US 12,453,045 B2
Liquid line routing apparatus for information technology equipment
Jean Marie Doglio, Round Rock, TX (US); and Daniel Alvarado, Pflugerville, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/813,615.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032240 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20272 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20254 (2013.01); H05K 7/20772 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Information Technology (IT) equipment enclosure, comprising:
a chassis including at least one chassis sidewall;
a plurality of IT components disposed across at least a lower level and a higher level of the chassis;
cold plates coupled to the plurality of IT components;
a cooling fluid manifold installed against the at least one chassis sidewall and coupled to each of the cold plates via a corresponding input coolant line and a corresponding output coolant line; and
a liquid line routing assembly disposed within the IT equipment enclosure adjacent the cooling fluid manifold, wherein the liquid line routing assembly comprises:
a first sidewall having individual openings, each individual opening configured to accommodate one of the input or output coolant lines extending to or from the cooling fluid manifold;
a second sidewall having at least one opening configured to route two or more of the input or output coolant lines; and
at least one pin, post, slot, or hook attached to a top edge of at least one of the first or second sidewalls,
wherein the liquid line routing assembly and a first IT component of the plurality of IT components are mounted on the lower level of the chassis, and at least one second IT component of the plurality of IT components is mounted on the higher level of the chassis, and
wherein the at least one pin, post, slot, or hook is configured for mounting the at least one second IT component.