Economical and Eco-friendly Aluminum Profile Equipment Cabinet

Abstract

An economical and eco-friendly aluminum profile cabinet comprises a first frame, a second frame, two side plates, a door plate and a top plate. The first and second frames are formed by splicing three aluminum profiles, with two adjacent aluminum profiles being fixed by a fastener. A first end of each side plate is clamped in a clamping groove of the aluminum profile of the first frame, and a second end parallel with the first end is clamped in a clamping groove of the aluminum profile of the second frame corresponding to the aluminum profile of first frame. A first end of one side wall of door plate hinges to the aluminum profile of first frame. A second end of one side wall of door plate is hinged to the aluminum profile of the second frame. The top plate is clamped in clamping grooves from the first frame aluminum profile.

Claims

1-20. (canceled)

21. An economical and eco-friendly aluminum profile cabinet, comprising: a first frame, a second frame, at least two side plates, at least one door plate, and a top plate, wherein the first frame and the second frame are both formed by splicing at least three aluminum profiles, wherein the aluminum profiles of the first frame and the aluminum profiles of the second frame are disposed in a parallel and symmetrical manner, wherein two adjacent aluminum profiles of the first frame are fixed by a fastener, and two adjacent aluminum profiles of the second frame are fixed by a fastener; wherein each of the side plate comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each side plate is clamped in a clamping groove of the aluminum profile of the first frame, and the second end parallel with the first end is clamped in a clamping groove of the aluminum profile of the second frame corresponding to the aluminum profile of the first frame; wherein the door plate comprises one side wall having a first end and a second end, wherein the the first end of the side wall of the door plate is hinged to the aluminum profile of the first frame, and the second end of one side wall of the door plate is hinged to the aluminum profile of the second frame; and the top plate is clamped in the clamping grooves of the aluminum profiles of the first frame.

22. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 21, wherein the first frame and the second frame are both rectangular frames spliced by four aluminum profiles.

23. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 22, wherein the four aluminum profiles of the first frame comprise two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles and two oppositely disposed second aluminum profiles, wherein one side surface of each first aluminum profile is provided with a first clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof, which is configured for clamping the side plate; and the four aluminum profiles of the second frame comprise two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles and two oppositely disposed second aluminum profiles, and one side surface of each first aluminum profile is provided with a first clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof, which is configured for clamping the side plate.

24. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 23, wherein at least two support pillars are disposed in a parallel manner between the second aluminum profiles of the first frame and the second aluminum profiles of the second frame, wherein each of the pillars comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each support pillar is fixedly connected to the first frame and the second end of each support pillar is fixedly connected to the second frame.

25. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 24, wherein at least one third aluminum profile is disposed between the two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles on the same side of the first frame and the second frame, and the third aluminum profile is fixed with the first aluminum profiles located on both ends of the third aluminum profile by the fasteners respectively.

26. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 25, wherein the fastener comprises a right-angled corner fitting, a first bolt, a second bolt, a first fastening block and a second fastening block; wherein the first aluminum profile is provided with a fourth clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof, and the third aluminum profile is provided with a fifth clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof; wherein the first bolt sequentially passes through a first side wall of the right-angled corner fitting, the fourth clamping groove, and the first fastening block located in the fourth clamping groove, and the second bolt sequentially passes through a second side wall of the right-angled corner fitting, the fifth clamping groove, and the second fastening block located in the fifth clamping groove to fasten the first aluminum profile with the third aluminum profile.

27. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 26, wherein a width of the fourth clamping groove is the same as a width of the fifth clamping groove; two parallel clamping bulges are disposed on outer surfaces of the first side wall and the second side wall, and the clamping bulges are perpendicular to the outer surfaces of the first side wall and the second side wall; and a distance between outer side walls of the two clamping bulges is the same as the width of the fourth clamping groove.

28. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 27, wherein the first clamping groove is a straight groove, and the fourth clamping groove and the fifth clamping groove are T-shaped grooves.

29. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 24, wherein the second aluminum profile is provided with a second clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a connector is fixedly connected in the second clamping groove, and the connector is hinged to the door plate.

30. The aluminum profile cabinet according to claim 29, wherein the second aluminum profile is further provided with a third clamping groove along a longitudinal direction thereof, and the two sides of the top plate are clamped in the third clamping grooves in the two second aluminum profiles on the first frame respectively.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0041] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a frame of an aluminum profile equipment cabinet, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG. 2 is a partial enlarged view of part A in FIG. 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of part B in FIG. 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG. 4 is a mounting schematic view of a side plate of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] FIG. 5 is a structural schematic view of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment in a first direction, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of part C in FIG. 5, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic view of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment in a second direction, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] FIG. 8 is a structural schematic view of a frame of a second aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0049] FIG. 9 is a structural schematic view of a frame of a third aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0050] Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0051] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word exemplary or illustrative means serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any implementation described herein as exemplary or illustrative is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the claims. For purposes of description herein, the terms upper, lower, left, rear, right, front, vertical, horizontal, and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are therefore not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

[0052] An economical and eco-friendly aluminum profile cabinet 100 is referenced in FIGS. 1-9. As referenced in FIG. 1, the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 is configured to securely retain processor equipment, wires, switches, knobs, displays, and general sensitive processor equipment in a secure and stable environment, while protecting the equipment and users from electrical shock and electromagnetic interference. The manufacture of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 is economical and environment-friendly, being fabricated from aluminum with minimal surface treatment.

[0053] In one embodiment, the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 is used in a data center. Though in other embodiment, the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 is operational in any environment that houses processor-related equipment. The aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 utilizes a unique arrangement of frames, plates, and aluminum profiles to achieve an easy to assemble, reconfigurable, and eco-friendly storage site manufactured from welded aluminum and minimal surface treatment compositions.

[0054] Other unique equipment storage advantages provided by the aluminum profile equipment cabinet include: securely protecting stored processor equipment; shielding the processor equipment against electromagnetic interference; storing processor equipment in an organized manner; being manufactured as nonstandard customized equipment cabinet; being manufactured from aluminum, so as to reduce surface treatment process; being quickly assembled directly from the manufacturer; and being economical and environment-friendly.

[0055] As referenced in FIG. 1, some embodiments of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 may include a first frame 102, a second frame 104, at least two side plates 106, at least one door plate 108 and a top plate 110, wherein the first frame 102 is an upper part frame of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 and the second frame 104 is a lower part frame of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100.

[0056] Turning now to FIG. 2, the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 are vertically parallel and disposed symmetrically and are both formed by splicing at least three aluminum profiles 112, 114, 116. Two adjacent aluminum profiles are fixed by a fastener 120. In the present embodiment, the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 which are both formed by splicing four aluminum profiles are taken as an example for explanation. Optionally, the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 are both rectangular frames spliced by four aluminum profiles.

[0057] As FIG. 3 illustrates, the upper end of each side plate 106 is clamped in clamping grooves 124, 126, 128, 130, 132 of the aluminum profiles of the first frame 102 while the lower end thereof is clamped in clamping grooves of the aluminum profiles of the second frame 104 corresponding to the aluminum profiles of the first frame 102.

[0058] The top end of one side wall 150 of the door plate 108 is hinged to the aluminum profiles of the first frame 102 while the bottom end thereof is hinged to the aluminum profiles of the second frame 104. The top plate 110 is clamped in the clamping grooves of the aluminum profiles of the first frame 102.

[0059] According to the aluminum profile equipment cabinet provided by the present embodiment, connection of multiple parts can be realized without welding, such that the whole aluminum profile equipment cabinet can be spliced and assembled fast and compactly, and manufacturing of different nonstandard customized equipment cabinets is convenient. The aluminum profile equipment cabinet in the present embodiment can be fast assembled in a use site, and damage and deformation of the whole equipment cabinet in a long-distance transportation process can be effectively avoided.

[0060] Materials in the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 can be repeatedly used after disassembly for manufacturing new equipment cabinets, and economic and environment-friendly effects are realized. Besides, since the aluminum profile equipment cabinet in the present embodiment adopts the aluminum profiles, the equipment cabinet is lighter in whole weight and convenient to carry (FIG. 5).

[0061] In addition, the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 needs no welding process and is economical and environment-friendly, and surface treatment processes can be reduced. The aluminum profiles are used as a raw material, such that a dead weight of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet can be effectively reduced, grounding conductivity is increased and mounting expandability is good.

[0062] As shown in FIG. 9, at least two support pillars 122 are disposed in a parallel manner between the second aluminum profiles 114 of the first frame 102 and the second aluminum profiles 114 of the second frame 104 on the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100, and the upper end of each support pillar 122 is fixedly connected to the first frame 102 while the lower end thereof is fixedly connected to the second frame 104. The support pillars 122 can enhance the strength of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100, such that the aluminum profile equipment cabinet 100 can bear a larger load.

[0063] Optionally, the support pillars 122 are disposed in the corners of the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 between the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet, and the upper ends of the support pillars 122 are fixedly connected to the first frame 102 while the lower ends thereof are fixedly connected to the second frame 104. In one embodiment, a first end 156 of each support pillar 122 is fixedly connected to the first frame 102 and a second end 158 of each support pillar is fixedly connected to the second frame 104.

[0064] As shown in FIG. 8, one support pillar 122 is disposed in each of the four corners between the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 respectively, and there are four support pillars 122 in total, which are configured for enhancing the whole strength of the aluminum profile equipment cabinet, such that the aluminum profile equipment cabinet can bear the larger load. An amount of the support pillars 122 is determined according to an amount of the corners of the upper part frame 102 and the lower part frame 104, and the support pillars 122 are mounted after the side plates 106 are mounted.

[0065] In addition, an amount of the door plate 108 may be determined according to the needs. The top plate 110 may be formed by a whole top plate, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and may also be formed by multiple split top plates, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

[0066] According to the aluminum profile equipment cabinet in FIG. 7, the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 are both rectangular frames spliced by four aluminum profiles. Optionally, the four aluminum profiles of the first frame 102 comprise two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles 112 and two oppositely disposed second aluminum profiles 114, and the four aluminum profiles of the second frame 104 comprise two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles 112 and two oppositely disposed second aluminum profiles 114, such that the first frame 102 and the second frame 104 are relatively steady in structure, and suitable for the shapes of common cabinets.

[0067] One side surface 152 of each first aluminum profile 112 is provided with a first clamping groove 124 along a length direction thereof, which is configured for clamping the side plate 106. Thus, the mounting of the side plates 106 can be realized by the first clamping grooves 124 in the first aluminum profiles 112. A mounting direction is the D direction as shown in FIG. 4, and no extra parts are required for connection. Mounting of the side plates 106 is fast and compact, a welding process is not needed, and economic and environment-friendly effects are realized.

[0068] At least one third aluminum profile 116 is disposed between the two oppositely disposed first aluminum profiles 112 on the same side of the first frame 102 and the second frame 104, and the third aluminum profile 116 is fixed with the first aluminum profiles 112 located on both ends of the third aluminum profile 116 by the fasteners 120 respectively. Due to the third aluminum profile 116, a supporting role is played for the whole aluminum profile equipment cabinet. In addition, the third aluminum profile 116 is provided with a support for placing a server.

[0069] Optionally, the fastener 120 comprises a right-angled corner fitting 134, a first bolt 136, a second bolt 138, a first fastening block 140 and a second fastening block 142 (FIG. 3). The first aluminum profile 112 is provided with a fourth clamping groove 126 along a length direction thereof. The third aluminum profile 116 is provided with a fifth clamping groove 132 along a longitudinal length direction.

[0070] The first bolt 136 sequentially passes through a first side wall 144 of the right-angled corner fitting 134, the fourth clamping groove 126 and the first fastening block 140 located in the fourth clamping groove 126, and the second bolt 138 sequentially passes through a second side wall 146 of the right-angled corner fitting 134, the fifth clamping groove 132 and the second fastening block 142 located in the fifth clamping groove 132, to realize fastening of the first aluminum profile 112 and the third aluminum profile 116.

[0071] Looking again at FIG. 3, a width 160 of the fourth clamping groove 126 is the same as a width 162 of the fifth clamping groove 132. Two parallel clamping bulges 148 are disposed on a first outer surface 168 of the first side wall 144 and a second outer surface 170 of the second side wall 146. The clamping bulges 148 are perpendicular to the outer surfaces 168, 170 of the first side wall 144 and the second side wall 146. A distance 164 between outer side walls 166 of the two clamping bulges 148 is the width 160 of the fourth clamping groove 126. The clamping bulges 148 can be clamped in the fourth clamping grooves 162 and the fifth clamping groove 132 tightly, such that the fastening between the fasteners 120 and the first aluminum profiles 112 and the third aluminum profile 116 is tight.

[0072] Turning to FIG. 4, one side surface 154 of the second aluminum profile 114 is provided with a second clamping groove 128 along a length direction thereof, a connector 118 is fixedly connected in the second clamping groove 128, and the connector 118 is hinged to the door plate 108. The mounting of the door plate 108 can be realized by the processed grooves in the second aluminum profiles 114 without a welding process, such that the door plate 108 is fast and compact to mount, and is economical and environment-friendly.

[0073] As FIG. 6 shows, the second aluminum profile 114 is further provided with a third clamping groove 130 along the length direction thereof, and both sides of the top plate 110 are clamped in the third clamping grooves 172 in the two second aluminum profiles 114 on the first frame 102 respectively. The mounting of the top plate 110 is realized by the processed grooves in the second aluminum profiles 114, so the mounting is fast and compact, and economic and environment-friendly effects are realized.

[0074] Optionally, the first clamping grooves 124 are straight grooves, and are convenient for drawing the side plate 106 in a mounting or demounting process. The fourth clamping grooves 162 and the fifth clamping grooves 132 are T-shaped grooves, and are convenient for locking and fixing other parts by the fasteners 120. The second clamping grooves 128 are T-shaped grooves, and are convenient for hinging and fixing the door plate 108 by the connectors 118. The third clamping grooves 172 are straight grooves, and are convenient for drawing the top plate 110 in a mounting or demounting process.

[0075] These and other advantages of the invention will be further understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art by reference to the following written specification, claims and appended drawings.

[0076] Because many modifications, variations, and changes in detail can be made to the described preferred embodiments of the invention, it is intended that all matters in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. Thus, the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalence.