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Method of renovating a cabinet for electronic card drawers and a cabinet renovated thereby
Assignee: Alstom Transport Technologies SAS
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Filing: 1997-11-03
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Granted: 1999-11-23
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Expires: 2017-11-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method of renovating a cabinet for electronic card drawers, the method comprising steps consisting in: creating an unpluggable electronic drawer having connectors on its back face; mounting an adapter intermediate mechanical support in the cabinet to be renovated, which support supports a set of floating backplane connectors for the unpluggable electronic drawer; creating a free zone Z between said back supports for the backplane connectors of the cabinet, and said intermediate supports; and fitting adapter wiring between said back supports and said intermediate supports.
Inventors
- 👤 Christian Ruque
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:28
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/10; H05K7/14; H05K7/1438; H05K7/1447; H05K7/1449; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A cabinet for electronic card drawers, said cabinet including a mechanical cabinet assembly including back supports for supporting backplane connectors for drawers to be renovated, a set of backplane connectors for the drawers to be renovated mounted on said back supports and oriented so that an insertion direction of said backplane connectors for the drawers to be renovated is parallel to an insertion direction of the drawers to be renovated, and outlet wiring of the cabinet, wherein: said cabinet is suitable for receiving at least one unpluggable electronic drawer having connectors on its back face, and wherein a depth P of the at least one unpluggable electronic drawer is less than a depth L of the drawers to be renovated; an intermediate mechanical support supports a set of floating backplane connectors for the unpluggable electronic drawers; a free zone Z is created between said back supports for the backplane connectors of the cabinet and said intermediate supports equipped with said floating backplane connectors for the unpluggable electronic drawers; and at least one of adapter wiring and adapter intermediate drawers are fitted between said back supports and said intermediate supports.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A cabinet for electronic card drawers, said cabinet including a mechanical cabinet assembly including back supports for supporting backplane connectors for drawers to be renovated, a set of backplane connectors for the drawers to be renovated mounted on said back supports and oriented so that an insertion direction of said backplane connectors for the drawers to be renovated is parallel to an insertion direction of the drawers to be renovated, and outlet wiring of the cabinet, wherein: said cabinet is suitable for receiving at least one unpluggable electronic drawer having connectors on its back face, and wherein a depth P of the at least one unpluggable electronic drawer is less than a depth L of the drawers to be renovated; an intermediate mechanical support supports a set of floating backplane connectors for the unpluggable electronic drawers; a free zone Z is created between said back supports for the backplane connectors of the cabinet and said intermediate supports equipped with said floating backplane connectors for the unpluggable electronic drawers; and at least one of adapter wiring and adapter intermediate drawers are fitted between said back supports and said intermediate supports.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cabinet according to claim 1, in which said adapter wiring is connected to said backplane connectors for the drawers to be renovated by link connectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
A cabinet for an unpluggable electronic card drawer made in accordance with the following process: providing a mechanical cabinet assembly to be renovated, comprising: a back support for mounting a first backplane connector, a first backplane connector mounted to said back support and oriented so that an insertion direction of said first backplane connector is parallel to an insertion direction of the unpluggable electronic card drawer, and outlet wiring; mounting an adapter intermediate mechanical support in the cabinet forward of said back support to create a free zone Z between said back support and said intermediate support, said intermediate support supporting a second backplane connector; and fitting at least one of adapter wiring and an adapter intermediate drawer in said free zone to form an electrical connection between said first backplane connector and said second backplane connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A cabinet for an unpluggable electronic card drawer made in accordance with the following process: providing a mechanical cabinet assembly to be renovated, comprising: a back support for mounting a first backplane connector, a first backplane connector mounted to said back support and oriented so that an insertion direction of said first backplane connector is parallel to an insertion direction of the unpluggable electronic card drawer, and outlet wiring; mounting an adapter intermediate mechanical support in the cabinet forward of said back support to create a free zone Z between said back support and said intermediate support, said intermediate support supporting a second backplane connector; and fitting at least one of adapter wiring and an adapter intermediate drawer in said free zone to form an electrical connection between said first backplane connector and said second backplane connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A cabinet assembly for an unpluggable electronic card drawer, comprising: an opening for insertion of the unpluggable electronic connector; a side plate for guiding movement along an insertion direction of the electronic card drawer within said cabinet assembly; a back support for supporting a backplane connector for a drawer to be renovated; a first backplane connector for the drawer to be renovated mounted on said back support and oriented so that an insertion direction of said first backplane connector for the drawer to be renovated is parallel to the insertion direction of the electronic card drawer; an intermediate mechanical support supporting a second backplane connector for mating with a corresponding electrical connector on a back face of the unpluggable electronic, said intermediate mechanical support spaced apart from said back support in the insertion direction of the unpluggable electronic drawer, thereby forming a free zone Z between said back support and said intermediate support; and at least one of an adapter wiring and an adapter intermediate drawer disposed in said free zone for connecting said first backplane connector to said second backplane connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
182 words
A cabinet assembly for an unpluggable electronic card drawer, comprising: an opening for insertion of the unpluggable electronic connector; a side plate for guiding movement along an insertion direction of the electronic card drawer within said cabinet assembly; a back support for supporting a backplane connector for a drawer to be renovated; a first backplane connector for the drawer to be renovated mounted on said back support and oriented so that an insertion direction of said first backplane connector for the drawer to be renovated is parallel to the insertion direction of the electronic card drawer; an intermediate mechanical support supporting a second backplane connector for mating with a corresponding electrical connector on a back face of the unpluggable electronic, said intermediate mechanical support spaced apart from said back support in the insertion direction of the unpluggable electronic drawer, thereby forming a free zone Z between said back support and said intermediate support; and at least one of an adapter wiring and an adapter intermediate drawer disposed in said free zone for connecting said first backplane connector to said second backplane connector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The cabinet according to claim 4, wherein said second backplane connector is a floating backplane connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cabinet according to claim 4 wherein said adapter wiring is connected to said first backplane connectors by link connectors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cabinet according to claim 4, further comprising an outlet wire for connecting said first connector to an outside device.
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