Street cabinet for computer equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a cabinet for data processing computer equipment formed by a chassis equipped with a plurality of reception bays (21, 22, 31, 32) for computer and / or telecommunication systems and an air conditioning system as well as access doors to said computer and / or telecommunication systems, characterized in that said reception bays (21, 22, 31, 32) for computer and / or telecommunication systems are at least partly sliding in a direction perpendicular to the front face, to allow partial extraction through the openings protected by said access doors located on the front face. Figure 2

Description

Title of the invention: Street cabinet for computer equipment Field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of data processing centers or data centers and more particularly the field of installations or enclosures, also called computer centers, intended to receive several computer systems such as servers while offering them optimal operating conditions.

[0002] It is known to design buildings dedicated to the exclusive use of data centers. However, the use of a dedicated building is not always suitable when the server space requirements are not very large. In addition, such buildings have a significant construction cost which makes them unsuitable for the needs of an SME or a small or medium-sized local authority. Furthermore, in addition to the cost inherent in the design and manufacture of such buildings, there is the problem of setting up emergency energy production facilities such as generators which require the on-site storage of large quantities of fuel requiring specific declarations to the local authorities and imposing expensive safety measures.

[0003] It is also known to set up a data center in the rooms of pre-existing buildings. However, the modification of one or more rooms of a pre-existing building induces equally significant modification costs which can constitute an obstacle to the implementation of truly suitable solutions to offer levels of security and reliability in accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations for the installation of a data center.

[0004] The need therefore arose for a data center enclosure which has a design adapted to accommodate several computer systems while presenting a cost price lower than that involved in modifying a room in a pre-existing building and much lower than that of constructing a dedicated building.

[0005] In order to achieve this objective, it is known to produce a computer data center enclosure (in English "data center") of general rectangular parallelepiped shape with road clearance, elongated along a horizontal axis, comprising computer system reception bays each of general rectangular parallelepiped shape elongated along a vertical axis. State of the art

[0006] Patent FR3017024 is known in the state of the art, describing a data processing center enclosure ("data center") of general rectangular parallelepiped shape with road clearance, elongated along a horizontal longitudinal axis, comprising computer system reception bays, each of general rectangular parallelepiped shape elongated along a vertical axis, characterized in that it comprises within the space that it delimits: • at least four computer and / or telecommunications system bays which contribute to delimiting within the enclosure a cold zone at the front of the bays and a hot zone at the rear of the bays • and an interior partition which separates the cold zone from the hot zone and which integrates the reception bays, the interior partition being adapted so that the circulation of air between the cold zone and the hot zone takes place mainly through the reception bays. This patent mentions that the enclosure according to the invention can also be made of aluminum and can also be made of wood. Disadvantages of the prior art

[0007] The solutions of the prior art are not entirely satisfactory because they are difficult to integrate into an urban site and form an unsightly building.

[0008] Furthermore, accessibility to the various electrical and electronic equipment is often difficult and requires access from the rear or side, in addition to access from the front.

[0009] In addition, metal cabinets are frequently tagged, which requires delicate cleaning operations or replacement of the entire casing.

[0010] Furthermore, urban cabinets do not provide the level of security necessary to accommodate IT infrastructures. Solution provided by the invention

[0011] In order to overcome these drawbacks, the present invention relates in particular to a cabinet for data processing computer equipment formed by a chassis equipped with a plurality of bays for housing computer and / or telecommunication systems and an energy backup system as well as an air conditioning system as well as access doors to said computer and / or telecommunication systems, characterized in that said bays for housing computer and / or telecommunication systems are at least partly sliding in a direction perpendicular to the front face, to allow partial extraction through the openings protected by said access doors located on the front face.

[0012] Preferably, said frame is coated with a decorative material.

[0013] Advantageously, said decorative material is wooden cladding or high pressure laminate panels.

[0014] According to a variant, the upper part of the cabinet is equipped with photovoltaic panels providing an electrical supply for the air conditioning system and / or the computer and / or telecommunications systems.

[0015] According to another variant, it comprises a side door opening onto the air conditioning system.

[0016] Preferably, the cabinet comprises a plurality of face doors opening onto at least a portion of the computer and / or telecommunications systems.

[0017] According to another variant, the cabinet according to the invention incorporates street furniture.

[0018] Detailed description of a non-limiting example of the invention

[0019] The invention will be better understood on reading the following description referring to a non-limiting example of embodiment illustrated by the appended figures where:

[0020] [Fig-1] [Fig.l] represents a three-quarter rear perspective view of a cabinet according to the invention,

[0021] [Fig.2] [Fig.2] represents a three-quarter front perspective view of a cabinet according to the invention,

[0022] [Fig.3] [Fig.3] represents a side perspective view of a cabinet according to the invention. General principle of the invention

[0023] The invention relates to a street safe cabinet intended to house a data center (in English data center) having a metal chassis on which are mounted the computer equipment, telecommunications, the connectors, the power supply including an inverter, and an air conditioning system, a system for detecting and extinguishing fires without pressure, access control and a supervision system. The walls are clad with wooden cladding allowing easy replacement in the event of damage and ensuring natural thermoregulation. The upper part is equipped with photovoltaic panels allowing an electrical supply or even electrical autonomy, particularly in the event of a failure of the power supply network. Detailed presentation

[0024] The street cabinet according to the invention allows IT infrastructures to be hosted there.

[0025] Its purpose is to collect data related to different areas (5G, IOT, cloud, etc.), particularly for communities, or to store data for a backup plan or recovery of activities for companies and manufacturers.

[0026] The structure of the cabinet is made of sheet steel / stainless steel / aluminum with dimensions (Height: 2000mm; Width: 1000mm; Length: 1900mm; Weight: 500kg). It is fixed to a base allowing it to be transported.

[0027] The cabinet (1) according to the invention constitutes an urbanized and integrated solution. It is composed of wooden cladding (10) with three front doors (11, 12, 13) giving access to the telecommunications (20) and network (30) bays, and a side door (14) giving access to the air conditioning system (40).

[0028] It is equipped with solar panels (50) on the roof allowing a supply of energy for self-consumption.

[0029] The computer systems consist of 24U (600x1000) size racks (21, 22) sliding forward with an opening closed by a door (11) on the front panel. Maintenance or modifications to the computer or telecommunications equipment is thus facilitated by extracting the racks through the opening of the doors, which makes it easy to work on equipment directly accessible from outside the cabinet.

[0030] The cabinet contains electrical elements, meters, inverters and security elements; fire, intrusion, video surveillance.

[0031] The rear face optionally has a rack (60) for storing bicycles.

[0032] The computer part consists of a bay (31) of size 24U (600x1000) sliding towards the front with an opening closed by a double door (12, 13) on the front panel.

[0033] An empty 27U bay (32) can accommodate additional IT infrastructures.

[0034] The air conditioning system is fixed on the lateral side of the cabinet in order to keep the technical elements inside at a temperature of 18°C ​​to 27°C according to ASHRAE TC9.9 recommendations.

[0035] This is accessible via an opening closed by a door (14) on the side facade.

[0036] The cabinet advantageously integrates street furniture, bicycle racks, bicycle-bus shelters, etc. and has an electrical connection point.

Claims

Claims

1. - Cabinet for data processing computer equipment formed by a chassis equipped with a plurality of reception bays (21, 22, 31, 32) for computer and / or telecommunication systems and an air conditioning system (40) as well as access doors to said computer and / or telecommunication systems, characterized in that said reception bays (21, 22, 31, 32) for computer and / or telecommunication systems are at least partly sliding in a direction perpendicular to the front face, to allow partial extraction through the openings protected by said access doors located on the front face.

2. - Cabinet for computer data processing equipment according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said chassis is coated with a decorative material (10).

3. - Cabinet for computer data processing equipment according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said decorative material (10) is wooden cladding or high-pressure laminated panels.

4. - Cabinet for data processing computer equipment according to claim 1 characterized in that its upper part is equipped with photovoltaic panels (50) ensuring an electrical supply for the air conditioning system and / or the computer and / or telecommunications systems.

5. - Cabinet for computer data processing equipment according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a side door (14) opening onto the air conditioning system (40).

6. - Cabinet for data processing computer equipment according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a plurality of face doors (11, 12, 13) opening onto at least part of the computer and / or telecommunications systems.

7. - Cabinet for computer data processing equipment according to claim 1 characterized in that it incorporates street furniture.

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