1U rack mount equipment enclosure with increased structural support
View Patent ↗The 1U rack mount equipment enclosure with increased structural support, supports internal components without adding to the over all height of the 1U form factor. The peripheral device is mounted between front supports which bear the weight of the peripheral device. A central support provides support necessary to prevent deflection of the front supports. Rear supports between the central support and the rear side provide support to prevent the central support from bending due to the force placed on the central support by the front supports.
1. A one and three-quarter inch form factor rack mountable equipment enclosure comprising:
a bottom cover having a right sidewall, a left sidewall and a rear sidewall extending perpendicularly upward from said bottom cover;
a central support beam parallel to said rear wall and connected to said right sidewall, said left sidewall, and said bottom cover;
a front support cantilevered from said central support extending to a front plane of said equipment enclosure;
a means for rigidly attaching said front support to said central support beam and said bottom cover;
a rear support between said central support beam and said rear wall;
a means for connecting said rear support to said bottom cover, said central support beam and said rear sidewall; and
a top cover for enclosing top of said equipment enclosure.
2. The equipment enclosure of claim 1 wherein said front support further comprises:
a right and left mounting tab extending perpendicular from a center section of said front support for attaching said front support to said central support beam; and
a right and left mounting tab extending outward from a top side of said front support for attaching said front support to said central support beam to increase rigidity between said central support beam and said front support.
3. The equipment enclosure of claim 1 wherein said front support comprises:
a left and right front support cantilevered from said central support beam; and
a means for rigidly attaching said left and right front supports to said central support beam to minimize the downward deflection of said left and right front support.
4. The equipment enclosure of claim 3 wherein said means for rigidly attaching comprises:
a right and left mounting tab extending perpendicular from a center section of said left and right front supports for attaching said left and right front supports to said central support beam; and
a right and left mounting tab extending outward from a top side of said left and right front supports for attaching said front support to said central support beam to increase rigidity between said central support beam and said left and right front support.
5. The equipment enclosure of claim 1 wherein said front support comprises:
a left front support for attaching one side of a first device within said equipment enclosure;
a right front support for attaching one side of a second device within said equipment enclosure; and
a means for rigidly attaching said left and right front supports to said central support beam to minimize the downward deflection of said left and right front supports.
6. The equipment enclosure of claim 1 wherein said rear support comprises:
two or more rear supports; and
a means for rigidly attaching said two or more rear supports to said central support beam.
7. A one and three-quarter inch form factor rack mountable dual storage device comprising:
a bottom cover having a right sidewall, a left sidewall and a rear sidewall extending perpendicularly upward from said bottom cover;
a central support beam parallel to said rear sidewall and connected with said right sidewall, said left sidewall, and said bottom cover;
a right front support cantilevered from said central support beam, wherein said right front support includes a means for mounting one side of a first storage device;
a left front support cantilevered from said central support beam, wherein said left rear support includes a means for mounting one side of a second storage device;
a means for rigidly attaching said right front support and said left front support to said central support beam;
a right and a left mounting bracket connected to said right and said left sidewalls between said central support beam and said front plane for connecting an opposite side of said first and said second storage devices;
a rear support perpendicular to said central support beam and extending between said central support beam and said rear sidewall;
a means for connecting said rear support with said bottom cover, said central support beam and said rear sidewall; and
a top cover for enclosing said equipment enclosure.
8. The dual storage device of claim 7 wherein said rear support beam comprises a left rear support and a right rear support.
9. The dual storage device of claim 7 wherein said means for rigidly attaching said right and said left front support to said central support beam comprises:
a right tab extending perpendicularly outward from a central section of one end of said right front support for attaching said right front support to said central support beam;
a left tab extending perpendicularly outward from a central section of one end of said left front support for attaching said left front support to said central support beam;
a right tab extending perpendicularly outward from a top of said one end of said right front support; and
a left tab extending perpendicularly outward from a top of said one end of said left front support.