WO2011121615A2 - Procédé et système pour la sécurité d'équipements informatiques - Google Patents

Procédé et système pour la sécurité d'équipements informatiques Download PDF

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WO2011121615A2
WO2011121615A2 PCT/IN2011/000229 IN2011000229W WO2011121615A2 WO 2011121615 A2 WO2011121615 A2 WO 2011121615A2 IN 2011000229 W IN2011000229 W IN 2011000229W WO 2011121615 A2 WO2011121615 A2 WO 2011121615A2
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cabinet
equipment
door
housing element
locking
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E. A. Elias
S. Srinivasan
Akil Alva
Shri Cn Harsha
David Horne
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Apw President Systems Ltd.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/14—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
    • H05K7/1485—Servers; Data center rooms, e.g. 19-inch computer racks
    • H05K7/1488—Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures

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  • the present invention relates generally to a secure cabinet for IT equipment.
  • Generally IT equipment cabinets are used to store IT equipment and cables. These cabinets are basically enclosures comprising of a frame to which a plurality of side covers and door panels are mounted. The side cover and panels are mounted on to the cabinet using screws, hooks, etc and the door panels are mounted on the cabinet using hinges.
  • the door panels and side covers are removed, and are mounted back on the frame once the equipment is stored. Once the door and the side covers are mounted on the cabinet, to make any change and/or remove the equipment that is stored, the side covers and the door panels need to be removed.
  • the door panels are mounted using a fixed hinge structure.
  • fixed hinges it becomes more difficult to remove the door as the fixed hinge may have to be removed prior to removing the door.
  • the two part hinge mechanisms pro-vide ease compared to the fixed hinges, when they are unlocked one part remains with the door and the other part remains with the cabinet.
  • this not is not a Tool less installation, hence makes it a cumbersome design for the user.
  • side covers of these cabinets need to be easily removable.
  • side covers are mounted externally and locked externally using screw, slam latches with lock or thumb screws.
  • screw, slam latches with lock or thumb screws are used to secure these side covers.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a secure cabinet system for IT equipment comprising of a door latching mechanism having a hinge mechanism; a door locking mechanism having a lock mechanism, a side cover latching and locking mechanism, at least one pivot at the cabinet for each housing element; wherein the side covers of the cabinet can only be accessed when the door locking mechanism is unlocked.
  • the embodiments of the present invention further provides a method for security of cabinet for IT equipment comprising of steps of assembling and locking of the side covers on the cabinet and installing the door latching and locking mechanism on the cabinet.
  • the assembling and locking of the side covers onto the frame of the cabinet comprises of steps of aligning the side covers by means of hooking tabs which are preferably placed at the top and center periphery of inner-side of the side cover; and locking the side cover onto the cabinet by means of a spring loaded lever which is preferably placed at the bottom periphery of inner side of the side cover.
  • the installation of the door latching and locking mechanism comprises the steps of, installing a hinge mechanism into the top and bottom of hinge side of the door; and installing a lock mechanism into the top and bottom of lock side of the door.
  • the hinge mechanism is mounted pivotally on the frame of the cabinet to enable door to move between open and closed position, and the lock mechanism locks the door in a closed position after the hinge mechanism allows the door to move into closed position.
  • Fig.l shows a door latching and locking assembly of a cabinet .
  • Fig.2 shows a side cover latching and locking mechanism of a cabinet.
  • Fig. 3 shows a hinge mechanism assembled on a door of a cabinet .
  • Fig. shows a detailed view of the hinge mechanism.
  • Fig.5 shows a lock mechanism assembled on a door of a cabinet.
  • Fig.6 shows a detailed view of the lock mechanism.
  • the embodiments herein provide a method and system for a secure cabinet for IT equipment.
  • references in the specification to "one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, characteristic, or function described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention.
  • the appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment .
  • hinge and lock system includes general purpose as well as special purpose bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a defined angle of rotation between them.
  • Fig.1 shows a door latching and locking assembly of a cabinet.
  • the assembly preferably comprises of a hinge mechanism (100) and a lock mechanism (200), installed on the door (230) of the cabinet (220) .
  • the hinge mechanism (100) is a removable hinge, and is installed on the top and bottom hinge side of the door.
  • the hinge mechanism (100) is utilized to mount the door (230) pivotally on the frame of the cabinet, allowing the door (230) to move between open and closed positions, relative to the cabinet (220) .
  • the present invention provides a central lock system having a removable lock mechanism (200) that includes a slide-able lock plate, wherein the lock mechanism is placed at the top and bottom of lock side of the door (230) .
  • the lock mechanism (200) also includes a driving mechanism for driving the lock plates.
  • the lock mechanism (200) enables the door (230) to be locked or unlocked so as to restrict access to the interior of the cabinet.
  • the driving mechanism can be a rack-pinion gear arrangement or a quarter turn arrangement for locking/unlocking the door.
  • the hinge mechanism (100) and the lock mechanism (200) have the same structural specification by way of length, breadth and height i.e. they are. congruent and hence the placement of the hinge and lock mechanism on the door can be inter-changed to allow the door to be mounted and opened in a desired direction i.e. left to right or right to left.
  • Fig.2 shows a side cover latching and locking assembly of a cabinet.
  • the side cover latching, and locking assembly is essentially used to prevent access to the cabinet from the sides.
  • the assembly comprises of hooking tabs (202) and a latch (204) placed on the inner-side of the side cover (240) .
  • the hooking tabs (202) are placed at the top and center periphery of the side cover to align and hold the side cover in a closed position with the cabinet frame (210)
  • the latch (204) is preferably placed at the bottom periphery of the side cover, wherein the side cover (201) is first aligned and held on to the cabinet frame (210) using hooking tabs (202), and then the latch (204) is used to lock the side cover (201) onto the cabinet frame (210) .
  • the side covers (240) are thus locked from inside and does not allow any external threats to the equipment inside the cabinet. Further since the side cover (240) is hooked at ' the top and locked at the bottom, the side covers (240) don't collapse while dis-assembling or removing the side panels.
  • Fig. 3 shows a hinge mechanism (100) installed on the top lock side of a cabinet door (230) .
  • Fig 4 shows .a hinge mechanism (100) in detail.
  • the mechanism comprises of a hinge housing element (10) which receives a latching plate (20) and is coupled together using clip-on bolts (30) .
  • the latching plate (20) is an elongated structure which extends longitudinally from its upper portion and varies in width towards its lower portion, with an angled protrusion (50) extending from the lowermost end.
  • the latching plate (20) is essentially flat with uniform thickness along the length of the latching plate.
  • the latching plate (20) is_ fabricated with a plurality of apertures, wherein a longitudinal aperture (12) is formed at the upper portion of the latching plate; a square aperture (14) is formed at the lower portion of the latching plate (20) ; and a circular aperture is formed on the angled protrusion (16) .
  • the housing element (10) of the hinge mechanism (100) is an elongated u-shaped structure wherein a wall (2) extends longitudinally and has two arms (4) extending perpendicularly along the length of the wall (2) and a protrusion (60) with a faying end.
  • the inner surface of the housing element receives the latching plate at a first mating section (70) formed on the two arms along the length of the housing element (10) .
  • a second mating section (40) which is like a groove is formed on the top of the housing element (10) to allow the hinge to be mounted on the cabinet .
  • the housing element (10) has two circular apertures (6) formed on the wall (2) of the housing element (10) .
  • the circular apertures (6) of the housing element (10) coincide with the longitudinal aperture (12) of the latching plate (20) when the latching plate (20) is inserted in the housing element (10); and is then coupled with the housing element (10) using clip-on bolts (30) such that the square aperture (14) of the latching plate (20) is latched relative to the faying end of the protrusion (60) of the housing element (10) .
  • Fig.5 shows a lock mechanism (200) installed on the top hinge side of a cabinet door (230) .
  • Fig.6 shows a lock mechanism (200) in detail.
  • the mechanism comprises of a housing element (110) which receives a locking plate (120) and is coupled together using clip-on bolts (130) .
  • the locking plate (120) is an elongated structure which extends longitudinally from its upper portion and varies in width towards its lower portion, with a protrusion (150) extending from the lowermost end.
  • the locking plate (120) is essentially flat with uniform thickness along the length of the locking plate. (120) .
  • the locking plate (120) is fabricated with a plurality of apertures wherein a longitudinal aperture (112) is formed at the upper portion of the locking plate (120); a square aperture (114) is formed at the lower portion of the locking plate (120); and a circular aperture (116) is formed on the protrusion (150) .
  • the lock housing element (110) of the lock mechanism (200) is an elongated u-shaped structure wherein a wall (102) extends longitudinally and has two arms (104) extending perpendicularly along the length of the wall (102) .
  • the inner surface of the housing element (110) receives the locking plate (120) at a first mating section (170) formed on the two arms (104) along the length of the lock housing element (110) .
  • a second mating section (140) which is like a groove is formed on the top of the lock housing element (110) to receive the pivot from the cabinet for engaging with locking plate of the lock mechanism.
  • the housing element (110) has two circular apertures (106) formed on the wall (102) of the housing element (110) .
  • the circular apertures (106) of the housing element (110) coincide with the longitudinal aperture (112) of the locking plate (120) when the locking plate (120) is inserted in the housing element (110); and is then coupled with the housing element (110) using clip-on bolts (130) .
  • the longitudinal aperture (112) of the locking plate (120) allows the locking plate (120) to be moved between locked and unlocked positions along the housing element (110) using an external mechanism.
  • the method for security of cabinet for IT equipment comprises of steps of, assembling and locking of the side covers onto the cabinet and installing the door latching and locking mechanism onto the cabinet.
  • the assembling and locking of the side covers onto the frame of the cabinet comprises of steps of, aligning the side covers by means of hooking tabs which are preferably placed at the top and center periphery of inner-side of the side cover; and locking the side covers onto the cabinet by means of a spring loaded lever which is preferably placed at the bottom periphery of inner-side the side cover.
  • the installation of the door latching and locking mechanism comprises the steps of, installing a hinge mechanism into the top and bottom hinge side of the door; and installing a lock mechanism into the top and bottom lock side of the door.
  • the hinge mechanism is mounted pivotally on the frame of the cabinet to enable the door to move between open and closed position, and the lock mechanism locks the door in a closed position after the hinge mechanism allows the door to move into closed position.
  • the above method may be reversed to access and/or dis-assemble the cabinet.
  • the defined system may provide easy and tool-less installation.
  • the defined system may be a compliance solution for the interchangeability of the door panel and may provide complete interchangeability.
  • the defined system may overcome the challenges of the current methodologies through the removable hinge and secured latching feature.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé et un système destinés à des panneaux latéraux et panneaux de porte sécurisés et faciles à monter d'un boîtier destiné à un équipement informatique, l'accès aux panneaux latéraux du boîtier n'étant possible que lorsque le mécanisme de verrouillage de porte est déverrouillé.
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