CN112188784A

CN112188784A - Wire management assembly

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Publication number: CN112188784A
Application number: CN201910589371.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈庚金; 杨顺和; 游凯文; 王俊强
Original assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: King Slide Works Co Ltd; King Slide Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-02
Filing date: 2019-07-02
Publication date: 2021-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-02
Also published as: CN112188784B

Abstract

The invention relates to a wire arranging assembly, which comprises a wire arranging device and a supporting device. One of the wire arranging device and the supporting device is provided with two clamping pieces; one of the other of the wire arranging device and the supporting device is provided with a mounting piece, and the mounting piece is detachably connected with one of the two clamping pieces.

Description

Wire management assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to a wire arranging mechanism, in particular to a wire arranging assembly capable of being used for a sliding rail.

Background

US patent 8,186,634B2 issued to Chen et al discloses a wire-arranging arm supporting device, which includes a wire-arranging arm and a retractable supporting frame for supporting the wire-arranging arm, wherein the wire-arranging arm can be unfolded and folded. Wherein, there is not relation of connection between this reason line arm and this support frame, but belongs to two sets of independent accessories separately. However, this configuration is limited to the installation direction of the wire arranging arm and the support frame, and cannot be installed on the corresponding slide rail in any left-right direction.

U.S. patent publication No. US 9,072,190B2 discloses a wire management arm. The wire arranging arm comprises two wire arranging arms which are pivoted relative to each other through a frame. The two wire arranging arms can be connected to the fixed rail and the movable rail of the first slide rail assembly through a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece respectively. Alternatively, a support means, such as two support members which are telescopic relative to each other, may be supported by the frame at the base of the two organiser arms. Furthermore, the supporting device is pivoted at the bottoms of the two wire arranging arms through a sliding block. That is, the supporting device and the wire-arranging arm are non-destructively non-detachable from each other, and although the supporting device and the wire-arranging arm can be installed on the corresponding slide rail in a left-right interchangeable manner, the specifications of the supporting device and the wire-arranging arm also need to be consistent and flat within a certain range, if the wire-arranging arm is in an extension arm shape with a radian, the utilization of a compression space for a specific position (such as the left side or the right side) behind a chassis (chasis) after the left-right interchangeable manner is realized, and even the wire-arranging arm may interfere with components behind the chassis.

Therefore, with different market demands, if the connection mode of the supporting device and the wire arranging arm can be changed, the use efficiency of the wire arranging product can be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a wire arranging assembly capable of improving the use efficiency.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a wire management assembly includes a wire management device and a support device detachably connected to the wire management device.

Preferably, one of the wire arranging device and the supporting device comprises two clamping pieces, and the other of the wire arranging device and the supporting device comprises a mounting piece which is detachably connected to one of the two clamping pieces.

Preferably, one of the two clamping pieces and the mounting piece are clamped with each other through an elastic part in a first state.

Preferably, when the elastic part is changed from the first state to the second state by applying a force, one of the two clamping pieces and the mounting piece can be mutually unlocked.

Preferably, the wire arranging device comprises a first arm, a second arm and a connecting piece, and the connecting piece comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part for movably mounting a first end part of the first arm and a first end part of the second arm respectively.

Preferably, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion of the connecting member are pivotally connected to the first end portion of the first arm and the first end portion of the second arm, respectively.

Preferably, the connecting member of the wire management device further comprises a middle portion located between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the two clamping pieces are arranged at two positions of the middle portion.

Preferably, the support means comprises at least one support bar, the mounting member being arranged on the at least one support bar.

Preferably, at least one wire arranging feature is arranged on one of the first arm, the second arm and the connecting piece.

Preferably, the first arm and the second arm have different profile shapes.

Preferably, a first auxiliary member and a second auxiliary member are respectively arranged at a second end of the first arm and a second end of the second arm for respectively providing the wire management device to be mounted to a first object and a second object.

Preferably, the first auxiliary member and the second auxiliary member are respectively pivoted with the second end of the second arm and the second end of the first arm.

Preferably, the mounting member is arranged on the at least one support rod, and a third auxiliary member is arranged adjacent to an end portion of the at least one support rod for providing the support device with mounting to a third object.

Preferably, the third auxiliary member is pivotally connected to an end of the at least one supporting rod.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cable management assembly is adapted to a first slide rail assembly and a second slide rail assembly, the first slide rail assembly and the second slide rail assembly both include a first rail and a second rail, the second rail is movable relative to the first rail, the cable management assembly includes a cable management device, a first auxiliary member, a supporting device, a third auxiliary member, two engaging members and a mounting member. The wire arranging device comprises a first arm, a second arm and a connecting piece, wherein the first arm and the second arm both comprise a first end part and a second end part, and the connecting piece comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are respectively pivoted relative to the first end part of the first arm and the first end part of the second arm; the first auxiliary piece and the second auxiliary piece are respectively arranged at the second end part of the first arm and the second end part of the second arm, and are used for respectively providing the first rail and the second rail of the wire arranging device to be mounted on one of the first slide rail assembly and the second slide rail assembly; the supporting device is detachably connected with the wire arranging device and comprises at least one supporting rod; the third auxiliary member is arranged to the at least one support rod for providing the support device to be mounted to the first rail of the other one of the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly; the two clamping pieces are arranged on one of the wire arranging device and the supporting device; the mounting piece is arranged on the other one of the wire arranging device and the supporting device and is used for being detachably connected to one of the two clamping pieces.

Drawings

For further explanation of the above objects, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wire management assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a wire management device and a supporting device of the wire management assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an installation process of one of the two latch members and the mounting member of the wire management assembly according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing that one of the two engaging members of the wire management assembly and the mounting member contact each other through a guide section during the installation process of the mounting member.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing that one of the two latch members and the mounting member of the wire management assembly according to the embodiment of the invention are mounted.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the wire management assembly of the embodiment of the invention applied to two slide rail assemblies.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the wire management assembly in a predetermined state applied to two slide rail assemblies of a rack system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the wire management assembly in another predetermined state applied to two slide rail assemblies of the rack system according to the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of two slide rail assemblies applied to the rack system in a predetermined state of the wire management assembly according to the embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the wire management assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a wire management device 22 and a supporting device 24. The supporting device 24 is detachably connected with the wire arranging device 22.

Specifically, one of the wire management device 22 and the supporting device 24 includes two engaging members, such as a first engaging member 26a and a second engaging member 26 b; on the other hand, the other of the wire management device 22 and the supporting device 24 includes a mounting member 28, and the mounting member 28 is used to connect to one of the two

engaging members

26a, 26 b. Here, the wire management device 22 includes the first engaging member 26a and the second engaging member 26b having substantially the same structural configuration, and the supporting device 24 includes the mounting member 28, but the implementation is not limited thereto.

Preferably, the wire management device 22 includes a first arm 30, a second arm 32 and a connecting member 34. Wherein the first arm 30 includes a first end 30a and a second end 30 b; the second arm 32 includes a first end 32a and a second end 32 b; the connecting member 34 includes a first connecting portion 34a and a second connecting portion 34b for movably mounting to the first end portion 30a of the first arm 30 and the first end portion 32a of the second arm 32, respectively. Here, the first connecting portion 34a and the second connecting portion 34b of the connecting member 34 are pivoted to the first end portion 30a of the first arm 30 and the first end portion 32a of the second arm 32 through a first shaft 36 and a second shaft 38, respectively.

Preferably, the connecting member 34 of the wire management device 22 further includes an intermediate portion 34c located between the first connecting portion 34a and the second connecting portion 34b, and the two

latching members

26a and 26b are arranged at two positions of the intermediate portion 34 c. For example, the first catch 26a is arranged at an upper position of the middle portion 34c, and the second catch 26b is arranged at a lower position of the middle portion 34 c. The above-mentioned upper and lower positions are only schematic illustrations to facilitate understanding of the structural configuration relationship of the embodiments of the present invention, and the positions are not limited in practice.

Preferably, the supporting device 24 is used to support the bottom of the wire arranging device 22. For example, when the supporting device 24 is connected to the second latching member 26b through the mounting member 28 (as shown in fig. 1), the supporting device 24 can be supported at the bottom of the wire arranging device 22, and the wire arranging assembly has a first predetermined state. Alternatively, when the wire management device 22 is turned over 180 degrees (i.e. upside down) and the supporting device 24 is connected to the first locking member 26a through the mounting member 28, the supporting device 24 can also be supported at the bottom of the wire management device 22, and the wire management assembly has a second predetermined state.

Preferably, the supporting device 24 comprises at least one supporting rod, such as a first supporting rod 40 and a second supporting rod 42 that can be extended and retracted relative to each other. On the other hand, the mounting member 28 is disposed on the at least one supporting rod, for example, the mounting member 28 is connected to a base 41, and the base 41 is pivotally connected to the first supporting rod 40 through a connecting shaft 43.

Preferably, one of the first arm 30, the second arm 32 and the connector 34 is arranged with at least one wire management feature 44. Here, it is exemplified that the first arm 30, the second arm 32 and the connecting member 34 are all arranged with wire organizing features 44. The at least one wire dress feature 44 may be an additional member attached to the first arm 30, the second arm 32, and the connector 34; alternatively, the at least one wire organizing feature 44 can be a cord or strap attached to the first arm 30, the second arm 32, and the connector 34, but is not limited in implementation. In addition, the first arm 30 and the second arm 32 have different profile shapes.

Preferably, the second end 30b of the first arm 30 and the second end 32b of the second arm 32 are respectively arranged with a first auxiliary element 46 and a second auxiliary element 48, and the first auxiliary element 46 and the second auxiliary element 48 are used for respectively providing the wire management device 22 to be mounted to a first object and a second object. The first auxiliary member 46 and the second auxiliary member 48 are pivotally connected to the second end 30b of the first arm 30 and the second end 32b of the second arm 32, respectively. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the first auxiliary member 46 is pivotally connected to the second end 30b of the first arm 30 via a third shaft 50, and the second auxiliary member 48 is pivotally connected to the second end 32b of the second arm 32 via a fourth shaft 52.

Preferably, a third auxiliary member 54 is disposed adjacent to an end of the second supporting rod 42, and the third auxiliary member 54 is used for providing the supporting device 24 to be mounted to a third object. The third auxiliary member 54 is pivotally connected to the second supporting rod 42, for example, by an L-shaped supporting member 56 connected to the end of the adjacent second supporting rod 42. Specifically, a fifth shaft 58a is pivotally connected to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped supporting member 56, so that the L-shaped supporting member 56 can be pivotally displaced relative to the second supporting bar 42. The third auxiliary member 54 is pivotally connected to the upright portion of the L-shaped supporting member 56 through a sixth shaft member 58a, so that the third auxiliary member 54 can also be rotatably displaced relative to the L-shaped supporting member 56.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5, the mounting member 28 can be used to connect to one of the first detent member 26a and the second detent member 26 b. Here, since the first latching member 26a and the second latching member 26b of this embodiment have substantially the same structural configuration, only how the mounting member 28 is connected to the second latching member 26b is schematically illustrated.

Preferably, one of the two locking

members

26a, 26b and the mounting member 28 are locked to each other through a resilient portion 60 in a first state S1. Here, it is exemplified that the two

engaging elements

26a and 26b include the elastic portion 60, and one of the mounting element 28 and the elastic portion 60 includes a guiding section 62. Preferably, the guiding section 62 is a slant surface or a cambered surface.

Further, when the mounting element 28 is mounted toward the elastic portion 60 of the second latching element 26b in the first state S1 in a mounting direction D1 (as shown in fig. 3), the guiding section 62 helps the mounting element 28 to contact the elastic portion 60 of the second latching element 26b, so that the elastic portion 60 of the second latching element 26b swings to an angle no longer in the first state S1 (e.g., in a second state S2, at which time the elastic portion 60 accumulates an elastic force, as shown in fig. 4), until the mounting element 28 reaches a mounting position in the mounting direction D1 (as shown in fig. 5), the elastic portion 60 releases the elastic force to return to the first state S1, and a latching section 64 of the elastic portion 60 can latch the mounting element 28, so that the mounting element 28 is connected to the second latching element 26 b.

It should be noted that when the elastic portion 60 is changed from the first state S1 to the second state S2 (as shown in fig. 4), the second latching element 26b and the mounting element 28 can be disengaged from each other (as shown in fig. 3). Specifically, when the mounting member 28 is to be detached from the second latching member 26b, the user only needs to press the elastic portion 60 to the second state S2 (shown in fig. 4) for allowing the mounting member 28 to be released from the second latching member 26b in the other direction opposite to the mounting direction D1 (shown in fig. 3). It should be noted that the mounting and dismounting principle of the mounting part 28 and the first latching part 26a is substantially the same as the mounting and dismounting principle of the mounting part 28 and the second latching part 26b, and for the sake of brevity, the description is omitted.

As shown in fig. 6, the wire management assembly can be applied to a first slide rail assembly 66 and a second slide rail assembly 68. The first and

second slide assemblies

66, 68 each include a first rail 70 and a second rail 72, the second rail 72 being longitudinally displaceable relative to the first rail 70, and preferably further includes a third rail 74 movably mounted between the first and

second rails

70, 72 for extending the displacement travel of the second rail 72 relative to the first rail 70.

Further, the first auxiliary element 46 is configured to provide the first rail 70 of the first slide rail assembly 66 to which the wire management device 22 is mounted, and the second auxiliary element 48 is configured to provide the second rail 72 of the first slide rail assembly 66 to which the wire management device 22 is mounted; on the other hand, the third auxiliary member 54 is used to provide the first rail 70 of the supporting device 24 to the second rail assembly 68. The mounting member 28 is detachably connected to the second latching member 26b, and fig. 6 does not show the mounting member 28 and the second latching member 26b due to the view angle.

As shown in fig. 7, the front and rear portions of the first rail 70 of the first slide assembly 66 and the second slide assembly 68 are mounted to a first post 82a and a second post 82b of a rack 82 (or cabinet) via a first bracket 78 and a second bracket 80, respectively. The first slide rail assembly 66 and the second rail 72 of the second slide rail assembly 68 together carry a carrier 76, such as an electronic device. Further, the wire management assembly is located behind the carrier 76, and the wire management assembly can be used to manage the electrical cables (not shown) behind the carrier 76 through the wire management features 44. Sometimes, an environmental object 84 is disposed in the rack 82, so that when the wire management assembly is in the second predetermined state, the supporting device 24 is connected to the first latching element 26a through the mounting part 28 (the second latching element 26b is omitted from fig. 7), and the supporting device 24 is supported at the bottom of the wire management device 22. When the wire management assembly is in the second predetermined state, the first arm 30 and the second arm 32 have different contour shapes, so that the wire management device 22 inevitably interferes with the environmental object 84. For example, the second arm 32 may interfere with the environmental object 84.

Compared to the positions of the first arm 30 and the second arm 32 of the wire management device 22 shown in fig. 7, in fig. 8, once the wire management device 22 is turned over by 180 degrees (i.e. upside down), the positions of the first arm 30 and the second arm 32 are changed, and the supporting device 24 can be connected to the second latching part 26b through the mounting part 28 (the first latching part 26a is omitted in fig. 8), and the supporting device 24 is supported at the bottom of the wire management device 22. Wherein, when the wire management assembly is in the first predetermined state, the wire management device 22 does not interfere with the environmental object 84 through the first arm 30.

As shown in fig. 9, the left and right positions of the wire management assembly may be interchanged as compared to the embodiment of fig. 7. For example, when the left and right positions of the wire management assembly are interchanged, the first auxiliary element 46 can be used to provide the second rail 70 of the second slide rail assembly 68 to which the wire management device 22 is mounted, and the second auxiliary element 48 can be used to provide the second rail 72 of the second slide rail assembly 68 to which the wire management device 22 is mounted; on the other hand, the third auxiliary member 54 is used to provide the first rail 70 of the supporting device 24 mounted to the first rail assembly 66. Depending on environmental requirements, it is also possible, according to this left-right-interchangeable embodiment, for the wire management device 22 to pass through the first arm 30 without interfering with the environmental object 84.

From the above description, it can be seen that the enhanced efficacy and advantages of the present invention are:

a. the wire arranging device 22 and the supporting device 24 can be mutually installed by detachably connecting the mounting part 28 to the first clamping part 26a or the second clamping part 26 b. According to this configuration, the wire management assembly can be selectively placed in at least two different predetermined states (such as the states shown in fig. 7 or fig. 8) according to the environmental requirements, for example, which facilitates the use efficiency.

b. Through the first auxiliary element 46, the second auxiliary element 48 and the third auxiliary element 54 being able to pivot, the left and right positions of the cable management assembly can be interchanged and selectively mounted to the slide rail of the first slide rail assembly or the slide rail of the second slide rail assembly.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the present specific embodiments, it will be recognized by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are illustrative only, and various equivalent changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore, it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A wire arrangement assembly comprises a wire arrangement device and a supporting device, and is characterized in that:

the supporting device is detachably connected with the wire arranging device.

2. The wire management assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the wire management device and the support device comprises two engaging members, and the other of the wire management device and the support device comprises a mounting member for detachably connecting to one of the two engaging members.

3. The wire management assembly of claim 2, wherein one of the two engaging members and the mounting member are engaged with each other through a resilient portion in a first state.

4. The wire management assembly of claim 3, wherein one of the two latching members and the mounting member are capable of unlatching relative to each other when the resilient portion is changed from the first state to a second state by application of a force thereto.

5. The wire management assembly of claim 2 wherein the wire management device comprises a first arm, a second arm and a connecting member, and the connecting member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion for movably mounting a first end portion of the first arm and a first end portion of the second arm, respectively.

6. The wire management assembly of claim 5, wherein the first and second connecting portions of the connecting member are pivotally connected to the first end portion of the first arm and the first end portion of the second arm, respectively.

7. The wire management assembly of claim 5, wherein the connecting member of the wire management device further comprises a middle portion between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the two engaging members are disposed at two positions of the middle portion.

8. The wire management assembly of claim 7, wherein the support device comprises at least one support rod, and the mounting member is disposed on the at least one support rod.

9. The wire management assembly of claim 5, wherein at least one wire management feature is disposed on one of the first arm, the second arm and the connector.

10. The wire management assembly of claim 9, wherein the first arm and the second arm have different profile shapes.

11. The wire management assembly of claim 8, wherein a first auxiliary member and a second auxiliary member are disposed at a second end of the first arm and a second end of the second arm, respectively, for providing the wire management device to be mounted to a first object and a second object, respectively.

12. The wire management assembly of claim 11, wherein the first and second auxiliary members are pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm opposite the second end of the first arm, respectively.

13. The wire management assembly of claim 11, wherein the mounting member is disposed on the at least one support rod and a third auxiliary member is disposed adjacent an end of the at least one support rod for providing mounting of the support device to a third object.

14. The wire management assembly of claim 13, wherein the third auxiliary member is pivotally connected with respect to the end of the at least one support rod.

15. A wire arrangement assembly is suitable for a first slide rail assembly and a second slide rail assembly, the first slide rail assembly and the second slide rail assembly both comprise a first rail and a second rail, the second rail can move relative to the first rail, the wire arrangement assembly comprises a wire arrangement device and a supporting device, and the wire arrangement assembly is characterized in that:

the wire arranging device comprises a first arm, a second arm and a connecting piece, wherein the first arm and the second arm both comprise a first end part and a second end part, and the connecting piece comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are respectively pivoted relative to the first end part of the first arm and the first end part of the second arm;

the first auxiliary piece and the second auxiliary piece are respectively arranged at the second end part of the first arm and the second end part of the second arm and are used for respectively providing the first rail and the second rail of the wire arranging device to be mounted on one of the first slide rail assembly and the second slide rail assembly;

the supporting device is detachably connected with the wire arranging device and comprises at least one supporting rod;

a third auxiliary member is arranged to the at least one support rod for providing the support device to be mounted to the first rail of the other of the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly;

two clamping pieces are arranged on one of the wire arranging device and the supporting device; and

a mounting member arranged on the other of the wire arranging device and the supporting device, the mounting member being detachably connected to one of the two engaging members.

16. The wire management assembly of claim 15, wherein one of the two engaging members and the mounting member are engaged with each other through a resilient portion in a first state; when the elastic part is changed from the first state to a second state by applying a force, one of the two clamping pieces and the mounting piece can be mutually unlocked.

17. The wire management assembly of claim 15, wherein the two engaging elements are arranged at an upper position and a lower position of the connecting element of the wire management device.

18. The wire management assembly of claim 17, wherein the mounting member is disposed on the at least one support bar.

19. The wire management assembly of claim 15, wherein the first and second auxiliary members are pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm opposite the second end of the first arm, respectively.

20. The wire management assembly of claim 15, wherein the third auxiliary member is pivotally connected to an end of the at least one support rod.