EMI shielded telecommunications enclosure

摘要

An EMI shielded telecommunications equipment enclosure includes a metal cabinet structure and an access panel. The cabinet structure defines a compartment configured to contain electrical equipment that emits and is susceptible to EMI. An edge portion of the cabinet structure defines a peripheral boundary of an access opening for the compartment. The access panel includes a metal panel structure which overlies the edge portion of the metal cabinet structure when the access panel is closed. The apparatus further includes a layer of electrically nonconductive material which is interposed as a dielectric between the metal panel structure and the edge portion of the metal cabinet structure when the access panel is closed. In this configuration, a low capacitive impedance path for EMI shielding is provided between the access panel and the metal cabinet structure.