RACK MOUNTED ELECTRONIC MODULE SUPPORT MECHANISM

• US 3,759,475 A
• Filed: 03/29/1972
• Issued: 09/18/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ralph A. Brown
• Original Assignee: Ralph A. Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Ralph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schultz, William H.
• Application Number:
  US05/239,083
• Time in Patent Office: 538 Days
• Field of Search: 248/277,324 211/105 312/273,320
• US Class Current: 248/277.1
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/36 with withdrawable units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1421 Drawers for printed circuit boards

Abstract

A mechanism for supporting a rack mounted electronic module during both storage and access is disclosed. The mechanism includes side-by-side pais of scissor-like two-bar linkages. Each of the front and rear ends of the mechanism includes four pivot points: on the rear end of the mechanism the two top pivot points are pivotally coupled to the rear of the rack while the two bottom pivot points support a rolling member that rolls vertically along the rack rear wall; on the front end of the mechanism the two top pivot points are pivotally coupled to the rear of the module while the two bottom pivot points support a rolling member that rolls vertically along the module rear wall.

Claims

1. A rack mounted electronic module support mechanism, comprising:

a plurality of two-bar linkages pivotally interconnected for forming an extensible mechanism having front and rear ends;

a rear Panel having two pivot points for pivotally securing two top ends of two of said two-bar linkages to said rear panel;

a front panel having two pivot points for pivotally securing two top ends of two of said two-bar linkages to said front panel;

a rear roller pivotally secured to two bottom ends of two of said two-bar linkages;

a front roller pivotally secured to two bottom ends of two of said two-bar linkages;

said front roller rolling on a surface of said front panel and said rear roller rolling on a surface of said rear panel for maintaining said front and rear panels substantially parallel as said rollers roll along said panels while said mechanism is being extended.

2. The mechanism of claim 1 wherein said front panel includes means for supporting an electronic module.

3. The mechanism of claim 2 wherein said means for supporting an electronic module includes openings for receiving an extension of said electronic module and locating said electronic module on said front panel.

4. A rack mounted electronic module support mechanism, comprising:

N pair of two-bar linkages, the bars of each two-bar linkage being pivotally intercoupled at their single pivot point;

the two-bar linkages of each pair of two-bar linkages coupled in a side-by-side relationship;

ones of each of said pair of two-bar linkages pivotally intercoupled at corresponding ends for forming an extensible mechanism having front and rear ends;

a rear panel having two pivot points for pivotally securing two top ends of two of said two-bar linkages to said rear panel;

a front panel having two pivot points for pivotally securing two top ends of two of said two-bar linkages to said front panel;

a rear roller pivotally secured to two bottom ends of two of said two-bar linkages;

a front roller pivotally secured to two bottom ends of two of said two-bar linkages;

said front roller rolling on a surface of said front panel and said rear roller rolling on a surface of said rear panel for maintaining said front and rear panels substantially parallel as said rollers roll along said panels while said mechanism is being extended.