Electrononic equipment building blocks for rack mounting

• US 9,420,715 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InTal Tech Ltd.
• Original Assignee: InTal Tech Ltd.
• Inventors: Vasilevsky, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Michener, Joshua J
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARNETT, DEVIN K
• Application Number:
  US14/406,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20150122751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,168 Days
• Field of Search: 211/26, 211/26.2, 439/532, 439/534, 439/713, 439/540.1, 312/223.1, 3122651-2654, 174/50, 361/807, 361809-810
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/09 Frames or mounting racks not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1492 having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications

Abstract

A rack-mountable module assembly, comprising: a plurality of electronic equipment modules, each having a height in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches and a width in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches; a plurality of connectors configured to form a horizontal row of said plurality of electronic equipment modules, by connecting every two adjacent modules of said plurality of electronic equipment modules to each other; and a pair of side mounts configured to connect the horizontal row to a frame of the rack.

Claims

1. A rack-mountable module assembly, comprising:

a plurality of electronic equipment modules, each having a height in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches and a width in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches;

a plurality of connectors configured to form a horizontal row of said plurality of electronic equipment modules, by connecting every two adjacent modules of said plurality of electronic equipment modules to each other; and

a pair of side mounts configured to connect the horizontal row to a frame, thereby forming a rack;

wherein said plurality of connectors comprises a plurality of back-access connectors, thereby providing for a clean appearance of a front side of the horizontal row;

wherein said plurality of back-access connectors comprises a plurality of I-shaped connectors;

wherein each of said plurality of I-shaped connectors comprises at least four holes, and wherein the assembly further comprises at least four screws for each of said plurality of I-shaped connectors, wherein said at least four screws are configured for threading from a back side of the rack, through two electronic equipment modules of said plurality of electronic equipment modules, and into said at least four holes.

2. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said plurality of connectors are further configured to vertically mount one or more additional electronic equipment modules to said horizontal row.

3. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal row, together with said pair of side mounts, are configured to match a rack having a width of approximately 19 inches.

4. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal row, together with said pair of side mounts, are configured to match a rack having a width of approximately 23 inches.

5. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said plurality of electronic equipment modules each has a cubic shape.

6. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said plurality of electronic equipment modules each comprises a peg and a cover connected to said peg.

7. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of electronic equipment modules comprises one or more plugs selected from the group consisting of:

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug, an RJ45 plug and a power plug.

8. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of electronic equipment modules comprises at least one USB-to-serial adapter.

9. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of electronic equipment modules comprises at least one power-over-Ethernet injector.

10. The rack-mountable module assembly according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of electronic equipment modules comprises at least one network switch.