Telecommunications cabinet

• US 7,683,270 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2006
• Issued: 03/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Telect Incorporated (Amphenol Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Telect Incorporated (Amphenol Corporation)
• Inventors: Fernandez, Pedro, Nguyen, Tri H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo; Hung V
• Application Number:
  US11/275,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20060273081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,513 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 174/520, 174/535, 174/559, 174/560, 174/564, 174/547, 361/688, 361/809
• US Class Current: 174/547
• CPC Class Codes: B23P 15/00 Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49892 Joining plate edge perpendicularly to frame

Abstract

Embodiments of a storage cabinet and methods for making and using such cabinet are disclosed. In one embodiment of an apparatus. a tubular sealed chamber for storing telecommunications equipment is coupled to a sealed chamber to support the sealed chamber. The tubular sealed chamber comprises at least one mount configured to attach and remove the telecommunications equipment, a tube and at least one door to enclose one end of the tube. The support structure partially surrounds the sealed chamber and an area between the sealed chamber and the support structure defines an inter-tube space that functions as a thermal barrier.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a tubular sealed chamber configured to store telecommunications equipment, the tubular sealed chamber comprising;

at least one mount located within the tubular sealed chamber and configured to removably attach telecommunications equipment,

a tube; and

at least one door configured to enclose one end of the tube; and

a tubular support structure coupled to the sealed chamber and configured to support the sealed chamber, wherein the support structure is configured to at least partially surround the sealed chamber,

wherein an area between the sealed chamber and the support structure defines an inter-tube space that is configured to function as a thermal barrier between a temperature inside the chamber and a temperature outside the support structure.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealed chamber comprises a tube, a seal and at least one door configured to enclose one end of the tube;

the support structure comprises a tube with at least one open end; and

wherein the chamber tube and the support structure tube are coupled substantially perpendicular.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support structure further comprises:

a top end of the support structure tube;

a bottom end of the support structure tube;

a cabinet top configured to enclose the top end; and

a cabinet bottom configured to enclose the bottom end.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the thermal barrier is substantially sealed from the temperature outside the support structure and the temperature inside the chamber.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a temperature-regulating device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the temperature-regulating device is one of:

a fan, a heat exchanger, a thermoelectric cooler or an air conditioning unit.

7. An apparatus comprising:

an enclosure that is entirely sealed and is configured to maintain telecommunications equipment for a telecommunications infrastructure, the enclosure comprising;

a horizontal tube with a cross-section defining a first plane;

at least one open end;

a door for sealing the at least one open end; and

at least one mount located within the enclosure and configured to removably attach the telecommunications equipment;

a cover comprising a vertical tube with a cross-section defining a second plane, wherein the vertical tube is configured to at least partially bound the horizontal tube, and wherein the first plane is substantially orthogonal to the second plane; and

a thermal barrier, wherein the thermal barrier is defined by a space between the enclosure and the cover,

wherein the horizontal tube is isolated from the vertical tube, and wherein an air gap between the horizontal tube and the vertical tube functions as the thermal barrier between a temperature inside the enclosure and a temperature outside the cover.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising water-tight cable fittings for allowing for ingress and egress of one or more cables configured to connect to telecommunications equipment.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the horizontal tube and the vertical tube are each configured to be manufactured by a single sheet of material.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising equipment configured to move air from an area outside the cover to the air gap between the horizontal tube and the vertical tube.