Corner structure for electrical enclosure
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohan De Cuyper, Rafal Burzynski, Tomasz Tomanek
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Abstract
A post member for securing a plurality of enclosure panels together. The post member includes a first end having at least one fixation hole configured to engage an alignment member of a first one of the enclosure panels, and a centering pin configured to engage the first one of the enclosure panels. The post member also includes a second end having at least one aperture configured for engagement with at least one other of the enclosure panels.
Claims22
A post member for securing a plurality of enclosure panels together, a first one of the panels including at least one alignment member, the post member comprising:
- a first end, a second end and a middle member coupling the first end and the second end, the first end comprising:
- a fixation hole configured to engage an alignment member of the first one of the enclosure panels;
- a centering pin configured to engage the first one of the enclosure panels;
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- a first upstanding fastener receiving member disposed on the first end on a plane above the centering pin and fixation hole, the first upstanding fastener receiving member comprising a fastener opening, the first upstanding fastener receiving member and being oriented substantially perpendicular to the fixation hole and centering pin, and the fastener opening being aligned vertically in the first upstanding, receiving member;
- the second end comprising at least one aperture configured for engagement with at least one other of the enclosure panels, the at least one aperture being aligned horizontally in the second end relative to the vertically aligned fastener opening in the first upstanding fastener receiving member and parallel with the fixation hole;
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- wherein the middle member is aligned vertically between the first end and the second end.
A corner structure for an enclosure having a top panel, a bottom panel, side panels and a back panel with at least one rack rail member positioned thereon, comprising:
- a post member;
- a first end of the post member including at least one fixation hole, the at least one fixation hole configured to engage an alignment member located in a corner region of the back panel;
- a centering pin on the first end of the post member, the centering pin being configured to engage the at least one rack rail member to secure the rack rail member to the back panel;
- a second end of the post member including at least a pair of apertures, each aperture being configured to secure the top or bottom panel and corresponding side panel to the second end of the post member;
- an upstanding fastener receiving member on each of the first end and the second end, each upstanding fastener receiving member having a pair of vertically aligned openings, each pair of vertically aligned openings on each end being symmetrically aligned on a same plane, each upstanding fastener receiving member being oriented perpendicularly relative to the centering pin on the first end, and wherein each aperture in the second end is aligned horizontally in the second end relative to the vertically aligned fastener opening in the upstanding fastener receiving members and parallel with the fixation hole;
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- a middle member connecting the first end and the second end, the middle member being vertically aligned and comprising a horizontally aligned fastener opening extending therethrough.
An enclosure for electrical equipment comprising:
- a back panel, top and bottom panels, and a pair of side panels;
- at least one rack rail member affixed to the back panel;
- a post member in each corner of the enclosure, the post member configured to secure the back panel, top or bottom panel, and a respective side panel together, wherein each post member further comprises:
- a centering pin at a first end of the post member configured to engage each rack rail member to secure each rack rail member to the back panel;
- an upstanding fastener receiving member that includes at least one fastener opening disposed above the centering pin, the fastener opening being aligned vertically in the upstanding fastener receiving member and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the at least one fixation hole and centering pin for securing one of the top or bottom panel to the post member;
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- a second end that includes a pair of holes aligned horizontally in the second end relative to the vertically aligned fastener opening in the upstanding fastener receiving member and parallel with the centering pin, each hole in the second end being configured to secure the top or bottom panel and respective side panel to the post member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.