Cassette Adapter and Method of Installation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020124816-A1
Application number	US-201916724690-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Jun 22, 2018
Publication date	Apr 23, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.

First claim

1 . A data rack comprising:
a first rail and a second rail; a patch panel including a first rectangular opening within the patch panel and a second rectangular opening within the patch panel, wherein a first side of the patch panel is directly attached to the first rail and a second side of the patch panel is directly attached to the second rail; a cassette adapter including a base with a first sidewall with a first mounting portion and a second sidewall with a second mounting portion configured to slidably mount and lock to a patch panel, a first tower adjacent the first wall on a front of a first side of the cassette adapter and a second tower on a rear of the first side of the cassette adapter, a cassette configured to be installed in the cassette adapter and including at first protrusion on a first side of the cassette and a second protrusion on the first side of the cassette, wherein movement of the cassette to the front and the rear of the cassette adapter is prohibited by the first protrusion being disposed against the first tower and the second protrusion being disposed against the second tower, wherein a portion of a front of the cassette extends through the first rectangular opening of the patch panel.

2 . The data rack of claim 1 , where the cassette adapter further includes a third tower adjacent the second wall on a front of a second side of the cassette adapter and a fourth tower on a rear of the second side of the cassette adapter, and
where the cassette includes at third protrusion on a second side of the cassette and a fourth protrusion on the second side of the cassette, wherein the third protrusion is disposed against the third tower and the fourth protrusion is disposed against the fourth tower.

3 . The data rack of claim 1 , wherein the first side and second side of the cassette adapter include latches configured to prevent vertical movement with respect to the cassette adapter.

4 . The data rack of claim 1 , wherein the base of the cassette adapter includes at least one opening configured to allow for a force to be acted upon a bottom of the cassette to remove the cassette from the cassette adapter.

5 . The data rack of claim 1 , wherein the third protrusion and forth protrusion of the cassette reside on release latches configured to releasably engage the second tower and third tower of the cassette adapter.

6 . A method of installing a cassette in a data rack, the method comprising:
inserting the cassette between a first sidewall and a second sidewall at a front of a base of a cassette adapter, engaging a first protrusion on a first side of the cassette with a first tower adjacent the first sidewall and engaging a second protrusion of the cassette with a second tower at a rear of the cassette adapter, slidably attaching a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion the cassette adapter with a patch panel such that a portion of the cassette extends through a first rectangular opening in the patch panel.

7 . The method of claim 6 further comprising engaging a third protrusion on a second side of the cassette with a third tower adjacent the second sidewall and engaging a fourth protrusion of the cassette with a fourth tower at the rear of the cassette adapter.

8 . The method of claim 6 further comprising deflecting a first latch on the first side and a second latch on the second side of the cassette adapter until there is clearance between the first latch and second latch to accept the cassette therebetween.

9 . The method of claim 6 further comprising engaging a latch of the cassette adapter on the first mounting portion with a guide of the patch panel.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Berridge Benjamin J

Classifications

• H05K7/1489

  characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4453 Primary

  Cassettes · CPC title

• H04Q1/13 Primary

  Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules · CPC title

• H05K7/1401

  comprising clamping or extracting means (H05K7/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4452

  Distribution frames · CPC title