CA2586898A1 - Adjustable cable manager - Google Patents

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CA2586898A1
CA2586898A1 CA 2586898 CA2586898A CA2586898A1 CA 2586898 A1 CA2586898 A1 CA 2586898A1 CA 2586898 CA2586898 CA 2586898 CA 2586898 A CA2586898 A CA 2586898A CA 2586898 A1 CA2586898 A1 CA 2586898A1
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Edouard Tabet
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04QSELECTING
    • H04Q1/00Details of selecting apparatus or arrangements
    • H04Q1/02Constructional details
    • H04Q1/06Cable ducts or mountings specially adapted for exchange installations
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
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    • H02G3/04Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H02G3/0456Ladders or other supports
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04QSELECTING
    • H04Q1/00Details of selecting apparatus or arrangements
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Abstract

A cable manager for guiding a plurality of telecommunications cables is disclosed. The manager comprises a cable stay suitable for mounting to a wall in the vicinity of, for example, one or more cross connect assemblies. In one embodiment the cable manager comprises a back plate, a cable stay comprising a cable guide support attached to the back plate, a cable guide comprising a retaining disk attached at one end which is slideably mounted to the cable guide support and a mechanism for fixing movement of the cable guide relative to the cable guide support. In an alternative embodiment the cable stay is comprised of a supporting portion, one or more stackable intermediate portions and a retaining portion.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION

ADJUSTABLE CABLE MANAGER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an adjustable cable manager.
BACKGROUND
The prior reveals a number of devices for guiding and managing cable as it runs between networking equipment and the racks holding such networking equipment. These prior art devices typically comprise conduits, channels and cable guides having predetermined dimensions which are attached to or in proximity of a networking rack. One drawback of these prior art devices is that they are generally of fixed capacity and able to support and guide a fixed number of cables. As a result, when the capacity of the device is achieved the device must be either replaced for one of greater capacity or additional equipment added. Additionally, in a given installation typically a variety of different devices of different capacities must be provided in order to deal with all cabling situations. This would also in many cases require that the cables interconnecting the networking equipment be disconnected, thereby typically interrupting operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to address the above and other drawbacks there is disclosed a cable manager for guiding a plurality of telecommunications cables terminated at a network equipment attached to a vertical surface. The manager comprises a substantially flat back plate adapted for attachment to the vertical surface, a first elongate cable stay comprising a retaining member having a surface opposing the back plate, a mechanism for selectably fixing movement of the . 1 i I Y I 1 I
retaining member relative to the back plate, wherein the vertical surface and the retaining member define an adjustable cable guiding region there between and wherein in operation the cables are retained within the cable guiding region.
There is also disclosed a method for guiding a plurality of telecommunications terminated at a cross connect assembly attached to a vertical surface. The method comprises mounting an elongate cable guide support substantially normally to the vertical surface, mounting an elongate cable guide slideably to the cable guide support for movement along a path normal to the vertical surface, the cable guide comprising a cable retaining member having a retaining surface opposing the surface at an outer end there of, positioning the cables between the retaining surface and the vertical surface, adjusting a distance between the retaining surface and the vertical surface in order to accommodate the cables, and fixing movement of the cable guide to the cable guide support.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dual cable manager in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2(a) is a right raised perspective view of a dual cable manager in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention detailing the manager's adjustable nature;

Figure 2(b) is a right plan view of a cable manager in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a right raised perspective view of a back plate of a dual cable manager in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention installed above a pair.of cross connect assemblies;

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Figure 4 is a right front perspective view of a pair of dual cable managers in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention installed between tow pairs of cross connect assemblies;
Figure 5 is a front perspective view of a cross connect system with cable managers in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention installed; and Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a dual cable manager in accordance with an alternative illustrative embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

Referring now to Figure 1, an adjustable cable manager, generally referred to using the reference numeral 10, will now be described. The cable manager is comprised of a back plate 12 onto which are mounted a pair of cable stays. The pair of cable stays are illustratively in the form of a pair of cable guide supports 14, 16 mounted to the back plate 12 by welding or the like and manufactured from a rigid material such as steel channel or the like having a U shaped cross section. A pair of cable guides 18, 20 are each mounted to an end of a respective one of the cable guide supports 14, 16. The cable guides 18, 20 are each comprised of an elongate guiding portion 22, also illustratively manufactured from a rigid material such as steel channel or the like having a U
shaped cross section, which is terminated by a disk like retaining member 24 welded or otherwise fastened to an outer distal end of the elongate guiding portion 22. The surfaces of both the cable guide supports 14, 16 and the cable guides 18, 20 over which the cables will eventually run are illustratively bevelled to ensure smooth passage. Alternatively, these surface could be coated with a suitable coating (not shown) to ensure that cables are not damaged through contact with either the cable guide supports 14, 16 or the cable guides 18, 20.
Still referring to Figure 1, the back plate 12 also comprises one or more holes as in 26 machined or otherwise cut therein which can be used to fasten the back plate 12 to a wall or the like using a suitable fastener (not shown). In a particular embodiment the back plate 12 also includes a keyhole shaped aperture 28 thereby allowing the back plate 12 to be secured to a fastener preinstalled on a wall or the like (all not shown). The back plate 12 also includes an elongate centre portion 30 comprising a shaped end 32. As will be seen below, provision of the shaped end 32 allows mated pairs of cable managers 10 to be interlocked. Additionally, the back plate is also provided with cutaway corners 34, 36.

Referring now to Figure 2(a) and Figure 2(b), the U shaped channel of the cable guides 18, 20 is dimensioned to fit over the U shaped channel of the cable guide supports 14, 16. As a result, and in order to install a given one of the cable guides 18, 20 on its respective cable guide support 14, 16, the cable guides 18, 20 slide onto the cable guide supports 14, 16 until the wished for distance D between the retaining disk 24 and the back plate 12 is reached. A
means for securing the cable guides 18, 20 to there respective cable guide supports 14, 16, illustratively comprised of a pair of bolts as in 38 and wing nuts 40 are provided. The bolts as in 38 which are first inserted through their respective holes as in 42 machined or otherwise formed in the cable guides 18, 20 and a selected one of one of a series of holes as in 44 machined or otherwise formed in the cable guide supports 14, 16. As will be apparent now to one of ordinary skill in the art, the retaining disk 24 can be held at a wished for distance D from the back plate 12 using the securing mechanism.

Referring to Figure 3, in operation the cable manager 10 is illustratively mounted between a pair of cross connect assemblies 46, 48 with the upper corners 50, 52 of the cross connect assemblies 46, 48 positioned snugly against the cutaway corners 34, 36. The cable guide supports 14, 16 are resultantly positioned immediately above a respective supporting edge 54, 56 . I= I I M I "
of the cross connect assemblies 46, 48. As a result, cables entering the cross connect assemblies 46, 48 from above and to the side, as indicated by the arrows, via the channel 58 defined by the opposing supporting edge 54, 56 must pass over the cable guide supports 14, 16. The cable guides (references 18, 20 in Figure 1) can then be installed over the cable guide supports 14, 16 and the distance D between the back plate 12 and the retaining disk 24 adjusted as desired to accommodate the amount of/number of cables.
Referring now to Figure 4, in installations comprising multiple pairs of cross connect assemblies as in 46, 48 and 60, 62 arranged vertically above one another, additional cable managers as in 10 can be added. In particular, in an installation comprising two pairs of cross connect assemblies as in 46, 48 and 60, 62 arranged vertically above one another, a pair of cable managers 10, 10R( tated) can be used. In this regard, the upper cable guide 10R is rotated and positioned above the lower cable manager 10 such that the ying-yang shaped ends 32, 32R of the elongate centre portions 30, 30R mate. Cables entering the upper cross connect assemblies 60, 62 from below in the direction indicated, via the channel 64 formed by the opposing outer edges of the upper cross connect assemblies 60, 62, must pass under the cable guide supports 14R, 16R. The cable guides can then be installed over the cable guide supports 14R, 16R and the distance between the back plate 12R and the retaining disks adjusted as desired to accommodate the amount of/number of cables. A similar result is achieved for cables entering the lower pair of cross connect assemblies 46, 48 from above, via the channel 58 formed by the opposing outer edges of the lower pair of cross connect assemblies 46, 48.
Additionally, mating of the ends 32, 32R in this fashion ensures that sufficient spacing S
is maintained between the upper cross connect assemblies 60, 62 and the lower cross connect assemblies 46, 48.

Referring now to Figure 5, with the cable guides 18, 20 installed, the cables as in 66 are held snugly and prevented from moving away from the back plate 12/wall 68 on which the cross connect assemblies 60, 62 are mounted by the i 1=I I 1 M I 11 =
retaining disks 24. In the event that additional cables are terminated by the cross connect assemblies 60, 62, the distance between the retaining disks 24 and the back plate 12/wall 68 can be increased to provide additional space and accommodate additional cables. Alternatively, if the number of cables is reduced, the distance between the retaining disks 24 and the back plate 12/wall 68 can be reduced to ensure that the snug fit between back plate 12/wall 68 and retaining disk 24 is maintained.

Referring now to Figure 6, in an alternative illustrative embodiment of a cable guide 10 according to the present invention, a pair of cable stays 70, 72 are provided each comprised of a supporting portion as in 74 attached to the back plate 12 and a retaining portion 76 comprising a disk like retaining member 78.
In order to increase the distance D between the inner surface 80 of the retaining member 78 and the back plate 12, one or more stackable intermediate portions 82 are inserted between the supporting portion 74 and the retaining portion 76. The stackable intermediate portions 82, the supporting portion 74 and the retaining portion 76 are interconnected using a suitable interconnection mechanism. Alternatively, the supporting portion 74, intermediate portion(s) 82 and the retaining portion 76 could be slideably engaged and telescope relative to one another.

Although the present invention has been described hereinabove by way of an illustrative embodiment thereof, this embodiment can be modified at will without departing from the spirit and nature of the subject invention. For example, the present invention is suitable for use with all types of network cables including both those comprised of twisted pair copper conductors and fibre optics.
Additionally, although the present has been described in the context of a cross connect system terminating twisted pair telecommunications cables, other applications including broadcasting, industrial, commercial and data centres are also envisaged.

Claims (9)

1. A cable manager for guiding a plurality of telecommunications cables terminated at a network equipment attached to a vertical surface, the manager comprising:
a substantially flat back plate adapted for attachment to the vertical surface;
a first elongate cable stay comprising a retaining member having a surface opposing said back plate;
a mechanism for selectably fixing movement of said retaining member relative to said back plate;
wherein the vertical surface and said retaining member define an adjustable cable guiding region there between and wherein in operation the cables are retained within said cable guiding region.
2. The cable manager of Claim 1, wherein said elongate cable stay comprises an elongate cable guide support attached to said back plate and extending normally from said back plate and an elongate cable guide slideably mounted to said cable guide support for movement along a path normal to said back plate, said cable retaining member attached towards an outer end thereof;

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3. The cable manager of Claim 1, wherein said elongate cable stay comprises an elongate support portion attached to said back plate and extending normally from said back plate, at least one stackable intermediate portion mounted to a distal end of said support portion and an elongate retaining portion mounted to a distal end of said support portion/intermediate portion assembly, and wherein said retaining member is attached towards a distal end of said support portion/intermediate portion/retaining portion assembly.
4. The cable manager of Claim 1, wherein said first cable guide support is fabricated from a first U shaped channel, wherein said first cable guide is fabricated from a second U shaped channel, and further wherein said second U shaped channel is dimension to fit over said first U shaped channel.
5. The cable manager of Claim 1, wherein said securing mechanism comprises a series of first transverse holes machined in said first cable guide support, a second transverse hole machined in said first cable guide and a wing nut and bolt assembly, wherein in operation said second transverse hole is positioned concentric with a selected one of said first transverse holes, said bolt inserted through said second transverse hole and said selected first transverse hole and tightening said wing nut on a threaded end of said bolt.
6. The cable manager of Claim 1, further comprising a second elongate cable stay attached to said back plate and extending normally from said back plate.
7. The cable manager of Claim 6, wherein said first and second cable stays lie in a first plane, wherein said back plate comprises an elongate centre portion extending at substantially at right angles to said plane, said elongate portion comprising an asymmetrical shaped end, said shaped end adapted to mate with a similarly shaped end of a second cable manager in a ying-yang configuration.
8. A method for guiding a plurality of telecommunications terminated at a cross connect assembly attached to a vertical surface, the method comprising:
mounting an elongate cable guide support substantially normally to the vertical surface;
mounting an elongate cable guide slideably to said cable guide support for movement along a path normal to the vertical surface, said cable guide comprising a cable retaining member having a retaining surface opposing the surface at an outer end there of;

positioning the cables between said retaining surface and the vertical surface;
adjusting a distance between said retaining surface and the vertical surface in order to accommodate the cables; and fixing movement of said cable guide to said cable guide support.
9. The cable manager of Claim 8, wherein said cable guide support comprises a series of first transverse holes therein, said cable guide comprises a second transverse hole therein, wherein said adjusting act comprises positioning said second transverse hole concentric with a selected one of said first transverse holes and said fixing act comprises providing a wing nut and bolt, inserting said bolt through said second transverse hole and said selected first transverse hole and tightening said wing nut on a threaded end of said bolt.
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CN107658813A (en) * 2017-10-26 2018-02-02 宁国市盛邦密封件技术有限公司 A kind of cable trough
CN109229765A (en) * 2018-08-14 2019-01-18 合肥超必达网络技术服务有限公司 A kind of tab-delimited structure of installation for cable
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CN103199468A (en) * 2013-03-07 2013-07-10 华为技术有限公司 Cabling rack and communication device
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CN107658813A (en) * 2017-10-26 2018-02-02 宁国市盛邦密封件技术有限公司 A kind of cable trough
CN109229765A (en) * 2018-08-14 2019-01-18 合肥超必达网络技术服务有限公司 A kind of tab-delimited structure of installation for cable
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