Modular cabinet for electrical battery banks
First Claim
1. A modular cabinet for electrical battery banks, comprising a plurality of parallely arranged longitudinal battery modules, each of said modules having a frame comprising:
- a rectangular plinth;
rolling means disposed on a bottom surface of said rectangular plinth for providing movement of the battery modules between a stored position within the modular cabinet and a withdrawn position;
a vertical front flange extending in a direction perpendicular to said plinth;
a vertical rear flange arranged parallel to said vertical front flange;
a plurality of horizontal shelves interposed between said vertical front flange and said vertical rear flange;
a side plate connecting the flanges and the rectangular plinth, thereby closing one side of the module;
and lateral guiding means for(i) mechanically coupling adjacent modules, or a single module to a structure arranged adjacent said modular cabinet, when said modules are in said stored position, and(ii) guiding said modules during withdrawal thereof from the modular cabinet;
wherein a plurality of batteries are arranged on each of said horizontal shelves such that a transverse free space is provided between the batteries and an open side, opposing the closed side, of each said module, and said batteries are fully accessible via said open side when at least one module is in said withdrawn position.
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Abstract
A modular cabinet including a plurality of battery modules each which can be withdrawn from the cabinet. The frame has a parallelipipedic-shaped metal framework, including a plinth of rectangular cross-section parallel to the different shelves, roller devices fixed to the base of the plinth to provide movement of the module in the depthwise direction between an inserted position and a withdrawn position, a first vertical front flange extending perpendicularly to the plinth, a second rear flange parallel to the first flange and shelves interposed in the depthwise between the flanges. A closed side plate connects the two flanges and the plinth, and a transverse free space is provided between the batteries and the open side face opposite the side plate. Movement of the module in translation to the withdrawn position enables all the batteries to be fully accessed via the open side face.
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10 Claims
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1. A modular cabinet for electrical battery banks, comprising a plurality of parallely arranged longitudinal battery modules, each of said modules having a frame comprising:
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a rectangular plinth; rolling means disposed on a bottom surface of said rectangular plinth for providing movement of the battery modules between a stored position within the modular cabinet and a withdrawn position; a vertical front flange extending in a direction perpendicular to said plinth; a vertical rear flange arranged parallel to said vertical front flange; a plurality of horizontal shelves interposed between said vertical front flange and said vertical rear flange; a side plate connecting the flanges and the rectangular plinth, thereby closing one side of the module; and lateral guiding means for (i) mechanically coupling adjacent modules, or a single module to a structure arranged adjacent said modular cabinet, when said modules are in said stored position, and (ii) guiding said modules during withdrawal thereof from the modular cabinet; wherein a plurality of batteries are arranged on each of said horizontal shelves such that a transverse free space is provided between the batteries and an open side, opposing the closed side, of each said module, and said batteries are fully accessible via said open side when at least one module is in said withdrawn position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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