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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Trevor Meunier, Kemptville, CA;
Peter Saturley, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A latch assembly for a cooling unit of a telecommunications shelf assembly, the latch assembly including: a faceplate; a latch handle movably coupled to the faceplate, wherein, when the latch handle is actuated, the cooling unit is attached to/released from the shelf assembly; and a locking mechanism coupled to the latch handle, wherein, when the locking mechanism is actuated, the cooling unit is locked to/unlocked from the shelf assembly; wherein the locking mechanism includes a fan brake actuator mechanism that is coupled to an electronic fan brake switch associated with one or more fans of the cooling unit. Optionally, the latch handle is pivotably coupled to the faceplate and is actuated by rotation. Optionally, the locking mechanism includes a captive screw that is advanced into/backed out of a threaded aperture associated with the faceplate. Optionally, the fan brake actuator mechanism includes a lever member that couples the locking mechanism to the electronic fan brake switch.