Coolant tray of liquid based cooling device

Abstract

A liquid based cooling device includes a pump for driving a coolant through a coolant tray that is positionable on a heat generating device and a radiator that dissipates the heat into the surrounding. The coolant tray includes a housing on which coolant inlet and outlet are formed for receiving the coolant from the pump and discharging the coolant to the radiator. The coolant tray also forms a recess in which a thermally conductive base forming a coolant channel is received in a liquid tight manner. The pump includes a casing in which coolant inlet and outlet are formed. The inlet of the coolant tray is integrally connected to the outlet of the pump and the housing of the coolant tray and the casing of the pump are integrally formed with each other with an integrally formed conduit connected therebetween. This simplifies the manufacturing of the cooling device and reduces the overall size of the cooling device.

1 . In a liquid based cooling device comprising a pump for circulating a liquid coolant between a coolant tray that is positionable on a heat generating device to remove heat therefrom by the coolant flowing through the coolant tray and a radiator that dissipates heat carried by the coolant into the surrounding, 
 the pump comprising a casing forming a coolant outlet for guiding the coolant to the coolant tray; and    the coolant tray comprising a housing defining a recess receiving a thermally conductive base that defines a channel for the coolant, and the housing forming an inlet for receiving the coolant and an outlet through which the coolant flowing through the channel is discharged to the radiator;    wherein the inlet of the coolant tray is integrally connected to the outlet of the pump and the housing of the coolant tray and the casing of the pump are integrally formed with each other with an integrally formed conduit connected therebetween.    
   
   
       2 . The coolant tray as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing, the casing, and the conduit are integrally formed with the same material.