Adjustable bracket for open frame power supply unit and outdoor telecommunications system including same
An adjustable bracket for enclosing an open frame power supply unit (PSU) is disclosed. The adjustable bracket includes a first bracket section having a first primary plate and a first secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the first primary plate; and a second bracket section having a second primary plate and a second secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the second primary plate, the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate being generally parallel such that the first secondary plate faces the second secondary plate. The second primary plate is movably coupled to the first primary plate such that the adjustable bracket can be in a compact, intermediately extended, or fully extended configuration by adjusting the bracket according to a width of the open frame PSU, the width being different for a first open frame PSU than for a second open frame PSU.
1. An outdoor telecommunications system for electronic devices, the outdoor telecommunications system comprising:
a waterproof chassis for housing the electronic devices, the electronic devices including an open frame power supply unit (PSU); and
an adjustable PSU bracket configured to enclose the open frame PSU and removably mounted within the waterproof chassis,
the adjustable PSU bracket including:
a first bracket section having a first primary plate and a first secondary plate extending generally perpendicular from one end of the first primary plate,
a second bracket section having a second primary plate and a second secondary plate extending generally perpendicular from one end of the second primary plate, the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate being generally parallel such that the first secondary plate faces the second secondary plate,
a first pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the first secondary plate, and
a second pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the second secondary plate,
wherein the second primary plate is movably coupled to the first primary plate such that a distance between the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate is adjustable according to a width of the open frame PSU, the width being different for a first open frame PSU than for a second open frame PSU, and
wherein each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts is configured to be coupled to a bottom plate of the chassis.
2. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts is movable with respect to a corresponding one of the first secondary plate and second secondary plate such that a height of the adjustable PSU bracket is adjustable according to a height of the open frame PSU enclosed within the adjustable PSU bracket.
3. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 1 , wherein a first partial portion of the first primary plate overlaps a generally entire portion of the second primary plate when the adjustable PSU bracket is in a compact configuration in which the distance between the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate is minimal.
4. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 3 , wherein a second partial portion of the first primary plate overlaps a first partial portion of the second primary plate when the adjustable PSU bracket is in a fully extended configuration in which the distance between the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate is maximal.
5. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 4 , wherein the second partial portion of the first primary plate is smaller than and included in the first partial portion of the first primary plate.
6. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 1 , wherein the second primary plate is movably coupled to the first primary plate via a coupling element penetrating through a first hole formed on the first primary plate.
7. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 6 , wherein the coupling element further penetrates a second hole formed on the second primary plate and/or is fixed to the second hole.
8. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 7 , wherein the second hole is circular, and the first hole is elongated in a first direction corresponding to a respective movement direction between the second primary plate and the first primary plate.
9. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 8 , wherein:
the coupling element is positioned at a first position of the first hole when the adjustable PSU bracket is in a compact configuration in which the distance between the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate is minimal; and
the coupling element is positioned at a second position of the first hole when the adjustable PSU bracket is in a fully extended configuration in which the distance between the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate is maximal.
10. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 9 , wherein the first position of the first hole is at or near a first end of the first hole, and the second position of the first hole is at or near a second end of the first hole that is an opposite end of the first end.
11. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 10 , wherein the adjustable PSU bracket has a locking mechanism to place the adjustable PSU bracket in the compact configuration, in the fully extended configuration, or in at least one intermediately extended configuration.
12. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 11 , wherein the locking mechanism includes:
at least three locking holes formed in a row in the first direction on the first primary plate; and
a protrusion formed on the second primary plate and configured to be engaged with any one of the at least three locking holes,
wherein the protrusion is insertable into one of the at least three locking holes to place the adjustable PSU bracket in the compact configuration, intermediately extended configuration, or fully extended configuration by causing the protrusion to engage with a first, second, or third locking hole, respectively, among the at least three locking holes.
13. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 12 , wherein each of the at least three locking holes is elongated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the protrusion has a shape corresponding to a shape of the locking holes.
14. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 13 , wherein:
the coupling element is positioned at the first position of the first hole, and the protrusion is engaged with the first locking hole when the adjustable PSU bracket is in the compact configuration; and
the coupling element is positioned at the second position of the first hole, and the protrusion is engaged with the third locking hole when the adjustable PSU bracket is in the fully extended configuration.
15. The outdoor telecommunications system of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate has at least two pairs of holes formed thereon, the at least two pairs of holes including a first pair of holes and a second pair of holes located below the first pair of holes;
each of the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate further has a hole configured to receive a second coupling element configured to couple each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts to a corresponding one of the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate, the second coupling element passing through a first hole formed on a primary plate of the foot mount;
each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts includes a pair of protrusions protruding from the primary plate of the foot mount and configured to be engaged with any one of the first pair of holes and second pair of holes;
each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts further includes a second hole formed on a secondary plate of the foot mount extending generally perpendicular from one end of the primary plate of the foot mount;
the pair of protrusions is engaged with the first pair of holes when the open frame PSU enclosed in the adjustable PSU bracket has a first height, and the pair of protrusions is engaged with the second pair of holes when the open frame PSU enclosed in the adjustable PSU bracket has a second height that is greater than the first height; and
a fastener passes through the second hole formed on the secondary plate of the foot mount and is inserted to a receiving portion formed at the bottom plate of the chassis to couple the adjustable PSU bracket to the chassis.
16. An adjustable bracket configured to enclose an open frame power supply unit (PSU) for mounting within a chassis of an electronic equipment, the adjustable bracket comprising:
a first bracket section having a first primary plate and a first secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the first primary plate;
a second bracket section having a second primary plate and a second secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the second primary plate, the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate being generally parallel such that the first secondary plate faces the second secondary plate;
a first pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the first secondary plate; and
a second pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the second secondary plate,
wherein the second primary plate is movably coupled to the first primary plate such that the adjustable bracket can be in a compact, intermediately extended, or fully extended configuration by adjusting the bracket according to a width of the open frame PSU, the width being different for a first open frame PSU than for a second open frame PSU,
wherein each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts is movable up or down according to a height of the open frame PSU enclosed within the adjustable bracket.
17. The adjustable bracket of claim 16 , wherein:
the open frame PSU is mounted within the chassis of the electronic equipment by being enclosed in the adjustable bracket;
each of the first pair of foot mounts and the second pair of foot mounts is configured to be coupled to a bottom plate of the chassis; and
the adjustable bracket is fixed to the open frame PSU enclosed therein via a fastening mechanism with screws passing through holes formed on the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate.
18. A method for mounting an open frame power supply unit (PSU) within a chassis of an electronic equipment, the method comprising:
enclosing the open frame PSU in an adjustable PSU bracket, a dimension of the adjustable PSU bracket adjusted according to a width and a height of the open frame PSU, the adjustable bracket comprising:
a first bracket section having a first primary plate and a first secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the first primary plate;
a second bracket section having a second primary plate and a second secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the second primary plate, the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate being generally parallel such that the first secondary plate faces the second secondary plate;
a first pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the first secondary plate; and
a second pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the second secondary plate,
wherein the dimension of the adjustable PSU bracket is adjusted in response to at least one of i) moving the second bracket section of the adjustable PSU bracket in a first direction with respect to the first bracket section of the adjustable PSU bracket according to the width of the open frame PSU, the second bracket section movably coupled to the first bracket section or ii) moving the first pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the first bracket section and the second pair of foot mounts movably coupled to the second bracket section in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction according to the height of the open frame PSU;
fixing the adjustable PSU bracket to the open frame PSU enclosed therein via a fastening mechanism with screws passing through holes formed on the adjustable PSU bracket; and
coupling the adjustable PSU bracket with the open frame PSU enclosed therein to a bottom plate of the chassis via a fastening mechanism with screws passing through holes formed on the first and second pairs of foot mounts,
wherein at least the width or the height is different for a first open frame PSU than for a second open frame PSU.