Self-priming cooling jacket

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, a siphon line, and a priming inlet. The body structure may include a main fluid chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet. The siphon line may be positioned along the main fluid chamber and may include a siphon inlet and a siphon outlet that are positioned at or near the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively. 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 and output the air bubbles at the siphon 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 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; 
   a siphon line that is positioned along the main fluid chamber and includes a siphon inlet and a siphon outlet that are positioned at the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively,
 wherein the siphon inlet and the siphon outlet receive and output the fluid at the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively; and 
   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 introduces the air bubbles into the siphon line where they can be transported to the siphon outlet.   
     
     
         2 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , wherein the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet are interchangeable in which the chamber outlet receives the fluid and the chamber inlet outputs the fluid. 
     
     
         3 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 1 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a U-shape configuration that includes a base section, a left section, and a right section, and wherein the base section is coupled to the priming inlet at or near the top wall of the body structure, the left sections is coupled to the chamber inlet, and the right section is coupled to the chamber outlet. 
     
     
         4 . The self-priming fluid transfer system of  claim 3 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a lump 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. 
     
     
         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 pumps the fluid in and out of the main fluid chamber and the siphon line.   
     
     
         11 . A self-priming cooling 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 fluid flows therebetween and around; 
   a siphon line that is positioned along the main fluid chamber and includes a siphon inlet and a siphon outlet that are positioned at the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively,
 wherein the siphon inlet and the siphon outlet receive and output the fluid at the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively; and 
   a priming inlet that is positioned at a top wall of the body structure and receives air bubbles from the main fluid chamber and outputs the air bubbles at the siphon outlet.   
     
     
         12 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet are interchangeable in which the chamber outlet receives the fluid and the chamber inlet outputs the fluid. 
     
     
         13 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a U-shape configuration that 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 and the left and right sections are coupled to the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, respectively. 
     
     
         14 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 13 , wherein the main fluid chamber has a lump 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. 
     
     
         15 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 11 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the body structure. 
     
     
         16 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 15 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of shape-based molding. 
     
     
         17 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 14 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are manufactured by way of drilling/machining the body structure. 
     
     
         18 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 11 , further comprising a sealing plate that covers and seals the body structure. 
     
     
         19 . The self-priming cooling jacket of  claim 18 , wherein the siphon line and the priming inlet are positioned at the sealing plate. 
     
     
         20 . A method of using a self-priming cooling jacket, comprising the steps of:
 passing a 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 the fluid into a siphon inlet of a siphon line that is positioned at the chamber inlet, wherein the siphon line is positioned along the main fluid chamber;   passing the fluid out of a siphon outlet of the siphon line that is positioned at the chamber outlet;   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 to and out the siphon outlet.