JP4497509B2 - Rack mountable equipment storage box - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an outdoor rack-mountable equipment storage box that stores and supports various equipment such as communication equipment and electronic equipment with the mount angle facing the front side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, rack-mounted equipment storage boxes that store and support various equipment such as communication equipment and electronic equipment with the mounting angle facing the side are located on the front and side to facilitate equipment maintenance and wiring work. Both are open (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, since the equipment storage box of this shape is difficult to waterproof when installed outdoors, and is expensive, a general outdoor equipment storage box having only the front surface opened is used. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2). In order to store the device in this device storage box, as shown in FIG. 3, a substantially U-shaped mount angle 106 is screwed and fixed to a wooden board 113 provided on the back plate of the box body 103 with a mounting screw 129. The flange 114 is brought into contact with the mounting piece 118 of the side plate 117 of the mount angle 106 so that the front surface of the device 105 faces the side of the box body 103 and the upper surface faces the front of the box body 103. The screw 134 is inserted into the mounting hole 115 of the flange portion 114 and screwed into the mounting hole 119 of the mounting piece 118.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-31478 (first page, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent No. 3278345 (FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since equipment is wired and operated from the front or back, the conventional rack mountable equipment storage box is covered with a box around the entire circumference of the equipment, so the work space is small, and maintenance and wiring work after equipment installation is extremely difficult. There was a drawback that it was difficult to do.
[0005]
Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a rack-mounted equipment storage box with good equipment maintenance and wiring workability.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a box body having an opening on the front surface and having a device mounting portion on the inner back surface, a door body for opening and closing the opening of the box body body, and an inside of the box body. In a rack-mounted equipment storage box that is mounted and has a mounting angle that is supported by screwing and fixing both ends with the front of the equipment facing sideways, the back plate and the pair of side plates are substantially U-shaped. A pair of a mount angle formed with a mounting piece for screwing and fixing the device to both sides in the longitudinal direction of the side plate, and a back plate portion screwed and fixed to the device mounting portion on the inner back of the box body And a fixing member provided with guide pieces slidably contacting the outer surface of the mounting angle on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the side plate portion so that the mounting angle fits with the side plate portion of the side plate portion. Formed in the longitudinal direction of the side plate part of the fixing member by inserting the angle Holes are inserted the screws screwed into the side plates of the mount angle, characterized in that provided in the back-and-forth movement securing member mount angle.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A rack-mountable equipment storage box is a box body that has an opening on the front surface, a door body that covers the opening of the box body so that it can be opened and closed, and an inside of the box body, with the front of the device sideways The mounting angle is configured to be supported by screwing and fixing both ends toward the front, and the fixing member that supports the mounting angle so as to be movable back and forth and fixes the mounting angle to the box body.
[0008]
【Example】
An embodiment of a rack mount type equipment storage box according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings of FIGS.
[0009]
The rack-mountable equipment storage box 1 is disposed inside a box body 3 having a box body 3 having an opening 2 on the front surface, a door body 4 that covers the opening 2 of the box body 3 so as to be openable and closable. The mount angle 6 that supports the device 5 and the fixing member 7 that supports the mount angle 6 so as to be movable back and forth and are fixed to the box body 3 are configured.
[0010]
The box body 3 is formed of a top plate 8, a bottom plate 9, left and right side plates 10, and a back plate 11, and the entire periphery of the opening 2 is folded outward to form a draining portion 12. Is attached to the end of the draining portion 12 in the longitudinal direction so that it can be used outdoors. A wooden board 13 is attached to the back plate 11 inside the box body 3 as a device mounting portion .
[0011]
The device 5 attached to the mount angle 6 is, for example, a communication device such as a hub, a router, or a bridge, or an electronic device such as a network environment monitoring device, and these devices 5 are attached to the flange portion 14 projecting from both ends of the front surface. Are drilled two by two, and the dimension between the mounting holes 15 is determined by the EIA standard.
[0012]
The mount angle 6 is formed by bending both sides of the rectangular back plate 16 in the short direction so as to sandwich the left and right side surfaces of the device, and bending both longitudinal sides of the side plate 17 inward. The attachment piece 18 is formed, and a number of attachment holes 19 conforming to the EIA standard are formed in the longitudinal direction of the attachment piece 18. At the tip of the side plate 17, the overhanging portion 20 is bent outward and an insertion hole 21 is formed in the center. Further, both sides in the longitudinal direction of the back plate 16 are bent inward to ensure strength.
[0013]
The fixing member 7 is formed in a substantially U shape with the back plate portion 22 and the side plate portion 23 so that the mount angle 6 can be fitted, and both longitudinal sides of the side plate portion 23 are in sliding contact with the outer surface of the mounting piece 18 of the mount angle 6. Thus, the guide piece 24 is bent inward. In addition, a protruding portion 25 is bent outward from the tip of the side plate portion 23, and a screw hole 26 is formed at a position facing the insertion hole 21 of the mount angle 6. Two long holes 27 parallel to the longitudinal direction are formed in the central portion of the side plate portion 23. Further, both sides in the longitudinal direction of the back plate portion 22 are bent inward to ensure strength, and attachment piece portions 28 project from the four corners of the back plate portion 22. The attachment piece portion 28 is formed with a screw insertion hole 30 through which the attachment screw 29 is inserted.
[0014]
The mounting angle 6 is inserted into the fixing member 7 formed in this way, and the knurled screw 31 is inserted into the long hole 27 of the fixing member 7 and screwed into the screw hole 32 formed in the side plate 17 of the mounting angle 6. Mount angle 6 is provided to be movable back and forth. The mount angle 6 is pushed in, the projecting portion 25 of the fixing member 7 and the projecting portion 20 of the mount angle 6 are brought into contact with each other, the fixing screw 33 is inserted into the insertion hole 21 and screwed into the screw hole 26. 6 is fixed. The fixing member 7 is fixed by inserting an attachment screw 29 through the screw insertion hole 30 of the attachment piece 28 and screwing it onto the wooden board 13.
[0015]
To attach the device 5 to the mount angle 6, the fixing screw 33 is removed, and the knurled screw 31 is loosened and the mount angle 6 is pulled out. When the mount angle 6 is pulled out, the knurled screw 31 hits the end of the long hole 27 so that it does not fall off. In this state, the front surface of the device 5 is set to the right or left side of the box body 3 and the top or bottom surface of the device 5 is set to the front of the box body 3, and the flange 14 of the device 5 is attached to the mounting piece 18 of the mount angle 6. And a screw 34 is inserted into the attachment hole 15 of the flange portion 14 and screwed into the attachment hole 19 of the attachment piece 18 to be attached. Since the mount angle 6 comes out of the opening 2 of the box body 3, the mounting angle 6 is easy to mount, and maintenance after installation and wiring work are also easy. When the work is completed, the mount angle 6 is pushed in and fixed with the fixing screw 33.
[0016]
In this embodiment, the mount angle and the fixing member are vertically mounted and supported so that the front surface of the device is on the right side or the left side of the box body. However, the mount angle and the fixing member are mounted sideways on the device. You may support so that the front surface of may become an upper side or a lower side. In addition, a wooden plate is attached to the back plate of the box body to fix the fixing member. However, a rail or a metal plate may be used instead of the wooden plate, and a fixing screw is used when fixing the mount angle to the fixing member. However, a fixing member such as a latch may be used, and the mount angle is formed so as to comply with the EIA standard, but other standards such as JIS standard and rack mounts can be used. The shape and configuration of the mold device storage box can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, a box body having an opening on the front surface and having an apparatus mounting portion on the inner back surface, a door body that covers the opening of the box body so as to be freely opened and closed, and disposed inside the box body In a rack-mounted equipment storage box having a mounting angle that is supported by screwing and fixing both ends with the front of the equipment facing sideways, the back plate and the pair of side plates are formed in a substantially U-shape. A pair of side plates and a mount plate formed with attachment pieces for screwing and fixing devices on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the side plate, and a back plate portion screwed and fixed to the device mounting portion on the inner rear surface of the box body And a fixing member provided with guide pieces slidably contacting the outer surface of the mounting angle on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the side plate portion. Inserted into a long hole formed in the longitudinal direction of the side plate of the fixing member By inserting the di screwed to side plates of the mount angle, by the mount angle provided in the front-rear movement secured member, the workability of the equipment maintenance and wiring an effect of remarkably improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rack mountable equipment storage box according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a rack mountable equipment storage box according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional rack mount type equipment storage box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Rack mount type equipment storage box 2 ... Opening 3 ... Box body 4 ... Door body 5 ... Equipment 6 ... Mount angle 7 ... Fixing member

Claims (1)

A box body having an opening on the front surface and a device mounting portion on the inner back surface, a door body that covers the opening of the box body so as to be openable and closable, and disposed inside the box body, In a rack-mounted equipment storage box having a mounting angle that is supported by screwing and fixing both ends with the front face directed to the side, a rear plate and a pair of side plates are formed in a substantially U-shape and the side A mounting angle formed with attachment pieces for screwing and fixing the device to both sides in the longitudinal direction of the face plate, a back plate portion screwed and fixed to the device mounting portion on the inner back surface of the box body, and a pair of side plate portions And a fixing member provided with guide pieces slidably in contact with the outer surface of the mounting angle on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the side plate portion. The longitudinal direction of the side plate portion of the fixing member by inserting the mount angle Rack-mounted equipment storage box formed was an insertion is not a screw into the long hole screwed to side plates of the mounting angle, characterized in that the mounting angle is provided on the fixed member rotatably to the front and rear.

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