Configurable door panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9549480-B1
Application number	US-201615099066-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

A configurable door panel cover includes a first face of a first door that is perforated and includes one or more attachment points, which one or more configurable panels may attach to. The configurable door panel cover includes a fastener assembly that includes at least one fastener that attaches to the configurable door panel cover, and a spacing mechanism. The spacing mechanism attaches to the fastener that is attached to the configurable door panel cover and to one of the one or more attachment points on the first face of the first door. The spacing mechanism attaches the first configurable door panel cover at a first orientation that includes a first angle between the configurable door panel cover and the first spacing mechanism. The fastener assembly may be rotated to the configurable door panel cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A configurable door panel cover apparatus, comprising:
a first door having a first face, wherein the first face is perforated and includes one or more attachment points;
a first configurable door panel cover with a three dimensional shape that attaches to the first face of the first door at the one or more attachment points, the configurable door panel cover, including:
a detachable attachment point,
sound dampening material, and
electromagnetic field dampening material;

a fastener assembly, including:
at least one ball joint fastener that attaches to the detachable attachment point of the first configurable door panel cover, and
an actuating spacing mechanism;

a first configuration that attaches to the at least one ball joint fastener and to one or more attachment points on the first face of the first door, the first configuration including:
the actuating spacing mechanism at a first length producing a first orientation and a first angle between the configurable door panel cover and the actuating spacing mechanism, wherein the at least one ball joint fastener is rotated with respect to the configurable door panel cover; and

altering the spacing mechanism from the first configuration to the second configuration, when a second configuration is required, the second configuration including:
the actuating spacing mechanism having a second length producing a second orientation and the ball joint fastener rotatably orienting the configurable door panel cover to a second angle of the second configuration between the configurable door panel cover and actuating spacing mechanism.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Besterman Paula
• Cox Aaron R
• Sassano Camillo
• Schultz Kevin L

Classifications

• H05K9/0041

  Ventilation panels having provisions for screening · CPC title

• H05K9/0081

  Electromagnetic shielding materials, e.g. EMI, RFI shielding (H05K9/0003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K9/0062

  Structures of standardised dimensions, e.g. 19" rack, chassis for servers or telecommunications · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

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

• H05K9/0007 Primary

  Casings (standardised racks H05K9/0062) · CPC title