Adjustable bracket for power supply unit and telecommunications system including the same

An adjustable bracket configured to enclose a power supply unit (PSU) for mounting within a chassis of an electronic equipment, the adjustable bracket comprising:

• a board bracket on which a power distribution board is mounted;
• a movable part coupled to the board bracket;
• a fixed part having a first slit that is generally parallel to a second slit;
• and
• a handle fixedly coupled to the movable part, the handle including an upper part, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, the first protrusion extending from a first end of the upper part, the second protrusion extending from a second end of the upper part, the first protrusion being inserted through the first slit and the second protrusion being inserted through the second slit,
• wherein the movable part is movably coupled to the fixed part via the handle such that the adjustable bracket is adjustable to be placed in a compact configuration, in a fully extended configuration, or in an intermediately extended configuration, and
• wherein, in response to pressing the upper part of the handle, the movable part is movable in a first direction or a second direction with respect to the fixed part;
• wherein:
• the adjustable bracket has a stopping mechanism to place the adjustable bracket in the compact configuration, in the fully extended configuration, or in the intermediately extended configuration;
• the stopping mechanism includes a first pair of stoppers, a second pair of stoppers, and a third pair of stoppers formed on an inner side of the fixed part;
• one stopper of each of the first, second, and third pairs of stoppers is formed along a length direction of the first slit, another stopper of each of the first, second, and third pairs of stoppers being formed along a length direction of the second slit;
• portions of the first and second slits are obscured by portions of each of the first, second, and third pairs of stoppers protruding inward with respect to the first and second slits, respectively, the protruding being relative to a view from an inner space of the adjustable bracket toward the inner side of the fixed part;
• first stop areas are formed between first ends of the first pair of stoppers and first ends of the first and second slits;
• second stop areas are formed between second ends of the first pair of stoppers and first ends of the second pair of stoppers;
• third stop areas are formed between second ends of the second pair of stoppers and first ends of the third pair of stoppers;
• and
• each of the first and second protrusions is insertable into a corresponding one of the first, second, and third stop areas to place the adjustable bracket in the compact configuration, in the intermediately extended configuration, or in the fully extended configuration, respectively, by causing the first and second protrusions to engage with the first, second, or third stop areas, respectively.

A telecommunications system for electronic devices, the telecommunications system comprising:

• a chassis for housing the electronic devices, the electronic devices including a power supply unit (PSU);
• and
• an adjustable bracket configured to enclose the PSU and mounted within the chassis, the adjustable bracket including:
• a board bracket on which a power distribution board is mounted;
• a movable part coupled to the board bracket;
• a fixed part having a first slit that is generally parallel to a second slit;
• and
• a handle fixedly coupled to the movable part, the handle including an upper part, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, the first protrusion extending from a first end of the upper part, the second protrusion extending from a second end of the upper part, the first protrusion being inserted through the first slit and the second protrusion being inserted through the second slit;
• wherein the movable part is movably coupled to the fixed part via the handle such that a distance between the handle and one end of the fixed part is adjustable according to a size of the PSU, the size being different for a first PSU than for a second PSU;
• wherein, in response to pressing the upper part of the handle, the movable part is movable in a first direction or a second direction with respect to the fixed part;
• wherein the upper part of the handle is located in a raised vertical position relative to the first protrusion and the second protrusion, the first protrusion and the second protrusion being generally leveled along a lower vertical position;
• wherein the handle further includes a lower part, a first end portion of the lower part being coupled to the first protrusion, a second end portion of the lower part being coupled to the second protrusion;
• wherein the lower part is fixedly coupled to the movable part;
• and
• wherein the lower part is coupled to the movable part by a fastener, the fastener passing through a hole formed at a middle portion of the lower part.

A telecommunications system for electronic devices, the telecommunications system comprising:

• a chassis for housing the electronic devices, the electronic devices including a power supply unit (PSU);
• and
• an adjustable bracket configured to enclose the PSU and mounted within the chassis, the adjustable bracket including:
• a board bracket on which a power distribution board is mounted;
• a movable part coupled to the board bracket;
• a fixed part having a first slit that is generally parallel to a second slit;
• and
• a handle fixedly coupled to the movable part, the handle including an upper part, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, the first protrusion extending from a first end of the upper part, the second protrusion extending from a second end of the upper part, the first protrusion being inserted through the first slit and the second protrusion being inserted through the second slit,
• wherein the movable part is movably coupled to the fixed part via the handle such that a distance between the handle and one end of the fixed part is adjustable according to a size of the PSU, the size being different for a first PSU than for a second PSU,
• wherein, in response to pressing the upper part of the handle, the movable part is movable in a first direction or a second direction with respect to the fixed part;
• and
• wherein the adjustable bracket has a stopping mechanism to place the adjustable bracket in a compact configuration, in a fully extended configuration, or in an intermediately extended configuration;
• wherein:
• the fixed part has an outer side on which the upper part of the handle is exposed, the fixed part further having an inner side facing an inner space of the adjustable bracket,
• the stopping mechanism includes a first pair of stoppers formed on the inner side of the fixed part,
• one stopper of the first pair of stoppers is formed along a length direction of the first slit, another stopper of the first pair of stoppers being formed along a length direction of the second slit,
• the first and second slits are obscured by portions of the first pair of stoppers protruding inward with respect to the first and second slits, respectively, the protruding being relative to a view from the inner space of the adjustable bracket toward the inner side of the fixed part, and
• first stop areas are formed between first ends of the first pair of stoppers and first ends of the first and second slits.

A telecommunications system for electronic devices, the telecommunications system comprising:

• a chassis for housing the electronic devices in a chassis interior space, the electronic devices including a power supply unit (PSU);
• and
• an adjustable bracket configured to enclose the PSU and mounted within the chassis, the adjustable bracket including:
• a board bracket on which a power distribution board is mounted;
• a movable part coupled to the board bracket;
• a fixed part positioned in a nonoverlapping manner with and adjacent to the movable part, the fixed part having a first slit that is generally parallel to a second slit;
• and
• a handle fixedly coupled to the movable part, the handle including an upper part, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, the first protrusion extending from a first end of the upper part, the second protrusion extending from a second end of the upper part, the first protrusion being inserted through the first slit and the second protrusion being inserted through the second slit, the upper part extending away from the chassis interior space and free of the fixed part for user access;
• wherein the movable part is movably coupled to the fixed part via the handle such that a distance between the handle and one end of the fixed part is adjustable according to a size of the PSU, the size being different for a first PSU than for a second PSU, and
• wherein, in response to pressing the upper part of the handle, the movable part is movable in a first direction or a second direction with respect to the fixed part.