Electronic equipment cabinet
Provided is an electronic equipment cabinet capable of detecting a storage state of a circuit board unit by using a smaller number of switches than circuit board units. The electronic equipment cabinet, which stores a plurality of circuit board units inserted and extracted in the same direction, includes a plurality of slots for storing the circuit board units, a plurality of cover members for covering the slots, and a switch for detecting closing of all the slots. The cover members, which are provided by a plurality of types having an installation order restricting mechanism for preventing closing of the slots, except for when the cover members are installed according to a preset installation order, includes a driving member located in a final-installation cover member that is installed last and configured to drive the switch.
1. An electronic equipment cabinet for storing a plurality of circuit board units inserted and extracted in the same direction, comprises:
a plurality of slots for storing the circuit board units;
a plurality of cover members for covering the slots; and
a switch for detecting closing of all the slots,
wherein the cover members, which are provided by a plurality of types having an installation order restricting mechanism for preventing closing of the slots, except for when the cover members are installed according to a preset installation order, includes a driving member located in a final-installation cover member that is installed last and configured to drive the switch.
2. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the second cover member is removed from the slot by pulling away the first cover member.
3. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the cover members comprise conductive materials.
4. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of types of cover members includes:
the first cover member installed first; and
the second cover member installed while the final-installation cover member is installed after the first cover member has been installed; and
the installation order restricting mechanism includes:
a gasket part abutting on the cabinet and a base abutting on the second cover member, which are formed in the first cover member;
a gasket part abutting on the base of the first cover member and a base abutting on the final-installation cover member, which are formed in the second cover member; and
a gasket part abutting on the base of the second cover member and a base abutting on the cabinet, which are formed in the final-installation cover member.
5. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 4 , wherein the gasket parts include gaskets comprising conductive materials.
6. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the cover members comprise conductive materials.
7. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of types of cover members includes:
the first cover member installed first; and
the second cover member installed while the final-installation cover member is installed after the first cover member has been installed; and
the installation order restricting mechanism includes:
a base formed in the first cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the cabinet and the second cover member;
a base formed in the second cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the base of the first cover member and the final-installation cover member; and
a base formed in the final-installation cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the base of the second cover member and the cabinet.
8. The electronic equipment cabinet according to claim 3 , wherein:
the plurality of types of cover members includes:
the first cover member installed first; and
the second cover member installed while the final-installation cover member is installed after the first cover member has been installed; and
the installation order restricting mechanism includes:
a base formed in the first cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the cabinet and the second cover member;
a base formed in the second cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the base of the first cover member and the final-installation cover member; and
a base formed in the final-installation cover member to abut on a gasket part abutting on the base of the second cover member and the cabinet.