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US 6,270,283 B1Granted
Bearing structure for cabinets preferably containing electric and/or electronic apparatuses
AssigneeE.T.A. S.p.A.
InventorAldo Turati
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Abstract
A bearing structure for cabinets preferably containing electric and/or electronic apparatuses is provided, which comprises a predetermined number of metal section members, defining upright elements (2) and crosspiece elements (3), and connectors (4) between the section members which is adapted to be disposed in an operatively functional position to join the upright elements (2) to the crosspiece elements (3) independently of engagement of panels defining the cabinet top and base with the crosspiece elements.
Claims17
A bearing structure for cabinets, preferably containing electric and/or electronic apparatuses, comprising:
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining crosspiece elements (3), said crosspiece elements (3) being disposed so as to define at least one first and one second surrounding frame (6,7) respectively intended to be an engagement support of a first metal panel defining the cabinet roof or top and of a second metal panel defining the cabinet base or floor;
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining upright elements (2), said upright elements (2) being interposed between the first and the second surrounding frames along an assembling direction substantially perpendicular to said first and said second surrounding frames (6,7), the upright elements (2) presenting a cross section defining a substantially L shaped internal cavity, said upright elements (2) having an inner central edge substantially parallel to said assembling direction and directly exposed into the internal closed volume defined by the cabinet (1) and having an external recessed portion (2a) forming a hollow intended for being turned outwardly of the closed volume defined by the cabinet (1) and opposite to said inner central edge, said recessed portion (2a) being directly exposed to the external environment;
- first junction elements (5) operatively acting between the crosspiece elements (3) to form the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7);
- second junction elements (11) adapted to be rigidly fastened to the upright elements (2), said second junction elements (11) comprising at least a second anchoring portion (10) protruding from the upright element (2) cross section contour along a direction substantially perpendicular to the assembling direction and emerging in correspondence of the recessed portion (2a), the recessed portion (2a) being an external surface of the upright element (2);
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- at least a removable joining element (14) operatively located externally to the internal cavity of the upright element (2) and acting between the first junction members (5) and the second anchoring portion (10) emerging from the upright element (2).
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A bearing structure for cabinets, preferably containing electric and/or electronic apparatuses, comprising:
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining crosspiece elements (3), said crosspiece elements (3) being disposed so as to define at least one first and one second surrounding frame (6,7) respectively intended to be an engagement support of a first metal panel defining the cabinet roof or top and of a second metal panel defining the cabinet base or floor;
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining upright elements (2), said upright elements (2) being interposed between the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7) along an assembling direction substantially perpendicular to said first and said second surrounding frames (6,7), the upright elements (2) having an external surface directly exposed to the external environment and substantially parallel to said assembling direction;
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- first junction elements (5) operatively acting between the crosspiece elements (3) to form the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7) and presenting a first abutment surface (5a) turned towards the external surface of the upright element (2);
- second junction elements (11) adapted to be rigidly fastened to the upright elements (2), said second junction elements (11) presenting a second abutment surface (11a) adjacent to and operatively in abutment with said first abutment surface (5a) and a third abutment surface opposite to sad second abutment surface (11a) and faced to the upright elements (2);
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- at least a removable jointing element (14) operatively acting between the first and the second junction members (5,11), said removable jointing element (14) comprising a fourth abutment surface facing to and, in operative conditions, in abutment with said third abutment surface of the second junction element (11).
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A bearing structure for cabinets, preferably containing electric and/or electronic apparatuses, comprising:
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining crosspiece elements (3), said crosspiece elements (3) being disposed so as to define at least one first and one second surrounding frame (6,7) respectively intended to be an engagement support of a first metal panel defining the cabinet roof or top and of a second metal panel defining the cabinet base or floor;
- a predetermined number of metal section members defining upright elements (2), said upright elements (2) being interposed between the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7) along an assembling direction substantially perpendicular to said first and said second surrounding frames (6,7) the upright elements (2) also having an external surface directly exposed to the environment and substantially parallel to said assembling direction;
- first junction elements (5) operatively acting between the crosspiece elements (3) to form the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7);
- second junction elements (11) operatively acting between the upright elements (2) and said first junction elements (5) to join the first and the second surrounding frames (6,7) to the upright elements (2) themselves, said second junction elements (11) further comprising a second anchoring portion (10) located externally of a cross section contour of the respective upright element (2), said second anchoring portion (10) having a second abutment surface (11a) and a third abutment surface opposite to said second abutment surface (11a), said second anchoring portion (10) having also a trough hole (10a) extending from an inlet opening lying on said third abutment surface to an outlet opening lying on said second abutment surface (11a), the inlet opening of said through hole (10a) being directly exposed to the outside environment and turned towards the external surface of the upright element (2);
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- a removable jointing element (14) inserted in the through hole (10a) and operatively acting to connect the first and the second junction elements (5,11).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.