KR101670889B1

KR101670889B1 - Cable manager

Info

Publication number: KR101670889B1
Application number: KR1020150067970A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박상기
Original assignee: 주식회사 현진테크놀로지
Priority date: 2015-05-15
Filing date: 2015-05-15
Publication date: 2016-10-31

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rack structure, comprising: a plurality of rack frames spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction on a wall surface and extending in a vertical direction; A patch panel provided between the rack frames and having a socket for wiring by connecting a connector of a cable for establishing a network on a front surface thereof and a patch cord for connecting a patch to a socket on a rear surface thereof; And an end plate rotatably supporting both sides of the patch panel so that the patch panel is detachably attached to the rack frame and the patch panel is rotated in the forward and backward directions to expose the patch cord, Since the panel can be easily rotated, the pitch cord can be easily installed and repaired on the rear surface, and the cabling can be swiftly and neatly cleaned in comparison with the conventional one.

Description

Cable manager {Cable manager}

The present invention relates to a cable manager, and more particularly, to a patch cable which is rotatably installed so that a patch cord provided on a rear surface of a patch panel can be easily installed and maintained, To a cable manager having a neat appearance.

In general, cabling such as UTP, ScTP, coaxial and optical cables is increasingly being used to provide information such as data, video and audio in the field of communications.

It is well known in the industry to provide patch panels or network device enclosures and rack systems that can be easily organized while cabling the network cables to each facility, and can be used to manage and organize cables to or from devices or cross- .

Such a cable system typically includes standard EIA 19 ", 23 " or other wiring frame racks equipped with one or more patch panels, network devices, fiber optic enclosures, and the like.

Thus, the enclosure inside the rack provides a variety of functions for operation such as slack trays, splice trays, cable organizers, and patch panels.

In addition, a patch panel mounted in a rack for a communication device is wired by using a kind of jumper cable called a patch cord in order to interconnect each patch panel on the rear side, and a cable such as UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) , Referred to as a cable).

On the other hand, the racks can be easily connected to each other when the cables are connected to the patch panel, and the termination, splice, patch panel, etc. can be demanded in a suitable space according to the length of the cable.

In the case of such a rack, it is typically formed as a frame having a mounting aperture located along a wall or vertical leg. A patch device, such as a patch panel, may have a patching side on which the patch cord from the active device or other patch panel can cross-connect and interconnect, and a wiring side to terminate the cable from the network device or workstation To be mounted on a rack.

As a result, some forms of cable management are also provided on both sides of the rack to support and route cables or prevent harmful bending, which is always important even for copper cabling, but the use of fiber optic connectors for application in connector rack systems is increasing Accordingly, proper cable management and bending radius control have become increasingly important. Since many known systems can not provide complete bend radius control, are inefficient in use, are difficult to manufacture, or have other disadvantages, therefore, improvements in cable management of network rack systems are desired.

That is, cabling is easy through the slot formed in the front face of the patch panel, but it is very inconvenient to repair the patch cord provided on the rear face of the patch panel.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0076220 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0085796 Korea Registration Office 20-0406113 Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0068226

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can constitute the patch panel in the forward / backward directions, so that the patch panel can be easily rotated, so that the pitch cord can be easily installed and repaired on the rear surface, And to provide a cable manager that can quickly and cleanly arrange the cabling and make it look beautiful.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rack structure comprising: a plurality of rack frames spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction on a wall surface and extending in a vertical direction; A patch panel provided between the rack frames and having a socket for wiring by connecting a connector of a cable for establishing a network on a front surface thereof and a patch cord for connecting a patch to a socket on a rear surface thereof; And an end plate rotatably supporting both sides of the patch panel so that the patch panel is rotatable in the forward and backward directions to expose the patch cord.

In this case, a rotation protrusion and a central projection are respectively protruded on the upper and lower sides of the patch panel, and a center projection is supported on the inner side of the end plate corresponding to both ends of the patch panel, A circular guide groove is formed to guide the rotation path of the rotary protrusion so that the patch panel can be guided in a forward / backward direction with respect to the center protrusion, the guide slit is formed at one side of the guide slit and the axial groove And each of the rotation protrusions and the center protrusions is formed with a detachable groove that is detachably coupled only by pressing.

In addition, a cover plate is further provided on both sides of the upper plate and the lower plate for supporting the patch panel to protect the patch panel in an enclosure shape, and is rotatably installed on one side of the cover plate, And a door plate provided on the front surface of the patch panel so as to be openable and closable.

On the other hand, the rack frame has a hollow shape with a space formed therein, and a wiring hole penetrates through the space corresponding to the patch panel at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction so that cables embedded along the space can be guided by a patch panel .

Since the patch panel can be rotated easily by providing the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to easily install and repair the pitch cord on the rear surface, and to arrange the cabling more quickly and neatly, The effect can be expected.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of a cable manager according to the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are operation examples of the cable manager according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are state diagrams of a cable manager according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are views showing examples of installation and operation states of a cable manager according to the present invention; FIG.
9 and 10 are external views of a cable manager according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can readily implement the present invention.

The cable manager of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of rack frames 100 arranged in a vertical direction are arranged on the wall surface at intervals along the lateral direction as shown in the configuration example of the present invention shown in Figs.

Between the rack frame 100, a socket 210 is formed to connect the connector 610 of the cable 600 to the front surface of the rack frame 100, And a through-hole 270 for passing the cable to the space portion 110 of the rack frame 100 are provided.

Here, a plurality of patch panels 200 may be repeatedly arranged along the up / down direction of the rack frame 100 as needed.

An end plate 300 rotatably supporting both sides of the patch panel 200 is installed on the rack frame 100 so that the patch panel 200 is rotated forward and backward so that the patch cord 220 is exposed. Respectively.

At this time, the end plate 300 installed in the rack frame 100 may be fixed by fastening means such as bolts and nuts, or may be installed in a detachable manner in the form of a hook.

On both sides of the patch panel 200, a rotation protrusion 230 and a center protrusion 240 protrude from the upper and lower ends of the patch panel 200, respectively.

That is, at one end of the patch panel 200, the rotation protrusion 230 protrudes upward, the center protrusion 240 protrudes downward, and the shape of the protrusion 230 is also formed at the opposite end.

In addition, the rotation protrusions 230 and the center protrusions 240 may have anti-tamper heads 260 such as bolt heads at their ends, and they are all preferably formed in the same shape.

An axial groove 310 for supporting the center protrusion 240 is formed on the inner side of the end plate 300 corresponding to both ends of the patch panel 200 so that the lower part of the patch panel 200 is a center of rotation. An arc-shaped guide slit 320 for guiding the rotation path of the rotation protrusion 230 so that the patch panel 200 can be guided in a forward / backward direction with respect to the center protrusion 240 .

At this time, one side of the guide slit 320 and the shaft groove 310 may be formed with a detachable groove 330 which is detachably coupled to the rotation protrusion 230 and the center protrusion 240 only by pressing.

That is, the rotation protrusions 230 and the center protrusions 240 formed at both ends of the patch panel 200 are positioned in the corresponding removable recesses 330, and the user slightly presses the rotation protrusions 230, And the central projection 240 is connected to the shaft groove 310. [

A lock hole 340 is formed in a rear side of the end plate 300. The patch panel 200 is attached to both ends of the patch panel 200 in correspondence with the lock hole 340, (Not shown).

Therefore, when the locking means 250 is locked in the locking hole 340, the patch panel 200 can be maintained in a fixed state without flowing along the guide slit 320, and conversely, The patch panel 200 rotates in the forward / backward direction along the guide slit 320 to expose the patch cord 220 in the upward direction on the rear side.

5 and 6, the cable manager of the present invention is connected to both the upper and lower sides of the end plate 300 supporting the patch panel 200, A cover plate 400 is further provided so that the cover 200 can be protected in an enclosure shape.

Here, the end plate 300 and the cover plate 400 are fabricated and installed in the form of a hollow body by inserting the corner portions of the end plate 300 and the cover plate 400 by means of a coupling hole 410, which is socket- desirable.

The door panel 500 may further include a door plate 500 rotatably installed on one side of the cover plate 400 so as to cover and cover the front surface of the patch panel 200.

That is, the patch panel 200 and the cable 600 are not exposed by combining the plates, so that the cosmetic appearance can be maintained.

9 and 10, the rack frame 100 is formed in a hollow shape and has a space 110 therein. Inside the rack frame 100, corresponding to the patch panel 200, It is preferable that the wiring holes 120 are formed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction so that the cable 600 buried along the space 110 can be connected and guided by the patch panel 200.

Therefore, the input cable 600 and the output cable 600 can be laid out to the inside of the rack frame 100 and connected to the patch panel 200, respectively, .

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 and 4, when the upper side of the patch panel 200 is pulled forward in a state where the lock means 250 is unlocked in the lock hole 340, The patch panel 200 rotates about the inserted center protrusion 240 and rotates about the guide slit 320 in which the rotational protrusion 230 is inserted so that the patch panel 200, And is laid horizontally to expose the patch cord 220 provided on the rear side in the upward direction.

Therefore, the patch cord 220 can be easily installed and repaired without the hassle of pulling the patch panel 200 out of the rack frame 100.

7 and 8, only a patch panel 200 to be repaired among a plurality of patch panels 200 installed along the longitudinal direction of the rack frame 100 is selectively So that it can be installed and repaired.

Since the patch panel can be rotated easily by providing the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to easily install and repair the pitch cords on the rear surface, and to arrange the cabling quickly and cleanly, The effect can be expected.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary terms. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the configurations shown in the drawings and the embodiments described herein are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

100: Rack frame
110:
120: wiring hole
200: patch panel
210: Socket
220: Patch cord
230: rotation projection
240: central projection
250: Locking means
260: Anti-slip head
300: end plate
310: Axis
320: guide slit
330: Detachable groove
340: Locking hole
400: cover plate
410:
500: Door plate
600: Cable
610: Connector

Claims

A cable manager in which a patch cord is rotated in an axial direction,
A plurality of rack frames (100) spaced apart from each other along the horizontal direction on the wall surface and extending in the vertical direction;
A socket 210 is provided on the front surface of the rack frame 100 and connected to the connector 610 of the cable 600 for network construction. A patch panel (200) having a patch cord (220) for connection and a through hole (270) for sending the cable to the space portion (110) of the rack frame (100);
The patch panel 200 is detachably mounted on the rack frame 100 and rotatably supports both sides of the patch panel 200 so that the patch panel 200 is rotated in the forward and backward directions to expose the patch cord 220 End plate 300 and
Rotating protrusions 230 and central protrusions 240 are protruded from upper and lower ends of the patch panel 200. An end plate 300 corresponding to both ends of the patch panel 200 is provided with a patch panel An axial groove 310 for supporting the center protrusion 240 is formed so that the lower part of the central protrusion 240 is a center of rotation and the patch panel 200 is rotationally guided forward / Shaped guiding slit (320) for guiding a rotation path of the rotation protrusion (230) so that the guide slit (320) is formed.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a detachable groove (330) is formed at one side of the guide slit (320) and the shaft groove (310) for detachably coupling the rotation protrusion (230) and the center protrusion (240) only by pressing.

The method according to claim 1,
And a cover plate 400 coupled to the upper and lower sides of the end plate 300 supporting the patch panel 200 to protect the patch panel 200 in an enclosure shape. Cable manager.

The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a door plate (500) rotatably installed on one side of the cover plate (400) so as to cover the front surface of the patch panel (200) and to be openable and closable.

The method according to claim 1,
The rack frame 100 is hollow and has a space 110 formed therein and a cable 600 buried along the space 110 on the inner side corresponding to the patch panel 200 is connected to the patch panel 200 And the wiring hole (120) is formed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction so as to be guided by the cable guide (120).