Rack-Mounted Equipment Support Brackets Preventing Module Sagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Converged infrastructure equipment modules, such as servers, often lack structural support during transport and installation, leading to sagging and gaps between modules, which disrupt airflow and cause overheating, increasing operational costs and reducing performance.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of equipment module support brackets with a longitudinally extending top face and apertures for mounting, designed to occupy less than one rack unit (RU) of space, providing additional support and maintaining a consistent gap between modules to prevent sagging and ensure airflow barriers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If equipment modules are installed in rack-mounted equipment cabinet without additional support, then the equipment module can be easily installed and removed, but the equipment module sags at both ends creating gaps between modules
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces support brackets as intermediary elements between the equipment module and the rack-mounted equipment cabinet. These brackets provide the necessary structural support to prevent sagging while maintaining ease of installation through simple attachment mechanisms. The brackets act as mediators that resolve the conflict between operational ease and structural stability.
2Ease of manufacture
If equipment modules lack structural support during transport, then the equipment module can be easily transported, but the equipment module sags creating gaps and disrupting airflow
Solution Approach 1:
The support brackets are pre-installed in the rack-mounted equipment cabinet before the equipment module is placed. This preliminary action ensures that the structural support is already in place during transport and installation, preventing sagging and maintaining proper airflow barriers without complicating the transport process.
3Ease of operation
If gaps exist between equipment modules, then equipment modules can be easily installed, but hot air is funneled to the front causing overheating
Solution Approach 1:
The support brackets serve as intermediary structures that maintain proper spacing and alignment between equipment modules. By providing this intermediate support, the brackets prevent the formation of gaps that would otherwise allow hot air to be funneled to the front, thereby maintaining appropriate temperature levels while preserving ease of installation.
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AI summary
Equipment module support brackets, rack-mounted equipment cabinet systems, and related methods can include at least one equipment module, a rack-mounted equipment cabinet for storing the rack-mounted equipment, and at least one equipment module support bracket installed in the rack-mounted equipment cabinet for supporting the at least one equipment module stored in the rack-mounted equipment cabinet. The support bracket can include a longitudinally extending top face, and at least one aperture disposed on opposite ends of a rear facing longitudinal edge of the longitudinally extending top face. The support bracket can include a height of less than one (1) rack unit (RU) when mounted in the rack-mounted equipment cabinet. The support bracket can include at least one server support bracket for supporting a server.