Intelligent lug

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11457541-B2
Application number	US-201917277601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 12, 2018
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

Examples of the disclosure provide a smart angled mounting piece and an angled mounting piece assembly. By providing switching units and identification circuits in the smart angled mounting piece, when one or more of the switching units are triggered by the auxiliary member, an identification circuit electrically connected to the triggered switching unit and an identification circuit electrically connected to a switching unit that is not triggered collectively generate a logic signal characterizing the position at which the electronic device is installed to the cabinet, and the logic signal is transmitted to the electronic device through the communication module. The manager may know the position of the current electronic device in real time, without the need to specifically provide position acquisition elements on the cabinet, and without the need to install a separate management system on the back-end server, simplifying the difficulty of device management.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A smart angled mounting piece, interconnected with an electronic device installed in a cabinet; wherein, the smart angled mounting piece comprises an angled mounting piece body and a position identification unit; the position identification unit is installed on the angled mounting piece body; the position identification unit comprises a communication module, more than one switching unit and more than one identification circuit; and each of identification circuits is electrically connected to each of switching units in one-to-one correspondence;
the switching unit is triggered when being pressed against by an auxiliary member installed on the cabinet; when one or more switching units of the switching units are triggered by the auxiliary member, one or more of the identification circuits electrically connected to the one or more switching units triggered and the remaining one or more identification circuits electrically connected to a switching unit that are not triggered collectively generate a logic signal characterizing a position at which the electronic device is installed to the cabinet, and transmit the logic signal to the communication module;
the communication module is configured to receive the logic signal and output the logic signal to the electronic device,
wherein, each of the switching units comprises a first through hole, a clip and a first protrusion; the first through hole is provided in the angled mounting piece body, and the first protrusion is slidably provided within the first through hole and aligned with the position of the clip;
the first protrusion is configured to push the clip when being pressed against by the auxiliary member, such that the clip is in contact with and electrically connected to a corresponding identification circuit of the identification circuits.

2. The smart angled mounting piece of the claim 1 , wherein, each of the identification circuits comprises a pull-up resistor, and each pull-up resistor and a corresponding switching unit of the switching units are connected in series between a power source and a ground;
one end of the communication module is electrically connected between each pull-up resistor and the corresponding switching unit.

3. The smart angled mounting piece of the claim 1 , wherein, each of the identification circuits comprises a pull-down resistor, and each pull-down resistor and a corresponding switching unit of the switching units are connected in series between a ground and a power source;
one end of the communication module is electrically connected between each pull-down resistor and the corresponding switching unit a.

4. The smart angled mounting piece of the claim 1 , wherein, each of the switching units comprises a first through hole and a clip; the clip is aligned with the position of the first through hole;
the clip is configured to be pressed against when the auxiliary member passes through the first through hole, such that the clip is in contact with and electrically connected to a corresponding identification circuit of the identification circuits.

5. An angled mounting piece assembly, comprising a smart angled mounting piece and an auxiliary member; wherein, the smart angled mounting piece is interconnected with an electronic device installed in a cabinet; the auxiliary member is provided on the cabinet;
the smart angled mounting piece comprises an angled mounting piece body and a position identification unit; the position identification unit is installed on the angled mounting piece body;
the position identification unit comprises a communication module, more than one switching unit and more than one identification circuit; and each of identification circuits is electrically connected to each of switching units in one-to-one correspondence;
the switching unit is triggered when being pressed against by the auxiliary member; when one or more switching units of the switching units are triggered by the auxiliary member, one or more of the identification circuits electrically connected to the one or more switching units triggered and the remaining one or more identification circuits electrically connected to a switching unit that are not triggered collectively generate a logic signal characterizing a position at which the electronic device is installed to the cabinet, and transmit the logic signal to the communication module;
the communication module is configured to receive the logic signal and output the logic signal to the electronic device,
wherein, each of the switching units comprises a first through hole, a clip and a first protrusion; the first through hole is provided in the angled mounting piece body, and the first protrusion is slidably provided within the first through hole and aligned with the position of the clip;
a triggering region is configured to correspond to a position of one electronic device;
the triggering region comprises a first triggering structure; wherein, the number of first triggering structures is the same as the number of the switching units; the first triggering structures are formed as a second through hole and a trigger point respectively, or formed as the second through holes or formed as the trigger points;
the sum of the number of second through holes and the number of trigger points is the same as the number of the switching units;
the second through hole is configured to be passed through by the first protrusion, and the trigger point is configured to press against the first protrusion;
the first protrusion is configured to, when being pressed against by the trigger point, slide in the first through hole to push the clip, such that the clip is in contact with and electrically connected to the identification circuit.

6. The angled mounting piece assembly of claim 5 , wherein, the auxiliary member comprises an installation plate; the installation plate comprises the triggering region;
the triggering region is configured to press against the switching unit to trigger the switching unit.

7. The angled mounting piece assembly of the claim 6 , wherein, each of the switching units comprises a first through hole and a clip; the clip is aligned with the position of the first through hole;
the triggering region is configured to correspond to a position of one electronic device; the triggering region comprises a second triggering structure;
the second triggering structure is provided with a second protrusion; the second protrusion is configured to be inserted into the first through hole to push the clip; the clip is configured to, when being pushed by the second protrusion, be in contact with and electrically connected to the identification circuit.

8. The angled mounting piece assembly of claim 5 , wherein, the auxiliary member is detachably connected to the cabinet or is a part of the cabinet.

Assignees

• New H3C Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bai Youxin
• Qiao Yan
• Ding Jianming
• Li Yi
• Tian Hui
• Yan Chunxi

Classifications

• H05K7/1498 Primary

  Resource management, Optimisation arrangements, e.g. configuration, identification, tracking, physical location (thermal management H05K7/20836) · CPC title

• H05K5/0252

  Labels, e.g. for identification, markings or configuration store · CPC title

• H05K7/1492

  having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications · CPC title

• H05K5/0247 Primary

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title

• H01H3/32

  Driving mechanisms, i.e. for transmitting driving force to the contacts (snap-action arrangements H01H5/00; introducing a predetermined time delay H01H7/00) · CPC title