allowing movement in the longitudinal direction and limiting rotation of the first connector and a second connector relative to one another separate from the housing.