JP2001144462A - Cable holding structure for electronic apparatus mounted on rack - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable holding structure which can make the work to be conducted safely when cables are connected, maintained, and inspected and, at the same time, can suppress the occurrence of the breakage of the cables and can simplify the work. SOLUTION: A cable holding structure is provided with a rack 82 which is opened in the forward-backward direction, the electronic apparatus 83 which is freely removably housed in the rack 82 and can make reciprocating motions in the forward-backward direction, and a cable holder 2 which is freely swingably pivoted by the back section of the apparatus 83 and the rear section of the rack 82 and holds cables C along the longitudinal direction of the holder 2. The holder 2 has front and rear arms 3 and 4 which are swingably connected to each other, and the rear arm 4 is formed of two arm elements 4a and 4b which are swingably connected to each other through a hinge 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a cable holding structure of a rack-mounting electronic device suitable for use when a plurality of personal computers and the like are mounted in a rack.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in business offices and the like,
2. Description of the Related Art A variety of electronic devices such as personal computers have been installed, and accordingly, use environment conditions of each electronic device have become severe. For example, in order to use the indoor space effectively, a rack for mounting equipment is used,
In some cases, a plurality of electronic devices are mounted in the rack in an up-down direction.

Generally, in such a rack-mounted electronic device, a cable for connecting to another electronic device is held in a storage space in the rack by a cable holder.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a cable holding structure of this type of rack mount electronic apparatus has been adopted. This will be described with reference to the figure. In FIG.
2, an electronic device 83 and a cable holder 84 are provided.

[0005] The rack 82 is opened in the front-rear direction.
5 and a slide rail 86. Rack 82
Inside, a plurality of device storage spaces S (only one device storage space is shown) which are arranged in a vertical direction are formed.

The column 85 is composed of four columns 85a to 85d arranged in parallel in the front-rear and left-right directions at predetermined intervals, and stands upright on the rack installation surface. The columns 85a and 85b are formed by hollow rectangular columns, and the columns 85c and 85b
d is formed by a column having a U-shaped cross section.

[0007] The slide rail 86 includes a fixed rail 86a.
And a plurality of pairs of telescopic rails having moving rails 86b (only a pair of slide rails are shown).
2 are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction.

Each pair of fixed rails 86a is arranged in parallel with each other, and is held between front columns 85a and 85b and rear columns 85c and 85d. The moving rails 86b of each pair are arranged in parallel with each other, and are reciprocally held by the fixed rails 86a.

The electronic device 83 is housed in the rack 82 so as to be freely inserted and removed, and is attached to each pair of moving rails 86b. Thus, the electronic device 83 inside the rack 82 is moved forward together with the moving rail 86b to pull out the electronic device 83 inside the rack 82, and the electronic device 83 outside the rack 82 is moved together with the moving rail 86b to insert it into the rack 82. Move backward.

The cable holder 84 is composed of two front and rear arms 84a and 84b, each of which is swingably connected to each other by a hinge 87, and is attached to one side of the back of the electronic device 83 and the rear of the rack 82 (post 85c). It is pivotally supported by hinges 88 and 89 via pieces (not shown), respectively. Thereby, the cable C for the electronic device is held along the holder longitudinal direction of the cable holder 84.

In such a cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device, in order to connect the cable C to the electronic device 83 mounted in the rack 82 or to perform maintenance and inspection, the electronic device 83 is pulled out forward. Rack 8
After a space is formed behind the electronic device 83 in the space 2, an operator enters the space.

In this case, when the electronic device 83 is moved from the storage end position of the rack 82 to the storage start position, the cable holder 84 swings from the folded state to the flat bent state with the movement operation. I do.

[0013]

However, in the conventional cable holding structure of the rack-mounted electronic device, when the electronic device 83 is stored in the rack 82, the electronic device 83 is closed.
Since the cable holder 84 is arranged in the rear space of the rack so as to close the rear opening of the rack 82, the electronic device 83
When the cable C is connected to the cable, or when maintenance and inspection are performed, the cable holder 84 and the like have been obstacles to the operation.

As a result, there is a danger that a worker may come into contact with not only the target device but also other electronic devices at the time of cable connection and maintenance and inspection, and there is a problem that a safe operation cannot be performed.

Therefore, in order to avoid danger during work,
When the cable holder 84 is removed, a contact accident with the cable C is likely to occur, and the cable C is damaged. Further, removing the cable holder 84 during the operation increases the number of operations and complicates the operation.

Although the prior art is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-116276 as "cable holding device for electronic equipment", the above-mentioned problem has not been solved.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can perform safe work at the time of cable connection and maintenance and inspection, can suppress occurrence of damage to the cable, and can simplify the work. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable holding structure of a rack mount electronic device which can be realized.

[0018]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cable mounting structure for a rack-mounted electronic device, comprising: a rack for mounting the device which is opened in the front-rear direction; An electronic device that is removably housed in the electronic device and that can reciprocate in the front-rear direction, and a cable for the electronic device that is swingably supported by the back portion of the electronic device and the rear portion of the rack so as to hold the cable for the electronic device along the longitudinal direction of the holder. A cable holder, the cable holder having two front and rear arms each of which is swingably connected to each other, and two of the front and rear arms, of which a rear arm is swingably connected to each other via a hinge. This is a configuration formed by arm elements.

Therefore, when each of the arm elements is swung with the hinge as a pivot point in a direction in which the entire cable holder can be swung rearward in a state where the electronic equipment is stored in the rack, the maintenance is performed behind the electronic equipment. Space is secured.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device according to the first aspect,
A screw mounting portion for restricting the cable holder from swinging backward is extended to the arm element on the arm connecting portion side of both arm elements. Therefore, in order to restrict the backward swing of the cable holder,
The two arm elements are fixed at the screw mounting portion on the arm connecting portion side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cable holding structure for a rack-mount electronic device according to the first aspect,
Among the two arm elements, a screw attachment portion for restricting the cable holder from swinging backward is extended on the arm element on the rack pivot point side. Therefore, in order to restrict the backward swing of the cable holder,
Both arm elements are fixed at the screw mounting portion on the rack pivot point side.

The invention described in claim 4 is the second or third invention.
In the cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device described above, one of the two arm elements is detachably attached to the other element by a screw attaching portion with a set screw. Therefore,
To restrict the backward movement of the cable holder, fix both arm elements with set screws with screw mounting parts,
In order to release the backward swinging of the cable holder, the fixing of both arm elements at the screw mounting portion by the setscrew is released.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the hinge is located near a rack-side pivot point of the rear arm of the two arms. There is a configuration that is arranged. Therefore, the backward swing angle of the cable holder is larger than the backward swing angle of the cable holder when the hinge is arranged near the arm connecting portion.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a plurality of device storage spaces vertically arranged in a rack are formed in the rack. There is a configuration. Therefore, when the electronic device is stored in the rack,
When each arm element is swung with the hinge as a pivot point in a direction in which the entire cable holder can be swung rearward, a maintenance space is secured behind each electronic device.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a plan view showing a storage state of an electronic device in a rack in a cable holding structure of a rack mount electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 8A and 8B are a perspective view and a plan view illustrating a case where a cable holder swings backward in a cable holding structure of a rack-mounted electronic device according to an embodiment. In these figures, the same members as those in FIG. Reference numerals are used, and detailed description is omitted. In the figure, a cable holding structure in an electronic device such as a personal computer indicated by reference numeral 1 includes a rack 82, an electronic device 83, and a cable holder 2.

The cable holder 2 includes two front and rear arms 3 and 4 which are swingably connected to each other by a hinge 87, and is attached to one side of the back of the electronic device 83 and the rear of the rack 82 (post 85c). It is pivotally supported by hinges 88 and 89 via pieces (not shown), respectively. Thus, similarly to the conventional cable holder 84, the cable C for the electronic device is held along the holder longitudinal direction of the cable holder 2.

The rear arm 4 of the arms 3 and 4 is formed by two arm elements 4a and 4b that are swingably connected to each other via a hinge 5. Accordingly, when the electronic device 83 is stored in the rack 82, the arm elements 4a and 4b are swung in such a direction that the entire cable holder 2 can be swung (tilted) rearward with the hinge 5 as a pivot point. When the rear arm 4 is moved to bend in the shape of a plane, a maintenance space G is formed behind the electronic device 83.

The element lengths of the two arm elements 4a and 4b are set to dimensions different from each other. That is, the arm element 4 on the rack pivot point side
The element length a is set to a dimension shorter than the element length of the arm element 4b on the arm connecting portion side.
As a result, the hinge 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the rack pivot point side, so that the swing angle of the cable holder 2 toward the rear is reduced when the hinge 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the arm connecting portion. The angle is set to be larger than the swing angle, and the opening width of the maintenance space G formed behind the electronic device 83 in the rack 82 is increased.

The arm element 4b on the arm connecting portion side
Is to restrict the backward swing of the cable holder 2
Screw mounting part 4b₁Is extended. This allows both
Screw the arm elements 4a, 4b with the set screw 6.
Mounting part 4b₁Cable holder 2
Swinging of the vehicle is restricted. Also, the screw mounting part 4b ₁
, Set screws 6 of both arm elements 4a, 4b
Release the cable from the cable holder 2
The swing regulation of is released.

In the present embodiment, the screw mounting portion 4 for restricting the cable holder 2 from swinging backward is used.
the case has been described where the b ₁ is extended to the arm element 4b of the arm connecting portion side, the present invention is not limited thereto, extending screw mounting portion (not shown) on the arm element 4a of the rack pivot point side Even if it is provided, a similar effect is exhibited.

In such a cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device, in order to connect the cable C to the electronic device 83 mounted on the rack 82 or to perform maintenance and inspection, the two arm elements 4a and 4b are required. The fixing by the set screw 6 is released, and then the cable holder 2 is swung backward while the electronic device 83 is stored in the rack 82 as shown in FIGS. After the maintenance space G is formed at the rear, the operation is performed by the worker wrapping around the rack 82.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the cable holder 2 and the like do not hinder the work at the time of connecting the cable to the electronic device 83 and at the time of maintenance and inspection. Can be avoided.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to remove the cable holder 2 at the time of the work as in the prior art. it can.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 83
Is performed by moving the electronic device 83 forward as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. In this case, as the electronic device 83 is moved, the cable holder 84 swings from the folded state to the flat bent state.

Further, in this embodiment, the case where the hinge 5 is formed of a pin has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the swing as shown in FIGS. A hinge 71 with a moving piece may be used. FIG. 4A shows a case where a screw mounting portion 4b is extended from an arm element 4b on an arm connecting portion side, and FIG. 4B shows a case where a screw mounting portion 4a is extended from an arm element 4a on a rack pivot point side. Show the case.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which a personal computer is used as the electronic device, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cable holder has two front and rear arms, each of which is swingably connected to each other, and the rear arm of the front and rear arms is connected via the hinge. Because it is formed by two arm elements that are swingably connected to each other,
When each arm element is swung with the hinge as a pivot point in a direction in which the entire cable holder can be swung rearward in a storage state of the electronic device in the rack, a maintenance space is secured behind the electronic device. .

Therefore, the cable holder and the like do not hinder the work at the time of connecting the cable to the electronic device and at the time of maintenance and inspection.
Safe cable connection work and maintenance work can be performed.

Further, since it is not necessary to remove the cable holder during the work, the number of accidents in contact with the cable can be reduced, and the occurrence of breakage of the cable can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the work of removing the cable holder is not required, the number of work can be reduced, so that the cable connection work and the maintenance and inspection work can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage state of an electronic device in a rack in a cable holding structure of a rack mount electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a storage state of the electronic device in a rack in the cable holding structure of the rack-mounted electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a case where a cable holder swings rearward in a cable holding structure of the rack-mounted electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining a case where the cable holder swings rearward in the cable holding structure of the rack-mount electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a case where the electronic device in the cable holding structure of the rack mount electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is operated to move forward;

FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining a case where the electronic device is moved forward in the cable holding structure of the rack-mount electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are plan views showing a hinge mounting state between two arm elements in a cable holding structure of a rack-mounted electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a cable holding structure of a conventional rack mount electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cable holding structure 2 Cable holder 3 Front arm 4 Rear arm 4a, 4b Arm element 4b ₁ Screw mounting part 5 Hinge 6 Set screw 82 Rack 83 Electronic device 85a-85d Support C cable

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rack for mounting a device that opens in the front-rear direction, an electronic device that is removably housed in the rack and that can reciprocate in the front-rear direction, and a rear portion of the electronic device and a rear portion of the rack. A cable holder that is pivotably supported and holds the electronic device cable along the holder longitudinal direction, and the cable holder has two front and rear arms that are respectively connected to each other so as to be swingable, A cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device, wherein a rear arm of the front and rear arms is formed by two arm elements that are swingably connected to each other via a hinge. 2. A screw mounting portion for restricting the cable holder from swinging backward is extended on an arm element on an arm connecting portion side of the both arm elements. Cable holding structure for rack mount electronic devices. 3. A screw mounting portion for restricting swinging of the cable holder rearward is extended to an arm element on a rack pivot point side of the two arm elements. Cable holding structure for rack mount electronic devices. 4. The rack-mount electronic device according to claim 2, wherein one of the two arm elements is detachably attached to the other element by a set screw at the screw attachment portion. Cable holding structure. 5. The rack-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is arranged near a rack-side pivot point of a rear arm of the two arms. Cable holding structure. 6. A cable holding structure for a rack-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of device storage spaces arranged in a vertical direction are formed in said rack. .