JP2002050888A - Rack for apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack of an apparatus in which positioning of a panel plate is facilitated and the racks can be jointed together with the panel plates fixed. SOLUTION: Side pieces 2a having a specified width are arranged on the four sides of a panel plate 2 and slit-like cut grooves 11 are made at the left and right end parts of the side pieces 2a on the upper and lower sides. At the opening of a body 1 for fixing the panel plate 2, fixing sides 8 for fastening the panel plate 2 are provided contiguously to the left and right standing frames 1c and tongue sides 9 being inserted into the cut grooves 11 of the panel plate 2 are provided at the upper and lower end parts thereof.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an equipment storage rack for storing electronic equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device storage rack for storing an electronic device such as a LAN device is formed by attaching a panel plate to a side surface of a main body framed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a device storage portion provided therein. The conventional mounting of the panel plate is performed by tapping the main body to form a screw hole and fixing the panel plate by screws, or by providing a holding portion 21a at the lower end of the panel plate 21 as shown in FIG. The main body 20 is locked, and the locking member 22 provided on the upper part is fixed to the main body 20 by fixing.

[0003]

In some cases, such equipment racks are used by connecting a plurality of racks. In such a case, it is convenient to use a panel plate as a partition. Therefore, in order to enable connection even when the panel plate is mounted, the panel plate mounting portion of the main body is formed in a concave shape so that the panel plate does not protrude from the main body, and the panel plate is formed in the concave groove. Many are buried inside and assembled. In such a rack, a small gap is always generated between the panel plate and the main body. To improve the appearance, the panel plate is positioned and assembled so that the gap is equal at each position. I was

[0004] However, the above screw type is
Although it is easy to provide the panel plate so that it does not protrude from the main unit, it takes time and effort to adjust the gap between the panel plate and the main unit evenly up, down, left, and right, especially if the panel plate area is large or heavy. Was difficult. Further, in the case of using the locking member, the panel plate can be easily assembled. However, since the locking member is slightly projected, it is difficult to connect the racks while the panel plate is mounted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an equipment storage rack that can easily position a panel plate and can connect racks with the panel plate assembled.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to cover a side opening of a main body framed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a detachable panel plate, and to accommodate a device storage space therein. The formed equipment storage rack, wherein the panel plate has side pieces of a fixed width formed by bending inward at least two upper and lower sides, and a cut groove is formed in the upper and lower two side pieces. It is characterized in that a tongue piece that can be inserted into the cut groove is provided at the panel plate contact position of the main body corresponding to the position of the cut groove.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined thickness is adhered to the bottom of the panel plate, and a predetermined gap is formed at a lower portion of the panel plate when the panel plate is mounted on the main body. It is characterized by being generated.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a device storage rack according to the present invention.
Is a rack body, and 2 is a panel plate covering left and right side surfaces of the body.

The main body 1 comprises a rectangular upper frame 1a, a bottom frame 1b, and an upright frame 1c connecting both at four corners.
The top plate 3 is attached to a and the bottom plate 4 is attached to the bottom frame 1b.
A device storage space 5 is formed inside. At the left and right edges of the side opening, mounting sides 8 provided with screw holes for screwing the panel plate 2 are formed vertically adjacent to the standing frame 1c. The mounting side 8 is formed by reducing the thickness of the panel plate 2 so that the mounted panel plate 2 does not protrude from the main body 1. The mounting side 8 is formed in an L-shaped cross section including a front surface 8a with which the back surface of the panel plate 2 contacts, and an upright surface 8b supporting the front surface. Tongue pieces 9 are formed continuously. This tongue piece 9 is an upright surface 8b
Is formed so as to extend, and is erected toward the front of the opening.

The panel plate 2 has side pieces 2a of a constant width formed by being bent inward on four sides around the panel plate 2 to reinforce the panel plate 2. Further, three screw insertion holes 10 for screwing to the mounting side 8 of the main body 1 are formed at left and right edge portions of the panel plate, respectively. In the side piece 2a, slit-shaped cut grooves 11 for inserting and holding the tongue piece 9 are formed at two positions on the left and right sides respectively corresponding to the tongue piece 9 of the side piece formed on the upper side and the lower side. . Further, a patch 12 made of a rubber material is adhered to the left and right bottom portions, so that when the panel plate 2 is attached to the opening of the main body, a certain gap is formed at the lower portion of the panel plate. The screw insertion hole 10 is formed inside a recessed portion so that the head of the screw to be inserted does not protrude from the panel plate surface. In addition, a gap is formed between the upright frame 1c and the mounting side 8 so that the left and right pieces 2a of the panel plate 2 can be inserted.

The procedure for mounting the panel plate 2 thus formed will be described. The panel plate 2 is arranged at the side opening of the main body 1 and, of the tongue pieces 9 provided at the four corners of the opening, first, the lower tongue 9 The lower side of the panel plate 2, insert the tongue 9 into the notch groove 11 on the lower side, and assemble it.
Then, the panel plate 2 may be screwed to the main body 1 through the screw insertion hole 10. With this simple mounting operation, the panel plate 2 can be mounted at a favorable position in the opening without being disposed obliquely. This is because the tongue piece 9 and the cut groove 1
This is because the upper and lower gaps can be equalized by the backing material 12 by the engagement of the first and second engagement members. Therefore, the gap t can be made constant as shown in the side view of FIG.

As described above, since the positioning can be performed only by a simple operation of inserting the tongue piece into the cut groove without performing a special positioning operation, even a heavy panel plate can be easily positioned and mounted. In addition, by making the backing material 12 of a rubber material, when the panel plate 2 is mounted and operated, the panel plate 2 becomes less slippery, work is easy, and the generation of a contact sound with the main body can be suppressed. Further, since there is no projecting portion, there is no need to remove the panel plate when connecting the racks, and the number of parts is small and easy to manage because no locking tool is used.

In the above embodiment, a rubber plate is used as the backing material. However, another material, for example, a synthetic resin may be used. Alternatively, the protrusion may be formed on the bottom side piece without separately providing the backing material. It can be formed and substituted. Although the side pieces are formed on the four sides around the panel plate, they may be formed only on the two upper and lower sides where the cut grooves are provided.

[0014]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the positioning can be performed only by a simple operation of inserting the tongue piece into the cut groove without performing a special positioning operation. Even a panel board can be easily positioned and assembled. Further, since there is no projecting portion, there is no need to remove the panel plate when connecting the racks, and the number of parts is small and easy to manage because no locking tool is used.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a good gap can be formed between the panel plate and the lower body. Further, if the backing material is made of a rubber material, the panel plate is less slippery and easy to operate when mounting the panel plate, and the generation of a contact sound with the main body can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B show an example of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view of a device storage rack, FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a portion A of a panel plate, and FIG. It is an enlarged view.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a rack to which a panel plate of the equipment storage rack of FIG. 1 is attached.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are cross-sectional explanatory views showing a structure and a mounting procedure of a panel plate of a conventional equipment storage rack; FIGS.
It is attached in order of.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. body, 2. panel panel, 2a side piece, 5. device storage space, 9. tongue piece, 11. cut groove, 12.
-Patch material.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A device storage rack in which a side surface opening of a main body framed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape is covered with a removable panel plate to form a device storage space therein.
At least two upper and lower sides have side pieces of a constant width formed by being bent inward, and a notch groove is formed in the upper and lower two side pieces, and a panel plate contact position of the main body corresponding to the position of the notch groove A device storage rack, characterized in that a tongue piece that can be inserted into a cut groove is provided on the rack. 2. A device storage device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined thickness is adhered to a bottom portion of the panel plate, and a predetermined gap is generated at a lower portion of the panel plate when the panel plate is mounted on the main body. rack.