Emc Corporation

David H Henderson

C Ilhan Gundogan

W Brian Cunningham

Erik C Nelson

F William French

Gary Goulet

Described are seismic-resistant equipment cabinets and door latches for enabling a hinged door to remain attached to the cabinet during a seismic event of a particular intensity. The door has a latch disposed along one edge of the door. The latch includes a latch-keeper receptacle and a latching bolt disposed in the latch-keeper receptacle. The latching bolt is slideable between a latched and an unlatched position. The frame has a latch keeper assembly attached to an edge thereof. The latch keeper assembly is positioned to enter the latch-keeper receptacle when the door latches to the frame. The latch keeper assembly includes a protruding member having a tapered edge and a latching-bolt aperture to receive the latching bolt when in the latched position. The tapered edge establishes a close fit by the latch keeper assembly within the latch receptacle to limit relative motion therebetween during a seismic event.

Seismic-resistant equipment cabinets and door latches

An electronic cabinet includes a base, and an electronic cabinet frame which extends vertically from the base. The electronic cabinet frame is configured to support electronic circuitry. The electronic cabinet further includes a power supply positioning assembly having (i) a mounting mechanism mounted to the electronic cabinet frame, (ii) a carrier which is configured to carry at least one power supply and move along a vertical axis within the electronic cabinet frame while carrying the power supply, and (iii) control linkage which is configured to guide movement of the carrier while the carrier carries the power supply and while the carrier moves along the vertical axis.

Techniques for moving a power supply within an electronic cabinet

Front panel for an electronic cabinet

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Shirley, MA, United States of America

David H Henderson