Self-priming water jacket with priming inlet

Abstract

Disclosed is a self-priming fluid transfer system having an integral siphon line that draws trapped air bubbles out of a main fluid chamber over time and fluid cycles. The self-priming fluid transfer system may include a body structure and a siphon line. The body structure may include a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet. The main fluid chamber may receive and output fluid from the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively. The siphon line may be positioned at the periphery of the main fluid chamber and may include a priming inlet and a siphon outlet. The priming inlet may be positioned at or near a top wall of the body structure and may receive air bubbles from the main fluid chamber. The siphon outlet may be positioned at the chamber outlet and may output the air bubbles at the chamber outlet. Other examples may be described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A self-priming fluid transfer system, comprising:
 a body structure having:
 a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet that are positioned at a bottom wall of the body structure, and 
 a main fluid chamber that receives and outputs fluid from the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively; and 
   a siphon line that is positioned at a periphery of the main fluid chamber and includes:
 a priming inlet that is positioned at a top wall of the body structure and receives air bubbles from the main fluid chamber, and 
 a siphon outlet that is positioned at the chamber outlet and outputs the air bubbles from the priming inlet at the chamber outlet. 
   
     
     
         2 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , wherein the main fluid chamber includes a base section, a left section, and a right section, of which the base section is coupled to the priming inlet at the top wall of the body structure, wherein the left section and the right section are coupled to the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet. 
     
     
         3 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 2 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a protrusion at a bottom portion of the base section that aids in inputting the air bubbles in the priming inlet that is positioned at a top portion of the base section of the main fluid chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 2 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a protrusion at a top portion of the base section that aids in inputting the air bubbles in the priming inlet that is positioned at the top portion of the base section of the main fluid chamber. 
     
     
         5 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the body structure. 
     
     
         6 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 5 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of shape-based molding. 
     
     
         7 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 5 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of drilling/machining the body structure. 
     
     
         8 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , further comprising a sealing plate that covers and seals the body structure. 
     
     
         9 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 8 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the sealing plate. 
     
     
         10 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , further comprises:
 a reservoir that contains the fluid;   a radiator that transfers heat from the fluid to outside air; and   a pump that circulates the fluid into and out of the main fluid chamber and the siphon line.   
     
     
         11 . A self-priming water jacket, comprising:
 a body structure having:
 a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet that are positioned at or near a bottom wall of the body structure, and 
 a main fluid chamber that receives and outputs fluid from the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively, wherein the main fluid chamber includes fins and pins that the fluid flows therebetween and around; and 
   a siphon line that is positioned at a periphery of the main fluid chamber and includes:
 a priming inlet that is positioned at or near a top wall of the body structure and receives air bubbles from the main fluid chamber, and 
 a siphon outlet that is positioned at the chamber outlet and outputs the air bubbles at the chamber outlet. 
   
     
     
         12 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the main fluid chamber includes a base section, a left section and a right section, of which the base section is fluidly connected to the priming inlet at the top wall of the body structure, wherein the left section and the right section are fluidly connected to the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet. 
     
     
         13 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 12 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a bottom protrusion that is positioned at a bottom portion of the base section and a top protrusion that is positioned at a top portion of the base section, both of which aid in directing the air bubbles toward the priming inlet that is positioned at the top portion of the base section of the main fluid chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the body structure. 
     
     
         15 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 13 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of shape-based molding. 
     
     
         16 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 13 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of drilling/machining the body structure. 
     
     
         17 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 11 , further comprising a sealing plate that covers and seals the body structure. 
     
     
         18 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 17 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the sealing plate. 
     
     
         19 . The self-priming water jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the priming inlet is positioned at a top corner of the body structure. 
     
     
         20 . A method of using a self-priming water jacket, comprising the steps of:
 passing fluid into a chamber inlet of a main fluid chamber that is positioned at a bottom wall of a body structure;   passing the fluid through the main fluid chamber and out a chamber outlet that is positioned at the bottom wall of the body structure;   passing air bubbles from the main fluid chamber into a priming inlet that is positioned at a top wall of the body structure; and   passing the air bubbles from the priming inlet and out a siphon outlet that is positioned at the chamber outlet.