Electronic device and electronic device unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9247667-B2
Application number	US-201414444233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Priority date	Aug 23, 2013
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a frame-body that has a rectangular-cross-section and includes: first and second inner-walls that oppose each other, third and fourth inner-walls that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second inner-walls, first engagement-members arranged on the first inner-wall at a first interval, second engagement-members e arranged on the second inner-wall at the first interval so as to oppose the first engagement-members, the second engagement-members each having a structure that allows each of the second engagement-members to be engaged with a corresponding first engagement-member of the first engagement-members, third engagement-members arranged on the third inner-wall at a second interval, and fourth engagement-members arranged on the fourth inner-wall at the second interval so as to oppose the third engagement-members, the fourth engagement-members each having a structure that allows each of the fourth engagement-members to be engaged with a corresponding third engagement-member of the third engagement-members.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a frame body that has a rectangular cross section, the frame body including
first and second inner walls that oppose each other,
third and fourth inner walls that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second inner walls,
a plurality of first engagement members that are arranged on the first inner wall at a first interval,
a plurality of second engagement members that are arranged on the second inner wall at the first interval so as to oppose the first engagement members, the second engagement members each having a structure that allows each of the second engagement members to be engaged with a corresponding first engagement member of the first engagement members,
a plurality of third engagement members arranged on the third inner wall at a second interval, and
a plurality of fourth engagement members that are arranged on the fourth inner wall at the second interval so as to oppose the third engagement members, the fourth engagement members each having a structure that allows each of the fourth engagement members to be engaged with a corresponding third engagement member of the third engagement members; and
two or more electronic device units that each have a rectangular cross section, the two or more electronic device units each including
first and second sides that oppose each other,
third and fourth sides that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second sides,
a single second engagement member or two or more second engagement members provided on an outer side of the first side, the two or more second engagement members arranged at the first interval,
a single first engagement member or two or more first engagement members provided on an outer side of the second side, the two or more first engagement members arranged at the first interval,
a single fourth engagement member or two or more fourth engagement members provided on an outer side of the third side, the two or more fourth engagement members arranged at the second interval, and
a single third engagement member or two or more third engagement members provided on an outer side of the fourth side, the two or more third engagement members arranged at the second interval.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
dimensions of at least either one of the first side and the third side of the electronic device units are different from each other.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a dummy unit that has a rectangular cross section and that includes
the first and second sides that oppose each other,
the third and fourth sides that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second sides,
the single second engagement member or the two or more second engagement members provided on the outer side of the first side, the two or more second engagement members arranged at the first interval,
the single first engagement member or the two or more first engagement members provided on the outer side of the second side, the two or more first engagement members arranged at the first interval,
the single fourth engagement member or the two or more fourth engagement members provided on the outer side of the third side, the two or more fourth engagement members arranged at the second interval, and
the single third engagement member or the two or more third engagement members provided on the outer side of the fourth side, the two or more third engagement members arranged at the second interval.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
a length of the first interval is equivalent to a width of the electronic device unit added to an engagement margin of a third engagement member of the third engagement members and a corresponding fourth engagement member of the fourth engagement members, and
a length of the second interval is equivalent to a height of the electronic device unit added to a height of an engagement margin of a first engagement member of the first engagement members and a corresponding second engagement member of the second engagement members.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second engagement members and the fourth engagement members are each a guide rail that includes a pair of guide portions that have a C-shaped cross section at both ends of the guide rail, and
the first engagement members and the third engagement members are each a hat-shaped insertion rail that is engaged into the pair of guide portions of the guide rail.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
openings are formed in the first and second sides, and
a ventilation passage that is in communication with the openings is formed in a width direction of each electronic device unit when each electronic device unit is mounted in the frame body.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the frame body includes a conductive member, and
the electronic device units each include a conduction member that allows the electronic device units to be in communication with the frame body when the electronic device units are mounted in the frame body.

8. An electronic device unit that has a rectangular cross section, the electronic device mounted in a frame body that has a rectangular cross section in which the frame body includes first and second inner walls that oppose each other, third and fourth inner walls that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second inner walls, a plurality of first engagement members that are arranged on the first inner wall at a first interval, a plurality of second engagement members that are arranged on the second inner wall at the first interval so as to oppose the first engagement members, the second engagement members each having a structure that allows each of the second engagement members to be engaged with a corresponding first engagement member of the first engagement members, a plurality of third engagement members arranged on the third inner wall at a second interval, and a plurality of fourth engagement members that are arranged on the fourth inner wall at the second interval so as to oppose the third engagement members, the fourth engagement members each having a structure that allows each of the fourth engagement members to be engaged with a corresponding third engagement member of the third engagement members, the electronic device unit comprising:
first and second sides that oppose each other;
third and fourth sides that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second sides;
a single second engagement member or two or more second engagement members provided on an outer side of the first side, the two or more second engagement members arranged at the first interval;
a single first engagement member or two or more first engagement members provided on an outer side of the second side, the two or more first engagement members arranged at the first interval;
a single fourth engagement member or two or more fourth engagement members provided on an outer side of the third side, the two or more fourth engagement members arranged at the second interval; and
a single third engagement member or two or more third engagement members provided on an outer side of the fourth side, the two or more third engagement members arranged at the second interval.

9. An electronic device unit that has a rectangular cross section, the electronic device unit comprising:
first and second sides that oppose each other;
third and fourth sides that oppose each other and that intersect with the first and second sides;
a single first engagement member or two or more first engagement members provided on an outer side of the first side, t

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Sato Yoshiyuki

Classifications

• G02B6/44526

  Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack · CPC title

• G02B6/4452

  Distribution frames · CPC title

• G02B6/4448

  Electro-optic · CPC title

• H05K7/1421 Primary

  Drawers for printed circuit boards · CPC title