ES1068906U - Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of internal dimensions standardized of 19 inches (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Cabinet for voice and data, telephone and electricity connections of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches which includes a main structure (2) formed of an upper cover (3a) and a lower cover (3b), some columns (4) for fixing said covers, some side doors (9) and a front door (10) characterized in that the side doors (9) can be removed by sliding them frontally and then slightly tilting them, and in that said side doors (9) are fixed by pivots (29) placed in the upper cover (3a) and an inverted "U" -shaped guide (58), which rests on a surface (22) of the lower covers (3b) that allows sliding of the side door (9) and the assembly is finally fixed by a pin (31) located inside the cabinet (1) which fixes the side doors (9) to the lower covers (3b). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches

The object of this invention lies in a closet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of 19-inch standardized internal dimensions, commonly called 19-inch Rack cabinet, which is expected to be mounted on wall installations.

Because the jobs change, it expand or reduce very frequently in recent times, is important that these cabinets can be opened on the sides and the fronts to comfortably access the stalls Connection.

Today there are already closets that facilitate connections through whole cabinets that pivot on a own shaft or cabinets that include side doors that are open by beating the side on an axis, but in both cases it is it is necessary to have a large free space on both sides to being able to open said side doors or pivot the entire cabinet. More and more facilities are found where there is no room for install the closet or due to the elements of the own construction such as columns, corners, etc. as per elements needed in offices such as shelves, furniture, or other facilities such as electrical cabinets, etc. This implies that the user either places the closet in another space with the inconveniences that this generates or installs it and cannot open the side doors with the inconvenience of Own installation and subsequent maintenance.

Voice and data connections are very connections sensitive, and usually encounter a high density of connections in a small space, which implies that the lack of space in the manipulation, can generate problems with the elements already installed due to unwanted movements of its connectors.

This is advantageously resolved with the cabinet for voice and data, telephony and electricity connections standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches object of this invention which includes removable side doors sliding these frontally, by means of elements of guided and fixation that allow to extract the doors frontally without need more space than the door itself. This allows leaving the minimum space to pass an arm you can perform the installation from the side, which in current systems swinging doors on a rear axle need more space to get the necessary angle so that you can handle.

The 19-inch rack cabinet that incorporates this invention is constituted by a series of elements structural elements that once assembled and fixed make up the main cabinet structure, two removable side doors frontally with pins for closing from the inside and a swinging front door which can be installed in both senses, according to the user's needs, which includes a closure locked, leaving the assembly completely closed to avoid unwanted manipulations.

In order to describe in greater detail the characteristics of each of the rack cabinet components 19-inch drawings are attached, which by way of example are not limiting, in which a practical embodiment has been represented of said closet.

In these drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the 19-inch rack cabinet of the invention fully assembled;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the semi-assembled closet with the elements that are Removable by the user, to facilitate its installation;

Fig. 3 is a view of the same closet with all its components and an example of voice connection element and  data and an electrical connection element in perspective and explosion;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the angular movement of the side door necessary for your assembly;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the front displacement of the left side door, in which details the connection of the elements to the socket line land;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the 19-inch rack cabinet in which a rack has been added by the that the connection cables and some connection elements will enter of voice and data and electrical, as an example, in which the amplitude of space for connection;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lid cupboard top;

Fig. 8 shows in two perspective views one of the columns that make up part of the main structure of the closet

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of sliding side doors;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one of the perforated guides in the closet;

Fig. 11 and 11a is a perspective view of the semi-assembled closet, in which expanded details of the functionality of the different folds of the columns;

Fig. 12 and 12a is a perspective view of the cabinet in which an enlarged cut of the detail of the fixation of the column with the lower cover;

Fig. 13 and 13a is a view similar to 12 and 12a with details of the area where the side cover slides on the bottom cover;

Fig. 14 and 14a is a view also similar to the above with the details of the top fixing of the lid lateral to the main structure;

Fig. 15 and 15a is a perspective view section of an enlarged detail of the fixing cylinder of the side doors, and in turn the connection to the intake circuit of ground between the side door and the frame of said cabinet; Y

Fig. 16 and 16a is a perspective view and also sectioned of the extended detail of the connection of the frame to the external ground line.

According to the cited drawings, a closet of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches (1), from from now on 19 '' rack cabinet (1), presents a prism shape rectangular, basically consisting of a main structure (2), in turn, composed of an upper (3a) and lower (3b) lid, some later columns (4) in quantity of two units by closet, being symmetrical, to which they are attached preferably by rivets or screws, not visible from the outer, upper (3a) and lower (3b) caps to their respective extremes The caps (3a) and (3b) are joined, preferably by rivets or screws, some perforated pieces (5), which are fix a frame (6) by screws, this being a structure rectangular preferably made in profile perforated in shape U to which the voice and data connection elements will be attached (7) and electric (8). Said frame (6) can be regulated by the installer in any of the hole positions (5a) to adapt the cabinet to any type of installation and / or product. Forming the two side walls of the wardrobe of the invention (1) are the side doors (9), which They are assembled by sliding frontally. Finally the rack cabinet 19-inch is completely closed by a front door (10), preferably made of tempered smoked glass, which is fixed by symmetric hinges (11) allowing the installer reverse the direction of opening of said door (10). The front door (10) can be closed and fixed by means of a lock (12) that fits into a slot (13) made in the side door (9).

The top cover (3a) is formed by a rectangular metal plate (14) equipped with a strip of perforations (15), parallel to each other, located near the lateral ends of the rectangular plate itself, and whose objective is to allow cooling of the rack cabinet (1), cold air entering through another strip of perforations (15 ') made in the lower metal plate (14 ') and the hot air coming out through the perforations (15) of the top cover (3a). Centered on the back edge of the base (14) there is a rectangular prequel (16) corresponding to standard measures to accept grilles (17), trays or channels through which the cables enter into the rack cabinet 19 '' (1). The four ends of the iron (14) are folded inward at 90 ° forming side walls (18) and (19), these being mainly smooth except for the surface  posterior (19 ') in which the pre-rack (16) is followed and in the ends are perforations (19a) in which it is fixed preferably by riveting the columns (4). The walls (18) and (19) are folded back 90 ° inwards generating the surfaces (20, 21 and 22), giving rigidity to the lid. In the surface (20), a pair of through holes (23) complemented by bushings, in the that the hinge (11) of the door (10) fits. The surface (21) does not occupy the entire edge of the lid since at both ends, a once assembled in the main structure (2), it is delimited by the columns (4), still marked by the pre-rack (16), and to give surface rigidity when the installer breaks the pre-die make an extra fold (21a) at 90 ° outwards. In the surfaces (22) there is a last 90 ° inward fold that create the surface (24) in which holes have been made (24a) where the perforated part (5) is fixed, preferably by riveted, remaining, this one, hidden from the outside of the closet. The surfaces (22) and (24), have a groove (25), leaving a section (26) and (24b) in which column (4) will be embedded and preferably fixed by riveting (27) to the surface (24b) (see  figure 12a) being hidden externally, as can be done observe in figures 11, 11a, 12 and 12a. Top caps (3a) also include a pair of holes in the surfaces (22) drills (28) in which some pivots (29) are added that serve to fix the side doors (9), as detailed in the Figures 14 and 14a.

The lower covers (3b) are practically identical to the superior ones (3a), except that they do not include drilled holes (28), but do include, a hole (30) in each front end of surfaces (18) as you can see clearly in figure 13 and 13a, through which a pin (31), to the hole (32) of the side doors (9) leaving the latter fixed to the main structure (2), detailed in figure 16a.

Joining these caps turning it into a single body, are the columns (4) (see figure 8) made, preferably, of folded metal plate, forming a shape about "L", composed of faces (33) and (34) main and some secondary folds that give stiffness and structure to the piece as well as ensure firm fixation with the upper (3a) and lower (3b) caps. The surface (33) has a rectangular shape whose upper and lower part is find holes (35) coinciding in position at the holes (19a) of the surfaces (19) of the upper covers (3a) and lower (3b) where both pieces will be joined, mainly by riveting (27). In said face (33), there is, in turn, a pair of embuticiones (36) that serve to hang the closet of the invention on the appropriate wall or surface, in the center of the which features a hole (37) in the form of a coliso and with the part wider diameter core, thus allowing to install and uninstall the cabinet with the screws already fixed to the wall, by entering the head of the wall fixing screw from the side central and leveling the closet through the coliseums. The surface (34) is in a plane more interior than the directly perpendicular to the surface end (33) by means of secondary perpendicular folds (34a) and (34b), giving on the one hand greater rigidity to the structure and on the other side, allowing to join it through the holes (38) coinciding with the holes in the inner surface (24b) of the top cover (3a) or less (3b) by riveting, preferably, this being hidden from the outside, as detailed in figures 11a and 12a. At the opposite end of the surface (34), they are found a pair of folds (39) and (39a) that provide rigidity to the spine (4) and those who have had a cut at both ends, allowing to form a notch (40) that fits into the groove (25) of the upper (3a) and lower (3b) caps. To the extreme opposite the surface (33), there are some folds secondary (33a) and (33b), perpendicular and made in the direction symmetrical to (34a) and (34b), ending in a last fold (41), which is intended for the connection of the structure main to the grounding circuit, by means of a clamp (42) that is mechanically attached to the iron and connected to the corresponding ground wire (42a). The folds (33a) and (33b) they have cutouts (43) at the upper and lower ends that  allow columns (4) to be well seated at surfaces (21) of the upper (3a) and lower (3b) caps, ensuring that, being all together, a structure remains strong enough to support the entire weight of the cabinet (1) and the content that it can incorporate.

The side doors (9) are formed, preferably, from a flat rectangular metal plate (44) that have perforated strips (45), parallel to each other and identical to the perforations (15) of the upper (3a) and lower (3b) caps, located near the ends upper and lower rectangular plate (44), and whose objective, together with the perforations (15), is that of allow cooling of the cabinet itself (1). Focused on total height of the rectangular plate (44), and near the end front side door (9) contains a couple of embossments (46) inwardly, preferably, circular that they serve to facilitate the fastening of the side door (9) by part of the user or installer. Said rectangular plate (44) is delimited by the four ends by a 90 ° fold, forming walls (47), preferably smooth following each one  of them with a new 90 ° fold inwards, forming surfaces (48), (49), (50), (51). The surface (48) it presents, centered in height a projection (52) of the same sheet metal that has a groove (13) in which the lock (12). On the same surface (48) some are practiced through holes (53) in which stops are inserted retainers (54) of material, preferably elastomer whose purpose is to prevent the inward displacement of the front door (10). The surface (49) includes tabs (54) folded at 90 ° to the surface (49) that extend with a thinner section (54a), forming a space (54b) in which they fit the pivots (29) of the upper cover (3a), as can be seen in detail in figure 14a, thus ensuring that once the side door (9) is embedded in the main structure (2) Do not open outwards. The surface (51) has a tongue (55) which is an extension of the same surface whose purpose is to connect the side door (9) to the circuit ground of the main structure (2) by means of a cable (56) with a clamp (57) at each end, scratching said clamp (57) the painting and thus making direct contact with the iron. For the other end, the clamp is connected to the perforated piece (5), just as It is detailed in Figure 16a. Below said tab the surface (51) a through hole (32) has been made to through which the pin (31) is passed, leaving the doors lateral (9) fixed to the main structure (2), all of which It is detailed in Figure 16a. In the central part of the surface (51) contains an extension of the plate to which has made a pair of folds at 90 °, forming a fold in "U" inverted (58) towards the outside of the side door (9). Said inverted "U" fold (58) has the width enough to rest on the surfaces (22) of the covers bottom (3b) serving as a guide for the front sliding of the doors. As an extension of the inverted "U" (58), find a tongue (58a) which, once assembled the door lateral (9), is fitted between the surface (26) and the notch (40) thus avoiding that in case of irregular walls, once the cabinet of the invention is hung, the side door (9) can take care

Thus, the side door (9) is assembled inclining the "U" fold (58) on the surface (22) of the lower cover (3b), as seen in Figure 4. It is placed completely perpendicular to the covers upper (3a) and (3b) and slides towards the bottom, thus remaining assembled the tabs (54) with the pivots (29) of the lid upper, finally fixing the side door to the structure main (2) by means of the pin (31). In the same way but in reverse order the door can be disassembled to facilitate connection work of the elements that will include the rack cabinet (1), such as voice and data connection elements (7) and electric (8).

The perforated pieces (5) are formed to from an iron, folded in three sections (59), (60), (61) with an inclination of 90 ° in each of the folds. The section (59) presents a series of holes (62) through, aligned and equidistant, in which the frame (6) is fixed, preferably, by means of screws (63) as observed in figure 13a. At the front end of said section, once located on the bottom cover, the clamp (57) of the power cable is connected grounding (56) that connects the side door (9) to ground with the main structure (2). The section (60) acts as a piece stiffener (5). In the section (61) are located some holes (64) through which the part is fixed bored, preferably, by riveting to the upper cover (3a) and to the bottom cover (3b), as shown in the figure 16th

The frame (6) is a rectangular frame formed by "U" shaped iron crossbars, preferably, where the vertical crossbars have a square perforation that meets the standard of the rack standard for rack cabinets 19``. Said frame (6) is preferably fixed by screws to the four perforated pieces (5), two of which are located in the top cover (3a) and the remaining two are in the lower covers (3b), thus giving great rigidity to the main structure (2).

Described sufficiently the object of this invention, it should be noted that any variation in dimensions, shapes, appearance and exterior finish, as well as types of materials employees in the practical realization of the same, in nothing they will alter the essentiality of the device, being summarized in the claims that follow.

Claims (6)

1. Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches which includes a main structure (2) formed of an upper cover (3a) and a lower cover (3b), columns (4) for fixing said covers, side doors (9) and a front door (10) characterized in that the side doors (9) can be removed by sliding them frontally and subsequently tilting them slightly, and because said side doors (9) are fixed by pivots (29) placed in the upper cover (3a) and an inverted "U" shaped guide (58), which is supported by a surface (22) of the lower covers (3b) that allows sliding of the side door (9) and the assembly being finally fixed by a pin (31) located inside the cabinet (1) which fixes the side doors (9) to the lower covers (3b). 2. Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches according to the preceding claim, characterized by incorporating an upper cover (3a) formed, preferably, from a base plate (14) having a series of folds forming surfaces (18), (19), (20), (21), (22) and (24) which, the first (18) serve to support the side doors (9), the second surfaces (19) create a frame superior to the front door (10), protecting it from possible impacts, the third surface (20) includes through holes (23), complemented by a bushing, at both ends in which you can insert a hinge (11) of the front door (10), the fourth surface (21) includes a pre-rack (16) for the cable entry that continues on the base plate (14), delimiting said surface with the columns (4) which they are preferably fixed by riveting through holes (1 9a), the fifth surface (22) includes holes (28) in which the pivots (29) are added which serve to fix the side doors (9), and finally the sixth surface (24) is a extension folded into the surface (22) which includes holes (24a) to which a perforated piece (5) is fixed, preferably by riveting, these being hidden from the outside of the cabinet (1), and because the surfaces (22) and (24) include grooves (25) that allow the columns (4) to be assembled under pressure and the columns (4) are preferably fixed by riveting to the surface (24b). 3. Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches according to the preceding claims, characterized by including a bottom cover (3b) practically identical to the top cover (3a), with the only difference that does not It includes the holes (28) but there are holes (30) made through which a pin (31) for lower fixing of the side doors (9) is introduced. 4. Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches according to claim one, characterized by comprising a pair of columns (4) that allow the fixing of the upper cover (3a) and the lower cover (3b), converting it into a single body, maintaining said columns (4) an approximately "L" shape, composed of main faces (33) and (34) and secondary folds (33a), (33b), (34a ), (34b), (39) (39a), with holes (35) joining the column (4) on the surface (33), preferably by riveting, with the upper cover (3a) and the lower one (3b), also being found on said surface (33) some embossments (36) that allow the fixing of the cabinet to the support surface, while on the surface (34) there are holes (38) for fixing, preferably by riveting, to the top (3a) and bottom (3b), while in the folds (39) and (39a) there is a cut in both ends, allowing to form a notch (40) that fits into the groove (25) of the covers, and because at the opposite end to the surface (33) are the secondary folds (33a ) and (33b) ending in a fold (41) which is intended for the connection of the grounding cable (42a), by means of a clamp (42). 5. Cabinet for voice and data, telephony and electricity connections of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches according to the first claim, characterized by presenting side doors (9), preferably manufactured from a rectangular metal plate (44) delimited by the four ends of folds that generate surfaces (48), (49), (50) and (51), the surface (48) having a height centered projection (52) of the same metal sheet on which it has been made a groove (13) in which a lock (12) is fixed, including the surface (49) tabs (54) folded to 900 with respect to the surface (49) and whose tabs (54) are extended with a further section thin (54a), forming a space (54b) in which the pivots (29) of the upper cover (3a) fit, the surface (51) having a tongue (55) which is an extension thereof surface whose purpose is to connect the side door (9) to the ground circuit of the main structure (2), under said surface tab (51) showing a through hole (32) through which a pin (31) is passed, thus leaving the side doors (9) fixed to the main structure (2), while in the central part of the surface (51) there is an extension of the plate which has been made a pair of 90 ° folds, forming a "U" fold inverted (58) to the outside of the side door (9) of sufficient width to rest on the surfaces (22) of the lower covers (3b) serving as a guide for the front sliding of the doors, being as an extension of the fold in " U ", a tongue (58a) which is wedged between the surface (26) and the notch (40) preventing the side doors (9) from falling off, once the cabinet (1) is hung from the surface. 6. Cabinet for voice and data connections, telephony and electricity of standardized internal dimensions of 19 inches according to claim five, characterized by including in the rectangular metal plate (44) a drawing (46), preferably circularly and directed towards the interior those that facilitate the securing and removal of the side door (9).