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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
John Dunn, Peabody, MA (US);
Shlomo Novotny, Wayland, MA (US);
Marlin Vogel, Brentwood, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A cooling system is presented. The system includes a cooling circuit and at least one electronic component coupled to a surface. One or more heat dissipation structures are in thermal contact with the at least one electronic component. At least one sliding seal mechanism is coupled to the cooling circuit and the one or more heat dissipation structures so as to provide fluid communication between the cooling circuit and the one or more heat dissipation structures. The cooling circuit may include a tank that has a volumetric center and that is capable of holding a maximum volume of fluid. Fluid enters the tank through a tank input and exits the tank through a tank output. The tank output has a port through which fluid from the tank enters the tank output. The tank is capable of being filled with a fluid volume that is less than the maximum volume of fluid, such that the port remains immersed in fluid irrespective of tank orientation.