Outdoor enclosure louver system
AssigneeCommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
InventorsJoseph Yeh, Walter Hendrix, Michael Paulus, Gabriel Martinez, Wesley Allen Christensen, Paul Brush
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Abstract
A louvered door assembly for an outdoor electronic enclosure includes an outer panel attached to an inner panel. Channels for holding louvers are attached to both panels. Each channel has slots formed therein which receive the individual louvers and hold them in position without fasteners. The inner panel holds the louvers in the slots. The louvered door assembly provides a clean look, a compact arrangement, large air flow and resists water ingress into the enclosure.
Claims20
A louvered door assembly, comprising:
- a front panel having an opening;
- flanges attached to said front panel extending away from said front panel;
- a rear panel;
- a pair of louver retaining channels, located between said flanges, each channel having a series of slots;
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- a plurality of louvers, with one louver located in each of said series of slots,
- wherein said channels and said louvers are located between said front panel on a front side and said rear panel on a rear side, with said louvers being in line with said opening of said front panel,
- wherein a gap is formed at peripheral portions around said opening between said front panel and said rear panel to reduce noise emission and insulate heat passage from solar heating,
- wherein said slots extend at an angle relative to said louver retaining channels, each slot having a closed lower end and an open upper end;
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- wherein said louvers are held in said slots by said rear panel closing off said open upper ends of said slots.
An outdoor enclosure for electronics, comprising:
- a housing, having an opening in at least one end;
- a louvered door mounted on said housing to close said opening;
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- sides of said louvered door being flush with sides of said housing;
- wherein said louvered door includes:
- a front panel having an opening;
- flanges at outer peripheral edges of said front panel extending away from a front face of said front panel to form said sides of said louvered door being flush with sides of said housing;
- a rear panel;
- a pair of louver retaining channels, located between said flanges, each channel having a series of slots;
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- a plurality of louvers, with one louver located in each of said series of slots,
- wherein said channels and said louvers are located between said front panel on a front side and said rear panel on a rear side, with said louvers being in line with said opening of said front panel, and wherein a gap is formed at peripheral portions around said opening between said front panel and said rear panel to reduce noise emission and insulate heat passage from solar heating.
A method of making a louvered door, comprising:
- forming slots in a pair of louver retaining channels, the slots having a lower closed end and an open upper end, the slots extending at an angle relative to the louver retaining channels;
- attaching the louver retaining channels to a front panel with an opening, said front panel having flanges attached thereto extending away from a front face of said front panel to form side edges to which the louver retaining channels are attached;
- placing louvers in the slots through the open upper end, with one louver in each slot, wherein the louvers are in line with said opening of said front panel;
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- attaching a rear panel to the front panel, said rear panel holding said louvers in place by closing off said open upper ends of said slots, wherein a gap is formed at peripheral portions around said opening between said front panel and said rear panel to reduce noise emission and insulate heat passage from solar heating.
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