Mainframe door with integrated earthquake hardware and reversible swing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11215000-B2
Application number	US-202016828213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 24, 2020
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A mainframe door assembly for a frame is provided. The mainframe door assembly includes a door having opposed first and second sides and first and second mount assemblies. The first and second mount assemblies are configured to mount the first and second sides of the door to the frame, respectively, such that the door can occupy and move between an installed position and a loading position. In the installed position, the door is flush with the frame. In the loading position, the first mount assemblies support and the second mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the first side or the second mount assemblies support and the first mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the second side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mainframe door assembly for a frame, the mainframe door assembly comprising:
a door having a body with opposed first and second sides;
first and second mount assemblies configured to mount the first and second sides of the door to the frame, respectively, such that the door occupies and moves between:
an installed position, at which the door is flush with the frame at the first and second sides of the door, and
a loading position, which is arrived at by the door translating away from the installed position and toward the loading position in a direction which is normal to a plane of the body, and at which the first mount assemblies support and the second mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the first side or at which the second mount assemblies support and the first mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the second side.

2. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the frame comprises a base, a ceiling and sidewalls supporting the ceiling above the base, and
the base, the ceiling and the sidewalls define an opening in which the door is mounted.

3. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door comprises a honeycomb brace patterned body.

4. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door comprises a square brace patterned body.

5. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first mount assembly comprises multiple first mount assemblies configured to mount the first side of the door to a corresponding first side the frame, and
the second mount assembly comprises multiple second mount assemblies configured to mount the second side of the door to a corresponding second side the frame.

6. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second mount assemblies are configured such that the door is translatable between the installed position and the loading position in the direction which is normal to the plane of the body and between the loading position and the installed position in a reverse direction opposing the direction.

7. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the installed position is characterized in that an exterior surface of the door is flush with a corresponding exterior surface of the frame.

8. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second mount assemblies are configured to secure the door in the installed position.

9. The mainframe door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, with the door in the loading position, the second mount assemblies are openable to permit the swinging of the door about the first side and the first mount assemblies are openable to permit the swinging of the door about the second side.

10. A mount assembly, comprising:
a receiving unit comprising receiving rails defining installed and loading sections of grooves and a cap configured to assume closed and open conditions relative to the receiving rails; and
a door mount comprising:
a body;
a first bearing receivable in the grooves to enable the body to slide along the installed and loading sections; and
a second bearing which, with the first bearing disposed in the loading section, is configured to support a first rotation of the body with the cap assuming the closed condition and to permit a second rotation of the body with the cap assuming the open condition.

11. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , further comprising a clamp configured to clamp the receiving unit to a frame.

12. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , further comprising a fastener disposable to extend through openings of the receiving unit and the door mount to secure the door mount in the installed section.

13. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the receiving unit comprises upper and lower receiving rails and the cap comprises upper and lower sections.

14. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the cap is coupled to the receiving unit by a hinge about which the cap is rotatable to assume the closed and open conditions.

15. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , wherein an exterior surface of the body of the door mount sits flush with a corresponding exterior surface of the receiving unit with the first bearing disposed in the installed section.

16. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first bearing comprises a slide bearing and the second bearing comprises a rotation bearing.

17. The mount assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first rotation of the body is about a first rotational axis defined through the loading section and the second rotation of the body is about a second rotational axis which is remote from the receiving unit and the door mount.

18. A mainframe door assembly operating method, comprising:
clamping first and second mount assemblies to first and second sides of a frame, respectively;
mounting first and second sides of a door to the first and second mount assemblies, respectively;
translating the door between installed and loading positions relative to the first and second mount assemblies, the installed position being characterized in that the door is flush with the frame; and
with the door in the loading position:
closing a cap of the first mount assembly, opening a cap of the second mount assembly and rotating the door about the first mount assembly, or
closing the cap of the second mount assembly, opening the cap of the first mount assembly and rotating the door about the second mount assembly.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the installed position is characterized in that an exterior surface of the door is flush with a corresponding exterior surface of the frame.

20. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising securing the door in the installed position.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Khambati Suraush
• Canfield Shawn
• Notohardjono Budy
• Ecker Richard M
• Mcintosh Steven C

Classifications

• H05K7/1495

  providing data protection in case of earthquakes, floods, storms, nuclear explosions, intrusions, fire · CPC title

• H05K7/1488

  Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures · CPC title

• E05Y2600/502

  Clamping · CPC title

• E05D7/123

  specially adapted for cabinets or furniture · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title