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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aleksandar Vukovic, Nepean, CA;
Tim A. Venus, Nepean, CA;
Howard J. Rajala, Kanata, CA;
Douglas B. Cross, Ottawa, CA;
Paul van Leeuwen, Ottawa, CA;
Kim Roberts, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ; F28F 7/100 ; H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ; F28F 7/100 ; H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing liquid cooling to high power high capacity, switching, transport and processing equipment is disclosed. The electronics of such equipment is typically contained in metal electronics modules, with the heat being directed to the walls of the modules. A pair of cooling plates with integral coolant flow through is pressed against the metal module walls with pressure. The cooling plates remain part of the shelf and the metal electronics modules can be removed for repair, exchange or upgrade.