Pressure protection device and immersion cooling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12460734-B2
Application number	US-202318520100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2023
Priority date	Apr 11, 2023
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A pressure protection device includes a housing, a sliding block, and an adjusting block. The housing includes a receiving chamber communicating with a seal chamber and the housing defines a first gas hole and a second gas hole each communicating the receiving chamber to an ambient environment. The sliding block divides the receiving chamber into a first space and a second space and defines a through hole communicating the first space with the second space. The adjusting block is located in the first space and configured to be attracted to the sliding block so that the through hole is selectively blocked by the adjusting block. When the sliding block slides in the receiving chamber, the first gas hole is selectively blocked by the sliding block to isolate from or to communicate with the first space, and the second gas hole always communicates with the second space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A pressure protection device configured for protecting a seal chamber, the pressure protection device comprising:
a housing configured to be mounted on the seal chamber, the housing comprising a receiving chamber communicating with the seal chamber and the housing defining at least one first gas hole and at least one second gas hole each communicating the receiving chamber to an ambient environment, the at least one first gas hole being closer to the seal chamber than to the at least one second gas hole; a sliding block slidably disposed in the receiving chamber and dividing the receiving chamber into a first space and a second space, the first space communicating with the seal chamber, the sliding block defining a through hole communicating the first space with the second space; and an adjusting block received in the first space, the adjusting block being configured to be attracted to the sliding block so that the through hole is selectively blocked by the adjusting block, wherein the pressure protection device is switchable among a first state, a second state, and a third state, in the first state, the at least one first gas hole is blocked by the sliding block, and the through hole is blocked by the adjusting block, in the second state, the sliding block and the at least one first gas hole are staggered from each other, the at least one first gas hole communicates with the first space, and the through hole is blocked by the adjusting block, and in the third state, the first gas hole is blocked by the sliding block, the adjusting block is separated from the sliding block, and the first space communicates with the ambient environment through the through hole and the second gas hole.

2 . The pressure protection device of claim 1 , further comprising a support platform disposed on an inner wall of the receiving chamber, wherein the support platform supports the sliding block, and the at least one first gas hole and the at least one second gas hole are located above the support platform.

3 . The pressure protection device of claim 1 , wherein one of the sliding block and the adjusting block is a magnetic block, and another one of the sliding block and the adjusting block is a metal block.

4 . The pressure protection device of claim 1 , further comprising a limiting member, wherein the limiting member comprises a movable shaft and a limit block, the movable shaft slidably extends through the sliding block, an end of the movable shaft is connected to the adjusting block, and another end of the movable shaft is connected to the limit block.

5 . The pressure protection device of claim 4 , wherein the limiting member further comprises an assembly member, the assembly member is sleeved on the movable shaft and is located between the limit block and the sliding block.

6 . The pressure protection device of claim 5 , wherein the assembly member comprises an elastic member.

7 . The pressure protection device of claim 6 , wherein the elastic member is a spring.

8 . The pressure protection device of claim 1 , wherein the housing defines a plurality of first gas holes, and a plurality of second gas holes.

9 . The pressure protection device of claim 1 , further comprising a limit platform disposed on an inner wall of the receiving chamber,
wherein the limit platform is located between the first gas hole and the second gas hole, and when the pressure protection device is in the second state, the sliding block abuts against the limit platform.

10 . An immersion cooling device comprising:
a seal chamber; and a pressure protection device comprising:
a housing mounted on the seal chamber and communicating with the seal chamber, the housing comprising a receiving chamber communicating with the seal chamber and the housing defining at least one first gas hole and at least one second gas hole each communicating the receiving chamber to an ambient environment, the at least one first gas hole being closer to the seal chamber than to the at least one second gas hole;
a sliding block slidably disposed in the receiving chamber and dividing the receiving chamber into a first space and a second space, the first space communicating with the seal chamber, the sliding block defining a through hole communicating the first space with the second space; and
an adjusting block received in the first space, the adjusting block being configured to be attracted to the sliding block so that the through hole is selectively blocked by the adjusting block,
wherein the pressure protection device is switchable among a first state, a second state, and a third state, in the first state, the at least one first gas hole is blocked by the sliding block, and the through hole is blocked by the adjusting block, in the second state, the sliding block and the at least one first gas hole are staggered from each other, the at least one first gas hole communicates with the first space, and the through hole is blocked by the adjusting block, and in the third state, the at least one first gas hole is blocked by the sliding block, the adjusting block is separated from the sliding block, and the first space communicates with the ambient environment through the through hole and the at least one second gas hole.

11 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , further comprising a pressure balance device communicating with the seal chamber.

12 . The immersion cooling device of claim 11 , wherein the pressure balance device is an airbag or an aluminum foil bag.

13 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , wherein the pressure protection device further comprises a support platform disposed on an inner wall of the receiving chamber, the support platform supports the sliding block, and the at least one first gas hole and the at least one second gas hole are located above the support platform.

14 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , wherein one of the sliding block and the adjusting block is a magnetic block, and another one of the sliding block and the adjusting block is a metal block.

15 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , wherein the pressure protection device further comprises a limiting member, the limiting member comprises a movable shaft and a limit block, the movable shaft slidably extends through the sliding block, an end of the movable shaft is connected to the adjusting block, and another end of the movable shaft is connected to the limit block.

16 . The immersion cooling device of claim 15 , wherein the limiting member further comprises an assembly member, the assembly member is sleeved on the movable shaft and is located between the limit block and the sliding block.

17 . The immersion cooling device of claim 16 , wherein the assembly member comprises an elastic member.

18 . The immersion cooling device of claim 17 , wherein the elastic member is a spring.

19 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , wherein the housing defines a plurality of first gas holes and a plurality of second gas holes.

20 . The immersion cooling device of claim 10 , wherein the pressure protection device further comprises a limit platform disposed on an inner wall of the receiving chamber, the limit platform is located between the first gas hole and the second gas hole, and
when the pressure protection device is in the second state, the sliding block abuts against the limit platform.

Assignees

• Fulian Prec Electronics Tianjin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Tsung-Lin
• Lin Chun-Wei

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