Modular cage enclosure system
AssigneeEquinix, Inc.
InventorThomas M McNair
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Abstract
In some examples, a system includes a plurality of posts and a plurality of cage panels, wherein each of the cage panels is removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein a nominal width of each of the cage panels is congruent based on a modulus, wherein an actual width of each of the cage panels is equal to a difference between the nominal width of the cage panel and the width of one of the plurality of posts, and wherein any combination of a subset of the plurality of cage panels coupled in a common orientation to a subset of the plurality of posts has a combined width, between respective centers of end posts of the subset of the plurality of posts, that is congruent based on the modulus.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a data center colocation space comprising a floor, the floor comprising a plurality of floor tiles;
- a plurality of posts arranged with a center of each post of the plurality of posts aligned with an adjoining edge of at least two of the plurality of floor tiles, and each post of the plurality of posts perpendicular to the floor;
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- a plurality of cage panels, wherein the plurality of cage panels and the plurality of posts are arranged to form at least one cage enclosure within the data center colocation space, wherein each of the plurality of cage panels is removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein a nominal width of each of the plurality of cage panels is congruent based on a modulus equal to a width of each of the plurality of floor tiles, wherein each of the plurality of cage panels has an actual width less than its nominal width.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts having a base plate for attaching the corresponding post of the plurality of posts to a floor of a data center colocation space;
- and
- a plurality of cage panels, wherein each of the plurality of cage panels is removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein a nominal width of each of the plurality of cage panels is congruent based on a modulus, wherein an actual width of each of the plurality of cage panels is equal to a difference between the nominal width of the cage panel and a width of one of the plurality of posts, and wherein any combination of a subset of the plurality of cage panels coupled in a common orientation to a subset of the plurality of posts has a combined width, between respective centers of end posts of the subset of the plurality of posts, that is congruent based on the modulus.
A system comprising:
- a data center colocation space comprising a floor;
- a plurality of posts arranged with each post of the plurality of posts perpendicular to the floor;
- and
- a plurality of cage panels, wherein the plurality of cage panels and the plurality of posts are arranged to form at least one cage enclosure within the data center colocation space, the at least one cage enclosure enclosing a plurality of cabinets,
- wherein each of the plurality of the posts is arranged with a center of each post of the plurality of posts aligned with an edge of at least two of the plurality of cabinets, wherein each of the plurality of cage panels is removably coupled to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein a nominal width of each of the plurality of cage panels is congruent based on a modulus equal to a width of each of the plurality of cabinets, wherein each of the plurality of cage panels has an actual width less than its nominal width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.