JP6082578B2 - Rack, reinforcement frame - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical fiber cable connection, a rack for storing a patch panel, and the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rack having a storage unit is known according to the type and use of electrical equipment such as server equipment and LAN equipment (see Patent Document 1).

  As an example of this type of rack, a rack generally referred to as an FDF rack, which stores optical fiber cables, patch panels, and the like and is used for data communication, includes, for example, a framed upper and lower rack, and an upper rack. And a rack frame provided with mounting angles and support posts arranged in a vertical direction between the rack and the undercarriage. In addition, a plurality of plate-like bodies for vertically arranging cables and the like are attached to the angle in the vertical direction.

JP 2003-008259 A

  The conventional rack is not designed in consideration of earthquake resistance, and a member having strength and weight is selected and assembled as a member constituting the rack. For this reason, in the installation work of the rack, there is a burden on the operator and it is necessary to improve the work. Moreover, as a result of measuring the seismic force of a generally known rack, a result of low seismic resistance is obtained.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made with the above problem as an example of an object, and an object thereof is to improve workability and provide a rack and the like excellent in earthquake resistance.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the rack (2) according to claim 1 is a rack in which an upper frame (3) and a lower frame (4) are supported by a pair of support columns (5) provided on the left and right sides. A reinforcing frame (10) arranged on the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be spanned by the column is provided. The column and the upper frame, the column and the lower frame, and the reinforcement frame and the left and right columns are bracing members ( 7, 14), and the reinforcing frame has side walls that overlap each other so that the upper member (12) and the lower member (11) having a substantially U-shaped cross section are hollow. In this way, the bracing member (14) for connecting the reinforcing frame and the left and right columns is formed integrally with the lower member, and obliquely with respect to the columns at both end portions of the side walls disposed opposite to each other. With an inclined side Characterized in that it has an inclined portion of the angular shape.

The rack according to claim 2 is characterized in that in the rack according to claim 1, the bracing members are provided in three directions, the front-rear direction of the support column and the inner direction of the rack .

The rack according to claim 3 is the rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper frame, the lower frame, and the support column are members having a substantially U-shaped cross section, or a combination of the members. The upper frame and the lower frame are formed in a frame so as to have a space for attaching the reinforcing frame .

The reinforcement frame according to claim 4 is a reinforcement frame used for a rack in which an upper frame and a lower frame are supported by a pair of support columns provided on the left and right sides, and an upper member having a substantially U-shaped cross section. And the lower members are combined so that the side wall portions overlap each other so as to be hollow, and are arranged on the upper and lower frames so as to be spanned on the left and right columns, the lower member includes A bracing member connecting the reinforcing frame and the left and right struts is integrally formed having a substantially triangular inclined portion having an inclined side inclined in an oblique direction with respect to the support column at both side wall end portions opposed to each other. It is characterized by being formed.

  According to the present invention, a rack having excellent earthquake resistance can be easily manufactured.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the rack frame of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the external appearance of a reinforcement frame. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the external view of the rack of other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The rack 2 of the present embodiment accommodates, for example, an optical fiber cable connection, a patch panel, and the like, and is applied as a rack generally called an FDF rack used for data communication.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rack 2 of the present embodiment includes a vertically long rack frame 2A. The rack frame 2 </ b> A includes an upper frame 3 and a lower frame 4 that are arranged vertically, and a column 5 that is erected between the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4. The column 5 has a plate-like frame formed in a substantially rectangular shape for separating and arranging cables, patch panels, and the like via mounting brackets (not shown) separately attached to the column 5. A plurality are attached at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction (see FIG. 4).

  The upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4 are formed by using a predetermined steel material so as to have a space portion at a substantially central portion, and the support column 5 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section. Consists of plate steel.

  Moreover, the support | pillar 5 is standingly arranged in the center part of the left-right both sides of the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4, and is assembled | attached to this upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4 so that isolation | separation is possible.

  Here, in the rack 2 of the present embodiment, in consideration of earthquake resistance, the support column 5 and the upper frame 3, and the support column 5 and the lower frame 4 are connected by a brace member 7. The bracing member 7 is provided in each of the front and rear directions of the column 5. The bracing member 7 forms a frame having high rigidity as a whole.

  Furthermore, the rack 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a reinforcing frame 10 extending in the horizontal direction at a substantially central portion inside the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4 so as to be spanned between the left and right support columns 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the reinforcing frame 10 has a lower member 11 having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section and an upper member 12 having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section. It is comprised with the composite_body | complex combined up and down. By comprising in this way, especially in the side wall part of the front-back direction, since the upper member 12 and the lower side member 11 mutually overlap, the intensity | strength of the front-back direction is raised.

  In addition, since the rack 2 of the present embodiment is provided with the reinforcing frame 10 at the center portion as described above, it is possible to have a structure having rigidity in consideration of physical strength against the torsional moment that the rack 2 receives. is there.

  Further, substantially triangular inclined portions 14 having inclined sides inclined obliquely from the lower member 11 to the support column 5 are formed at the left and right ends of the lower member 11. The inclined portions 14 and 14 disposed before and after the lower member 11 function as a brace member and are formed integrally with the lower member 11. A connecting portion 15 that connects the front and rear inclined portions 14 is integrally formed at the outer end of the inclined portion 14.

  The upper member 12 and the lower member 11 are arranged on the upper frame 3 or the lower frame 4 as the reinforcing frame 10 after being assembled in a separable manner by a fixture 16 such as a rivet on the side wall portion in the front-rear direction. In FIG. 10, a connecting portion 15 that connects the front and rear inclined portions 14 and the support column 5 are assembled so as to be separable by a fixing tool 17 such as a rivet.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the rack 2 is used as a single unit, projections 20 extending in the front-rear direction and projecting in the left-right direction are attached to the left and right sides of the upper rack 3 and the lower rack 4. Side walls 22 (shown by broken lines in FIG. 4) are provided so as to cover the left and right sides of the rack 2 so as to cover the protrusions 20, and the side walls 22 and the protrusions 20 are connected by a fixing tool such as a rivet (not shown). Fixed separably. In order to further increase the rigidity, auxiliary struts 25 may be provided at the four corners of the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4.

  As described above, the rack 2 according to the present embodiment is provided with the reinforcing frame 10 in the middle portion between the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4, and the upper frame 3, the lower frame 4 connected to the column 5, and the reinforcing frame 10 and the column. 5 is connected by the bracing member 7 and the inclined portion 14 functioning as the bracing member, thereby making it possible to easily manufacture the rack 2 having excellent earthquake resistance and using a U-shaped member as much as possible. By reducing the weight, workability in manufacturing can be improved.

  Further, the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4 which are constituent members of the rack 2 of the present embodiment are further configured by bending a flat steel material and forming a composite of plate materials having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The manufacturing cost can be reduced and the weight can be reduced.

  The reinforcing frame 10 can be easily applied to a commonly used rack to easily manufacture a rack having excellent earthquake resistance.

  Specifically, the reinforcing frame 10 can be applied to a rack in which a support column is erected between an upper frame and a lower frame having a space in the center.

  In addition, when the support | pillar 5 is provided with two or more in the front-back direction of both the left and right sides of an upper frame and a lower frame, the reinforcement frame 10 is single or plural so that it may be arrange | positioned equally in the front-back direction of an upper frame and a lower frame. It only has to be provided.

  In addition, this application is not limited to this embodiment, It can implement in a various form.

2 racks 3 upper racks 4 lower racks 5 struts 7 and 14 bracing members 10 reinforcing frames

Claims (4)

In the rack where the upper and lower racks are supported by a pair of support columns provided on the left and right
A reinforcing frame arranged on the upper and lower racks so as to be spanned between the left and right columns;
The support column and the upper frame, the support column and the lower frame, and the reinforcing frame and the left and right columns are connected by a brace member ,
In the reinforcing frame, the upper member and the lower member having a substantially U-shaped cross section are combined so that the side wall portions overlap each other so as to be hollow, and the reinforcing frame connects the reinforcing frame and the left and right columns. The member is formed integrally with the lower member, and has a substantially triangular inclined portion having inclined sides inclined in an oblique direction with respect to the support column at both side wall end portions opposed to each other. The rack according to claim 1.   The rack according to claim 1, wherein the bracing member is provided in three directions including a front-rear direction of the support column and an inner side direction of the rack. The upper frame, the lower frame, and the support column are configured by a member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, or a combination of the members, and a space for attaching the reinforcing frame to the upper frame and the lower frame. The rack according to claim 1, wherein the rack is formed so as to have a frame . A reinforcing frame used for a rack in which an upper frame and a lower frame are supported by a pair of right and left support columns ,
The upper member and the lower member having a substantially U-shaped cross section are combined so that the side wall portions overlap each other so as to be hollow, and the upper and lower members are spanned over the left and right support columns. Placed on the rack,
The lower member has a substantially triangular inclined portion having an inclined side inclined in an oblique direction with respect to the support column at both side wall end portions opposed to each other, and the reinforcing frame and the left and right support columns are provided. A reinforcing frame in which strut members to be connected are integrally formed.

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