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CN-121986555-A - Antitheft structure for electronic equipment and/or battery module cabinets

CN121986555ACN 121986555 ACN121986555 ACN 121986555ACN-121986555-A

Abstract

An anti-theft device (100) for a cabinet configured to house one or more electronic devices and/or battery modules (130) is provided. The device comprises a first structure (110) and a second structure (120), each provided with a respective aperture (112, 122), and movable (d 1) between a first configuration and a second configuration. In a first configuration, the holes of the structure are aligned such that the protruding portion (140) of the module (130) can be inserted (d 2) through both holes. In a second configuration, the holes of the structure are aligned such that the protruding portion cannot be removed from both holes (-d 2), thereby preventing removal of the module from the cabinet. Corresponding cabinets, as well as retrofit sleeves and various dummy modules and systems are also provided.

Inventors

  • M. Almskog
  • L. hu la la
  • N. Nogisto
  • J. The Westin
  • G. Feng Delanken

Assignees

  • 瑞典爱立信有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20231010

Claims (20)

  1. 1. An anti-theft device (100,200,300,700) for a cabinet (410), the cabinet (410) configured to house one or more electronic equipment and/or battery modules (130,131,132,730), the device comprising: -a first structure (110,210,310,710) provided with a first set of holes (112,212,312,712), and -A second structure (120,220,320,720) provided with a second set of holes (122,222,322,722); Wherein the first and second structures are configured such that they are movable relative to each other between at least a first configuration and a second configuration; and wherein the first structure and the second structure and the aperture thereof are further configured such that: In the first configuration, at least a first aperture of the first set of apertures and at least a second aperture of the second set of apertures are relatively aligned such that, with the apparatus installed in the cabinet, a protruding portion (140,540,640,740) of at least one electronic device and/or battery module installed or to be installed in the cabinet can be inserted through or removed from both the first aperture and the second aperture, and In the second configuration, the first and second apertures are relatively aligned such that the protruding portion is locked by the first and second structures, thereby preventing the at least one electronic device and/or battery module from being removed from the cabinet.
  2. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first structure and the second structure are configured such that a transition between the first configuration and the second configuration is achieved by a rotational movement (r 1) of the first structure relative to the second structure, and/or vice versa.
  3. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second structures are configured such that a transition between the first and second configuration is achieved by a translational movement (d 1, d 3) of the first structure relative to the second structure, and/or vice versa.
  4. 4. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first structure is arranged within the second structure, or vice versa.
  5. 5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a heat absorbing material (250) disposed between the first structure and the second structure.
  6. 6. The device of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first structure comprises a nonferrous metal such as aluminum and the second structure comprises a ferrous metal such as steel, or vice versa.
  7. 7. The device of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one motor or piston (250) for actuating relative movement between the first configuration and the second configuration.
  8. 8. The device of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a locking device operable to lock the first and second structures in the second configuration.
  9. 9. The device of claims 7 and 8, wherein the locking means is formed at least in part by the at least one motor or piston.
  10. 10. The apparatus of claims 7 and 8, or claim 9, further comprising a controller (270) configured to: -in response to receiving a locking command, controlling the at least one motor or piston to relatively move the first structure and the second structure to the second configuration, and then controlling the locking means to lock the first structure and the second structure in the second configuration, and/or -In response to receiving an unlocking command, controlling the locking means to unlock the first and second structures in the second configuration, and then controlling the at least one motor or piston to relatively move the first and second structures to the first configuration.
  11. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the at least one motor or piston, the locking device, and the controller are further configured such that the first and second structures are maintained in the second configuration in the event of a power loss and/or other failure of the device.
  12. 12. The device of claim 10 or 11, wherein the controller is further configured to connect to a cloud service (272) and receive the lock command and/or the unlock command from the cloud service (272), and/or receive the lock command and/or the unlock command by communicating with a remote device.
  13. 13. The apparatus of any of the preceding claims, wherein, within both the first set of apertures and the second set of apertures, at least some apertures are spaced center-to-center by a multiple of one and three-quarters inches (rack unit, RU) and/or 107 millimeters.
  14. 14. The apparatus of any of the preceding claims, further configured to carry a weight of the one or more electronic devices and/or battery modules when installed in the cabinet.
  15. 15. A cabinet (410) configured to house one or more electronic devices and/or battery modules (130,131,132,730), the cabinet comprising at least one anti-theft device (100,200,300,700) according to any one of the preceding claims.
  16. 16. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein the at least one device is mounted towards or at a back (438) of an interior of the cabinet.
  17. 17. The cabinet of claim 15 or 16, further comprising rack rails (420,422,700) for mounting one or more telecommunications equipment modules in the cabinet.
  18. 18. A sleeve (500) for an electronic device and/or battery module (131, 132), wherein the sleeve is configured to receive an electronic device and/or battery module (131, 132), and wherein the sleeve comprises at least one protrusion (540) for engaging the first structure (110,210,310,710) and the second structure (120,220,320,720) of the anti-theft device if the sleeve and electronic device and/or battery module are installed in a cabinet (410) according to any one of claims 15 to 17.
  19. 19. A dummy module (630, 632) for a cabinet, comprising a dummy box (630) or a dummy plate (632) provided with at least one protrusion (640) for engaging the first structure (110,210,310,710) and the second structure (120,220,320,720) of the anti-theft device (100,200,300,700) if the dummy module is mounted in a cabinet (410) according to any one of claims 15 to 17.
  20. 20. A system (400, 401) comprising a cabinet (410) according to any one of claims 15 to 17, and at least one electronic device and/or battery module (130,131,132,730) provided with a protrusion (140,540,740) for engaging the first structure (110,210,310,710) and the second structure (120,220,320,720) of the anti-theft device, either directly or via at least one sleeve (500) according to claim 18, to prevent the electronic device and/or battery module from being removed from the cabinet.

Description

Antitheft structure for electronic equipment and/or battery module cabinets Technical Field The present disclosure relates generally to the field of cabinets configured to house one or more electronic devices and/or battery modules. In particular, the present disclosure relates to anti-theft structures for such cabinets. Background In the field of telecommunications, for example, various modules containing electronic equipment and/or batteries are often housed within cabinets to protect the modules and their contents from the environment, from unintended damage (due to, for example, accidents), and also from intentional damage, such as vandalism and other malicious activity. Since its often valuable content, both in terms of hardware and, for example, various precious or semi-precious metals such as gold, palladium, copper, etc., intrusion and theft into/from cabinets is also a continuing problem, especially in remote locations where thieves are often allowed to act without any help before security personnel such as police finally arrive. Known solutions to the theft problem include adding various software locks and/or tracking means (based on, for example, GPS technology) to the cabinet and/or to the devices therein (such as batteries, routers, switches, radios, power converters, and the like) in order, for example, to prevent the devices from functioning outside a particular area and/or to track where they are taken after theft. Other examples include adding various types of mechanical straps to the cabinet or around the module itself. However, software locks and/or GPS trackers do not eliminate the possibility of disposing of stolen components as waste to obtain precious or semi-precious metals and other components, for example, and mechanical straps can be both cumbersome and expensive and rely on physical keys that are relatively easy to duplicate and steal. The present disclosure aims to improve this situation by providing a solution that makes theft from such cabinets more difficult without any or some of the above-mentioned drawbacks of known contemporary solutions. Disclosure of Invention To at least partially address some or all of the above-mentioned drawbacks of contemporary technology, the present disclosure provides an anti-theft device for such cabinets, a cabinet, a module sleeve, a dummy module and a system, as defined in and by the appended independent claims. Various embodiments of the anti-theft device, cabinet, sleeve, dummy module and system are defined in and by the appended dependent claims. According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an anti-theft device for a cabinet configured to house one or more electronic devices and/or battery modules is provided. The device comprises a first structure provided with a first set of holes. The device comprises a second structure provided with a second set of holes. The first and second structures are configured such that they are movable relative to each other between at least a first configuration (position) and a second configuration (position). The first and second structures and their respective (first and second sets of) apertures are further configured such that in the first configuration, at least a first aperture of the first set of apertures and at least a second aperture of the second set of apertures are relatively aligned such that with the apparatus installed in the cabinet, a protruding portion of at least one electronic device and/or battery module installed or to be installed in the cabinet can be inserted through or removed from both the first and second apertures. The first and second structures and their respective (first and second sets of) apertures are further configured such that in the second configuration, the first and second apertures are relatively aligned such that the protruding portion is locked by the first and second structures, thereby preventing the at least one electronic device and/or battery module from being removed from the cabinet. The envisaged arrangement improves the current technology mainly in that it allows to lock the module securely in the cabinet, making theft of the module impossible or at least more difficult. Contemplated devices may also be retrofitted to existing cabinets, relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and may be positioned, for example, within a cabinet such that access to the devices from, for example, a door of the cabinet is difficult or impossible. The device may also be made relatively compact and lightweight and thereby address all or at least some of the above-mentioned problems of contemporary technology. In one or more embodiments of the apparatus, the first structure and the second structure may be configured such that the transition between the first configuration and the second configuration is achieved by rotational movement of the first structure relative to the second structure, and/or vice versa. For example, the first structure and the second st