Patent ID: 6788542
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A housing for a module of a rack-mountable modular electronic circuit, the housing having a substantially planar face and an access opening in said face, and the housing comprising a cover pivotally mounted for movement between a closed position substantially in the plane of said face and covering the access opening and a second position wherein the cover overlies a region of said face adjacent the access opening;wherein the cover is mounted to the housing by a hinge assembly comprising: a fixed hinge rod mounted to the housing; a movable hinge rod extending parallel to the fixed hinge rod and pivotally attached to an edge of the cover; a number of hinge pieces each having a pair of spaced parallel bores to receive respectively the fixed and movable hinge rods; and two parallel sidewalls, wherein the fixed hinge rod extends between the sidewalls; wherein the cover has depending side pieces to engage the sidewalls when the cover is closed; and wherein the side pieces have cam portions at their ends adjacent the hinge, and wherein the sidewalls are formed with abutments engageable by the cam portions to hold the cover against the sidewalls.