Patent ID: 6238029
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
An electronics cabinet having a height, a width and a depth, said cabinet comprising in combination:a top formed of a first section of metal sheet, said top being formed into a pan-like configuration having a top central portion which defines a top of said cabinet and plurality of topsides which extend from said top central portion, transverse to said top central portion, to define top corners and top rim portions which extend adjacent to lower edges of said topsides;a base formed of a second section of metal sheet, said base being formed into a pan-like configuration having a base central portion which defines a floor of said cabinet and a plurality of base sides which extend from said base central portion, transverse to said base central portion, to define base corners and base rim portions which extend adjacent to upper edges of said base sides;four posts formed of respective sections of flat metal sheet, said posts having lengths which extend said height of said cabinet, with end portions of said posts overlapping and fitting flush against outer sides of respective ones of said top and base corners of said top and base sides; andsaid posts further having respective post sides which define post widths and post thicknesses, said post widths being at least two and one-half times wider than said post thicknesses and extending parallel to said depth of said cabinet, and said post thicknesses extending parallel to said width of said cabinet;said top and base sides having openings formed there-through proximate to said corners and adjacent to said end portions of said posts which overlap said top and base corners, said openings defining edge portions of said top and base sides which are adjacent to said openings;plug welds joining said end portions of said posts and said edge portions of said top and base sides which are adjacent to said openings; andfillet welds joining said end portions of said posts and said top and base rim portions.