KR102425233B1 - Sub-rack front panel with front panel replacement function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a front panel for a sub-rack having a front-plate replacement function, and more specifically, to a front panel having various internal shapes inside a front panel installed in order to attach and detach a plug-in unit of an electronic device to a sub-rack assembly. It is formed in the possible shape and while maintaining the feature of simple one-touch attachment and detachment of the sub-rack and front panel, it is easy to process the front panel manufactured in various shapes depending on the configuration of the module, thereby reducing the defect rate during the processing of the front panel. The cost of disposal can be significantly reduced. In particular, the overall weight of the sub-rack can be reduced by forming the front plate in a simple plate-like shape and replacing it with various materials and colors such as metal, plastic, or aluminum. And, it relates to a front panel for a sub-rack having a new type of front plate replacement function that can provide features that facilitate identification of the installed plug-in unit.

Description

Sub-rack front panel with front panel replacement function

The present invention relates to a front panel for a sub-rack having a front-plate replacement function, and more specifically, to a front panel having various internal shapes inside a front panel installed in order to attach and detach a plug-in unit of an electronic device to a sub-rack assembly. It is formed in the possible shape and while maintaining the feature of simple one-touch attachment and detachment of the sub-rack and front panel, it is easy to process the front panel manufactured in various shapes depending on the configuration of the module, thereby reducing the defect rate during the processing of the front panel. The cost of disposal can be significantly reduced. In particular, the overall weight of the sub-rack can be reduced by forming the front plate in a simple plate-like shape and replacing it with various materials and colors such as metal, plastic, or aluminum. And, it relates to a front panel for a sub-rack having a new type of front plate replacement function that can provide features that facilitate identification of the installed plug-in unit.

In general, communication modules such as general-purpose computers, digital exchange systems, and large-capacity monitoring and control devices are accommodated in a so-called “subrack” to be protected from external foreign substances and external shocks.

Looking at the configuration of a typical sub-rack, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper/lower front frames (2, 3) to which the front panel (1) in which the power lamp is displayed or the hole of various sizes to which the connector is connected is formed is fixed. And, the center frame 4 to which the motherboard (not shown) is fixed, the upper/lower rear frames 5 and 6 positioned on the rear side, the side plate 7, the top plate 8 and the bottom surface It is composed of a plate to form a space that can accommodate a circuit board, etc., and the front plate 1 is fixed to the upper/lower front frames 2 and 3 by a fixing bolt 9, and at this time, the fixing bolt ( 9) penetrates the front panel 1 and is screwed to the upper/lower front frames 2 and 3 to fix the front panel 1 .

The sub-rack having the above structure has a plurality of screws in the form of fixing the front panel 1 to the upper/lower front frames 2 and 3 with a circuit board installed on one side of the front panel 1 Install the circuit board inside the sub-rack at regular intervals.

On the other hand, in relation to the front panel as described above, in recent years, a front panel in which one-touch fastening means is formed on both sides of the front panel so that attachment and detachment with the sub-rack can be performed smoothly and quickly has been provided.

Looking at the prior art related to the front panel as described above, Patent Registration No. 10-0526951 (Registration date: November 01, 2005) The sub-rack structure for accommodating the module of an electronic communication device is arranged at regular intervals on the upper and lower parts, respectively. A front frame and a center frame are provided, a front plate fixed to the upper/lower front frame, a side plate coupled and fixed to both ends of the frames, an upper plate fixed to the upper front frame and the center frame, and the lower part an electronic communication comprising a bottom plate fixed to the front frame and the center frame of In the sub-rack structure for accommodating the module of the device,

A finger strip for electromagnetic wave shielding is provided along the boundary between the front plate and the side plate to prevent the ingress of electromagnetic waves by being coupled to the fixing frame, and the fixing frame is made of products parallel to the edge of one surface of the fixing rib fixed to the main case. A first rib and a second rib are formed, a coupling groove for coupling the side plate is formed between the first and second ribs, and the finger strip is coupled to surround the first rib, so that a gap between the front plate and the fixing frame is formed. is blocked by the finger strip and characterized in that the side plate is brought into close contact with the coupling groove by the finger strip.

In addition, as another prior art, Patent Registration No. 10-2107703 (Registration date: April 28, 2020) The sub-tack installation structure having a heat sink inside the enclosure includes an upper guide member provided on both sides of the inner side of the enclosure, and the enclosure A lower guide member provided at the lower portion of both inner sides of the , and a slot portion which is installed on the upper guide member and the lower guide member, respectively, and a slot part into which a module member constituting an electronic device is inserted and detached is formed, the upper guide A heat sink is provided between the member and the lower guide member so as to be in contact with the inner surface of the housing.

In another prior art, Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0043728 (published date: April 29, 2019) A module ejector for a sub-rack includes a name plate provided at an end of a module inserted into a slot of a sub-rack, and the name plate It is characterized in that it comprises a fixing device provided at the top and bottom and fixed to the front end of the sub-rack.

However, in the sub-rack having the above configuration, in common among the sub-rack components, the front panel has various shapes on the front of the front panel in order to connect it with an external cable installed on one side of the sub-rack for attaching and detaching the plug-in unit to the sub-rack assembly. In the state of forming the external shape of the front panel in the form of one-touch attachment and detachment with the sub-rack, the connection hole is machined on the surface of the front panel, so it is difficult to process the connection hole due to the three-dimensional irregular shape of the front panel , when a defect occurs during processing of a connection hole, the entire front panel is discarded, resulting in a lot of waste products discarded due to poor processing.

In addition, since the front panel is generally made of aluminum or metal, the color is uniform, so it is impossible to identify the plug-in unit assembled inside. There was a problem that caused an error in the electronic system.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0526951 (Registration date: November 01, 2005) "Sub-rack structure for module storage of electronic communication devices" Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2107703 (Registration date: April 28, 2020) "Service rack installation structure with heat sink inside the enclosure" Publication No. 10-2019-0043728 (Registration date: April 29, 2019) "Module ejector for sub-rack"

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to convert a front panel detachably assembled to a sub-rack and assembled with a module on one surface into a front panel connected to a small rack and a front panel to which a module is connected. By forming each and assembling each to form a front panel, the front panel has a simple plate-like structure, so processing is easy. An object of the present invention is to provide a front panel for a sub-rack having a new type of front panel replacement function that can significantly reduce costs.

In addition, as another object of the present invention, the front plate assembled to the front panel can be formed of a synthetic resin material such as metal, aluminum, or plastic, thereby reducing the overall load of the sub rack and at the same time, in the case of synthetic resin, it can be manufactured in various colors. It is to provide a front panel for a sub-rack having a new type of front plate replacement function that can prevent bad connection by making it easy to identify modules assembled on the front panel.

The above-described object of the present invention is a front panel for a sub-rack that is assembled in a sub-rack in a form in which a module of an electronic communication device is accommodated therein and a terminal of the module is exposed on one side,

The front panel for the sub-rack includes a main body integrally formed with a through part on the inside and a seating part having a female screw hole and a seating groove on both sides, a connecting rod fitted into the seating groove of the main body, and a rotating body having a pair of protruding jaws; A fastening part composed of a cover to be fitted into the protruding jaw, and a plate shape in which a plurality of holes having various shapes and sizes inside and a protrusion having an inclined surface and a coupling hole on both sides are formed. It can be achieved by a front panel for a sub-rack having a front panel replacement function, characterized in that it includes a front panel.

The inclined surface is characterized in that by changing the inclination angles of the upper inclined surface and the lower inclined surface, the coupling direction of the front plate coupled to the main body is fixed.

The front plate and the cover are formed of a plastic synthetic resin material having various colors to improve the identification of the module.

The front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the present invention comprises a main body that is detachably formed in a one-touch manner on the sub-rack, and a front plate coupled to the inside of the main body, so that the external appearance of the main body is changed to the sub-rack. It is possible to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost of the front panel and at the same time to reduce the manufacturing cost of the front panel by manufacturing the entire front panel by uniformly forming it in a removable form and processing only the shape of the front panel to be coupled inside to the shape of the module to be coupled. There is an effect that can significantly reduce the defective products discarded by the

In addition, the front plate formed in a plate shape is formed in a plate shape rather than a three-dimensional form, so it is easy to process. There is an effect of reducing the manufacturing cost of the panel.

Moreover, the front plate can be molded from a synthetic resin material such as plastic with a simple configuration of a flat plate, and in particular, can be molded in various colors, so that the module installed inside the front panel can be easily identified by the operator from the outside of the western rack. This has the effect of preventing connection failure and erroneous connection in advance.

1 is a front perspective view of a front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a rear perspective view of a front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which the main body and the front plate are separated among the front panel for a sub rack having a front plate replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
4 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 3
5 is a rear view of a front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
7 is a perspective view of a sub-rack in which a conventional sub-rack front is installed;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. However, since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text.

That is, since the embodiment may have various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the present invention is limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are for distinguishing one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms.

For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, it should be understood that the element may be directly connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between elements, that is, "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to", etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression is to be understood as including the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to the specified feature, number, step, action, component, part or these It is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in general used in the dictionary should be interpreted as having the meaning consistent with the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Now, a front panel for a sub-rack having a front panel replacement function according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 of the accompanying drawings is a front perspective view of a front panel for a sub rack having a front plate replacement function according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sub with a front plate replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear perspective view of a front panel for a rack, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the front panel and the front panel are separated among the front panel for a sub-rack having a front panel replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is FIG. 5 is a rear view of a front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 5 .

As shown, the front panel 100 for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the present invention is largely assembled on one side of the main body 10 and the main body 10 detachably connected to the sub-rack in a one-touch manner. It is composed of a front plate 20 in which various types of holes 21 for connection of modules are formed in a plate shape.

The main body 10 is made of a lightweight material such as aluminum, and a through part 11 in the central part and a fastening part 12 detachable with a sub-rack and one-touch type on both sides are assembled in a rotatable form, and on the rear side. The seating groove 13 and the front plate 20 in which the fastening part 12 is rotatably seated are fitted on both sides, and the seating part 15 in which the female screw hole 14 is formed is integrally formed.

The fastening part 12 includes a rotating body 121 having a connecting rod 121a fitted into the seating groove 13 on one side and a pair of protruding jaws 121b, and a protruding jaw of the rotating body 121 ( 121b) is coupled in a surrounding shape, and a cross-section having a fitting groove 122a therein is constituted by a cover 122 in a “c” shape.

In addition, the fastening part 12 may be formed of a plastic synthetic resin material, and in particular, the color of the cover 122 may be formed in various ways, so that the module coupled to the front panel 100 can be easily identified. , Furthermore, since the cover 122 is installed in such a way that the front panel 100 is exposed to the outside, the cover 122 can be easily replaced even when the front panel 100 is installed in the sub-rack, so that the administrator can easily replace the sub-rack. There is a characteristic that can identify the module installed in the .

Furthermore, the cover 122 has elasticity by the elastic groove 121c formed between the protruding jaws 121b of the rotating body 121, so that the coupled cover 122 is firmly fitted without natural separation. can keep

The front plate 20 is in close contact with the inner surface of the main body 10 and is coupled in a form to seal the through portion 11, and has various shapes so as to expose the terminals of the module assembled to the front panel 100 on the inside. A plurality of holes 21 having the same size and a protrusion 22 fitted to the seating portion 15 on both sides are integrally formed to have a plate shape.

In addition, the protrusion 22 forms an inclined surface 23 on the upper and lower portions, respectively, and the front plate coupled to the main body 10 by varying the inclination angles of the upper inclined surface 231 and the lower inclined surface 232 of the inclined surface. The coupling direction of (20) is not confused and it can be assembled in the correct position and direction.

Moreover, since the front plate 20 is formed in a plate shape to facilitate hole processing, it is possible to significantly reduce the shape of the front plate 20 or defective processing during hole processing, and at the same time, defects occur during processing of the front plate 20 . Even so, by discarding only the front plate 20 without disposing of the entire front panel, material loss due to defects can be remarkably reduced, so that substantial reduction in manufacturing cost can be expected.

In addition, the front plate 20 can be formed of a hard synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate, so that it can provide various shapes and functionality such as various protruding shapes or recessed shapes on the front surface while maintaining a solid appearance without bending. It can be diversified so that the module installed inside can be easily identified through the color of the front plate 20 from the outside of the sub-rack.

In addition, coupling holes 24 through which the bolt 30 passes are formed on both sides of the front plate 20 so that the front plate 20 is in close contact with one surface of the through part 11 of the body 10. As the 30 penetrates the coupling hole 24 and is screwed into the female screw hole 14 formed in the seating portion 15 of the body 10 , the front plate 20 is firmly coupled to the body 10 .

Looking at the assembly process of the main body 10 and the front plate 20 of the front panel 100 for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the present invention configured as described above, first, the mounting parts 15 on both sides of the main body 10 ) in the state where the connecting rod 121a of the fastening part 121 is fitted in the seating groove 13 formed in the ) is inserted into the seating portion 15 and the bolt 30 passes through the coupling hole 24 and is screwed into the female screw hole 14 to assemble the front plate 20 to the body 10 .

At this time, as for the fastening part 12, the state in which the connecting rod 121a is inserted into the seating groove 13 is maintained by the protrusion 22 of the front plate 20, so that the fastening part 12 rotates with the main body 10 It is assembled in a possible form, and the sub-rack front panel 100 is fastened by rotating the fastening part 12 while the sub-rack front panel 100 is inserted into the sub-rack (not shown) to firmly adhere the fitted state. One-touch operation makes it easy and at the same time maintains a solid fastening state.

As described above, the front panel for a sub-rack having a front plate replacement function according to the present invention includes a main body that is detachably formed with one touch on the sub-rack, and a front plate coupled to the inside of the main body, so that the appearance of the front panel is It is possible to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost of the front panel by uniformly forming the sub-rack in a detachable form and manufacturing the entire front panel by processing only the shape of the front plate to be coupled inside to the shape of the module to be coupled. At the same time, there is a structural feature that can significantly reduce defective products discarded due to manufacturing defects.

In addition, the front plate formed in a plate shape is formed in a plate shape rather than a three-dimensional form, so it is easy to process. There is a feature that can reduce the manufacturing cost of the panel, and moreover, the front plate can be molded from a synthetic resin material such as plastic with a simple configuration of a flat plate type, and can be molded in various colors, so it can be installed inside the front panel It has a feature that can prevent poor connection and erroneous connection in advance by allowing the operator to easily identify the module to be used outside the western rack.

As described above, the best embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms are used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the meaning or limit the scope of the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: body 11: penetration part
12: fastening part 121: rotating body
122: cover 13: seating groove
14: female threaded hole 15: seating part
20: front plate 21: hole
22: protrusion 23: inclined surface
24: coupling hole
30: bolt

Claims (3)

In the front panel for a sub-rack, the module of the electronic communication device is accommodated therein and assembled to the sub-rack in a form in which the terminal of the module is exposed on one side,
The front panel for the sub rack,
A body 10 integrally formed with a penetrating portion 11 on the inside and a seating portion 15 having a female threaded hole 14 and a seating groove 13 formed on both sides thereof;
A connecting rod 121a fitted into the seating groove 13 of the main body 10 and a pair of protruding jaws 121b are spaced apart from each other and an elastic groove 121c is formed therebetween; A fastening portion 12 composed of a cover 122 having a cross-section of a “c” shape having a fitting groove 122a therein and coupled to surround the protrusion 121b of the 121, and;
A protrusion ( 22) includes a plate-shaped front plate 20 formed thereon,
Here, the cover 122 is formed of synthetic resin materials of various colors so that a module coupled to the front panel 100 can be easily identified, and is installed in a form exposed to the outside of the front panel 100 to provide the front panel 100 . ), the cover 122 can be easily replaced even in a state in which the sub-rack is installed, and the elastic groove 121c formed between the protruding jaws 121b of the rotating body 121 makes the rotating body 121 in an interference fit form. A front panel for a sub-rack with a front panel replacement function, characterized in that it is combined and firmly maintained.
The method of claim 1,
The inclined surface 23 is a front plate replacement function, characterized in that the coupling direction of the front plate 20 coupled to the body 10 is fixed by changing the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface 231 and the lower inclined surface 232. Front panel for sub-rack with.
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