Communications panel systems
A panel system includes a front door attached to a chassis by a living hinge. In certain examples, the door also is pivotally attached to the living hinge. The living hinge components can snap-fit to the front door and/or to the chassis. The panel system also may have a mounting bracket that attaches to the chassis without tools to hold the chassis at a rack. The mounting bracket may be mounted at any of multiple predetermined positions along the depth of the chassis.
1 . A panel system comprising:
a chassis defining an interior accessible through an open front, the open front extending along a height of the chassis between a bottom of the chassis and a top of the chassis;
a door arrangement mounted to the chassis to move between a closed position and an open position, the door arrangement including a door and a latching member attached to the door, the door blocking access to the interior of the chassis from the open front of the chassis when the door arrangement is disposed in the closed position, the door allowing access to the interior of the chassis from the open front of the chassis when the door arrangement is disposed in the open position, the latching member defining a groove facing towards the chassis when the door arrangement is disposed in the closed position; and
a closure arrangement mounting the door to the chassis, the closure arrangement including:
a bottom member attached to the chassis at the bottom of the chassis, the bottom member extending forwardly from the open front of the chassis to a second end attached to the door arrangement, the bottom member defining a living hinge between the chassis and the second end; and
a retention member attached to the chassis at the top of the chassis, the retention member including a retention rod sized to fit within the groove of the latching member of the door arrangement to hold the door arrangement in the closed position.
2 . The panel system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the bottom member attaches directly to the door.
3 . The panel system of claim 2 , wherein the second end snap-fits to the door.
4 . The panel system of claim 1 , wherein the bottom member snap-fits to the chassis.
5 . The panel system of claim 1 , wherein the retention member snap-fits to the chassis.
6 . The panel system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the bottom member attaches to the latching member.
7 . The panel system of claim 6 , wherein the second end of the bottom member is rotatably attached to the latching member.
8 . The panel system of claim 6 , wherein a range of motion is between 91 degrees and 100 degrees.
9 . The panel system of claim 6 , wherein the living hinge defines a first series of slots facing in a first direction and a second series of slots facing in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, the slots of the first series being spaced further apart from each other compared to the slots of the second series.
10 . The panel system of claim 6 , wherein the bottom member and the retention member are coupled together to mount to the chassis as a unit.
11 . The panel system of claim 1 , wherein the door extends between a top and a bottom, and wherein the bottom of the door is disposed forward of the open front of the chassis and the top and bottom of the door are disposed below the bottom of the chassis when the door arrangement is disposed in the open position.
12 . A panel system configured to mount to a rack, the panel system comprising:
a chassis extending laterally between first and second sidewalls, the chassis also extending along a forward-rearward axis between a front and a rear of the chassis, the first sidewall defining a bracket mounting region in which a plurality of outwardly extending pegs are disposed, the bracket mounting region extending a first distance along the forward-rearward axis, each of the outwardly extending pegs defining a head that is larger than a neck of the outwardly extending peg;
a bracket configured to secure to the rack, the bracket being separate from the chassis, the bracket defining a first mounting region configured to extend along the bracket mounting region of the first sidewall of the chassis, the first mounting region defining a hole sized to receive one of the outwardly extending pegs when the bracket is disposed at the bracket mounting region of the first sidewall, the pegs of the chassis and the hole of the bracket enabling the bracket to be disposed at a selected one of a plurality of positions along the first sidewall along the forward-rearward axis; and
a fixation member separate from the chassis and separate from the bracket, the fixation member being positionable between the first mounting region of the bracket and the head of the peg received in the hole of the bracket to retain the bracket at the chassis.
13 . The panel system of claim 12 , wherein the bracket defines a second mounting region that extends in a different direction to the first mounting region.
14 . The panel system of claim 13 , wherein the second mounting region extends orthogonal to the first mounting region.
15 . The panel system of claim 13 , wherein the second mounting region is configured to secure to the rack.
16 . The panel system of claim 12 , wherein the fixation member defines a slot in which the peg received in the hole can be slidably received.
17 . The panel system of claim 12 , wherein the hole defined in the bracket is one of a plurality of holes, wherein the holes are arranged and configured to align with and receive multiple ones of the outwardly extending pegs for each of the positions along the first sidewall.
18 . The panel system of claim 17 , wherein the bracket defines a plurality of slots, the slots being configured and arranged to align with the pegs received in the holes of the bracket.
19 . The panel system of claim 12 , wherein the bracket mounting region of the chassis is a first bracket mounting region, the bracket is a first bracket, and the fixation member is a first fixation member; and wherein the panel system further comprises:
a second plurality of pegs extending outwardly from a second bracket mounting region disposed at the second sidewall of the chassis, each of the pegs of the second plurality having a head that is larger than a neck;
a second bracket configured to mount to the rack, the second bracket defining a first mounting region at which a hole is defined, the hole being sized to receive one of the outwardly extending pegs of the second plurality when the second bracket is disposed at the second bracket mounting region of the second sidewall; and
a second fixation member separate from the chassis and separate from the second bracket, the second fixation member being positionable between the first mounting region of the second bracket and the head of the peg received in the hole of the second bracket to retain the second bracket at the chassis.
20 . The panel system of claim 12 , wherein the outwardly extending pegs are disposed in a first row and a second row that each extend along the forward-rearward axis, the pegs of the first row being offset from the pegs in the second row along the forward-rearward axis.