US 12,457,707 B2
Quick disconnect blind-mate manifold
Ali Heydari, Albany, CA (US)
Assigned to Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/235,047.
Prior Publication US 2022/0338374 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20272 (2013.01) [G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H05K 7/20254 (2013.01); H05K 7/20281 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of blind-mate quick connection couplers to couple a rack cooling manifold to two or more servers on a server rack in two or more rows of server racks to provide a coolant from a heat exchanger cooling loop to the two or more servers responsive to respective movements of the two or more servers in respective directions as the two or more servers are moved to respective installed positions within the server rack in the two or more rows of server racks;
a first bracket on a first side of the rack cooling manifold to couple the rack cooling manifold at a first position on the server rack responsive to movement of the rack cooling manifold in a first direction; and
a second bracket on a second side of the rack cooling manifold to couple the rack cooling manifold at a second position on the server rack responsive to movement of the rack cooling manifold in a second direction.