JP2001345578A - Enclosure device for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enclosure device for electronic equipment, in the rack of which enclosures can be packaged in both the transverse and the longitudinal directions. SOLUTION: This enclosure device for electronic equipment is constituted to package a plurality of enclosures 1 in the rack 2 of the device, having an opening 2a on the front side in both the transverse and the longitudinal directions. Since the enclosures 1 can be packaged in the rack 2 in both the transverse and the longitudinal directions, versatility of the enclosure device is improved. In addition, sine such work as the packaging frame moving work, etc., is not required, the packaging work of the enclosures 1 can be carried out easily in a short time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a housing device for electronic equipment in which a housing can be mounted horizontally or vertically in a device rack.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a housing device of this type, for example, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-231495 is known.

[0003] As shown in FIG.
A plurality of square frame-shaped attachment frames e formed by combining an outer jacket member b, an inner jacket member c, and an L-shaped frame d are provided in a box-shaped apparatus rack a having an open front surface so as to be able to adjust a vertical interval. In addition, a terminal board g is erected between the upper and lower mounting frames e by means of a fixing tool f such as a screw. The mounting frame e can be mounted in the inside.

[0004] Also, the vertical spacing of each mounting frame e is determined by the terminal board g.
Terminal boards g of different sizes by adjusting
Can be erected.

[0005]

However, in the case device described in the above publication, when the case is mounted in the device frame, the distance between the mounting frames e depends on the shape and size of the case and the mounting direction of the case. There is a disadvantage that the operation of adjusting the size of the housing is required, and the work of mounting the housing is troublesome.

[0006] Further, since there is no guide means or positioning means for mounting the housing at a predetermined position in the device rack a, when the housing is connected to a motherboard provided in the device rack, the connection is not established. There are also drawbacks such as not being able to do it reliably.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional drawback. A housing can be easily mounted in a vertical or horizontal direction in an apparatus frame, and a guide means can be used to mount the housing in the apparatus frame. It is an object of the present invention to provide a housing device of an electronic device that can securely mount a housing at a predetermined position.

[0008]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing for an electronic device, comprising: a plurality of housings mounted in a device rack having an opening on a front surface thereof. A housing device, in which a housing can be mounted in a device frame in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

With the above structure, the housing can be mounted in the apparatus frame in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, so that the versatility is improved and the work such as moving the mounting frame is not required. The housing mounting operation can be easily performed in a short time.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus housing device in which a housing is mounted in a horizontal manner in a wide-opening device frame, and a housing is mounted in a narrow-opening device frame. It is mounted vertically.

According to the above configuration, the housing can be mounted in the horizontal or vertical direction according to the form of the device rack on which the housing is mounted, so that it is not necessary to manufacture a dedicated housing for each form of the device rack. In addition to being economical, the housing can be shared, which facilitates device management and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, a housing device for an electronic device according to the present invention has a
A guide means for guiding the housing to a predetermined position in the device rack is provided in the housing and the narrow-width device rack.

According to the above configuration, when the housing is mounted in the narrow frontage apparatus frame, the housing is guided to the predetermined position of the apparatus rack by the guide means, so that the housing can be mounted accurately in the apparatus rack. Can be.

In order to achieve the above object, a housing device for an electronic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a guide means comprising a channel-shaped guide rail and a prismatic guide rail fitted into a concave groove of the guide rail. The body-side guide rails are detachably attached to both side surfaces of the housing.

According to the above construction, the housing can be easily and highly accurately guided to a predetermined position in the equipment rack by the guide rail on the equipment rack side. Since the device rack or the narrow-width type device rack can be used, it can be easily changed according to the form of the device rack.

In order to achieve the above object, a housing device for an electronic device according to the present invention has a connector hole formed on a rear surface of the housing to be fitted into a connector mounted on a motherboard installed in a device frame, and a projection extending from the motherboard. A guide hole that fits the provided guide pin is opened.

According to the above configuration, the connector of the motherboard is accurately inserted into the connector hole of the housing by being guided by the guide pins projecting from the motherboard, so that the plug-in connection between the housing and the motherboard can be reliably performed. .

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS.

The housing 1 of the electronic device shown in FIGS.
It comprises a rectangular chassis 1a and a front panel 1b attached to the front of the chassis 1a. The front panel 1b is formed slightly larger than the front of the chassis 1a. A mounting hole 1c for inserting a mounting screw 9 for fixing the mounting screw 9 to the apparatus frame 2 shown in FIG.

On both sides of the chassis 1a, for example, two screw holes 1d for mounting guide rails 7 described later are formed at intervals in the front-rear direction, and the rear surface of the chassis 1a is provided with a device. A connector hole 1e into which a connector 5 mounted on a motherboard 4 installed in the frames 2 and 3 is fitted, and a pair of guide holes 1f into which guide pins 6 protruding near the connector 5 are fitted. It is open as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the device racks 2 and 3 are wide-opening device racks 2 on which a plurality of housings 1 can be mounted in a plurality of stages in the horizontal direction.
And a narrow frame type device rack 3 on which a plurality of housings 1 can be mounted in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 4, is prepared in advance. 1 can be implemented.

The wide-opening type apparatus frame 2 is formed in a box shape having an opening 2a on the front surface, and fixing members 2b for fixing the front panel 1b of the housing 1 are integrally formed on both sides of the opening 2a. ing.

The fixing member 2b is formed with screw holes 2c at positions matching the mounting holes 1c opened at both ends of the front panel 1b. Are formed at intervals in the vertical direction so as to be mounted in a plurality of stages.

On the other hand, the narrow frontage type device rack 3 has an opening 3
a is formed in a box shape having a
The guide means 7 that guides the housing 1 to the motherboard 4 installed in the device rack 3 when mounting the
Side and the device rack 3 side.

The guide means 7 is provided on a channel-like guide rail 7a detachably attached to both side surfaces of the chassis 1a with fixing members 8 such as screws, and is laid on the upper and lower surfaces in the apparatus frame 2 so as to face each other. When the housing 1 is mounted in the device rack 2, the groove 7 c of the guide rail 7 a on the chassis 1 a is fitted to the guide rail 7 b on the device rack 2 when the housing 1 is mounted in the device rack 2. The guide rail 7b on the side of the device frame 2 is designed to guide the case 1 to the motherboard 4 installed in the device frame 2 so that a plurality of cases 1 can be mounted in the device frame 2 in the vertical direction. Multiple rows are provided.

A mounting bracket 10 having a screw hole 10a into which a mounting screw 9 inserted through a mounting hole 1c opened in the front panel 1b of the housing 1 is formed. It protrudes near the guide rail 7b.

Next, the operation of the above-structured electronic equipment casing device will be described. When the electronic equipment casing 1 is mounted in the wide-opening-type apparatus rack 2 in the horizontal direction, as shown in FIG. The housing 1 laid sideways through the opening 2a of the device frame 2 is inserted, and the mounting screws 9 inserted through the mounting holes 1c of the front panel 1b are screwed into the screw holes 2c of the fixing members 2b provided on both sides of the opening 2a. , The front panel 1b is fixed to the fixing member 2b, and the housing 1 can be mounted in the apparatus rack 2 in a plurality of stages.

On the other hand, the case 1
When mounting the guide rails 7a on both sides of the housing 1 with the fasteners 8 as shown in FIG. 4, the housing 1 is turned vertically as shown in FIG.
a into the guide rail 7b on the upper surface in the device rack 2, and fit the groove 7c in the lower guide rail 7a into the device rack 3.
The guide rail 7b on the inner lower surface is fitted.

When the housing 1 is pushed into the apparatus frame 2 in this state, the housing 1 is guided by the guide rail 7b to reach the motherboard 4, and the guide pins 6 protruding from the motherboard 4 are attached to the rear surface of the chassis 1b. When the housing 1 is further pressed in this state, the connector 5 mounted on the motherboard 4 is inserted into the housing 1 through the connector hole 1e on the rear surface of the chassis 1b. It is connected to a connector (not shown) provided in the housing 1.

Thereafter, the mounting hole 1c of the front panel 1b
The housing 1 is fixed in the device rack 2 by screwing the mounting screws 9 inserted therefrom into the screw holes 10a of the mounting bracket 10, and the housings 1 are mounted in the device rack 2 by the number of the guide rails 7b. It is possible to

[0031]

As described in detail above, the present invention relates to a housing device for an electronic device in which a plurality of housings can be mounted in a device rack having an opening on the front surface. Since the housing can be mounted in the horizontal or vertical direction, the housing can be mounted in the device rack both horizontally and vertically, improving versatility and moving the mounting frame. Since such operations are not required, the housing mounting operation can be easily performed in a short time.

The housing is mounted horizontally in the wide-opening device frame, and the housing is mounted vertically in the narrow-opening device frame. Depending on the form, the housing can be mounted in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, which makes it unnecessary to manufacture a dedicated case for each form of the device rack, so that it is economical and the housing can be shared, Equipment management becomes easy.

Further, when the housing is mounted in the narrow frame, the guide means for guiding the housing to a predetermined position in the frame is provided in the narrow frame and the narrow frame. When mounting the housing in the mold device frame, the housing is guided to a predetermined position of the device frame by the guide means, so that the housing can be accurately mounted in the device frame and the guide means can be formed in a channel shape. And a prismatic guide rail that fits into the groove of the guide rail, and the guide rail on the housing side is detachably mounted on both sides of the housing. By this, the housing can be easily and accurately guided to a predetermined position in the device rack, and can be adapted to a wide-opening device frame or a narrow-opening device frame simply by attaching and detaching the guide rail on the housing side. The shape of the equipment rack Easily be changed in accordance with the.

Further, since a connector hole for fitting to a connector mounted on a motherboard installed in the apparatus frame and a guide hole for fitting to a guide pin protruding from the motherboard are opened on the rear surface of the housing. , Guided by the guide pins protruding from the motherboard, the connector on the motherboard is accurately inserted into the connector hole on the housing side,
Plug-in connection between the housing and the motherboard can be reliably performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front side of a housing constituting a housing device of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rear surface side of a housing constituting the housing device of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the housing of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the housing of the housing apparatus is mounted on a wide-opening-type apparatus rack;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the housing of the electronic device housing device according to the embodiment of the present invention when the housing is mounted on a narrow-fronted device rack;

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view when the housing of the housing device of the electronic apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a narrow-width type device rack;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a housing device of a conventional electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 housing 1e connector hole 1f guide hole 2 wide-mouthed device rack 2a opening 3 narrow-mouthed device rack 4 motherboard 5 connector 6 guide pin 7 guide means 7a, 7b guide rail 7c concave groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A housing device for an electronic device, in which a plurality of housings can be mounted in an equipment rack having an opening on a front surface, wherein the housings are mounted in the device rack in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction. A housing device for an electronic device, wherein the housing device is enabled. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is mounted horizontally in a wide-opening device frame, and the housing is mounted vertically in a narrow-opening device frame. Equipment housing device. 3. A mounting means for guiding the housing to a predetermined position in the device frame when mounting the housing in the narrow device frame. 3. The housing device for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the housing device is provided in a housing. 4. The guide means is composed of a channel-shaped guide rail and a prismatic guide rail fitted into a concave groove of the guide rail, and the guide rail on the housing side is provided on both sides of the housing. The housing device for an electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the housing device is detachably attached to the electronic device. 5. A connector hole for fitting a connector mounted on a motherboard installed in the apparatus frame and a guide hole for fitting a guide pin protruding from the motherboard on the rear surface of the housing. 5. An opening according to claim 3 or 4.
A housing device for the electronic device according to the above.