Modular packaging for rugged electronics enclosures
Assignee901D LLC
InventorsFrederic Sainclivier, Francois Duvergne
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Abstract
A cabinet enclosure for mounting to a vehicle and providing an inner cavity isolated from a surrounding environment. The cabinet enclosure includes a removable module including a frame and a plurality of mounts on the frame for receiving an electrical component. A housing defines the inner cavity and includes a plurality of predefined mounting locations within the inner cavity configured to receive the removable module. The housing is configured to protect the inner cavity from exposure to moisture, heat, vibration and/or electromagnetic forces. An interface element secures the housing to a vehicle.
Claims18
A cabinet enclosure for mounting to a vehicle and providing an inner cavity isolated from a surrounding environment, the cabinet enclosure comprising:
- at least two removable modules, each removable module including a frame and a plurality of mounts on the frame for receiving an electrical component;
- a housing defining the inner cavity and including a plurality of predefined mounting locations within the inner cavity configured to receive the at least two removable modules through a front opening of the housing, the housing configured to protect the inner cavity from exposure to moisture, heat, vibration and/or electromagnetic forces;
- wherein each of the at least two removable modules includes front fasteners and rear shock pins or rear guide pins for insertion and extraction of the respective removable module into and from the inner cavity of the housing;
- at least one panel positioned on each of the at least two removable modules for providing electromagnetic isolation of the electrical component of one of the at least two removable modules from another electrical component in the other of the at least two removable modules;
- each of the at least two removable modules including electromagnetic interference mitigating features for providing electromagnetic isolation of the respective removable module from additional removable modules mounted in the inner cavity of the housing, the electromagnetic interference mitigating features including at least a conductive screen for air ways;
- a door hingedly attached to the housing and moveable between a first open position relative to the housing for allowing access to the at least two removable modules and the inner cavity and a second closed position for sealing an entirety of the front opening;
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- an interface element for securing the housing to a vehicle.
A cabinet enclosure for mounting to a vehicle and providing an inner cavity isolated from a surrounding environment, the cabinet enclosure comprising:
- at least two removable modules, each removable module including a frame and a plurality of mounts on the frame for receiving an electrical component;
- a housing defining the inner cavity and including a plurality of predefined mounting locations within the inner cavity configured to receive each of the at least two removable modules through a front opening of the housing, the housing configured to protect the inner cavity from exposure to moisture, heat, vibration and/or electromagnetic forces;
- wherein each of the at least two removable modules includes front fasteners and rear shock pins or rear guide pins for insertion and extraction of the respective removable module into and from the inner cavity of the housing;
- at least one panel positioned on each of the at least two removable modules for providing electromagnetic isolation of the electrical component of one of the at least two removable modules from another electrical component in the other of the at least two removable modules;
- a door hingedly attached to the housing and moveable between a first open position relative to the housing for allowing access to each of the at least two removable modules and the inner cavity and a second closed position for sealing an entirety of the front opening;
- an interface element for securing the housing to a vehicle;
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- at least one of a cooling unit and a power distribution unit disposed in the inner cavity;
- wherein each of the at least two removable modules includes a ballast element mounted in one of a plurality of positions on the removable module;
- wherein each of the at least two removable modules includes electromagnetic interference mitigating features for providing electromagnetic isolation of one of the at least two removable modules from the other of the at least removable;
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- wherein the electromagnetic interference mitigating features include conductive screens for air ways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.