Cooling system, reservoir unit and cartridge, as well as solid-state laser oscillator system provided with the same

摘要

A reservoir unit which is included as an element along a circulation path of a cooling system includes a cartridge and a cartridge loading unit which are configured to be removable from each other. The cartridge includes a reservoir chamber that stores a circulating liquid, and a connection portion in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The cartridge loading unit includes a connection receiving portion, to which the connection portion is connected, and a connection port. When the cartridge and the cartridge loading unit are attached to each other, the connection portion, the connection receiving portion and the connection port form a feed path that allows feeding the circulating liquid to the circulation path outside, and a collection path that allows collecting the circulating liquid into the reservoir chamber.

主权项

1. A cooling system for cooling a heat source, the system comprising a circulation path in which a circulating liquid circulates, wherein
the circulation path comprises, as elements along the path, a reservoir unit that stores the circulating liquid, a pump for feeding the circulating liquid in the circulation path, a heat absorbing section where heat generated from the heat source is absorbed by a coolant which is the circulating liquid, and a heat release section where the coolant releases heat, the reservoir unit comprises a cartridge and a cartridge loading unit configured to be removable from each other, the cartridge comprises a reservoir chamber that stores the circulating liquid, and a connection portion that includes a first communication port in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber, the cartridge loading unit comprises a connection receiving portion and a connection port, wherein the connection portion is connected to the connection receiving portion, the connection receiving portion comprises a second communication port that communicates with the first communication port when the connection portion is connected to the connection receiving portion, and the connection port provides fluid communication between the second communication port and the circulation path outside, and, when the cartridge and the cartridge loading unit are attached to each other, the connection portion, the connection receiving portion and the connection port form a feed path that allows feeding the circulating liquid in the reservoir chamber into the circulation path outside, and a collection path that allows collecting the circulating liquid from the circulation path outside into the reservoir chamber.