JP2006303390A - Rack - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack in which side plates on both sides of a main body are easily attached or detached even at a confined space. <P>SOLUTION: The rack is formed in a reverse C-shape by a tabular top plate 2 and a tabular bottom plate 3 in face to face with each other, and by a tabular back plate 4 that connects the back ends of the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3. The rack comprises the main body 1 which is open in front and on both sides; a pair of supports 5 for supporting between the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 at the front end of the top plate 2 and bottom plate 3; and a tabular lid body 6 and two tabular side plates 7a, 7b which cover the front face and both side surfaces of the main body 1, respectively. Each of the top plate 2, bottom plate 3, and both side ends of the back plate 4 of the main body 1 is provided with a groove 18. The side plates 7a, 7b each slidably fits the groove 18 from the front, thus making it easy to attach/detach the side plates. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rack for storing electronic equipment.

As a conventional rack of this type, there is one shown in Patent Document 1. FIG. 7 shows an exploded perspective view of a conventional example. The rack of the conventional example has a substantially U-shape in which a lower plate member 10 and both side portions 30 and 40 extending from both front surfaces of the lower plate member 10 to the upper surface side are connected to the lower plate member 10 by a parallel connection portion 50. A front plate member 20 having a shape, a back plate portion 70 attached to the back side of the lower plate member 10, and an upper plate portion 80 connected to the upper end of the back plate portion 70 and facing the lower plate member 10. A substantially L-shaped upper back member 60 and a side surface side formed between the upper back member 60 and the front plate member 20 by being attached to the upper plate portion 80 and the lower plate member 10 of the upper back member 60. The two side members 90 and 100 that close the space and the door 110 that closes the space on the front surface formed between the lower plate member 10 and the front plate member 20 are formed on the upper back member 60 and the two side members 90 and 100, respectively. A wire insertion hole 21 for a power supply line and a control line to the electronic device is provided. Here, the both side members 90, 100 hook the hooking claws 83 provided at the upper end portions of the both side members 90, 100 in the hooking holes 82 of the dropping piece 81 formed on both sides of the upper plate portion 80 of the upper back member 60. At the same time, since the lower end portions of both side members 90 and 100 are screwed to the rising piece 101 provided on the lower plate member 10, only the screws at the lower end portions of the both side members 90 and 100 are attached and detached. Both side members 90 and 100 can be attached and detached, making assembly work easier, and when connecting control lines and power lines to electronic devices, work can be done simply by attaching or detaching either side member 90 or 100. Since it can be performed, the installation and removal work is facilitated.
JP 2000-349468 A

  However, in the above-described conventional example, both side members 90 and 100 are attached and detached by screwing the lower end portions of both side members 90 and 100 and the rising piece 101 provided on the lower plate member 10. In places where the space is small, it is difficult to attach and remove screws, and therefore it is difficult to attach and remove both side members 90 and 100.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a rack that facilitates attachment and removal of side plates on both sides of a main body even in a small space.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 includes a flat plate-like upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, and a flat plate-like back plate portion that connects the rear ends of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. A main body that is formed in a letter shape and has an open front surface and both side surfaces, a pair of columns that support the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion at the front end portions of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and the front surface and both side surfaces of the main body, respectively. A rack having a flat lid and side plates to cover, and grooves are provided in the front and rear direction on both side ends of the upper plate portion and lower plate portion of the main body, and the side plates are slidably fitted into the grooves from the front. I try to match.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a standing piece bent in a direction approaching each other at both end portions of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion and the back plate portion on the main body, and a tip of the standing piece The folded portion is formed of a folded piece in which the bent portion is bent inward, and a front end portion of the folded piece is formed of an opposing piece that is bent in parallel with the standing piece. An L-shaped fixed piece attached in a contact state from the plate portion, the lower plate portion, and the back plate portion to the standing piece, and a tip portion of the fixed piece are bent in parallel with the folded piece. A reinforcing member comprising a second folded piece extending inward and a second facing piece in which the tip of the second folded piece is bent in a direction parallel to the facing piece and facing the facing piece is attached. A groove is formed by a space formed by the opposing piece, the second folded piece, and the second opposing piece.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the lid body is provided with an internal piece that is bent from both sides to the back side and parallel to the front surface of the lid body on both side surfaces thereof, The front end is formed in a size that protrudes to the front side of the lid body from the inner piece in a state where it is in contact with the back plate portion, and the inner piece is in contact with the side surface of the side plate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the tip end portion of the indwelling piece is gradually inclined toward the front surface of the lid body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a groove is provided in the front and rear direction at both end portions of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion of the main body, and the side plate is fitted into the groove by sliding from the front to the groove. It is not necessary to attach the side plate from the outside in both directions, and the side plate can be easily attached in a place where the space in the both sides of the main body is small.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the reinforcing member is attached in a contact state over the upper plate portion, the lower plate portion and the standing piece of the main body, and is a space constituted by the reinforcing member and the bent portion of the main body. Since the groove is formed, it is difficult to be deformed even when force is applied from the side plate, and the groove becomes strong.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the side plate is hardly warped by causing the indwelling piece provided on the lid to abut the side surface of the side plate and sandwiching the side plate with the side surface of the support column.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is easy to attach the lid to the main body, and the side plate is located on the outer side by inclining the tip of the internal piece provided on the lid toward the tip toward the front of the lid. Even when warped, the lid can be easily attached to the side plate.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the rack according to this embodiment includes a flat plate-like upper plate 2, a lower plate portion 3, and a flat plate that connects the upper plate portion 2 and the rear end of the lower plate portion 3. A body 1 which is formed in a U shape by the portion 4 and whose front and both side surfaces are open, and a pair of support columns 5 which support the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 at the front end portions of the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3; The main body 1 includes a flat lid 6 and two flat side plates 7a and 7b that cover the front and both sides of the main body 1, respectively. Further, grooves 18 are provided in the front and rear directions at both end portions of the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3, and the side plates 7a and 7b are fitted into the grooves 18 so as to be slidable from the front.

  The upper plate portion 2, the lower plate portion 3, and the back plate portion 4 are made of metal plates, and the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 are formed in the same flat plate shape. The front end of the upper plate 2 and the lower plate 3 are formed by bending the front end into a U-shape and support the upper and lower ends of the lid 6 that closes the space on the front side of the main body 1. The lid support portions 13 are provided over the width direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 are provided with standing pieces 8a bent in directions close to each other at both end portions thereof, and tip portions of the standing pieces 8a. Each of the folded portions 8b is formed of a folded piece 8b bent in a direction and a facing piece 8c in which a tip portion of the folded piece 8b is bent in parallel with the standing piece 8a. Inside the portion 8, an L-shaped fixing piece 9a attached in a contact state from the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 to the standing piece 8a, and a tip portion of the fixing piece 9a are folded pieces 8b. The second folded piece 9b that is bent in parallel and extends inward from the folded piece 8b, and the tip of the second folded piece 9b is folded in a direction parallel to the opposing piece 8c and facing the opposing piece 8c. A reinforcing member 9 comprising a bent second opposing piece 9c is attached, and is composed of an opposing piece 8c, a second folded piece 9b, and a second opposing piece 9c. The groove 18 is formed by that space.

  Reinforcing members 9 are attached in a contact state from the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 to the standing piece 8a, and are provided at both ends of the reinforcing member 9, and the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3, respectively. Since the grooves 18 are respectively formed with the bent portions 8, when the side plates 7 a and 7 b are slid into the grooves 18, even if a force is applied from the side plates 7 a and 7 b, the side plates 7 a and 7 b are hardly deformed and become strong.

  Inside the main body 1, a metal plate is bent and formed in a U shape, and an attachment member 12 for attaching an electronic device 15 (for example, a network device such as a hub) is provided. Two metal mounting rails 11 for mounting are respectively mounted above and below the inner surface of the back plate portion 4 in the width direction. The attachment member 12 is attached to these attachment rails 11 by screwing the upper end and the lower end of the back plate portion of the attachment member 12.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the bent portion 8 and the reinforcing member 9 are also provided in the vertical direction at both end portions of the back plate portion 4, and the side plates 7a and 7b are formed in the groove 18 of the back plate portion 4 constituted by these. By fitting the rear end portions, the side plates 7a and 7b are hardly warped and the effect of improving the hermeticity of the rack is also obtained.

  The two support columns 5 are made of metal and have a rectangular tube shape that is long in the vertical direction, and are arranged at two front corners of the lower plate portion 1 to support the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3. The side plates 7 a and 7 b are in contact with the outer side surfaces of the columns 5 and support the side plates 7 a and 7 b together with the grooves 18. Further, a lid attachment portion 14 for attaching the lid 6 to the front surface of the main body 1 is screwed above the support column 5. The lid attaching portion 14 is a metal plate bent in a U shape, and is provided with a screw hole at one end thereof and screwed to the column 5. A mounting hole 14a cut out in a rectangular shape is provided at the center of the surface facing the surface provided with the screw holes.

  The lid body 6 is formed of a metal plate, and vent holes 6a for releasing heat generated by the electronic device 15 are provided in the width direction above and below the front surface of the lid body 6, respectively. The vent 6a is configured by combining a vertically long slit and a horizontally long slit step by step. A window hole 6b through which a lock mechanism portion 19 for attaching the lid body 6 to the front surface of the main body 1 is inserted is provided immediately below both end portions of the upper ventilation hole 6a. The lock mechanism 19 houses an engagement portion 19a that engages with an attachment hole 14a provided in the lid attachment portion 14, a lock release lever 19b that interlocks with the engagement portion 19a, and an engagement portion 19a. And a case 19c.

  The engaging portion 19a has a trapezoidal shape in a plan view in which an inclined surface is provided along one side of the mounting hole 14a. Although not shown, the engaging portion 19a is biased by a spring in a direction protruding from the case 19c. The case 19c has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is hollow inside, and houses the engaging portion 19a and a spring that urges the engaging portion 19a with elasticity. The lock release lever 19b has a flat plate shape with a knob at the center, is slidably attached to the front surface (the lower surface in FIG. 4) of the case 19c, and protrudes from the window hole 6b on the front surface of the lid 6. By sliding the lock release lever inward, the engaging portion 19a is housed in the case 19c.

  In order to attach the lid body 6 to the main body 1, first, when the lid body 6 is pressed against the front surface of the main body 1, the inclined surface of the engaging portion 19 a comes into contact with the lid body attaching portion 14, and the inclined surface is pushed. The joint portion 19a is retracted into the storage portion 19c. When the engaging portion 19a comes to the position of the mounting hole 14a, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portion 19a is inserted into and engaged with the mounting hole 14a by the elasticity of the spring, and the lid 6 is placed on the front surface of the main body 1. Can be fixed. The lid 6 is removed by sliding the lock release levers 19c inward, retracting the engaging portions 19a into the storage portions 19c, and removing them from the mounting holes 14a.

  The side plates 7a and 7b are made of different materials. The side plate 7a is formed in a flat plate shape with a transparent or semi-transparent acrylic resin so that the state of the power indicator lamp of the electronic device 15 in the rack can be seen from the outside. Here, since the acrylic resin is weaker than metal and weak against temperature change, the acrylic resin side plate 7a may warp. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the lid body 6 is provided with an internal piece 6 c that is bent from both sides to the back side and parallel to the front surface of the lid body 6 on both sides, and the internal piece 6 c is a side surface of the side plate 7 a. The side plate 7 a is supported by sandwiching the side plate 7 a between the inner piece 6 c and the side surface of the support column 5. This makes it difficult to warp the side plate 7a made of a material that is more likely to warp than metal, such as acrylic resin.

  The side plate 7b is composed of a flat metal plate, and as shown in FIG. 6, vent holes 16a and 16b are provided in the width direction above and below, respectively. These vent holes 16a and 16b are configured by stepwise combining a vertically long slit and a horizontally long slit, and a narrow portion between adjacent slits can be easily cut out. The cable insertion hole 17 through which 15 power cables and the like pass can be easily provided, and the size of the cable insertion hole 17 can be freely selected according to the thickness and number of cables.

  Here, the rack assembling method of this embodiment will be described. First, the electronic device 15 is attached to the attachment member 12. At this time, the cable insertion hole 17 is provided by cutting the ventilation hole 16b of the side plate 7b according to the thickness and number of cables of the electronic device 15. Next, the upper and lower ends of the side plates 7a and 7b are fitted into the grooves 18 provided in the upper plate portion 2 and the lower plate portion 3 from the front of the main body 1, respectively, and the side plates 7a and 7b are fitted by sliding. Finally, the lid body 6 is pressed from the front of the main body 1, and the engagement portions 19 a provided in the lock mechanism portion 19 are engaged with the attachment holes 14 a of the lid body attachment portion 14 provided in the column 5, respectively. It is completed by attaching the body 6 to the front surface of the main body 1. A perspective view of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Thus, the rack of this embodiment can be easily assembled, and the side plates 7a and 7b are slid and fitted into the grooves 18 from the front of the main body 1. Therefore, even in a place where the space on both side surfaces of the main body 1 is small. Easy assembly work.

  By the way, when attaching the cover body 6, it is good to incline in the direction in which the front-end | tip part of the internal piece 6c approaches the front surface of the cover body 6 toward the front end in the internal piece 6c, as shown in FIG. In this case, when the lid body 6 is pressed against the front surface of the main body 1 and attached, the end faces of the side plates 7a and 7b facing the lid body 6 extend along the inclined surface of the internal piece 6c and the side surfaces of the internal piece 6c and the column 5 Therefore, the lid 6 can be easily attached. Further, even if the side plates 7a and 7b are warped, the side plates 7a and 7b can be easily fitted to the lid body 6 along the inclination of the inherent piece 6c.

It is a disassembled perspective view of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of a structure of the groove | channel 18 same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the internal piece 6c same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the other form of the internal piece 6c same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the cable penetration hole 17 same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Upper board part 3 Lower board part 4 Back board part 5 Support | pillar 6 Lid body 7a, 7b Side board 18 Groove

Claims (4)

  A main body having a U-shape formed by a flat plate-like upper plate portion and a lower plate portion and an upper plate portion and a flat plate-like back plate portion connecting the rear ends of the lower plate portion and having the front surface and both side surfaces open; A pair of struts that support the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion at the front end portion of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and a flat lid and side plates that respectively cover the front surface and both side surfaces of the main body, A rack characterized in that grooves are provided in the front and rear direction at both end portions of the plate portion and the lower plate portion, and the side plate is slidably fitted into the groove from the front.   The main body includes an upright piece bent in a direction close to each other at both end portions of the upper plate portion, the lower plate portion, and the back plate portion, and a folded portion in which a tip portion of the upright piece is bent inward. A bent portion comprising a piece and a facing piece in which a tip portion of the folded piece is bent in parallel with the standing piece, and an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, and a back plate are provided inside the bent portion. The L-shaped fixed piece attached in a contact state from the part to the standing piece, and the second end of the fixed piece bent in parallel with the folded piece and extending inward from the folded piece A reinforcing member comprising a folded piece and a second opposed piece in which the tip of the second folded piece is bent in a direction parallel to the opposed piece and opposed to the opposed piece is attached, and the opposed piece and the second folded piece are attached. The rack according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed by a space constituted by the second opposing piece.   The lid body includes an inward piece that is bent from both sides to the back side and parallel to the front surface of the lid body on both side surfaces, and the front end of the side plate is in contact with the back plate portion. The rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rack is formed to have a size protruding toward the front side of the lid body rather than a piece, and the inner piece is in contact with a side surface of the side plate. The rack according to claim 3, wherein a tip portion of the internal piece is inclined in a direction approaching the front surface of the lid body toward the tip.

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