TWI410191B - Cable management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A cable management apparatus attached to a rail assembly of a cabinet for managing the cable behind a server, includes a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm for supporting cables, a first locking member and a second locking member respectively and pivotably connecting first ends of the first and second supporting arms, and a connecting member connecting second ends of the first and second supporting arms. The first and second locking members are respectively attached to the rear ends of an inner rail and an outer rail of the rail assembly. The connecting member can adjust a distance between the second ends of the first and second supporting arms. The first and second supporting arms respectively pivot about the first and second locking members to move and juxtapositionally locate beside the rail assembly.

Description

Cable management device

The invention relates to an accessory for a cabinet, in particular to a cable management device installed at a rear end of a server in a cabinet.

The server is usually installed in the cabinet through the slide rails. The rear end of the server is usually equipped with a cable management device to manage various cables to facilitate the installation and maintenance of the server.

The cable management device of the prior art includes a first cable management arm, a second cable management arm, a first locking component and a first rotation component respectively connected to one end of the first cable management arm and the second cable management arm. a second locking member and a hinge connecting the first cable management arm and the other end of the second cable management arm. The first locking component is locked on the inner rail of the sliding rail of the carrying server, and the second locking component is locked on the outer rail of the sliding rail. When the server is withdrawn, the first locking member moves with the server, and the first cable arm and the second cable arm carrying the cable rotate, so that the cables are arranged in an orderly manner at any time. However, in the prior art, due to the existence of the cable management device and the limited space inside the cabinet, it is only necessary to maintain the power module or the cable at the back end of the server, and the entire server has to be removed or the server is removed. The cable management device gives up enough space for this maintenance.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a cable management device that can facilitate the technician to maintain the device at the back end of the server.

A cable management device is mounted on a slide rail on one side of a cabinet for managing a cable at a rear end of the server, and includes a first carrier arm and a second carrier arm that can carry the cable, respectively a first locking member and a second locking member rotatably connected to one end of the first carrying arm and the second carrying arm, and a connecting member connecting the first carrying arm and the other end of the second carrying arm, the first A locking member and the second locking member are respectively disposed on the inner rail and the rear end of the outer rail of the sliding rail, and the connecting member adjusts one end of the first carrying arm and the second carrying arm connected to the connecting member The distance between the first carrying arm and the second carrying arm is respectively rotatable relative to the first locking member and the second locking member and close to each other to gather on the side of the cabinet with the sliding rail .

Compared with the prior art, the first carrying arm and the second carrying arm are respectively rotatable relative to the first locking member and the second locking member and close to each other to gather the side of the sliding rail on the cabinet. Thereby giving up a certain space, it is convenient for the technician to maintain the equipment at the back end of the server.

10‧‧‧First carrying arm

11, 21‧‧‧ Carrying Department

12, 22‧‧‧ shaft

20‧‧‧second carrying arm

23‧‧‧Threading Department

30‧‧‧Connecting parts

31‧‧‧First hinge

311‧‧‧The locking part

312‧‧‧ hook

313‧‧‧ casing

32‧‧‧Second joint

321‧‧‧ 容 盘

322‧‧‧step hole

323‧‧‧holding rod

324‧‧‧stop film

40‧‧‧Manage hook

41‧‧‧ Holding Department

50‧‧‧First lock fastener

51, 61‧‧‧ pivotal department

60‧‧‧Second locks

62‧‧‧Shrap

621‧‧‧ gap

70‧‧‧Support

71‧‧‧Support

72‧‧‧ buckle

73‧‧‧Installation Department

74‧‧‧Knock hole

80‧‧‧First slide rail

81‧‧‧Fixed holes

90‧‧‧Second rail

100‧‧‧Server

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of another perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention.

3 is a perspective assembled view of FIG. 1.

4 and 5 are diagrams showing a state of use of the first preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention mounted on a rear end of a server.

Figure 6 is a perspective assembled view of a second preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention.

7 is a second preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention installed on a server back end Use state diagram.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, a first preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention is mounted between a first slide rail 80 and a second slide rail 90 on a column of a cabinet for managing a server. The cable of the rear end of the 100 includes a first carrying arm 10, a second carrying arm 20, a connecting member 30, a plurality of cable hooks 40, a first locking member 50, a second locking member 60 and a Support 70.

A rear end of the outer rail of the first slide rail 80 defines a rectangular fixing hole 81 (shown in FIG. 5).

Referring to FIG. 1 , the first carrier arm 10 is substantially L-shaped and includes a cylindrical bearing portion 11 and a rotating shaft 12 extending perpendicularly from one end of the bearing portion 11 .

The second carrying arm 20 is substantially L-shaped and includes a cylindrical bearing portion 21, a rotating shaft 22 extending perpendicularly from one end of the carrying portion 21, and a threaded portion 23 disposed at the other end of the carrying portion 21. .

Referring to FIG. 2 together, the connector 30 includes a first hinge body 31 and a second hinge body 32. The first hinge body 31 includes a sleeve 313, a disc-shaped locking portion 311 disposed at one end of the sleeve 313, and a plurality of hooks 312 extending perpendicularly from one side of the locking portion 311. The other end of the sleeve 313 defines a circular receiving hole in the axial direction. The second hinge body 32 includes a holding rod 323, an annular receiving plate 321 disposed at one end of the holding rod 323, and a stopping piece extending radially outward from a side surface of the receiving plate 321 324, a stepped hole 322 is defined in the middle of the receiving tray 321 . The other end of the holding rod 323 opens a threaded hole in the axial direction corresponding to the threaded portion 23 of the second carrying arm 20 .

Each of the management hooks 40 includes two parallel C-shaped loops connected at one end, which are wound by a wire, and the other ends of the two C-shaped hoops form a pair of circular retaining portions 41 for this reason. The wire hook 40 is sleeved on the carrying portion 11 of the first carrying arm 10 , the carrying portion 21 of the second carrying arm 20 , and the sleeve 313 of the connecting member 30 .

The first locking member 50 is substantially L-shaped and includes a fixing portion and an extending portion vertically bent from one end of the fixing portion. The extending end portion is provided with a pivoting portion 51 having a shaft hole.

The second locking member 60 is substantially Z-shaped and includes a fixing portion, an extending portion vertically bent from one end of the fixing portion, and a spring piece 62 bent perpendicularly from the end of the extending portion. A pivoting portion 61 having a shaft hole is disposed on the extending portion. The elastic piece 62 defines a notch 621 at two side edges.

The supporting member 70 includes a supporting portion 71, a hook 72 extending outward from one end of the supporting portion 71 and passing through the fixing hole 81 of the first sliding rail 80, and a vertical folding from the other end of the supporting portion 71. The mounting portion 73 is formed by bending, and the supporting portion 71 defines a "convex" shaped locking hole 74 adjacent to the mounting portion 73.

With reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, when assembled, the hook 312 of the first hinge body 31 of the connector member 30 passes through the stepped hole from the smaller end of the stepped hole 322 of the second hinge body 32 of the connector member 30. 322, the hooks 312 are hooked on the step of the stepped hole 322, so that the first hinge body 31 is rotatable relative to the second hinge body 32. The cable hooks 40 are sleeved on the sleeve 313 of the connecting member 30 , the carrying portion 11 of the first carrying arm 10 and the carrying portion 21 of the second carrying arm 20 . The loops of the wire hooks 40 can hoop the cable at the rear end of the server 100. The bearing portion 11 of the first carrying arm 10 is slidably received in the connection The sleeve 313 of the member 30, the threaded portion 23 of the second carrier arm 20 is screwed to the holding rod 323 of the connecting member 30. The rotating shaft 12 of the first carrying arm 10 and the rotating shaft 22 of the second carrying arm 20 are respectively pivotally pivoted to the pivoting portion 51 of the first locking member 50 and the pivoting portion 61 of the second locking member 60. Inside the shaft hole. The first locking member 50 and the second locking member 60 are respectively disposed at the inner rail and the rear end of the outer rail of the second sliding rail 90 through the fixing portion thereof. The hook 72 of the support member 70 is hooked to the fixing hole 81 of the first slide rail 80, and the mounting portion 73 is inserted into the inner side of the outer rail of the second slide rail 90. The elastic piece 62 of the second locking member 60 is elastically deformed through the larger end of the locking hole 74 of the supporting member 70, and the elastic force of the elastic piece 62 is bent toward the smaller end of the locking hole 74 and The notch 621 of the elastic piece 62 is engaged with the two short sides of the smaller end of the locking hole 74.

When the server 100 is fully pushed into the cabinet, the top of the support portion 71 of the support member 70 supports the stop piece 324 of the second hinge body 32 of the connecting member 30 for preventing the cable management device and the slide rail for a long time. Damaged by carrying too much or too heavy cables. When the device at the back end of the server 100 needs to be maintained, the server 100 is completely pushed into the cabinet, and the elastic piece 62 of the second locking member 60 is pressed toward the larger end of the locking hole 74 of the support member 70. The elastic piece 62 is separated from the smaller end of the locking hole 74. The mounting portion 73 of the support member 70 is pulled out from the outer rail of the second slide rail 90, and the hook 72 of the support member 70 is disengaged from the fixing hole 81 of the first slide rail 80, and the support member 70 is detached. The first carrier arm 10 and the second carrier arm 20 respectively rotate around the rotating shaft 12 of the first carrying arm 10 and the rotating shaft 22 of the second carrying arm 20, and the carrying portion 11 of the first carrying arm 10 is at the connecting member Sliding in the sleeve 313 of the first hinge body 31 of the 30, so that the first carrier arm 10 and the second carrier arm 20 are close to each other and are disposed on the side of the cabinet where the second slide rail 90 is disposed, thereby giving a certain The space allows the technician to maintain the device at the back end of the server 100.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the second preferred embodiment of the cable management device of the present invention is substantially identical in structure to the first preferred embodiment, and includes a first carrier arm 10a, a second carrier arm 20a, and a connector. 30a. The connecting member 30a is a coil spring, and two ends of the connecting member 30a are fixedly mounted on the corresponding ends of the first carrying arm 10a and the second carrying arm 20a. When the device at the back end of the server 100 needs to be maintained, the server 100 is completely pushed into the cabinet state, and the first carrier arm 10a and the second carrier arm 20a can be respectively separated by the flexibility of the connector 30a. Rotating relative to the first locking member 50 and the second locking member 60 and close to each other to gather the side of the cabinet with the second sliding rail 90, thereby allowing a certain space for the technician to maintain the server 100 End device.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

10‧‧‧First carrying arm

20‧‧‧second carrying arm

324‧‧‧stop film

40‧‧‧Manage hook

62‧‧‧Shrap

70‧‧‧Support

71‧‧‧Support

73‧‧‧Installation Department

74‧‧‧Knock hole

80‧‧‧First slide rail

90‧‧‧Second rail

100‧‧‧Server

Claims (7)

A cable management device is mounted on a slide rail on one side of a cabinet for managing a cable at a rear end of the server, and includes a first carrier arm and a second carrier arm that can carry the cable, respectively a first locking member and a second locking member rotatably connected to one end of the first carrying arm and the second carrying arm, and a connecting member connecting the first carrying arm and the other end of the second carrying arm, the first A locking member and the second locking member are respectively disposed on the inner rail and the rear end of the outer rail of the sliding rail, wherein the connecting component comprises a first hinge body and a second hinge body, the first hinge body and the first hinge body One end of the second hinge body is rotatably connected, and the other ends of the first hinge body and the second hinge body are respectively connected to corresponding ends of the first carrier arm and the second carrier arm, and the first carrier arm is opposite to the first carrier arm The first hinge body slides, so that the first carrier arm and the second carrier arm are respectively rotatable relative to the first locking member and the second locking member and close to each other to gather the sliding rail on the cabinet. side. The cable management device of claim 1, wherein the first hinge body of the connecting member comprises a sleeve slidably receiving the one end of the first carrier arm away from the first locking member, the connecting member The second hinge body is fixed to an end of the second carrier arm away from the second locking component. The threading device of claim 2, wherein a threaded portion is disposed at one end of the second carrier arm away from the second locking member, and a threaded hole is defined in the second hinge body of the connecting member. The threaded portion of the second carrier arm is screwed to the second hinge body of the connecting member through the threaded hole. The cable management device of claim 1, further comprising a support member, wherein the support member is mounted on the outer rail of the slide rail and the other slide rail on the other side of the cabinet At the rear end, the connecting member extends to form a stopping piece, and the supporting member can support the stopping piece when the server is completely pushed into the cabinet. The cable management device of claim 4, wherein a rear end of the outer rail of the other slide rail defines a fixing hole, the support member includes a support portion, and one end of the support portion extends outward to form a traversable portion. The other end of the hook of the fixing hole of the other sliding rail is vertically bent to form a mounting portion, and a locking hole is defined in an end of the supporting portion near the mounting portion, and the second locking component further includes a spring piece. The hook of the support portion is hooked to the fixing hole, and the mounting portion is inserted into the inner side of the outer rail of the slide rail, and the elastic piece is elastically deformed and engaged with the locking hole of the support portion. The cable management device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of cable hooks, wherein the cable hooks are mounted on the connector, the first carrier arm and the second carrier arm for hooking Cable. The cable management device of claim 6, wherein the cable hook comprises two parallel C-shaped wire ends connected at one end, and the other ends of the two C-shaped bands form a pair of holding portions.