Cable pass-through panel for electronic equipment enclosure

摘要

An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and at least one panel secured to the frame structure. The at least one panel includes one or more panel knockouts arranged therein. Each panel knockout is configured to be removable from the at least one panel to provide a pass-through opening for a cable. The at least one panel further includes a split brush assembly seated in place of a removed one of the one or more panel knockouts.

主权项

1. An electronic equipment enclosure comprising:
(a) a frame structure comprising:
(i) a pair of front vertical support posts connected together by a plurality of front cross members to define a front frame;(ii) a pair of rear vertical support posts connected together by a plurality of rear cross members to define a rear frame; and(iii) a plurality of side cross members connecting the front frame to the rear frame; (b) a top panel for securement over an opening in the frame structure defined by an upper one of the plurality of front cross members, an upper one of the plurality of rear cross members, and upper ones of the plurality of side cross members, the top panel including:
(i) one or more panel knockouts arranged therein and being permanently removable therefrom by punching the one or more panel knockouts from the top panel to provide a pass-through opening for a cable;(ii) an offset edge at one end of the top panel; and(iii) an end flange adjacent an opposite end of the top panel, inset from an edge of the top panel and disposed along an interior-facing side of the top panel, the end flange including an aperture therein; and (c) at least one spring pin anchored to at least one of the upper front and rear cross members, the spring pin including a deflectable free end; (d) wherein the top panel is adapted to be secured atop the frame structure with the offset edge positioned beneath one of the upper front and rear cross members and the end flange positioned adjacent the other of the upper front and rear cross members such that the deflectable free end of the at least one spring pin extends through the aperture in the end flange, thereby securing the top panel.