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US 2003/0223209 A1Published application
RF circuit modules and integrated chassis with power interface for RF circuit modules
AssigneePCI Technologies, Inc.
InventorJay Lee
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AssigneePCI Technologies, Inc.
InventorJay Lee
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An RF management system especially suitable for use in CATV head end environments is disclosed. The system is characterized by a basic rack-mountable chassis component that can be configured for both front and rear mount applications, for different cable management solutions and for accepting eighteen passive RF modules or nine active RF modules or a combination of passive and active RF circuit modules. The active configuration of the chassis has an integrated power bus with at least nine connectors for receiving up to nine active RF circuit modules. The active RF circuit modules, such as power supplies and amplifiers are each provided with a “floating” connector for ease in connecting the power supply module or amplifier module to the power bus. The RF power supply module is capable of supplying power to all the active RF modules in the chassis as well as to active RF modules mounted in one or more other chassis in the rack.
A chassis system for use in mounting RF modules for an RF management system and having a plurality of chassis components adapted to be assembled into one of a plurality of different configurations, said chassis components comprising identical right and left side walls, each side wall having an air circulating opening therethough and a flange for mounting the chassis to a rack, identical upper and lower shallow U-shaped brackets adapted to connect the side walls in substantially parallel, spaced relation, each bracket having a plurality of spaced slots therein for mounting a plurality of RF modules between the brackets, a support bar adapted to be connected between the side walls at a location spaced from the brackets and fastener means for securing RF modules to the brackets.
In combination, a chassis for an RF management system and at least one active RF module, said chassis comprising identical right and left side walls, each side wall having a flange for mounting the chassis to a rack, identical upper and lower shallow U-shaped brackets connecting the side walls in substantially parallel, spaced relation, each bracket having a plurality of spaced slots therein for mounting a plurality of RF modules between the brackets, an elongated planar power bus fastened to the upper bracket, said power bus having a plurality of electrically interconnected first connectors mounted thereon in spaced relation for electrically connecting the power bus to said active RF module, two support bars connected between the side walls at a location spaced from the brackets and fastener means for securing the RF modules in side-by-side relation to the brackets, said active RF module comprising a power supply having a second connector adapted to connect with one of the first connectors for supplying power to the power bus.
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