US 2016/0374218 A1 · Hinge and Latch Arrangement for Enclosures

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide hinging and latching hardware and arrangements for enclosures for electronic components. In one embodiment, first and second brackets can be secured to an enclosure frame on first and second sides, respectively, of a door opening. Both brackets can be configured to receive a hinge pin and engage a latching mechanism, such that the brackets can be hingedly secure the door to the enclosure and latch the closed with the door in at least two different orientations. In one embodiment, hinging and latching hardware for an enclosure can include a door wing configured to be secured to an enclosure door, and first and second frame wings configured to be secured to an enclosure frame on different sides of a door opening. The hardware can accordingly provide first and second hinging and latching configurations for the door, with the door in first and second orientations, respectively.

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Dependent claims

A hinging and latching arrangement for an enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure including a support structure, a door opening, a door configured to be secured to the support structure with a hinge pin, and a latching mechanism secured to the door, the hinging and latching arrangement comprising:

at least two brackets, each of the brackets being configured to:
receive the hinge pin to hingedly secure the door to the support structure;
and
engage the latching mechanism to secure the door relative to the door opening;
a first bracket of the at least two brackets being secured to the support structure on a first side of the door opening;
and
a second bracket of the at least two brackets being secured to the support structure on a second side of the door opening different from the first side of the door opening;
the first bracket and the second bracket being thereby arranged to hingedly secure the door to the enclosure and to latch the door closed with the door in any of at least two different orientations relative to the support structure.

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An enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure comprising:

a support structure;
a door opening;
a door;
a latching mechanism secured to the door on a first side of the door;
and
hinging and latching hardware including:
a door wing secured to the door on a second side of the door;
a first support-structure wing secured to the support structure on a first side of the door opening;
a second support-structure wing secured to the support structure on a second side of the door opening;
and
a hinge pin configured to hingedly secure the door wing to either of the first support-structure wing and the second support-structure wing;
the enclosure having a first hinging and latching configuration, in which the hinge pin hingedly secures the door wing to the first support-structure wing, with the latching mechanism disposed to engage the second support-structure wing to latch the door closed;
and
the enclosure having a second hinging and latching configuration, in which the hinge pin hingedly secures the door wing to the second support-structure wing, with the latching mechanism disposed to engage the first support-structure wing to latch the door closed.

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Hinging and latching hardware for use with an enclosure for electronic components, the enclosure including a support structure, a door opening, a door, and a latching mechanism secured to the door on a first side of the door, the hinging and latching hardware comprising:

a door wing;
a first support-structure wing configured to be secured to the support structure on a first side of the door opening;
a second support-structure wing configured to be secured to the support structure on a second side of the door opening;
and
a hinge pin configured to hingedly secure the first door wing to either of the first support-structure wing and the second support-structure wing;
the hinging and latching hardware being configured, with the door wing secured to the door on a second side of the door, the first support-structure wing secured to the support structure on a first side of the door opening, and the second support-structure wing secured to the support structure on a second side of the door opening, to provide:
a first hinging and latching configuration for the enclosure, in which the hinge pin hingedly secures the door wing to the first support-structure wing with the latching mechanism disposed to engage the second support-structure wing to latch the door closed;
and
a second hinging and latching configuration for the enclosure, in which the hinge pin hingedly secures the door wing to the second support-structure wing with the latching mechanism disposed to engage the first support-structure wing to latch the door closed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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