公开(公告)号：US09545029B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14577674

申请日：2014-12-19

Applicant: METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.

Inventor： Rex Park ,  David Hildreth ,  Tim Hazzard

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/14 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/20 ,  H05K7/16 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: H05K7/1498 ,  G06F1/181 ,  G06F1/183 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F17/30067 ,  G06F2212/161 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  H04B5/0062 ,  H05K5/0208 ,  H05K7/1492 ,  H05K7/20836

Abstract: A cabinet frame enclosure is provided having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first opening and a second opening each in combination defining an interior space for accommodating a plurality of equipment, the equipment being removable through the first opening. A plurality of functional modules are provided such as: an asset tracking module for detecting the presence or absence of the equipment from the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure, the asset tracking module disposed in the first side wall adjacent the first opening; an access control module for providing electronic locking and access control to the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; an environmental management module for monitoring and controlling environmental conditions within the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; a power management module for monitoring and controlling power distribution to equipment located in the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure, the power management module disposed in one of the first side wall or second side wall and adjacent the second opening; and a cabinet control module (CCM) for providing consolidated connectivity to the plurality of functional modules, wherein the CCM presents a single network connection for managing the equipment located in the cabinet frame enclosure.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种橱柜框架，其具有第一侧壁，第二侧壁，第一开口和第二开口，每个组合限定用于容纳多个设备的内部空间，所述设备可通过第一开口移除。 提供了多个功能模块，例如：资产跟踪模块，用于从橱柜框架的内部空间检测设备的存在或不存在，资产跟踪模块设置在与第一开口相邻的第一侧壁中; 访问控制模块，用于向机柜框架外壳的内部空间提供电子锁定和访问控制; 一个环境管理模块，用于监控和控制橱柜框架内部空间内的环境状况; 电力管理模块，用于监测和控制对位于柜框架外壳的内部空间中的设备的配电，电源管理模块设置在第一侧壁或第二侧壁之一中并邻近第二开口; 以及用于提供与所述多个功能模块的统一连接的机柜控制模块（CCM），其中所述CCM呈现用于管理位于所述机柜框架外壳中的设备的单个网络连接。