US4313149A
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Electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-27
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Granted: 1982-01-26
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Expires: 2000-05-27
Abstract
Abstract Each of at least two enclosures accommodates an electronic equipment unit and each has a plurality of corners. The enclosures are connected to each other at a corner overlap portion of each. An interconnecting cable, electrically connecting the electronic equipment units to each other, extends through the corner overlap portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinao Hirose
- 👤 Haruhiko Yamamoto
- 👤 Keizo Suzuki
- 👤 Isao Fukuchi
- 👤 Masahiro Tsuchiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:27
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure which connects electronic equipment units, the electronic equipment units being electrically connected to each other by an interconnecting cable, said electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure comprising at least two enclosures, each accommodating an electronic equipment unit and each having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners, said enclosures abutting each other at an overlap portion of a side of each next-adjacent a corner thereof and being connected to each other at the corner overlap portion of each, the interconnecting cable passing through the corner overlap portions and thereby connecting the electronic equipment units in a minimum distance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure which connects electronic equipment units, the electronic equipment units being electrically connected to each other by an interconnecting cable, said electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure comprising at least two enclosures, each accommodating an electronic equipment unit and each having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners, said enclosures abutting each other at an overlap portion of a side of each next-adjacent a corner thereof and being connected to each other at the corner overlap portion of each, the interconnecting cable passing through the corner overlap portions and thereby connecting the electronic equipment units in a minimum distance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said electronic equipment units has a plurality of sides each spaced from a corresponding side of the enclosure accommodating it, and said interconnecting cable further extends in spaces between corresponding sides of said enclosures and said electronic equipment units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said enclosures is a rectangular parallelepiped and at least one of said enclosures has a plurality of doors, each in a corresponding one of a plurality of its sides, for access to the electronic equipment units.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said enclosures has a side in face-to-face relation with that of another of said enclosures and spaced opposite ends, each of said enclosures having a corner thereat, said enclosures abutting each other at an overlapping corner part of the face-to-face sides, and further comprising a connecting frame between said enclosures and securing said enclosures to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
106 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said enclosures has a side in face-to-face relation with that of another of said enclosures and spaced opposite ends, each of said enclosures having a corner thereat, said enclosures abutting each other at an overlapping corner part of the face-to-face sides, each of said enclosures having a door in said side for access to the electronic equipment units, each of the doors being spaced from the ends of its corresponding side, and further comprising a pair of side panels each affixed to a corresponding one of said sides around the corresponding door.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure which connects electronic equipment units, the electronic equipment units being electrically connected to each other by an interconnecting cable, said electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure comprising at least two enclosures, each accommodating an electronic equipment unit and each having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners, at least one of which is chamfered, said enclosures abutting each other at a chamfered corner of each and being connected to each other at their abutting chamfered corners, the interconnecting cable passing through the connected chamfered corners and thereby connecting the electronic equipment units in a minimum distance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure which connects electronic equipment units, the electronic equipment units being electrically connected to each other by an interconnecting cable, said electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure comprising at least two enclosures, each accommodating an electronic equipment unit and each having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corners, at least one of which is chamfered, said enclosures abutting each other at a chamfered corner of each and being connected to each other at their abutting chamfered corners, the interconnecting cable passing through the connected chamfered corners and thereby connecting the electronic equipment units in a minimum distance.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-01-25 | 1985-07-27 | 1986-01-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-01-25 | 1989-07-27 | 1990-01-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-01-25 | 1993-07-27 | 1994-01-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |