JP5350904B2 - Cable holding method and cable holding means - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to a cable holding method and cable holding means for holding wiring used in a rack installed in a data center or the like.

In recent years, various systems using networks such as the Internet and dedicated lines have been constructed, and a system in which the server and database are installed in a data center has been realized. In such a data center, many racks are installed, and the customer divides the space and uses it.

In such a case, it is necessary to efficiently connect the devices installed in the rack. In addition, it is necessary to orderly connect the devices to each other, and a wiring process using a binding wire, an existing cable guide, or the like is performed.

Patent Document 1 is an invention related to a housing rack used in a data center. The housing rack is divided into a plurality of accommodating portions in the height direction, a door is provided for each accommodating portion, and one rack is used for a plurality of customers. It is an invention to be made.

Patent Document 2 is an invention relating to a cable holder for holding cables of various devices stored in a communication device storage cabinet. The cable holder abuts on a column, for example, a screw fixing unit for fixing to a column. It has a rotation prevention part, a cable holding part for holding a cable, and a cable insertion port for inserting a cable.

JP 2003-023279 A JP 2001-223484 A

However, in the housing rack of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the customer can use the divided racks at a low charge, but no consideration is given to cable wiring processing or the like. Further, the cable holder of Patent Document 2 only fixes the cable to the support, and there are many problems especially when an existing cable holder that requires space is not used in order to effectively use today's space. Occurs.

That is, when a cable surplus on the front surface of the device installed in the rack hangs down, it is difficult to wire the connection terminal provided on the front surface of the device. In addition, when a large number of cables are processed on the side surface in the rack, the cables hang down, resulting in a large load and causing the cables to be disconnected from the connection terminals.
The present invention has been made to solve these problems.

In the cable holding method used in the present invention, when a plurality of network devices are accommodated in the vertical direction with the network device sideways with respect to the rack, the patch cable is attached to a plurality of terminals provided in front of the rectangular patch panel of the network device. A cable holding method for holding the patch cable when connected, wherein a cable holding portion protruding forward in front of the patch panel is attached along the lower edge of the front long side of the patch panel, and the cable holding portion A patch cable is held between the terminal and the terminal.

According to the present invention, the distance between the terminal of the network device and the cable holding portion is short, and the space is effectively utilized. Further, since the position of the cable is fixed, the cable is prevented from drooping and does not interfere with the wiring work. This makes wiring easier.

In the cable holding method used in the present invention, when a plurality of network devices are accommodated in the vertical direction with the network device sideways with respect to the rack, the patch cable is attached to a plurality of terminals provided in front of the rectangular patch panel of the network device. A cable holding method for holding the patch cable when connected, wherein a cable holding portion protruding forward in front of the patch panel is attached along the lower edge of the front long side of the patch panel, and the cable holding portion A patch cable is held between the terminal and the terminal.

  According to the present invention, when a cable is connected to the terminal of the network device, the cable can be held by the cable holding portion arranged along the lower edge of the long side of the front, so that the cable does not hang down under the network device, Do not interfere with the cable connection to other network devices stored underneath. Further, it is possible to prevent the connection from being disconnected due to the weight of the cable, and the terminal and the cable are not burdened. Furthermore, by arranging the cable holding portion along the lower edge of the long side of the front, the network device and the network device can be packed and stored in the vertical direction, thereby improving the storage efficiency of the rack.

The holding method used for the cable of the present invention is characterized in that the cable held on the cable holding portion is fixed by an opening formed in the vicinity of the front end edge of the cable holding means.

According to the present invention, even when a cable is connected to the terminal of the network device, the cable does not hang down under the network device, so that the connection of the cable to another network device stored under the cable is obstructed. Don't be. Furthermore, the cable can be bundled by the opening, and the heat circulation efficiency in the rack in a state where the door is closed can be improved.

  Further, the holding means used for the cable of the present invention is a cable holding means used for a rack that stores a plurality of network devices having a plurality of terminals in a rectangular front side in a horizontal direction, A cable holding part that projects between the terminal provided on the front surface of the network device in a state attached to the terminal and the terminal provided on the front surface of the network device immediately below the network device, and forwardly in front of the network device. The section has a strip-shaped plate-like portion protruding forward in front of the network device, and the terminal is exposed in the front direction when attached to the rack at right angles and on both sides of the cable holding portion. And the screw hole provided in the attachment part overlaps with the screw hole of the attachment part of the network device to mount the Characterized in that it is a screwed attachable with screws or the like to the guru.

Since the attachment portion is provided at a right angle and above from both sides of the cable holding portion having a strip-shaped plate-like portion, the terminal is exposed in the front direction when the attachment portion is attached to the rack. For this reason, it is easy to connect the cable to the terminal.

Further, the holding means used for the cable of the present invention is a cable holding means used for a rack that stores a plurality of network devices having a plurality of terminals in a rectangular front side in a horizontal direction, A cable holding part that projects between the terminal provided on the front surface of the network device in a state attached to the terminal and the terminal provided on the front surface of the network device immediately below the network device, and forwardly in front of the network device. The section has a strip-shaped plate-like portion protruding forward in front of the network device, and the terminal is exposed in the front direction when attached to the rack at right angles and on both sides of the cable holding portion. And the screw hole provided in the attachment part overlaps with the screw hole of the attachment part of the network device to mount the Characterized in that it is a screwed attachable with screws or the like to the guru.

According to the present invention, a screw hole provided in the attachment portion of the cable holding means and a similar screw hole provided in the network device are overlapped, and the cable holding means is simultaneously attached to the network device by a screw or the like and attached to the mount angle. Therefore, the work efficiency of the network device installation work and the cable wiring work is improved.

According to the present invention, by making effective use of space and arranging the cable holding device between the network devices, it is possible to eliminate the difficulty of connecting the patch cable due to the drooping of the cable, and to connect the cable due to the drooping of many cables. Detachment can be prevented.

It is a system configuration figure of a rack system explaining this embodiment. It is a front view of a rack. It is a figure which shows the state which opened the front door of the rack. It is a top view of a cable holding tray. It is a front view of a cable holding tray. It is a side view of a cable holding tray. It is a figure explaining attachment of a cable holding means.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a rack in which the cable holding device of this embodiment is arranged. The rack shown in the figure is arranged in a data center (not shown), and a number of racks (rack systems) having the configuration shown in the figure are arranged in the data center. Each rack 1-4 shown in the figure has the same structure, and is fixed to a floor (floor) 5 using, for example, an anchor. The racks 1 to 4 represent a part of the racks installed in the data center, and a number of racks having the same structure are arranged in the data center.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the rack 1 as a representative of the racks 1 to 4 described above. The other racks 2 to 4 have the same structure. A door 7 is provided in front of the rack 1 and is configured to be rotatable about a support shaft (not shown). For example, the electromagnetic lock is released, the knob 8 is gripped, and the rack 7 is pulled forward. 1 can be opened.

In addition, the door 7 is punched so that outside air can be taken into the rack. The size and shape of the punching opening are set in consideration of the heat generation amount of the rack 1.
Furthermore, a heat radiating fan 10 is attached to the upper part of the rack 1, and the heat generated from the equipment installed in the rack 1 is cooled by the outside air flowing in from the punching opening and is released to the outside by the heat radiating fan 10.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state where the front door 7 of the rack 1 is opened. Mount angles 12a and 12b are attached to the left side of the rack 1 and mount angles 13a and 13b are attached to the right side. ing. However, in FIG. 3, the right mount angle 13b is a position that cannot be seen in the back, and is not indicated by a reference numeral in the same figure.
The mount angles 12a, 12b, 13a, and 13b are attached to the housing of the rack 1 using brackets (not shown). Further, a power supply or a cable connected to a personal computer (PC) (not shown) is wired on the side surface in the rack 1 and is bound at a predetermined interval, for example.

In the rack 1, network devices 15a, 15b,... Are arranged at predetermined intervals. For example, devices such as a hub (HUB) and a patch panel, which are line concentrators for connecting devices such as a personal computer (PC), are provided. In this example, it is assumed that the network device 15a shown in the figure is a hub and the network device 15b is a patch panel.

The patch cable 16 connects the hub 15a and the patch panel 15b, and between the hub 15a and other network devices 15c, 15d,... And between the other network devices 15c, 15d,. It is connected. Specifically, the terminal 18 disposed on the front surface of the hub 15a and the corresponding terminal 19 disposed on the front surface of the patch panel 15b are connected by the patch cable 16, and other network devices 15a, 15b,. Similarly, the cable is connected to the terminal provided in each network device.

On the other hand, a cable holding tray 17, which is a cable holding member, is attached between the hub 15a and the patch panel 15b. The cable holding tray 17 is also attached between the patch panel 15b and the network device 15c, between the network devices 15c and 15d, and below the network device 15f. Note that the user can arbitrarily set at which position the cable holding tray 17 is attached.

4 is a plan view of the cable holding tray 17, FIG. 5 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 6 is a side view thereof. 4 to 6, the cable holding tray 17 includes a cable holding portion 20 and left and right attachment portions 21 a and 21 b, and a plurality of openings 22 are formed in the cable holding portion 20. The cable holding tray 17 is made of, for example, resin, metal, or acrylic and has a thickness of about 2 mm. The width of the cable holding tray 17 is, for example, 480 mm and the depth is 50 mm.

The plurality of openings 22 formed in the cable holding portion 20 are for binding the patch cable 16, and in the present embodiment, six openings 22 are formed. The size of the opening 22 is, for example, 30 × 6 mm, and is formed in the cable holding portion 20 at equal intervals.
On the other hand, two holes are formed in each of the attachment portions 21a and 21b, which are screw holes 23a and 23b used when the cable holding tray 17 is attached to the mount angles 12a, 12b, 13a, and 13b.

The cable holding tray 17 is attached simultaneously with the attachment of the network device (for example, the hub 15a). The same screw hole provided in the network device and the screw holes 23a and 23b of the attaching portions 21a and 21b in this example are provided. The network device and the cable holding tray 17 of this example are integrally attached to the mount angles 12a, 12b, 13a, and 13b.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the cable holding tray 17 is attached between the hub 15a and the patch panel 15b. The screw holes 23a and 23b of the cable holding tray 17 and screw holes provided in the hub 15a (not shown) are fitted, The hub 15a and the cable holding tray 17 of this example are integrally attached to the mount angles 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b.

By attaching as described above, for example, the cable holding tray 17 can be easily installed between the hub 15a and the patch panel 15b shown in FIG.

With this configuration, the patch cable 16 connected to the hub 15a is routed along the cable holding portion 20 of the cable holding tray 17 and hangs down on the front surface of the patch panel 15b disposed below the hub 15a. There is no. Therefore, when connecting the cable 16 to a large number of terminals arranged on the front surface of the patch panel 15b, the patch cable 16 can be easily connected without being obstructed.

Further, since the patch cable 16 is held on the cable holding portion 20, it does not hang down on the side of the rack 7 as in the prior art, and depending on the weight of the patch cable 16, the terminals 18 of the hub 15a and the patch panel 15b, There is no need to worry about the patch cable 16 coming off from 19.
Further, the cables held on the cable holding unit 20 are bundled, for example, using the opening 20 described above, and the cable can be reliably held.

In the above description, the cable holding tray 17 is described as being made of, for example, resin, metal, or acrylic, but is not limited to the above material. In addition, the cable holding tray 17 has been described as having a thickness of 2 mm, a width of 480 mm, and a depth of 50 mm, but is not limited to the above numerical values.

The opening 22 formed in the cable holding tray 17 is also described as 30 × 6 mm in the above description, but is not limited to the above numerical value.

Furthermore, in the implementation stage, the constituent elements can be modified and embodied without departing from the spirit of the invention. In addition, the present invention can make various inventions by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, the present invention may delete some components from all the components shown in the embodiment.

1, 2, 3, 4, .. Rack 5 ... Floor 7 ... Door 8 ... Knob 10 ... Radiating fans 12a, 12b ... Mount angle 15a ... Hub 15b ... Patch panel 15c ... etc. Patch panel 16 ··· Patch cable 17 · · Cable holding tray 18 · · Terminal 19 · · Terminal 20 · · Cable holding portions 21a and 21b · · Mounting portion 22 · · Opening 23a and 23b · · screw holes

Claims (3)

When storing multiple network devices in the vertical direction with the network device sideways with respect to the rack, the patch cable is held when the patch cable is connected to a plurality of terminals provided in front of the rectangular patch panel of the network device. A cable holding method,
A cable holding part protruding forward in front of the patch panel is attached substantially along the lower edge of the front long side of the patch panel, and the patch cable is held between the cable holding part and the terminal. Retention method. The cable holding method according to claim 1 , wherein the cable held on the cable holding portion is fixed by an opening formed near the front edge of the cable holding means. A cable holding means used in a rack that stores a plurality of network devices having a plurality of terminals on a rectangular front sideways in a horizontal direction, and a terminal provided on the front of the network device in a state of being attached to the rack A cable holding part protruding between the terminals provided on the front face of the network equipment immediately below the network equipment and in front of the front face, wherein the cable holding part protrudes forward in front of the network equipment. A mounting portion provided so that the terminal is exposed in the front direction when attached to the rack at a right angle and above from both sides of the cable holding portion. The provided screw hole overlaps with the screw hole of the mounting portion of the network device and can be attached by being screwed to the mount angle with a screw or the like. Cable retention means to be.

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