Equipment module and cabinet and methods of manufacture thereof
US6160699A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02B1/21
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For use within an equipment cabinet having a rear wall, a pair of opposing side walls projecting forwardly from the rear wall to define a cavity within the cabinet and first and second central bus bars routed within the cavity, an equipment module and methods of manufacturing the equipment module and equipment cabinet employing the module. In one embodiment, the module includes: (1) a bracket having a forward-projecting portion with a rear mount and a front face portion with a side mount, the bracket installable within the cabinet to define first and second segregated pathways within the cavity by coupling the rear mount to the rear wall and the side mount to one of the pair of side walls and (2) an electrical element, mechanically coupled to the bracket and electrically couplable to the central bus bar.
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