Water tank of water-cooled heat dissipation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254948-B2
Application number	US-201314102518-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2013
Priority date	Sep 29, 2009
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A water tank includes a box, an air valve body, a valve core, a cap, and an elastic element. The box defines an accommodating space and a vent communicating with the accommodating space. The air valve body is extended out from the box and adjacent to the vent. The valve core is mounted to the valve body to airproof the vent, and comprises a first end inserted into the accommodating space through the vent and a second end opposite to the first end. The elastic element is arranged between the cap and the valve core. The valve core will open the vent to deform the elastic member and allow heated air in the accommodating space to leak out of the accommodating space through the vent, in response to an air pressure in the box is greater a reference air pressure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water tank for receiving heated water, the water tank comprising:
a box defining an accommodating space, and a vent communicating with the accommodating space;
an air valve body extended out from the box and adjacent to the vent;
a valve core mounted to the valve body to airproof the vent, and comprising a first end inserted into the accommodating space through the vent and a second end opposite to the first end;
a cap engaged with the air valve body; and
an elastic element arranged between the cap and the valve core, wherein the valve core will open the vent to deform the elastic member and allow air heated by the heated water in the accommodating space to leak out of the accommodating space through the vent, in response to a first force exerted on the first end of the valve core by the heated air pressure in the accommodating space being greater than a second force exerted on the second end of the valve core;
wherein the water tank further comprises a cover covered on the box to airproof the accommodating space, a hollow projecting portion is extended from the cover and defines an inner space communicating with the accommodating space, an air duct is connected between the vent and the inner space of the projecting portion, to receive the first end of the valve core.

2. The water tank of claim 1 , wherein the elastic element is a coil spring.

3. The water tank of claim 1 , wherein the valve core comprises a column-shaped inserting portion and a stuffing portion extended from a circumference of a center of the inserting portion, a first end of the inserting portion functions as the first end of the valve core to pass through the vent and enter into the air duct, for making the stuffing portion airproof the vent, and a second end of the inserting portion functions as the second end of the valve core to fit about the elastic element.

4. The water tank of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the valve core is exposed through the cap, the second force equals to a sum of an atmospheric pressure and elasticity of the elastic element exerted on the valve core.

Assignees

• Hongfujin Prec Ind Shenzhen
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Xian-Xiu
• Ye Zhen-Xing

Classifications

• Y10T137/8593

  Systems · CPC title

• Y10T137/86035

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• Y10T137/7939

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• F16K17/04

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• G06F2200/201

  Cooling arrangements using cooling fluid · CPC title