Rail mounting clamp for electronic equipment enclosure
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-005/02
H05K-007/14
H05K-007/18
출원번호
US-0229707
(2011-09-10)
등록번호
US-8787023
(2014-07-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Lewis, II, Richard Evans
Donowho, D. Brian
출원인 / 주소
Chatsworth Products, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Tillman Wright, PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
21인용 특허 :
218
초록▼
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure having side cross members between front and rear frames, a vertical mounting rail and a clamping bracket attached to the vertical mounting rail. At least one of the side cross members defines an interior-facing channel that extends at leas
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure having side cross members between front and rear frames, a vertical mounting rail and a clamping bracket attached to the vertical mounting rail. At least one of the side cross members defines an interior-facing channel that extends at least substantially along the length thereof. Upon insertion into the channel, the clamping bracket is rotatable within the channel to tighten, and thereby fasten, the vertical mounting rail to the frame structure.
대표청구항▼
1. An electronic equipment enclosure comprising: a) a frame structure that includes side cross members between front and rear frames, wherein at least one of the side cross members defines an interior-facing channel that extends at least substantially along the length thereof;(b) a vertical mounting
1. An electronic equipment enclosure comprising: a) a frame structure that includes side cross members between front and rear frames, wherein at least one of the side cross members defines an interior-facing channel that extends at least substantially along the length thereof;(b) a vertical mounting rail; and(c) a clamping bracket attached to the vertical mounting rail;(d) wherein, upon insertion into the channel, the clamping bracket is rotatable within the channel to tighten, and thereby fasten, the vertical mounting rail to the frame structure. 2. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 1, wherein the vertical mounting rail includes an embossed portion at a location where the clamping bracket is attached thereto. 3. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 1, wherein the clamping bracket is attached to the vertical mounting rail via a threaded rod and a separate clamp nut. 4. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 3, wherein the threaded rod extends from a raised central portion of the clamping bracket and is rigidly attached thereto. 5. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 4, wherein, when the clamping bracket is attached to the vertical mounting rail, the raised central portion of the clamping bracket is aligned with an embossed portion of the vertical mounting rail. 6. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 1, wherein the clamping bracket includes a flange at each side thereof and extending away from the central portion, each in the same direction. 7. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 6, wherein the flanges are spaced apart from one another so as to fittingly interface with and straddle a C-shaped portion of the vertical mounting rail. 8. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 1, wherein the clamping bracket includes cut edges at opposite ends thereof to facilitate rotation of the clamping bracket within the channel. 9. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 8, wherein the vertical mounting rail is fastenable to the frame structure with a quarter turn of the clamping bracket such that the ends of the clamping bracket enter into upper and lower portions of the channel. 10. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 8, wherein the cut edges are located at end corners, of the clamping bracket, that are diagonally opposite one another. 11. The electronic equipment enclosure of claim 1, wherein the clamping bracket is made from a metal-based material. 12. A mounting clamp for use in fastening a vertical mounting rail in an electronic equipment enclosure, the mounting clamp comprising: a) a clamping bracket, including: (i) a central portion having a pair of ends; and(ii) a pair of flanges, each flange extending from the central portion at opposite sides thereof, the flanges being spaced apart from one another to straddle a C-shaped portion of a vertical mounting rail;(b) a threaded rod rigidly attached to the clamping bracket and extending from the central portion; and(c) a nut for engagement with the threaded rod to permit fastening of the clamping bracket to the vertical mounting rail. 13. The mounting clamp of claim 12, wherein the central portion of the clamping bracket includes a cut edge at each end thereof to facilitate rotation of the clamping bracket within a channel of the vertical mounting rail. 14. The mounting clamp of claim 13, wherein the cut edges are located at corners of the central portion that are diagonally opposite one another. 15. A method of fastening a vertical mounting rail to an electronic equipment enclosure comprising the steps of: (a) providing a frame structure that includes side cross members between front and rear frames, wherein at least one of the side cross members defines an interior-facing channel that extends at least substantially along the length thereof;(b) loosely attaching a clamping bracket having a pair of spaced-apart flanges at sides thereof to a vertical mounting rail having a C-shaped portion;(c) configuring the clamping bracket such that the pair of spaced-apart flanges are oriented crosswise relative to the vertical mounting rail;(d) inserting the clamping bracket into the channel of a selected side cross member; and(e) rotating the clamping bracket within the channel to position ends of the clamping bracket within the channel and align the spaced-apart flanges to straddle the C-shaped portion. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein cut edges are arranged at diagonally opposite corners of a central portion of the clamping bracket, and wherein the rotating step includes rotating the clamping bracket such that the cut edges are the leading edges as the rotation is carried out. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the rotating step includes one quarter turn of rotation. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the attaching step includes attaching the clamping bracket to the vertical mounting rail with a threaded rod and a clamp nut. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, after the rotating step, the step of tightening the clamp nut.
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