Ceiling supported cold aisle containment system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04B-009/18
E04B-002/74
E04B-001/38
H05K-007/20
A62C-035/00
E04B-002/82
E04B-002/72
출원번호
US-0864448
(2013-04-17)
등록번호
US-8857120
(2014-10-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Marrs, Samuel M.
Shurhay, Mark
Bernard, William A.
출원인 / 주소
Panduit Corp.
대리인 / 주소
Clancy, Christopher S.
인용정보
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8인용 특허 :
31
초록▼
An aisle containment system is provided. The aisle containment system includes a pair of wall beams suspended from a ceiling, a pair of floor tracks positioned beneath the wall beams and secured to a floor, and at least one blanking panel secured to one of the wall beams and one of the floor tracks.
An aisle containment system is provided. The aisle containment system includes a pair of wall beams suspended from a ceiling, a pair of floor tracks positioned beneath the wall beams and secured to a floor, and at least one blanking panel secured to one of the wall beams and one of the floor tracks.
대표청구항▼
1. An aisle containment system, comprising: a pair of wall beams suspended from and spaced apart from a grid system of a ceiling;a pair of floor tracks positioned beneath the wall beams and secured to a floor;a ceiling tile support system connected to the wall beams and spaced apart from the grid sy
1. An aisle containment system, comprising: a pair of wall beams suspended from and spaced apart from a grid system of a ceiling;a pair of floor tracks positioned beneath the wall beams and secured to a floor;a ceiling tile support system connected to the wall beams and spaced apart from the grid system of the ceiling;at least one blanking panel secured to one of the wall beams and one of the floor tracks;a plurality of cabinets positioned at corners of the aisle containment system; andat least one end of row door positioned at an end of the aisle containment system and supported by at least two of the plurality of cabinets. 2. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the wall beams are suspended from the ceiling by threaded rods. 3. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the wall beams comprise a series of posts extending from a top wall of the wall beams. 4. The aisle containment system of claim 3, wherein the posts align and connect a cross aisle tee beam of the ceiling tile support system to the wall beam. 5. The aisle containment system of claim 3, wherein the posts align and connect a ceiling tile retainer to the wall beam. 6. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the wall beams each comprise a plurality of holes formed in a front wall of the wall beams, at least one of the plurality of holes receiving a threaded member to connect the blanking panel to the wall beams. 7. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the floor tracks each comprise a plurality of holes, at least one of the plurality of holes receiving a threaded member to connect the blanking panel to the floor track. 8. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the ceiling tile support system comprises a plurality of cross aisle beams, a plurality of center beams, and a plurality of ceiling tiles supported by the cross aisle tee beams and the center beams. 9. The aisle containment system of claim 8, wherein the cross aisle beams comprise at least one hole that engages a post extending from a top wall of the wall beams and the center beams are positioned between the cross aisle beams and comprise an aperture for securing the center beams to the cross aisle beams. 10. The aisle containment system of claim 8, wherein the center beams comprise a hole formed in a horizontal wall of the center beams, the hole receiving a fire suppression system. 11. The aisle containment system of claim 8, wherein the ceiling tile support system comprises a retention bracket that secures the ceiling tile to the center beam, and a ceiling tile retainer that secures the ceiling tile to the wall beam. 12. The aisle containment system of claim 1, wherein the at least one blanking panel comprises a main panel, a base member that engages at least one of the floor tracks, and a plurality of slots that align with holes in the wall beams to secure the at least one blanking panel to the wall beams. 13. The aisle containment system of claim 12, wherein the at least one blanking panel comprises two adjustable side panels extending from opposite sides of the main panel and adjustably secured to the main panel such that the side panels can be adjusted laterally in relation to the main panel. 14. The aisle containment system of claim 13, wherein: the main panel comprises slots formed in opposing sides of the main panel;the side panels comprise holes positioned to align with respective slots in the main panel; andat least one of the slots and at least one of the holes receive a threaded member to adjustably secure the side panels to the main panel. 15. The aisle containment system of claim 13, wherein the side panels each comprise a seal positioned on an outer side of the side panel to provide a seal between the side panel and an adjacent panel or cabinet. 16. The aisle containment system of claim 1, further comprising a floor skirt secured to at least one of the pair of floor tracks, the floor skirt comprising rigid base member secured to the at least one of the floor tracks and a flexible seal secured to the rigid base member to seal against the blanking panel. 17. The aisle containment system of claim 1, further comprising an upper sealing bracket secured to at least one of the pair of wall beams, the upper sealing bracket comprising a rigid bracket secured to the at least one of the wall beams and a flexible seal secured to the rigid bracket to seal against the blanking panel. 18. The aisle containment system of claim 1, further comprising an above cabinet blanking panel secured to one of the pair of wall beams. 19. The aisle containment system of claim 18, wherein the above cabinet blanking panel comprises: an upper panel comprising a set of horizontal slots formed in an upper portion of the upper panel and a set of vertical slots formed in a lower portion of the upper panel; anda lower panel comprising holes positioned to align with respective vertical slots in the upper panel; whereinat least one of the vertical slots and at least one of the holes receive a threaded member to adjustably secure the upper panel to the lower panel. 20. The aisle containment system of claim 19, further comprising a first foam seal secured to a bottom edge of the lower panel and a second foam seal secured to a side edge of the lower panel. 21. A method of installing an aisle containment system, comprising the steps of: securing a pair of floor tracks to a floor;positioning a pair of wall beams above the floor tracks and spaced apart from a grid system of a ceiling and suspending the wall beams from the grid system of the ceiling;connecting a ceiling tile support system to the wall beams and spacing the ceiling tile support system from the grid system of the ceiling;positioning a cabinet at each corner of the aisle containment system;securing at least one blanking panel to one of the wall beams and one of the floor tracks; andpositioning at least one end of row door at an end of the aisle containment system and securing the at least one end of row door to two of the cabinets. 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of securing an above cabinet blanking panel to one of the wall beams above an undersized cabinet. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein: the above cabinet blanking panel comprises an upper panel comprising a set of horizontal slots formed in an upper portion of the upper panel and a set of vertical slots formed in a lower portion of the upper panel and a lower panel comprising holes positioned to align with respective vertical slots in the upper panel; anda height of the above cabinet blanking panel is adjusted by positioning the lower panel such that is seals against the cabinet and inserting a threaded member through the vertical slots and threading the threaded member into holes. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein the wall beams are suspended from the ceiling by threaded rods. 25. The method of claim 21, wherein the ceiling tile support system comprises a plurality of cross aisle beams, a plurality of center beams, and a plurality of ceiling tiles supported by the cross aisle beams and the center beams. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of connecting the ceiling tile support system comprises inserting a post extending from a top wall of the wall beams through at least one hole formed in one of the cross aisle beams. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of connecting the ceiling tile support system further comprises positioning one of the center beams between two of the cross aisle beams. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising inserting a threaded member through an aperture formed in the center beam and an aperture formed in one of the cross aisle beams to secure the center beam to the cross aisle beam. 29. The method of claim 25, wherein the center beams comprise a hole formed in a horizontal wall of the center beams, the hole receiving a fire suppression system. 30. The method of claim 25, wherein the ceiling tiles are positioned between and supported by the cross aisle beams, the center beams, and the wall beams. 31. The method of claim 25, wherein the ceiling tiles are secured to the center beams by a retention bracket and are secured to the wall beams by a ceiling tile retainer. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the ceiling tile retainer is secured to a wall beam by inserting a post extending from a top wall of the wall beam through at least one hole formed in the ceiling tile retainer. 33. The method of claim 31, wherein the ceiling tile retainer is secured to a wall beam by inserting a threaded member through a slot formed in the ceiling tile retainer and threading the threaded member into a hole formed in the wall beam. 34. The method of claim 21, wherein: the at least one blanking panel comprises a main panel, a base member engaging the floor tracks, and a plurality of slots, at least one of the plurality of slots aligning with holes in the wall beams; andthe step of securing the at least one blanking panel comprises inserting a threaded member through the at least one of the plurality of slots and threading the threaded member into a hole formed in the wall beam and inserting a threaded member through a slot formed in the base member and threading the threaded member into a hole formed in the floor track. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the at least one blanking panel further comprises two adjustable side panels extending from opposite sides of the main panel and adjustably secured to the main panel such that the side panels can be adjusted laterally in relation to the main panel. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the side panels each comprise a seal positioned on an outer side of the side panel to provide a seal between the side panel and an adjacent panel or cabinet. 37. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of securing a floor skirt to the floor track, the floor skirt comprising rigid base member secured to the floor track and a flexible seal secured to the rigid base member and sealed against the blanking panel. 38. The method of claim 21, further comprising securing an upper sealing bracket to the wall beam, the upper sealing bracket comprising a rigid bracket secured to the wall beam and a flexible seal secured to the rigid bracket and sealed against the blanking panel.
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