Patent · US Expired

Co-location server cabinet

US6185098A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 2000
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1488
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A co-location server cabinet includes: an external frame having an interior; a plurality of vertically arrayed sub-cabinets, each having an internal frame mounted to the external frame and a plurality of panels mounted on the external frame, wherein at least one of the panels is a separation panel mounted between a first sub-cabinet and a second sub-cabinet; a plurality of vertically arrayed compartments, each corresponding to at least one sub-cabinet; at least one raceway mounted substantially within the interior of the external frame; and wherein each of the at least one raceway routes external cables of only one electronic component to the cabling system; and at least one fan assembly mounted within at least one of the compartments adjacent to the electronic component installed there. Each compartment, which is defined by at least some of the panels, is located in the interior of the external frame. Further, each compartment is isolated from at least one other compartment by a separation panel, and an active electronic component is installed within each compartment.

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