Patent ID: 6202860
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An electronic equipment enclosure for supporting a plurality of shelves containing electronic equipment, each of the shelves having a first set of vertically spaced mounting holes on one end thereof and a second set of vertically spaced mounting holes on an opposing end, the electronic equipment enclosure comprising:a frame having a bottom panel, a pair of parallel side panels, and a top panel connected together to define a shelf receiving cavity, the panels having grouped longitudinal flanges forming a plurality of corrugations for strengthening the frame, and each of the side panels having an interior side and an exterior side; anda first bracket assembly set for supporting a first shelf of the plurality of shelves, the first bracket assembly set comprising:a first bracket assembly secured to the interior side of one of the side panels, the first bracket assembly including a mounting flange extending into the shelf receiving cavity, the mounting flange of the first bracket assembly having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures alignable with one of the first and second sets of the mounting holes of the first shelf to permit attachment of one end of the first shelf to the first bracket assembly; anda second bracket assembly secured to the interior side of the other side panel in an opposing relationship with respect to the first bracket assembly, the second bracket assembly including a mounting flange extending into the shelf receiving cavity, the mounting flange of the second bracket assembly having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures which are laterally spaced from the apertures of the mounting flange of the first bracket assembly to be alignable with the other set of the mounting holes of the first shelf to permit attachment of the other end of the first shelf to the second bracket assembly; anda second bracket assembly set for supporting a second shelf of the plurality of shelves, the second bracket assembly set comprising:a third bracket assembly secured to the interior side of one of the side panels, the third bracket assembly including a mounting flange extending into the shelf receiving cavity, the mounting flange of the third bracket assembly having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures alignable with one of the first and second sets of the mounting holes of the second shelf to permit attachment of one end of the second shelf to the third bracket assembly; anda fourth bracket assembly secured to the interior side of the other side panel in an opposing relationship with respect to the third bracket assembly, the fourth bracket assembly including a mounting flange extending into the shelf receiving cavity, the mounting flange of the fourth bracket assembly having a plurality of vertically spaced apertures which are laterally spaced from the apertures of the mounting flange of the third bracket assembly to be alignable with the other set of the mounting holes of the second shelf to permit attachment of the other end of the second shelf to the fourth bracket assembly.