The Challenge
• The customer wanted to develop portable systems
for marketing campaigns in support of sporting and corporate events worldwide.
• The customer’s rack mountable computer systems are sensitive to
shock, vibration, and temperature. As the virtual marketing systems are “live”,
failure of the customer’s electronics and computer systems is NOT AN OPTION.
• For security purposes, the electronics and computer system are required
to operate with the rackmount case closed. As the customer’s system generates
a substantial amount of heat, an alternate method of actively dissipating the
heat was required.
• In addition to static setups, the systems also needed to be readily and securely
installed in vehicles.
The Solution
As the customer was located across the continent,
Impact’s design professionals teleconferenced with their engineers
to determine the scope of their application and which approach would
best address their requirements. A technical proposal was submitted to
the client. After further discussions, solid models of the proposed case
were developed and submitted to the customer for review and input.
As the customer wanted flexibility regarding the number of I/O cables used at any time, Impact’s designers developed a flexible EDPM rubber “rain boot” - installed immediately below the retractable baffle. As electronics are installed on the front and rear rack frames, a set of adjustable vertical rails was installed at the midpoint (between the front and rear rack frames). A large hinged panel was installed on each side of the case’s main body to allow access to the interior section of the rack to facilitate electronics installation and allow technician access in the field.
For security purposes, the latches for all hinged panels were mounted on the inside of the case.
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