Patent ID: 6142590
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A cabinet having a rack for mounting at least part of a data processing system, said cabinet comprising:two mounting rails each having first and second sections which are free to slidably move relative to one another for telescopically adjusting longitudinal lengths of said two mounting rails for fitting the horizontal depth of said rack, and opposite ends of respective ones of said first and second sections having mounting portions for rigidly fastening to said rack to dispose said mounting rails in fixed, stationary positions relative to said rack;a drawer having a tray and slide rail attachments;slide assemblies mounted to respective ones of said two mounting rails and to said slide rail attachments of said drawer, for slidably moving said drawer relative to said rack, between an outward position, in which said drawer extends outward of said rack, and an inward position, in which said drawer is substantially disposed within said rack;a cable arm having a plurality of linkages which are pivotally connected, said plurality of linkages together having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is pivotally fastened to said rack at a first fixed position relative to said rack and said second end is pivotally fastened to said drawer at a second fixed position relative to said drawer, wherein said plurality of linkages extend from said first fixed position to second fixed position as said drawer is moved between said inward and outward positions relative to said rack;cable fasteners for securing monitor and keyboard cabling to said linkages of said cable arm;a keyboard mounted to said drawer for moving with said drawer from said inward position to said outward position;a monitor which is moveably mounted to said drawer for moving with said drawer from said inward position to said outward position, and then moving said monitor from a downwards position to an upwards position to move said monitor from a stowed position, in which a screen of said monitor extends within said drawer, to a viewing position, in which said monitor screen extends transverse to a length of said drawer; anda monitor clutch mounted to said drawer and said monitor, and having a retaining member which engages between said drawer and said monitor to retain said monitor in at least one of said upwards position and said downwards position.