Claims
- 1. A housing for an electronic apparatus capable of being mounted in a rack by a rack ear, comprising:
a. an upper housing portion comprising a top and left and right sides, each of the left and right sides having a front and a rear, wherein each of the sides of the upper housing portion comprises an upper groove portion defined therein, the upper groove portion formed by a indentation formed in each of the sides; b. a lower housing portion comprising a bottom and left and right sides, each of the sides having a front and a rear, wherein each of the sides of the lower housing portion comprises a lower groove portion defined therein, the lower groove portion formed by a indentation formed in each of the sides, wherein the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion cooperate to form the housing, and further wherein, when the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion are combined to form the housing, the upper groove portion and the lower groove portion combine to form a track groove shaped to receive a rack mounting ear on the left and right sides of the housing.
- 2. The housing of claim 1 wherein the upper groove portion comprises a wider portion disposed near the rear of the sides of the upper housing portion and extending closer to the top of the upper housing portion and a narrower portion disposed closer to the front of the sides of the upper housing portion than the wider portion and not extending as close to the top of the upper housing portion as the wider portion.
- 3. The housing of claim 2 wherein the lower groove portion comprises a wider portion disposed near the rear of the sides of the lower housing portion and extending closer to the bottom of the lower housing portion and a narrower portion disposed closer to the front of the sides of the lower housing portion than the wider portion and not extending as close to the bottom of the lower housing portion as the wider portion.
- 4. The housing of claim 3 wherein the track groove formed from the combination of the upper groove portion and the lower groove portion has a front-most narrow portion and a rear-most wide portion.
- 5. The housing of claim 1 wherein at least one of the upper track groove portions and lower track groove portions comprise a slot formed by forming a lip about at least a portion of the periphery of the at least one of the upper track groove portions and lower track groove portions.
- 6. The housing of claim 5 wherein the lip formed about at least a portion of the periphery of the at least one of the upper track groove portions and lower track groove portions is integral with the unindented body of the side of the housing on which it is located.
- 7. The housing of claim 1 which further comprises a rack ear shaped so as to be capable of being received in each of the track grooves.
- 8. The housing of claim 7 wherein the rack ear comprises an ear portion capable of being mounted to a rack for electronic apparatus.
- 9. The housing of claim 4 which further comprises a rack ear having a front-most narrow portion and a rear-most wide portion and shaped so as to be capable of being received in each of the track grooves.
- 10. The housing of claim 5 which further comprises a rack ear having a front-most narrow portion and a rear-most wide portion and shaped so as to be capable of being received in each of the track grooves.
- 11. The housing of claim 10 wherein the rack ear comprises a lip portion formed in at least a portion of its periphery, the lip portion sized to be received in the slot formed in at least one of the track grooves.
- 12. The housing of claim 1 which further comprises a front panel having extensions therefrom which have mounting holes for mounting to the front portion of a rack for electronic apparatus.
- 13. The housing of claim 1 wherein the housing comprises a housing for an audio amplifier.
- 14. The housing of claim 1 wherein the upper and lower housing portions are each formed of die cast aluminum.
- 15. A housing construction for a rack mounted electronic apparatus, comprising:
an upper housing portion, having an upper track groove portion defined therein; a lower housing portion, having a lower track groove portion defined therein, the upper and lower housing portions being fitted together to form a housing such that the upper and lower track groove portions together define first and second track grooves on opposite sides of the housing; and first and second sliding rack ears received in the first and second track grooves, for mounting the apparatus in a rack.
- 16. The housing construction of claim 15 wherein the upper and lower housing portions are each constructed of die cast aluminum.
- 17. The housing construction of claim 16, further comprising:
a die cast aluminum front housing panel attached to the upper and lower housing portions; a die cast aluminum rear housing panel attached to the upper and lower housing portions; the rear housing panel having at least one air aperture defined therein; and the front housing panel having at least one air aperture defined therein.
- 18. The housing construction of claim 15 wherein the rack ears comprise an ear portion capable of being mounted to a rack for electronic apparatus.
- 19. The housing construction of claim 18 wherein the rack ears have a front-most narrow portion and a rear-most wide portion and are shaped so as to be capable of being received in each of the track grooves.
- 20. The housing construction of claim 15 wherein the housing comprises a housing for an audio amplifier.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of copending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/369,909 filed Apr. 4, 2002, entitled “Clamshell Housing with Sliding Rack Ears,” the details and disclosure of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60369909 |
Apr 2002 |
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