Rotatable side panel with cable dividers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974408-B2
Application number	US-202318354943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2023
Priority date	Feb 26, 2020
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for a rotatable side panel of a cabinet. A side panel, comprises: a primary base; one or more cable dividers; a first flange; and a second flange; wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base, wherein the one or more cable dividers are perpendicular to the primary base, wherein the first flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange, and wherein the second flange is disposed at a top end of the one of the one or more cable dividers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A side panel, comprising:
a primary base;
one or more cable dividers, wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base and are perpendicular to the primary base;
a first flange, wherein the first flange is disposed at a bottom end of one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base and along the same plane as the primary base, wherein a lengthwise direction of the first flange is disposed parallel to a lengthwise direction of the one or more cable dividers; and
a secondary base, wherein the primary base is coupled to the secondary base via the first flange, wherein the side panel is rotatable about the secondary base.

2. The side panel of claim 1 , wherein a distance between each of the one or more cable dividers is equivalent.

3. The side panel of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cable dividers have the same length as the primary panel and are parallel to each other, and wherein the one or more cable dividers each comprise equivalent dimensions in relation to each other.

4. The side panel of claim 1 , wherein the first flange is disposed perpendicular to the one or more cable dividers and parallel to the primary base.

5. The side panel of claim 1 , further comprising a second flange, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange, wherein the second flange is disposed at a top end of the one of the one or more cable dividers.

6. The side panel of claim 5 , wherein the first flange and the second flange each comprise a plurality of holes.

7. The side panel of claim 1 , wherein the secondary base comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein the first protrusion is disposed at a first side of the secondary base, wherein the second protrusion is disposed at a second side of the secondary base, wherein the side panel is configured to rotate about the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

8. The side panel of claim 5 , wherein a top structure is coupled to the side panel via the second flange.

9. A cabinet, comprising:
electrical equipment;
a plurality of cables; and
a side panel, wherein the side panel comprises:
a primary base;
one or more cable dividers, wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base and are perpendicular to the primary base;
a first flange, wherein the first flange is disposed at a bottom end of one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base and along the same plane as the primary base, wherein a lengthwise direction of the first flange is disposed parallel to a lengthwise direction of the one or more cable dividers; and

a secondary base, wherein the primary base is coupled to the secondary base via the first flange, wherein the side panel is rotatable about the secondary base.

10. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the one or more cable dividers each comprise equivalent dimensions in relation to each other, wherein the one or more cable dividers have the same length as the primary panel and are parallel to each other, wherein a distance between each of the one or more cable dividers is equivalent.

11. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of cables are partially disposed within the side panel, wherein there is a single cable of the plurality of cables disposed between each set of one or more cable dividers.

12. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the side panel further comprises a second flange, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange, wherein the second flange is disposed at a top end of the one of the one or more cable dividers.

13. The cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the secondary base further comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein the first protrusion is disposed at a first side of the secondary base, wherein the second protrusion is disposed at a second side of the secondary base, wherein the side panel is configured to rotate about the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

14. The cabinet of claim 12 , wherein a top structure is coupled to the side panel via the second flange.

15. A method of operating a side panel of a cabinet, comprising:
providing the side panel for the cabinet, the side panel comprising:
a primary base;
one or more cable dividers, wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base and are perpendicular to the primary base;
a first flange, wherein the first flange is disposed at a bottom end of one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base and along the same plane as the primary base, wherein a lengthwise direction of the first flange is disposed parallel to a lengthwise direction of the one or more cable dividers; and
a secondary base, wherein the primary base is coupled to the secondary base via the first flange, wherein the side panel is rotatable about the secondary base; and

actuating the side panel to rotate to an open position to access an interior space of the cabinet, wherein actuating the side panel comprises rotating about a first protrusion and a second protrusion of the secondary base, wherein the first protrusion is disposed at a first side of the side panel, and wherein the second protrusion is disposed at a second side of the side panel.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a distance between each of the one or more cable dividers is equivalent.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more cable dividers have the same length as the primary panel and are parallel to each other, and wherein the one or more cable dividers each comprise equivalent dimensions in relation to each other.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first flange is disposed perpendicular to the one or more cable dividers and parallel to the primary base.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the side panel further comprises a second flange, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange, wherein the second flange is disposed at a top end of the one of the one or more cable dividers.

Assignees

• Toshiba Int Corp

Inventors

• Mccollum William
• Alexander Michael

Classifications

• H05K7/02 Primary

  Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure · CPC title

• H02G3/0456

  Ladders or other supports · CPC title

• H02G3/22

  Installations of cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings, e.g. into buildings · CPC title

• H05K5/0247 Primary

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

• H02G3/0437

  Channels · CPC title