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Granted Patent B2
US 10,772,226 · App. 15/937,055 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Waterproof cover

Inventors: Shizhong Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Gang Xing (Shanghai, CN); LongWen Wang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
H05K5/03B01D46/0043H05K5/0213H05K5/0217B01D2279/45
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Patent No.
US 10,772,226
App. No.
15/937,055
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An additional cover provides a cabinet with protection from fluidic ingress. The additional cover includes first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively, and first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections. The first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls are arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof. The first and second flanges are provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage.

Claims (43)

1. An additional cover for providing a cabinet with protection from fluidic ingress, the additional cover comprising:

first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively; and

first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections,

the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls being arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof,

the first and second flanges being provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage,

wherein:

respective upper edges of the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls form the inlet and the first flange extends from the upper edge of the first portion and forms an acute angle with the first portion at the inlet, and

a lower edge of the second portion terminates above a lower edge of the first portion, the second flange extends from the lower edge of the second portion and forms an obtuse angle with the second portion above the outlet, and respective lower edges of the first portion, the second flange and the first and second sidewalls form the outlet.

2. The additional cover according to claim 1 , wherein respective upper edges of the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls are registerable with a lower end of a frame cover defining an upper passage leading to the inlet of the flow passage.

3. The additional cover according to claim 2 , wherein the respective upper edges are formed to encompass the lower end of the frame cover.

4. The additional cover according to claim 1 , wherein respective interior edges of the first and second flanges do not overlap across the flow passage.

5. The additional cover according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second sidewalls taper inwardly while extending from the first portion to the second portion.

6. The additional cover according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a mounting surface and a weld coupled to the first portion.

7. An electric cabinet, comprising:

an exterior wall defining an opening;

a frame cover disposed about the opening to define an upper passage and to direct fluid flow moving through the opening downward through the upper passage; and

an additional cover, which is attachable to a lower end of the frame cover to provide the electric cabinet with protection against fluidic ingress from an exterior of the frame cover and the additional cover, through an interior of the additional cover and into an interior of the frame cover, wherein the additional cover comprises:

first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively; and

first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections,

the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls being arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet fluidly communicative with the upper passage at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof, and

the first and second flanges being provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage, and

wherein:

respective upper edges of the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls form the inlet and the first flange extends from the upper edge of the first portion and forms an acute angle with the first portion at the inlet, and

a lower edge of the second portion terminates above a lower edge of the first portion, the second flange extends from the lower edge of the second portion and forms an obtuse angle with the second portion above the outlet, and respective lower edges of the first portion, the second flange and the first and second sidewalls form the outlet.

8. The electric cabinet according to claim 7 , further comprising filter media disposable in the opening.

9. The electric cabinet according to claim 7 , wherein respective upper edges of the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls are registerable with the lower end of the frame cover.

10. The electric cabinet according to claim 9 , wherein the respective upper edges are formed to encompass the lower end of the frame cover.

11. The electric cabinet according to claim 7 , wherein respective interior edges of the first and second flanges do not overlap across the flow passage.

12. The electric cabinet according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second sidewalls taper inwardly while extending from the first portion to the second portion.

13. The electric cabinet according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one of a mounting surface and a weld coupled to the first portion by which the additional cover is affixable to the exterior wall.

14. An electric cabinet, comprising:

an exterior wall defining an opening;

a frame cover disposed about the opening to define an upper passage and to direct fluid flow moving through the opening downward through the upper passage; and

an additional cover for providing at least one of NEMA4 and IPX6 protection, which is attachable to a lower end of the frame cover,

the additional cover being formed to define a flow passage fluidly communicative with the upper passage and being configured to form a tortuous path for fluid propagating from an exterior of the additional cover, through the flow passage and toward the upper passage, wherein the additional cover comprises:

first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively; and

first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections,

the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls being arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet fluidly communicative with the upper passage at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof, and

the first and second flanges being provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage, and

wherein:

respective upper edges of the first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls form the inlet and the first flange extends from the upper edge of the first portion and forms an acute angle with the first portion at the inlet, and

a lower edge of the second portion terminates above a lower edge of the first portion, the second flange extends from the lower edge of the second portion and forms an obtuse angle with the second portion above the outlet, and respective lower edges of the first portion, the second flange and the first and second sidewalls form the outlet.

15. The electric cabinet according to claim 14 , further comprising filter media disposable in the opening.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: OTIS ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT, (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
To: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Reel/Frame 050092/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2018
From: ZHOU, SHIZHONG; XING, GANG; WANG, LONGWEN
To: OTIS ELEVATOR, MANAGEMENT, (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045609/0172 →
Continuity (1)
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