Vertical exhaust duct for electronic equipment enclosure

    公开(公告)号:US12082379B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US18374801

    申请日:2023-09-29

    摘要: An arrangement of ducted exhaust equipment enclosures includes a row of electronic equipment enclosures and a vertical wall rising from, and extending along, the tops of the electronic equipment enclosures. Each enclosure includes a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and cross members, and a plurality of panels, including a top panel, at least partially enclosing the frame structure and defining a single compartment for mounting an electronic component. The top panel and upper portions of the frame structure form a top of the electronic equipment enclosure, the electronic equipment enclosure top having a rectangular opening therein and also an outer perimeter. The rectangular opening has a front bound, a rear bound, and two side bounds, and has a side-to-side width that is at least 75% of a side-to-side width of the electronic equipment enclosure top perimeter. The vertical wall is formed by a row of air duct panels, each extending upward from a respective electronic equipment enclosure top and forming part of an air duct. The side-to-side width of a lower section of each air duct panel is substantially the same as the side-to-side width of the rectangular opening in the respective electronic equipment enclosure top, an the lower section of each air duct panel is disposed immediately adjacent, and aligned with, the rear bound of the opening in the respective electronic equipment enclosure top such that an interior of the air duct is in direct and unobstructed fluid communication with an interior of the single compartment.

    Caster attachment system using mating features

    公开(公告)号:US12048108B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17550980

    申请日:2021-12-14

    IPC分类号: H05K5/02 B60B33/00

    摘要: A caster assembly for installation in an electronic equipment enclosure includes a top plate, a forked support member, and an axled wheel. The top plate is attachable to a frame structure of the electronic equipment enclosure and includes a plurality of countersunk recesses. The forked support member extends downward from the top plate, and the axled wheel is supported on the forked support member. The caster assembly is installable in an assembled electronic equipment enclosure by aligning the countersunk recesses of the top plate beneath mating features at an underside of the frame structure such that, once aligned, the weight of the assembled electronic equipment enclosure retains each mating feature of the frame structure within a respective one of the plurality of countersunk recesses in the top plate, thereby retaining the caster assembly in position to support the assembled electronic equipment enclosure.

    Electrical receptacle with locking feature

    公开(公告)号:US11909143B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17724227

    申请日:2022-04-19

    摘要: An electrical receptacle unit with locking feature includes a receptacle adapted to be electrically connected to a source of electricity. The receptacle includes an electrical fitting having electrical contacts contained therein and/or extending therefrom, a socket surrounding the electrical fitting, and a plate disposed at a front of the socket. The electrical receptacle unit further includes a locking bracket that includes a central portion having first and second ends, a lock tab extending from a side of the central portion, and a pair of support arms, each extending forwardly from a respective one of the first and second ends. The locking bracket is pivotably secured to the plate, with at least a portion of each support arm positioned within a respective notched area of the plate. The locking bracket is pivotable relative to the plate between a first position, whereby a plug electrically seated within the socket is unobstructed, and a second position, whereby the plug electrically seated within the socket is obstructed from removal by the lock tab.

    Brush port assembly and method for installing same

    公开(公告)号:US11903156B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US18123264

    申请日:2023-03-18

    IPC分类号: H05K5/02 H05K7/14 H05K5/03

    摘要: A brush port assembly includes a bezel frame and a brush component. The bezel frame is comprised of an elongate body having first and second ends, a top surface, and an underside. The elongate body is formed as a generally enclosed shape that frames an opening, whereby the first and second ends are arranged in an end-to-end relationship with a gap therebetween. The brush component has a spine member from which a plurality of bristles extend. The spine member is secured to the underside of the elongate body such that the bristles substantially entirely cover the opening. The bezel frame is installable, without the aid of tools, along an exposed edge of a brush port opening in a surface of an electronic equipment enclosure. Additionally, the bezel frame is installable around a cable that passes through the brush port opening by maneuvering the cable through the gap.

    Air directing device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11880247B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17486778

    申请日:2021-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/20 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: G06F1/20 H05K7/20736

    摘要: An air directing device for thermal management in side breathing equipment includes at least three vertical panels disposed in generally parallel relationship and horizontally spaced a fixed distance from one another. Each panel defines a fin arranged orthogonally relative to an airflow path for deflection of cooling air into side breathing equipment. At least one of the panels is an inner panel that is wider than two outer panels. The air directing device further includes at least one connection member connecting the outer panels to one another.

    Cage nut fastener and methods for tool-less installation of same

    公开(公告)号:US11846312B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US17548091

    申请日:2021-12-10

    发明人: Jared Keith Davis

    IPC分类号: F16B37/04

    摘要: A method of installing a cage nut fastener against a frame member without the aid of tools includes: providing a cage nut fastener having a spring cage and a nut prevented from rotation within the spring cage, wherein the spring cage includes first and second lever arms arranged at opposite sides thereof, each lever arm extending in a rearward direction behind a back wall of the spring cage; applying a compression force upon at least one of the lever arms, without the aid of tools, to manipulate the spring cage to a compressed state; positioning a distal end of each of the lever arms through an aperture of the frame member; and releasing the compression force so that a portion of each of the lever arms presses against an edge of the aperture, thereby securing the cage nut fastener against the frame member.

    Frame structure for electronic equipment enclosure

    公开(公告)号:US11818862B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17662630

    申请日:2022-05-09

    IPC分类号: H05K7/18

    CPC分类号: H05K7/18

    摘要: A method of installing an accessory part in an electronic equipment enclosure includes: providing an electronic equipment enclosure having a frame structure that includes a plurality of interconnected vertical and horizontal frame members, wherein at least one of the horizontal frame members includes at least one T-slot channel and at least one recessed groove extending a length thereof, the at least one recessed groove including a row of mounting apertures arranged therein; providing an accessory part including a recessed area and an elongate opening arranged in the recessed area; positioning the accessory part such that the recessed area is aligned within the at least one recessed groove; and arranging a fastener through the elongate opening of the accessory part and a selected one of the mounting apertures of the at least one recessed groove such that the fastener does not protrude beyond an outward-facing surface of the accessory part.

    DUCTED EXHAUST EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230328914A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18208599

    申请日:2023-06-12

    发明人: William KRIETZMAN

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20 F24F7/04

    摘要: An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.

    Slidable mounting hardware for electronic equipment enclosure and method for installing same

    公开(公告)号:US11678458B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US17662174

    申请日:2022-05-05

    IPC分类号: H05K7/14 F16B37/04

    CPC分类号: H05K7/1489 F16B37/044

    摘要: A method of securing a structure against a slide-type mounting rail of an electronic equipment enclosure includes: providing a hardware assembly having a spring retainer and bolt, a head of which is received at least partially within the spring retainer; positioning the hardware assembly within a T-slot channel of the slide-type mounting rail such that bent edges of deflectable spring arms engage ledges of the T-slot channel to prevent the retainer from rotation; configuring the bolt from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotating the bolt a quarter turn relative to the retainer to position the head transversely within the channel, thereby obstructing the hardware assembly from inadvertent removal from the slide-type mounting rail; placing the structure against the slide-type mounting rail such that a shaft extends through an aperture; and tightening a nut onto the shaft such that the nut is pressed firmly against the structure.

    ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE WITH LOCKING FEATURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220239039A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17724227

    申请日:2022-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01R13/639 H01R43/26

    摘要: An electrical receptacle unit with locking feature includes a receptacle adapted to be electrically connected to a source of electricity. The receptacle includes an electrical fitting having electrical contacts contained therein and/or extending therefrom, a socket surrounding the electrical fitting, and a plate disposed at a front of the socket. The electrical receptacle unit further includes a locking bracket that includes a central portion having first and second ends, a lock tab extending from a side of the central portion, and a pair of support arms, each extending forwardly from a respective one of the first and second ends. The locking bracket is pivotably secured to the plate, with at least a portion of each support arm positioned within a respective notched area of the plate. The locking bracket is pivotable relative to the plate between a first position, whereby a plug electrically seated within the socket is unobstructed, and a second position, whereby the plug electrically seated within the socket is obstructed from removal by the lock tab.