JP2012204516A - Cabinet connection structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cabinet connection structure that decreases the number of components when three or more cabinets are provided successively in a right-left direction, and also facilitates operation of fixing them on an installation floor.SOLUTION: On opposite surfaces of first racks 1a, 1b to be connected, a bottom-side fixation member 6 is fixed to a frame member 3b constituting a bottom part, and fixation holes 7, 7 are provided to a front end and a rear end thereof. A top-side fixation member 11 is fixed to a frame member 4b constituting a top plate, and fixation holes 12, 12 are provided to a front end and a rear end thereof. As the first rack 1a and first rack 1b are connected by connecting front ends and rear ends of top-side fixation members 11 to each other with a top-side connection member 23 while connecting front ends and rear ends of bottom-side fixation members 6 to each other with a bottom-side connection member 21, so that a new second rack 2 can be formed between the first rack 1a and first rack 1b.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cabinet connection structure for connecting cabinets such as racks that can store rack-mount type electric devices, for example.

  Conventionally, for example, a rack described in Patent Document 1 is known as a rack that can store a rack-mount type electric device that is an example of a cabinet. This rack is made by connecting a top frame and a bottom frame formed by assembling four frame members into a quadrilateral shape by four pillar members that are long in the vertical direction, and if necessary, a door is provided at the front opening. The side plate, top plate, bottom plate, and the like are attached to the side, top, bottom, and other openings so that they can be closed. When using racks, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of racks 71, 71,... Therefore, conventionally, adjacent racks 71 and 71 are connected to each other using connecting members 72 and 72 as shown in FIG. The connecting member 72 is a belt-like metal plate that is long in the left-right direction, and screw holes are provided at both left and right ends, and the connecting member 72 is installed between the top plates of the adjacent racks 71, 71. As a result, the racks 71 and 71 can be connected to each other.

JP 2003-70110 A

  However, when the above-described conventional cabinet connection structure is adopted, for example, when three cabinets are connected, naturally three cabinets are required, which increases the number of parts and increases manufacturing costs and transportation costs. is there. Further, when fixing a plurality of cabinets to the installation floor surface, the four corners of the bottom frame of each cabinet must be anchored, and there is a problem that the installation work becomes complicated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in the case where three or more cabinets are connected in the left-right direction, the number of parts can be reduced, and the work for fixing to the installation floor surface is possible. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a cabinet connection structure that can be simplified.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is a cabinet connection structure for connecting the first cabinets formed by assembling a plurality of frame members in a rectangular shape. On the outer surface of the first cabinet that faces the other first cabinet, a bottom-side fixing portion is provided at each end of the frame member that constitutes the bottom portion, and the frame member that constitutes the top portion. A ceiling fixing portion is provided at each end, and the bottom fixing portions facing each other at the bottom are connected by columnar bottom connecting members, respectively, while the ceiling fixing portions facing each other at the ceiling are connected to each other by a column-shaped ceiling. The first cabinets are connected to each other by being connected by side connecting members, and a second cabinet can be formed between the first cabinets.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a locking piece that can be locked to the top-side fixing portion is provided at both ends of the top-side connecting member, and the locking piece After the top-side connecting member is once locked to the top-side fixing portion, the top-side connecting member and the top-side fixing portion in the locked state can be fixed.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the cabinet is a rack capable of storing a rack mount type electrical device, and the outer surface of the bottom portion and the top portion of the first cabinet is provided. A mount angle fixing portion capable of fixing the mount angle is provided, and the second cabinet can also be configured as a rack by fixing the mount angle to the mount angle fixing portion.

According to the present invention, the bottom-side fixed parts facing each other at the bottom are connected by the columnar bottom-side connecting members, respectively, while the top-side fixed parts at the top facing each other are connected by the column-shaped top-side connecting members, respectively. Thus, the first cabinets can be connected to each other and the second cabinet can be formed between the first cabinets. Therefore, in the past, when three cabinets were connected in series, it was necessary to prepare three entire cabinets. In the present invention, the entire two cabinets, a pair of bottom side connecting members, and a pair of top side connecting members. And that's fine. Therefore, the number of parts constituting the second cabinet is smaller than that of the conventional one, and the manufacturing cost, the transportation cost, etc. can be reduced, and when fixing the cabinet row formed by connecting the cabinets to the installation floor surface, About the 2nd cabinet, you may anchor-fix only one central location of a bottom side connection member, and installation work will also become easy.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking pieces that can be locked to the top-side fixing portion are provided at both ends of the top-side connecting member, and the top-side connecting member is temporarily fixed to the top side by the locking pieces. After being locked to the portion, the top side connecting member and the top side fixing portion in the locked state can be fixed. Therefore, it is possible to very easily connect high places that are generally difficult to perform.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the cabinet is a rack, the mount angle fixing portion capable of fixing the mount angle is provided on the outer surface of the bottom and top of the first cabinet, and the second cabinet is racked. Since the mount angle is fixed to the first cabinet, the load related to the second cabinet can be distributed to both first racks. Therefore, when fixing the second cabinet to the installation floor surface, it is only necessary to fix the anchor only at the center position of the bottom side connecting member as described above, and the mount angle and the mount angle are attached to the bottom side connecting member and the top side connecting member. It is not necessary to provide sufficient strength to support the weight of the electric device mounted on the device, and can be configured at low cost.

It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the rack row | line | column formed by connecting the several rack body in the left-right direction. It is explanatory drawing which expanded and showed the area | region A in FIG. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the rack row | line | column which made the connection part the exploded state. It is explanatory drawing which expanded and showed the area | region B in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the rack row | line from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which decomposed | disassembled the rack row | line. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the conventional rack row | line | column. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the connection structure of the conventional racks.

  Hereinafter, the cabinet connection structure which becomes one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. In the present embodiment, a rack that is an example of a cabinet will be described.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing a rack row 10 in which a plurality of rack bodies are connected in the left-right direction, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an area A in FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing the rack row 10 in which the connecting portions are in an exploded state, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an enlarged region B in FIG.
The rack row 10 is composed of three rack bodies connected in the left-right direction, and connects a pair of first racks 1a, 1b installed in the front-rear reverse direction and the first racks 1a, 1b in the left-right direction. Thus, the second rack 2 is formed between the first racks 1a and 1b. The first rack 1a connects the four frame members 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d to form the bottom frame, and connects the four frame members 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d to form the top frame. The top frame and the bottom frame are connected by four column members 5, 5,..., That is, a plurality of frame members are assembled in a rectangular shape. Further, a columnar bottom side fixing member 6 that is long in the front-rear direction for fixing the bottom side connecting member 21 is fixed to the outer surface of the frame member 3b that forms the right side when viewed from the front of the bottom frame, Fixing holes 7 for screwing the bottom side connecting member 21 are formed in the front end and the rear end of the bottom side fixing member 6, respectively. A mount angle fixing member 8 capable of fixing the mount angle 22 is fixed to the outer surface of the frame member 3b above the bottom side fixing member 6. The mount angle fixing member 8 is a columnar body whose upper surface is a tapered surface whose upper surface is inclined downward for the purpose of improving the strength, and the mount angle fixing for fixing the mount angle 22 on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of holes 9, 9... Are provided in the front-rear direction. Therefore, by selecting the mount angle fixing holes 9, 9... For fixing the mount angle 22, the fixing position of the mount angle 22 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, the top side fixing member 11 for fixing the top side connecting member 23 is fixed to the outer surface of the frame member 4b that forms the right side when viewed from the front of the top frame. The top-side fixing member 11 is formed in a bowl shape that is U-shaped in a front view and is long in the front-rear direction, and can lock the locking piece 24 of the top-side connecting member 23 from above, and its front end In addition, fixing holes 12 for screwing the top-side connecting member 23 in a locked state are formed in the rear end. Further, the top-side connecting member 23 is also provided with mount angle fixing holes 9, 9.
The first rack 1b is such that the front and rear of the first rack 1a are reversed as described above, and the bottom side fixing member 6, the mount angle fixing member 8, the top side fixing member 11 and the like are on the left side when viewed from the front. The posture is the same as that of the first rack 1a. In addition, in each of the first racks 1a and 1b, mount angles 15, 15,.

  The bottom-side connecting member 21 is formed as a box-like column that opens upward by folding and folding the front side, the rear side, and the left and right ends of the metal plate that is long in the left-right direction. The length in the direction is substantially the same as the length in the left-right direction as the frame member 3a of the first rack 1a. Further, screw holes 25 for fixing the bottom side connecting member 21 to the bottom side fixing members 6 of the first racks 1a and 1b are provided on both left and right end surfaces. Furthermore, an anchor fixing bolt hole (not shown) for fixing the bottom side connecting member 21 to the installation floor surface is provided on the bottom surface at a substantially central position in the left-right direction.

  On the other hand, the top connecting member 23 is formed as a box-like column that opens downward by folding and folding the front side, the rear side, and the left and right ends of the metal plate that is long in the left-right direction downward and forward and backward. The length in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the length in the left-right direction as the frame member 4a of the first rack 1a. The left and right ends of the top-side connecting member 23 are provided with locking pieces 24 by bending downward, and the locking pieces 24 are connected to the top-side fixing members 11 of the first racks 1a and 1b. A screw hole 26 for fixing is provided. In addition, the strength of the bottom side connecting member 21 is higher than the strength of the top side connecting member 23.

  When connecting the first racks 1a and 1b using the bottom side connecting member 21 and the top side connecting member 23, first, the first racks 1a and 1b are set in a posture that is reversed in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval as described above. The bottom side fixing member 6 and the top side fixing member 11 are opposed to each other. The bottom side connecting members 21 and 21 are first installed between the bottom side fixing members 6 and 6 by screwing, and the front end of the bottom frame of the first rack 1a, the front end of the bottom frame of the first rack 1b, and the first The rear end of the bottom frame of the rack 1a is connected to the rear end of the bottom frame of the first rack 1b. Next, after each locking piece 24 of the top side connecting members 23 and 23 is locked to the top side fixing member 11, the top side connecting members 23 and 23 in the locked state are fixed to the top side fixing member by screwing. 11, the front end of the top frame of the first rack 1a and the front end of the top frame of the first rack 1b, and the rear end of the top rack of the first rack 1a and the rear end of the top rack of the first rack 1b. Can be connected. Finally, if the mount angles 22, 22,... Are fixed to the desired mount angle fixing holes 9, 9,..., The two first racks 1a, 1b are connected, and the first rack 1a is connected with the connection. The second rack 2 is formed between 1b, and the rack row 10 in which the three rack bodies are continuously arranged as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 is assembled.

  According to the rack connection structure having the above-described configuration, the bottom-side fixing member 6 is fixed to the frame member 3b constituting the bottom portion on the opposing surfaces of the first racks 1a and 1b to be connected, and the front end and the rear Fixing holes 7 and 7 are provided at the ends, the top fixing member 11 is fixed to the frame member 4b constituting the top, and fixing holes 12 and 12 are provided at the front end and the rear end, respectively, to fix the bottom side. The front ends and the rear ends of the member 6 (that is, the bottom-side fixing portions that face each other at the bottom) are connected by the bottom-side connecting member 21, respectively, while the front ends and the rear ends of the top-side fixing member 11 (that is, When the first rack 1a and the first rack 1b are connected by connecting the opposing top-side fixing portions) with the top-side connecting member 23, a new second rack 2 is provided between the racks 1a and 1b. Can form . Therefore, conventionally, when three racks are connected in series, it is necessary to prepare three rack bodies as shown in FIG. 8, but according to this embodiment, two first racks 1a, Only the necessary number of mount angles 22, 22... Are required, including the 1 b main body, the pair of front and rear bottom connecting members 21 and 21, the pair of front and rear top connecting members 23 and 23. Therefore, the number of parts related to the rack body corresponding to the second rack 2 is smaller than in the prior art, and the manufacturing cost, the transportation cost, etc. can be reduced, and when the rack row 10 is fixed to the installation floor surface, As for the two racks 2, only one central portion of the bottom side connecting member 21 needs to be anchored, and installation work is facilitated. When the second rack 2 is transported, it is disassembled as shown in FIG. 6, and the top side fixing member 11 and the bottom side connecting member 21 are stored in the first racks 1a and 1b and transported. Further space saving can be achieved.

Further, the top-side connecting member 23 is provided with locking pieces 24 and 24 that can be locked to the top-side fixing member 11, and when the top-side connecting members 23 connect the top frames of the first racks 1a and 1b to each other. First, the locking pieces 24, 24 are used to lock the top side fixing members 11, 11, and then they can be connected by screws or the like. Therefore, it is possible to very easily connect high places that are generally difficult to perform.
Further, for the mount angles 22, 22... Located in the second rack 2, the mount angle fixing member 8 provided in the first rack 1 a, 1 b, not the bottom side connection member 21 or the top side connection member 23, Since it fixes to the top side fixing member 11, the load concerning the 2nd rack 2 can be disperse | distributed to 1st rack 1a, 1b. Therefore, as described above, it is only necessary to fix the anchor at the center position of the bottom side connecting member 21, and to the bottom side connecting member 21 and the top side connecting member 23, the mount angle 22 and the electrical equipment mounted on the mount angle 22 It is not necessary to provide sufficient strength to support the weight and can be configured at low cost.

  In addition, the cabinet connection structure which concerns on this invention is not limited to the aspect of the said embodiment at all, The structure of the location concerning connection can be suitably changed as needed not to mention the structure of the cabinet itself. .

For example, the bottom-side fixing member 6, the mount angle fixing member 8, and the top-side fixing member 11 may be integrally formed with the first racks 1a and 1b (that is, as the bottom-side fixing portion, the top-side fixing portion, and the like). And may be detachable from the first racks 1a and 1b as needed.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the structure of the bottom side connection member 21 and the top side connection member 23 differs in the presence or absence of the locking piece 24, etc., either one structure is employ | adopted for the other (for example, engagement). A top connection member or the like having no stop piece is also possible. With such a configuration, there is an effect that the number of parts can be further reduced.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, only three rack bodies are provided continuously, but it is also possible to provide five or more rack bodies, in which case the bottom side fixing members 6 are provided on the left and right side surfaces. The first rack to which the top fixing member 11 is fixed may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bottom side fixing member 6 and the top side fixing member 11 are formed long in the front-rear direction, and the fixing holes 7 and 12 are provided at the front and rear ends thereof. It is also possible to employ a configuration in which a bottom side fixing part and a top side fixing part having fixing holes are provided at the front end and the rear end of the frame members 3b and 4b, respectively. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the mount angle fixing holes 9, 9... Are formed in the top side fixing member 11. However, the mount angle fixing member 8 is provided below the top side fixing member 11 as in the bottom side. There is no problem even if it is configured to be provided.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, a rack that is an example of a cabinet is described. However, the cabinet connection structure according to the present invention is suitable for connection of other cabinets for storing electrical devices other than the rack mount type. Can be adopted.

  1a, 1b ··· 1st rack, 2 ··· 2nd rack, 3a to 3d, 4a to 4d · · frame member, 5 · · pillar member, 6 · · bottom side fixing member (bottom side fixing portion), 7 · · Fixing hole (bottom side fixing portion), 8 ·· Mount angle fixing member, 9 · · Mounting angle fixing hole, 10 · · Rack row, 11 · · Top side fixing member (top side fixing portion), 12 · · Fixing Holes (top side fixing part), 15, 22 ... mount angle, 21 ... bottom side connecting member, 23 ... top side connecting member, 24 ... locking pieces, 25, 26 ... screw holes.

Claims (3)

A cabinet connection structure for connecting the first cabinets formed by assembling a plurality of frame members in a rectangular shape,
In each of the outer surfaces of each of the first cabinets and facing the other of the first cabinets, the frame members constituting the top portion are provided with bottom side fixing portions at both ends of the frame member constituting the bottom portion, respectively. Each side is provided with a ceiling fixing part,
By connecting the bottom-side fixing parts facing each other with a columnar bottom-side connecting member while connecting the top-side fixing parts facing each other with a column-shaped top-side connecting member,
A cabinet connection structure characterized in that the first cabinets are connected to each other and a second cabinet can be formed between the first cabinets.   Locking pieces that can be locked to the top-side fixing portion are provided at both ends of the top-side connecting member, and the top-side connecting member is once locked to the top-side fixing portion by the locking pieces. 2. The cabinet connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the top side connection member and the top side fixing portion in a locked state can be fixed later.   The cabinet is a rack that can store a rack mount type electric device, and a mount angle fixing portion that can fix a mount angle is provided on the bottom surface and the outer surface of the top portion of the first cabinet, and the mount angle fixing is performed. The cabinet connection structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second cabinet can also be configured as a rack by fixing the mount angle to a portion.

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