JP3069774B2 - Storage cabinet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage cabinet, and more particularly, to a storage cabinet suitable for storing various electronic devices such as computers and communication devices therein as storage objects.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computer networks have rapidly spread, and there has been an increasing tendency for network electronic devices, such as hubs and patch panels, to be arranged in office departments. Conventionally, such electronic devices are housed using a rack generally called a 19-inch rack.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional 19-inch rack. In this figure, a rack 50 includes a bottom wall 51, a pair of side walls 52 connected to left and right sides of the bottom wall 51, and a top plate 5 disposed at the upper end of these side walls 52.
3 and a back plate 54 disposed at the rear end of the side wall 52 and the top plate 53, and the front side is formed in an open shape.
A shelf member 55 is provided between the side walls 52 so as to be appropriately attachable so as to be a multi-stage type, and a computer or an electronic device W for a network can be mounted on the shelf member 55.

According to such a 19-inch rack, electronic devices can be arranged neatly in a fixed storage space.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned 1
For a 9-inch rack, when performing wiring work, etc.
Generally, the back plate 54 is detached, and the work of attaching and detaching the back plate 54 is required every time the wiring change inevitably required by the replacement work of the mounting equipment is required, which is troublesome. Brings inconvenience.
In particular, when the back plate 54 is disposed at a position in contact with the wall surface, it is necessary to spend a great deal of effort in wiring work, and in some cases, various electronic devices W on the shelf member 55 are removed. There is also the disadvantage that it must be done. Therefore, in order to avoid such inconvenience, it is necessary to install the back plate 54 at a position away from the wall surface so as not to hinder the attaching / detaching work, and the inconvenience that the installation location is limited also occurs. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such conventional inconveniences, and its object is to select an installation location arbitrarily and to perform wiring work for electronic equipment to be housed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage cabinet capable of performing such operations simply and quickly.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a storage cabinet according to the present invention has a predetermined space inside and a closed-type cabinet body partially provided with a door, Placed inside the cabinet body and with the door open
And a housing unit of an electronic device such as a possible, the housing Yoo
The knit consists of a pair of upper and lower holding plates,
Two shaft-shaped connecting frames before and after connecting each other
And the storage unit is pulled out of the cabinet body.
Access to the back of the storage unit when
The configuration is such that a space to accommodate is formed . By adopting such a configuration, the stored electronic device can be entirely exposed to the outside of the storage cabinet, and the replacement of the electronic device and the change of wiring can be easily performed. Further, there is no problem at all in disposing the storage cabinet in contact with the wall surface. Furthermore,
By adopting the shaft-shaped connecting frame,
Space can be formed large, further improving the wiring work
In addition to being able to achieve simplicity, maintenance and inspection work of electronic equipment is also possible.
It can be easily performed.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The connecting frame according to the present invention
Is located inside the left and right ends of the holding plate.
It may be connected to the holding plate.

[0009]

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a storage cabinet according to the present embodiment. In this figure, a storage cabinet 10 includes a cabinet main body 11 formed in a vertically elongated box shape, and a storage unit 12 that is housed in the cabinet main body 11 so as to be able to be taken in and out.

The cabinet body 11 is constructed by combining a plurality of frames vertically and horizontally to form a frame and fixing a panel to the frame. That is,
The cabinet body 11 includes a square base 15 installed on the floor, a pair of side walls 16 located on both left and right sides of the base 15, and a top plate 17 disposed between upper ends of the side walls 16.
A back plate 19 disposed at the rear ends of the side walls 16 and the top plate 17; and a door 20 hingedly connected to each front side of the pair of side walls 16 so as to be able to open and close, and the bottom is closed by the floor surface. It is provided in an open shape.

An exhaust device 23 is disposed in the area of the top plate 17 so as to discharge exhaust heat filling the cabinet body 11 to the outside. An air intake passage 25 is formed at a lower position of the door 20 so that this release can be actively backed up.

The storage unit 12 includes a pair of upper and lower plate-like holding plates 30 and a pair of holding plates 3.
It is composed of a connecting frame 31 made of two pieces of square wood before and after zero, and a plurality of shelf members 33 fixed to the connecting frame 31 so that the height position can be adjusted. Various electronic devices W can be mounted on each shelf member 33. Here, the front and rear two connection frames 31 are located at positions inside the left and right ends of the holding plate 30,
The holding plate 30 is firmly connected to the holding plate 30 via a means such as welding, so that spaces C that allow access to the rear of the storage unit 12 are formed on the left and right sides, respectively. The width of the connection frame 31 is set to be the same as the width of a conventional 19-inch rack.

The storage unit 12 is provided movably back and forth through a guide mechanism 35 disposed between each of the upper and lower holding plates 30 and the side wall 16 of the cabinet body 10. The guide mechanism 35 is connected to the side plate 16.
And a guide rod 37 fixed to both end faces of the holding plate 30 and capable of being received by the guide rail 36.

A handle 38 is fixed to the connecting frame 31 shown on the near side in FIG.
To perform the work of putting the storage unit 12 in and out.

In the above configuration, the storage unit 12
Is always stored in the cabinet body 11 and the door 20
Is set to the closed position, the electronic device W is normally housed in a closed state. The cable 40 connected to each electronic device W hangs down from the bottom of the cabinet body 11 and is led out to a free access floor laid below the floor (not shown). At this time, the cable 40
The storage unit 12 is routed in a state where a certain slack is applied so that inadvertent pulling or the like is not applied by the front-rear movement of the storage unit 12.

Here, when the electronic device W is replaced or the wiring is changed, the storage unit 12 may be pulled out to the near side. This allows access to the rear of the storage unit 12 from the space C described above, and allows wiring work to be performed in a relatively spacious space.
After the work is completed, the storage unit 12 may be stored in the cabinet body 11 again.

It should be noted that the guide mechanism 35 in the above embodiment is used.
Are provided in a structure capable of withstanding the load of the entire storage unit 12, but in order to avoid an overload on the guide mechanism 35, a caster or the like which can be installed on the floor on the lower surface of the lower holding plate 30 in front of the lower surface. Can also be provided. On this occasion,
In order to store the storage unit 12 in the cabinet body 11 so as not to obstruct the closing of the door 20, the base 15
It is sufficient to form a caster storage space or the like on the front side of the vehicle.

Further, the connecting frame 3 in the above-described embodiment is used.
1 is not limited to the case of using four, and each connecting frame 3 before and after
An additional connecting frame may be provided between them. In short, the present invention can make changes as long as it does not hinder wiring work, maintenance and inspection of equipment.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the type in which the storage unit 12 can be taken in and out at a position on the front side of the cabinet main body 11 is illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be made to be able to take in and out in the horizontal direction.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the storage unit of the electronic device arranged in the cabinet main body is provided so as to be able to be taken in and out, the stored electronic device is entirely exposed outside the storage cabinet. This makes it possible to easily replace the electronic device, change the wiring, and the like. In addition, since such an operation can be performed at a position on the front side of the cabinet body, there is no problem even if the storage cabinet is arranged in contact with the wall surface.

Further, since the guide mechanism is provided between the storage unit and the cabinet main body, even if the total load of the storage unit and the electronic equipment mounted on the storage unit is considerably heavy, the storage unit can be easily moved in and out smoothly. This can reduce the labor involved in wiring work and the like.

Further, since the storage unit is constituted by two shaft-shaped connecting frames before and after connecting the pair of upper and lower holding plates to each other, access to the rear of the storage unit is allowed from various directions. A large space can be formed, and while replacing wiring, maintenance, and inspection work of electronic devices can be performed extremely easily while achieving further simplification of wiring work and the like, an unprecedented excellent effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an open state of a storage cabinet according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an open state of a conventional storage cabinet.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Storage cabinet 11 Cabinet main body 12 Storage unit 20 Door 30 Holding plate 31 Connecting frame 35 Guide mechanism W Electronic device C space

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A closed-type cabinet main body having a predetermined space therein and a door partially provided therein, and a cabinet body disposed inside the cabinet main body ,
A storage unit such as an electronic device that can be taken in and out with the door opened , wherein the storage unit includes a pair of upper and lower holding plates,
Before and after connecting the holding plates to each other
And a storage frame, wherein the storage unit is a cabinet.
When pulled out of the main unit, the
A storage cabinet characterized by forming a space that allows access . 2. The connecting frame according to claim 1, wherein
Connect to the holding plate at a position inside the left and right ends.
Storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that it is sintered.