Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings – With electrical device
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-01
2001-12-04
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
With electrical device
C439S910000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06326545
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a telecommunication apparatus, in particular to a high density distribution panel having slidable and rotatable drawers that provide front access to electrical components mounted on the drawers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Telecommunication establishes communication, usually between widely separated points, by electrical or electronic means. The initial establishing of communication commonly involves installing a distribution panel whereby lines of a subscriber are electrically connected to a communication provider, such as a telephone provider. In buildings where multiple subscribers are located, the distribution panel usually takes the form of a building entrance protector (BEP) which is commonly flush mounted along its X-Y axes (vertical-horizontal orientations) on a wall in the basement of a building. All forms of distribution panels usually require the need of a press action for interconnecting the electrical wires or optical cables of a distribution panel. The press action may be relatively severe in order that the optical or electrical conductor has sufficient pressure applied thereto to force the conductor into its waiting terminal and establish a good electrical connection therebetween. Therefore, terminals mounted on the distribution panel are preferably mounted on the X-Y plane, parallel to the wall on which the panel is mounted, to provide adequate support for the pressing action. However, the number of terminals mounted on the X-Y plane is limited to the size of the panel. Although prior art units provide additional layers of distribution panels foldably stacked on top of each other, the accessibility to terminals on different layers are hindered.
Therefore, it is desired that a high-density distribution panel be provided with a relatively rigid support so that the press action necessary to establish good electrical connections of its electrical conductors may be accomplished. In addition to providing appropriate support to establish its electrical connections, it is desired that the distribution panel provide front access of its electrical components so as to ease the burden of the servicing technician to provide for the necessary electrical interconnections and to also allow the servicing technician to be able to see all connections so as to facilitate the maintenance and addition of all of the necessary electrical connections of the distribution panel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a distribution panel having a plurality of drawers on which components are mounted. The drawers provide for mounting a high density of components and pull out so as to be allowed to rotate downward assisted by gravity to provide front access to the electrical components and a rigid support for adding and removing connections to the components.
The distribution panel has X-Y-Z axes, in a vertical-horizontal-depth orientation respectively, and services a multiplicity of subscribers and holds electrical components. The distribution panel comprises a fixture and at least one drawer. The fixture is rigidly mounted to the distribution panel and has at least one side with at least one slot running along the Z-axis (depth) of the distribution panel and having a first and a second end. The at least one drawer is capable of being gripped and has the electrical components mounted thereon. The at least one drawer has oppositely opposed spaced apart inner and outer surfaces and is arranged in the fixture so as to run along the Z axis (depth) of distribution panel and has its electrical components mounted on the inner surface. The at least one drawer has an attached pin inserted into the first end of the slot and is dimensioned so as to be capable of moving in the slot from the first end to the second end. In operation, the at least one drawer is capable of being pulled along the Z axis (depth) causing the pin to move from the first end to the second end where the at least one drawer drops downward assisted by gravity toward the X axis (vertical) of the distribution panel and rotates about the pin so that the electrical components mounted thereon lie on the X-Y plane.
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Avaya Technology Corp.
Miskin Howard C.
Patel Dhiru R
Reichard Dean A.
Tsui-Yip Gloria
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