Multiple enclosures and method

• US 5,938,302 A
• Filed: 06/05/1998
• Issued: 08/17/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IMS Engineered Products LLC (IMS Cos. LLC)
• Original Assignee: AMCO Engineering Co. (IMS Cos. LLC)
• Inventors: Stelzer, Glen A., Anderson, Thomas E., Young, Jerry L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, STEPHEN A
• Application Number:
  US09/092,730
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 312/198, 312/199, 312/265.1, 312/265.4, 312/265.5, 312/265.3, 312/351, 312/223.1, 312/265.6, 108/107
• US Class Current: 312/223.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/145 Composite members, i.e. made up of several elements joined together
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/014 Corner connections for frameworks
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/301 mainly consisting of a frame onto which plates are mounted
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/308 Mounting of cabinets together

Abstract

An electronic component enclosure system with main channel configurations which constitute the four corners and vertical support of a multiple enclosures. The channels are essentially a right angle with a vertex of the angle chamfered, or a right angle of two faces with means for joining the same at the corners, irrespective of whether the means are a sharp bend, a chamfer, and the like. The lateral faces of the channel terminate in recessed gutters. The gutters are essentially a J-shaped reverse bend in most instances. The mating channels are in such a side by side relationship that they require a relatively sharp bend at the right angle of the sections which, in turn, presents a flush surface appearance from the front, and which can be RFI shielded since the vertical channels are all essentially imperforate.

Claims

1. An electronic component enclosure having a frame comprising a plurality of enclosures, each of said enclosures has an enclosure frame and respective closure panels,

said enclosure frame having a main channel corner member forming to have an outer face and a side face, wherein each of said faces joins the other face to define an outer corner of a main channel;

said main channel having reversely folded lateral edges at remote edges of the outer face and the side face to form a J-shaped channel;

whereby a plurality of said main channels are secured by top cross ties and bottom cross ties, wherein each of said cross ties has a reversely folded J-shaped lateral edge complementary to that of the main channel;

each of said enclosures abutting face to face with another of said enclosures at an essentially right angle corner, wherein the outer faces and side faces intersect;

said enclosures having an outer end portion without an adjacent enclosure, terminating the two faces of the main channel member with a chamfer which is at an angle with each of the two faces;

a plurality of front and rear cross ties, each of said cross ties has a lateral edge with a reversely folded J-shaped portion defining a gutter;

whereby after all of the enclosures are secured to each other, a frame is provided on each side; and

front and rear portions having J-shaped gutters for receiving panels with an RFI shielding material in the gutters for surrounding the enclosures.

2. The enclosure according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of horizontal uni-strut members fixedly secured to an interior face of the main channel;

whereby said horizontal uni-strut members are secured to a vertical uni-strut member.

3. The enclosure according to claim 2, further comprising:

a horizontal support positioned on left and right sides of each of said enclosures for receiving and supporting electronic components.

4. The electronic enclosure according to claim 1, further comprising:

vertical mounting flanges secured to horizontal uni-struts for mounting interior and exterior members.