Walk-in outdoor electronic equipment enclosure
AssigneePowerwave Technologies, Inc.
InventorChristian Campbell Mackin
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Abstract
An enclosure that provides a temporary sheltered service access area is disclosed. The outdoor electronics enclosure comprises a fixed cabinet which holds electronic equipment and a housing that is attached to the fixed cabinet with slide rails. The housing has a top panel, a service access door, two vertical panels, and a raised floor. The housing is movable from a closed position in which the housing is immediately adjacent to and partially surrounds the fixed cabinet to an open position in which the housing is moved away from the fixed cabinet in a horizontal direction to define an internal service access area within the housing for servicing the electronic equipment. Service technicians enter the sheltered service area and maintain electronic equipment in the fixed cabinet.
Claims20
An outdoor electronics enclosure comprising:
- a fixed cabinet configured for holding electronic equipment;
- and
- a housing slideably coupled to the fixed cabinet, wherein the housing is movable from a closed position in which the housing is immediately adjacent to and partially surrounds the fixed cabinet to an open position in which the housing is moved away from the fixed cabinet in a horizontal direction to define an internal service access area within the housing for servicing the electronic equipment.
An outdoor electronics enclosure comprising:
- a fixed cabinet configured for holding electronic equipment;
- a housing having a top panel, two vertical panels, a service access door, and a floor;
- and,
- at least one slide rail wherein one end of the slide rail is coupled to the housing and the opposite end of the slide rail is coupled to the fixed chamber, wherein the housing is movable from a closed position in which the housing is immediately adjacent to and partially surrounds the fixed cabinet to an open position in which the housing is moved away from the fixed cabinet in a horizontal direction to define an internal service access area within the housing for servicing the electronic equipment.
An outdoor electronics shelter system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of outdoor electronics enclosures, each outdoor electronics enclosure comprising:
- a fixed cabinet configured for holding electronic equipment;
- a housing having a top panel, two vertical panels, a service access door, and a floor;
- at least one slide rail wherein one end of the slide rail is coupled to the housing and the opposite end of the slide rail is coupled to the fixed chamber, wherein the housing is movable from a closed position in which the housing is immediately adjacent to and partially surrounds the fixed cabinet to an open position in which the housing is moved away from the fixed cabinet in a horizontal direction to define an internal service access area within the housing for servicing the electronic equipment.
- wherein each outdoor electronics enclosure is located immediately adjacent to a neighboring outdoor electronics enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.