Weatherproof electrical component enclosure with swappable fanned and fan-less internal modules
US11582879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0286
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A novel weatherproof electrical component enclosure incorporates swappable internal module configurations for several types of network devices, wherein each internal module embodies standardized dimensions and standardized attachment elements for seamless internal device swap in-and-out compatibilities within the same weatherproof enclosure. Examples of novel swappable internal modules for the novel weatherproof electrical component enclosure include a fanned Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch, a fan-less PoE switch, a network router, and a wireless base station, all of which are simply swappable in and out of the weatherproof enclosure. The novel weatherproof electrical component enclosure also uniquely incorporates a customer's component hotel space as a weatherproof storage of customer-specific private accessory devices, in addition to housing factory-packaged original equipment which the weatherproof electrical component enclosure is originally designed to encase. The swappable modularity of internal components in the weatherproof enclosure reduces outdoor network equipment design constraints, manufacturing costs, and network implementation and maintenance costs.
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