TWI596853B - Charge cabinet and storage device thereof - Google Patents

Description

Storage rack and charging cabinet having the same

The invention relates to a storage rack and a charging cabinet, in particular to a storage rack with a cable management function and a charging cabinet using the storage rack.

The rapid development of electronic technology and multimedia information today makes portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, tablet computers and smart phones widely used. In recent years, many groups, such as schools, public education units, or large companies, have chosen to use portable electronic devices as multimedia materials. Generally, when purchasing a portable electronic device, the charging cabinet is purchased together, so that a plurality of portable electronic devices are placed in the charging cabinet to centrally perform power control.

When multiple portable electronic devices are to be placed in the charging cabinet, a plurality of charging lines disposed in the charging cabinet need to be electrically connected to the portable electronic device for charging. However, in the process of connecting the charging line to the portable electronic device, the charging line often needs to pass through other structures in the charging cabinet, so that the charging lines are easily staggered with each other and the charging line is messy and knotted, thereby causing use. Inconvenience. Therefore, the development of a storage rack and a charging cabinet that can organize and store the charging line is one of the goals and directions of the related research and development.

In view of the above problems, the present invention discloses a storage rack and a charging cabinet using the same, which helps solve the problem of messy knotting of the charging line.

The storage rack disclosed in the present invention comprises a base and a plurality of cable management modules. The cable management modules are disposed on the base to jointly distinguish a plurality of accommodation spaces. The cable management modules respectively have opposite side faces facing the adjacent two accommodating spaces and a first cable management slot and a second cable management slot respectively located on the two sides, and the first cable management slot and the first cable management slot The second line slot is suitable for accommodating the wire.

The charging cabinet disclosed in the present invention comprises a casing, a power supply, a plurality of wires, and the aforementioned storage rack. The power supply is disposed in the outer casing. The wire is electrically connected to the power supply. The storage rack is disposed in the outer casing.

According to the storage rack and the charging cabinet disclosed in the present invention, the cable management slot is integrated with the partitioning member, so that the wire can be neatly arranged along the opposite sides of the partitioning member, which helps to organize and store the wire to prevent the wire from being staggered. And caused confusion, knotting and other issues. In addition, since the opposite side of the partition member has a cable management slot, the single cable management module can accommodate at least two wires at the same time, which helps to reduce the number and volume of the cable management module, so that the space configuration of the storage rack is optimized. use.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the invention, and to provide further explanation of the scope of the invention.

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Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 at the same time. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a storage rack in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a perspective view of the cable management module of the storage rack of FIG. 1. 2B is a partial perspective view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. 3A is a side elevational view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. 3B is a partial side elevational view of the cable management module of FIG. 3A. 4 is another side view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. In the embodiment, the storage rack 1 includes a base 10, a side plate 20 and a plurality of cable management modules 30.

The base 10 and the side panels 20 may be, for example, metal plates or plastic plates. The base 10 can have a plurality of card slots 110. Each of the card slots 110 can have a release section 111 and a second engagement section 112 that are in communication. The side panel 20 is erected on the base 10, and the side panel 20 may have a plurality of snap holes 210.

As shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 3A and FIG. 4, the cable management modules 30 each include a partitioning member 310, at least one first positioning rib 320, at least one second positioning rib 330, and a plurality of convex hulls 340, 350. The partitions 310 are erected on the base 10, and the partitions 310 and the base 10 together form a plurality of accommodating spaces S. The accommodating space S is suitable for the user to place the portable electronic device, such as a tablet computer, a notebook computer or a smart phone. In this embodiment, the partition 310 includes a body 311 , at least one extension 312 , and at least one stop section 313 . The body 311 has two side faces 311a, a first cable management slot 311b and a second cable management slot 311c. The two side faces 311a are respectively located on opposite sides of the body 311 and respectively face the adjacent two accommodating spaces S, and the first wire management slot 311b and the second cable management slot 311c are respectively located on the two side faces 311a. The extension section 312 is connected to one side of the body 311 near the base 10, and the stop section 313 is connected to the extension section 312 away from one end of the body 311. The function of the extension section 312 and the stop section 313 will be described later.

The first cable management slot 311b and the second cable management slot 311c are adapted to receive the wire. In detail, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 4, the first positioning rib 320 and the second positioning rib 330 are respectively disposed in the first cable management slot 311b and the second cable management slot 311c. The first positioning rib 320 is adapted to position the wire between the groove wall surface A1 forming the first wire groove 311b, and the second positioning rib 330 is adapted to position the wire between the groove wall surface A2 forming the second wire groove 311c. . The first positioning ribs 320 are disposed in the first cable management slot 311b and are separated from each other, and the second positioning ribs 330 are disposed in the second cable management slot 311c and are separated from each other. Any two adjacent first positioning ribs 320 are adapted to position the wire, and any two adjacent second positioning ribs 330 are also adapted to position the wire. The spacing between any two adjacent first positioning ribs 320 may be equal or different, and the spacing between any two adjacent second positioning ribs 330 may also be equal or different. The number of first positioning ribs 320 and second positioning ribs 330 is not intended to limit the invention, and can be arbitrarily adjusted depending on the spatial arrangement of the components. In this embodiment, the number of the first positioning rib 320 and the second positioning rib 330 is plural.

The convex hulls 340, 350 are located in the first cable management slot 311b, the second cable management slot 311c, the first positioning rib 320, and the second positioning rib 330. The number of the convex hulls 340 is at least four, which may be respectively located on the groove wall surface A1 of the first cable management slot 311b, the slot wall surface A2 of the second cable management slot, the side of the first positioning rib 320 facing the slot wall surface A1, and the first The two positioning ribs 330 face one side of the groove wall surface A2. In addition, the number of the convex hulls 350 is also at least four, which may be respectively located on two sides of the adjacent two of the first positioning ribs 320 facing each other and two sides of the adjacent two of the second positioning ribs 330 facing each other. . As shown in FIG. 2A to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, a total of six convex hulls 340 are taken as an example, wherein three convex hulls 340 are located on the groove wall surface A1 of the first cable management slot 311b and the first positioning rib 320, and The three convex hulls 340 are located on the groove wall surface A2 and the second positioning rib 330 of the second cable management slot. The convex hull 340 of the first positioning rib 320 and the convex hull 340 of the groove wall surface A1 do not face each other, and the convex hull 340 of the second positioning rib 330 and the convex hull 340 of the groove wall surface A2 do not face each other. In addition, in this embodiment, a total of six convex hulls 350 are taken as an example, wherein three convex hulls 350 are located on two sides of two adjacent first positioning ribs 320 facing each other, and three other convex hulls 350 are located. Two adjacent two of the second positioning ribs 330 face each other on opposite sides. The two convex hulls 350 of the two first positioning ribs 320 are not facing each other, and the two convex hulls 350 respectively located at the second positioning ribs 330 are not facing each other. The function of the convex hulls 340, 350 will be described later.

In the embodiment, the cable management modules 30 are detachably disposed on the base 10 and the side plates 20. In detail, as shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the extension 312 of the partition member 310 can be engaged with one of the engaging sections 112 from the release section 111 of the slot 110 of the base 10 , and the partial base 10 is configured. Between the body 311 and the stop section 313. Thereby, the cable management module 30 can be detachably disposed on the base 10 through the engaging portion 112, and the stop segment 313 can prevent the cable management module 30 from being separated from the base 10 in the vertical direction, thereby contributing to an increase in assembly reliability. Furthermore, the stop section 313 can have a protrusion 313a on one side facing the body 311, which helps to reduce the friction of the stop section 313 and the base 10 during the movement of the cable management module 30 into the engaging section 112. The installation of the cable management module 30 is smoother.

In addition, the spacer 310 may further include a snap protrusion 314 connected to the body 311. The snap projection 314 can be, for example, a flexible plate member having a hook at one end. The plurality of latching protrusions 314 of the cable management module 30 respectively detachably pass through the snap holes 210 of the side panel 20 . Thereby, the user can assemble and fix the two ends of the cable management module 30 to the base 10 and the side plate 20 respectively through the engaging portion 112 and the buckle protrusion 314. In this embodiment, the buckle protrusion 314 is a panel having a complete appearance, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the snap tab 314 can have a recess and the snap tab 314 is adapted to flex along the recess relative to the body 311. The groove helps to increase the bending amplitude of the buckle protrusion 314, and the process of arranging the cable management module 30 on the side panel 20 becomes more convenient and easy.

Hereinafter, a method of arranging the cable management unit 30 for arranging the wire member will be described. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 together. FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the cable assembly of FIG. 2A. FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the wire harness of FIG. 2A accommodating wires of different wire diameters. A wire 99 in Fig. 5 and a wire 99' in Fig. 6 may be a charging wire for charging a portable electronic device housed in the storage rack 1.

When the wire 99 is to be fixed to the first cable management slot 311b, the wire 99 is placed in the first cable management slot 311b along the body 311 of the spacer 310. The user can choose to sandwich the wire 99 between the adjacent two first positioning ribs 320 or between the first positioning rib 320 near the groove wall surface A1 and the groove wall surface A1. Therefore, by arranging the wire 99 between the two first positioning ribs 320 or between the first positioning rib 320 and the groove wall surface A1, it helps to arrange the storage wire 99 to avoid the messiness of the wire 99 due to the interlacing, Knotted and other issues.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the convex hulls 340 and 350 can be transmitted to realize the arranging and arranging the wires of different wire diameters. As shown in FIG. 5, the wire diameter of the wire 99 is equal to or smaller than the gap G1 between the convex hull 340 and the facing first positioning ribs 320, so that the wire 99 is sandwiched between the first positioning rib 320 and the first reason. When the groove wall surface A1 of the wire groove 311b is between, the wire 99 is interposed between the convex hull 350 and the opposite first positioning rib 320. As shown in FIG. 6, when the wire 99 is to be replaced and the wire 99' having a smaller wire diameter is accommodated, since the wire diameter of the wire 99' is equal to the convex hull 340 of the groove wall surface A1 and the first positioning rib 320, respectively. The spacing G2 between them is such that the wire 99' can be sandwiched between the two convex hulls 340. Fig. 5 is an illustration of the case where the wires 99, 99' are interposed between the adjacent first positioning ribs 320 and the groove wall surface A1 of the first cable management groove 311b. The convex hulls 350 located at the two first positioning ribs 320 can also be configured in the manner described above such that the adjacent first positioning ribs 320 are equally adapted to receive the wires 99, 99' of the two different wire diameters. The case where the wires 99 and 99' are housed in the second cable management slot 311c is the same as the case of being housed in the first cable management slot 311b, and therefore will not be described again.

In summary, the opposite side of the cable management module 30 has a first cable management slot 311b and a second cable management slot 311c, respectively, which helps to arrange the storage wire at the same time on both sides, so as to avoid messy wire due to interlacing. , knotting and other issues. In this embodiment, the first cable management slot 311b and the second cable management slot 311c can respectively store one wire at the same time.

In addition, the spacing between the bottom slot wall surface A1 and the adjacent first positioning rib 320 may be different from the spacing between the top slot wall surface A1 and the adjacent first positioning rib 320, and any two adjacent first positioning ribs 320. The spacing between them can also be different. Similarly, the spacing between the bottom slot wall surface A2 and the adjacent second positioning rib 330 may be different from the spacing between the top slot wall surface A2 and the adjacent second positioning rib 330, and any two adjacent second positioning The spacing between the ribs 330 can also vary. Thereby, it is helpful to accommodate wires of different wire diameters. For example, the slot wall surface A1 and the first positioning rib 320 in FIG. 6 have a larger spacing between the slot wall surface A1 and the first positioning rib 320 near the bottom of the first cable slot 311b, and are closer to the first cable slot 311b. The spacing between the adjacent two first positioning ribs 320 at the top is small. Therefore, when the wire having a relatively large wire diameter is to be accommodated, the above-mentioned portion having a larger pitch can be used for the wire management, and when the thick wire is replaced with a thin wire, the smaller pitch portion can be used for the reason. line.

In this embodiment, the cable management module 30 is detachably disposed on the base 10 and the side panel 20, which helps the user to adjust the spacing between the adjacent two cable management modules 30, or adds an additional cable management module. Group 30. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7. 7 is a perspective view of a storage rack of different numbers of cable management modules according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The storage rack 1 in FIG. 1 is provided with a total of 14 cable management modules 30 to form a total of 15 accommodation spaces S. When the user wants to increase or decrease the number of the cable management modules 30, or to change the spacing between the adjacent cable management modules 30, the cable management module 30 is detached from the base 10 and the side panels 20. After the user adjusts the spacing between the adjacent cable management modules 30 to the required size or adds a sufficient number of the cable management modules 30, the user assembles the cable management modules 30 to the base 10 and the side panels 20 again. The storage rack 1 in FIG. 7 is provided with a total of 17 cable management modules 30 to form a total of 18 accommodating spaces S, and each of the accommodating spaces S has a wide width and is suitable for accommodating a thicker portable body. Electronic device. The cable management module 30 of the embodiment is detachably disposed on the base 10 and the side panel 20, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the cable management module can be directly fixed to the base and the side panels. Or in other embodiments, the storage rack may not include a side panel, and the cable management module is fixed to the base.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, the projection range P1 of the horizontal section of one of the top surfaces 311d of the body 311 of the partition 310 is projected to the second cable management slot 311c. The projection range P2 of the horizontal segments of the top surface 311d at least partially overlaps. Thereby, the thickness of the body 311 can be reduced, and the cable management module 30 can be lightened and thinned, so that a larger number of cable management modules 30 can be disposed on the base 10, so that the storage rack 1 can accommodate more portable devices. Electronic device.

In the first embodiment, the positioning ribs are disposed in the cable management slot to enable the cable management module to be used for accommodating wires of various wire diameters, but the invention is not limited thereto. Please refer to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B. Figure 8A is a side elevational view of a storage rack in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8B is another side elevational view of the storage rack of Figure 8A. . The storage rack of the second embodiment is similar to the storage rack of the first embodiment, and therefore only the differences will be described below.

In this embodiment, the cable management module 30 does not include a positioning rib, and the wire is directly sandwiched between the two groove wall surfaces A1 of the first cable management slot 311b or between the two slot wall surfaces A2 of the second cable management slot 311c. . In addition, the groove wall surfaces A1 and A2 are provided with a convex hull 340 to help accommodate two different wire diameter wires.

In the first embodiment, the snap projection is a panel having a complete appearance, but the invention is not limited thereto. Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a partial perspective view of a cable management module according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The storage rack of the third embodiment is similar to the storage rack of the first embodiment, and therefore only the differences will be described below. In the present embodiment, the buckle protrusion 314 can have a groove 3141, and the buckle protrusion 314 is adapted to be bent along the body 311 along the groove 3141. The groove 3141 helps to increase the bending amplitude of the buckle protrusion 314, and the process of arranging the cable management module on the side panel becomes more convenient and easy.

The storage rack disclosed by the present invention can be applied to a charging cabinet. Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a perspective view of a charging cabinet according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the charging cabinet 2 includes a housing 21, a power supply 22, a plurality of wires 23, and at least one storage rack 1 disclosed in any of the embodiments. The outer casing 21 is, for example, a cabinet of the charging cabinet 2. The power supply 22 is disposed in the outer casing 21. One end of the electric wire 23 is electrically connected to the power supply 22, and the storage rack 1 is disposed in the outer casing 21. The wire 23 is, for example, a wire for charging the portable electronic device of the charging cabinet 2, and can be inserted into a charging hole of a portable electronic device (not shown).

In summary, in the storage rack and the charging cabinet disclosed in the present invention, the cable management slot and the partitioning member are integrated, so that the wire material can be arranged neatly along the opposite sides of the partitioning member, thereby facilitating the finishing of the storage wire. Avoid problems such as messy and knotted wires due to staggered winding. In addition, since the opposite side of the partition member has a cable management slot, the single cable management module can accommodate at least two wires at the same time, which helps to reduce the number and volume of the cable management module, so that the space configuration of the storage rack is optimized. use.

In addition, the spacing between the groove wall surface at the bottom of the cable management slot and the adjacent positioning rib may be different from the spacing between the groove wall surface at the top of the cable management slot and the adjacent positioning rib, and the spacing between any two adjacent positioning ribs is also Can be different. Thereby, it is helpful to accommodate wires of different wire diameters.

In addition, through the groove wall surface provided on the groove of the cable management slot and the convex hull on the positioning rib, the single cable management module can be used for accommodating wires of various wire diameters. Further, through the arrangement of the convex hull, the groove wall surface and the adjacent positioning rib can be used for accommodating at least two kinds of wire diameter wires, and the adjacent two positioning ribs can also be used for accommodating at least two wire diameters. Wire.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by the present invention.

1 Storage rack 10 Base 110 Card slot 111 Release section 112 Engagement section 20 Side panel 210 Buckle hole 30 Cable management module 310 Separator 311 Body 311a Side 311b First cable management slot 311c Second cable management slot 311d Top surface 312 Extension Section 313 Stop section 313a Protrusion 314 Buckle projection 3141 Groove 320 First positioning rib 330 Second positioning rib 340, 350 Convex 2 Charging cabinet 21 Housing 22 Power supply 23 Wire 99, 99' Wire A1, A2 slot Wall surface G1, G2 pitch P1, P2 projection range S accommodating space

1 is an exploded perspective view of a storage rack in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a perspective view of the cable management module of the storage rack of FIG. 1. 2B is a partial perspective view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. 3A is a side elevational view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. 3B is a partial side elevational view of the cable management module of FIG. 3A. 4 is another side view of the cable management module of FIG. 2A. FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the cable assembly of FIG. 2A. FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the wire harness of FIG. 2A accommodating wires of different wire diameters. 7 is a perspective view of a storage rack of different numbers of cable management modules according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8A is a side elevational view of a storage rack in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8B is another side elevational view of the storage rack of Figure 8A. 9 is a partial perspective view of a cable management module in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. Figure 10 is a perspective view of a charging cabinet in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

1 Storage rack 10 Base 110 Card slot 111 Release section 112 Engagement section 20 Side panel 210 Snap hole 30 Cable management module 313 Stop section 314 Snap projection S accommodating space

Claims (10)

A storage rack includes: a base; and a plurality of cable management modules disposed on the base to jointly distinguish a plurality of accommodating spaces, each of the cable management modules respectively facing the adjacent ones The two opposite sides of the space and a first cable management slot and a second cable management slot respectively located on the two sides, and the first cable management slot and the second cable management slot are both adapted to receive the wire. The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the cable management modules each include a partitioning member, at least one first positioning rib, at least one second positioning rib, and four convex hulls, wherein the two sides are respectively located On the opposite sides of the partition, the first cable management slot and the second cable management slot are respectively located on the two sides, and the first positioning rib and the second positioning rib are respectively disposed on the first cable management slot and the second alignment slot The wire between the first positioning rib and the groove wall forming the first wire groove is adapted to position the wire, and the second positioning rib is adapted to a groove wall surface forming the second wire groove. In the positioning wire, the four convex hulls are respectively located on a side of the first positioning rib facing the groove wall surface of the first cable management slot, and the second positioning rib faces the groove wall surface of the second cable management slot The convex wall of the first positioning rib and the convex hull of the groove wall of the first cable management slot Not facing each other, and the convex hull located at the second positioning rib and the second ridge The convex hull of the groove wall surface of the wire groove does not face each other. The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the cable management modules each include a partitioning member, a plurality of first positioning ribs, and a plurality of second positioning ribs, wherein the two sides are respectively located at the opposite side of the partitioning member. On the two sides, the first cable management slot and the second cable management slot are respectively located on the two sides, the first positioning ribs are disposed in the first cable management slot and are separated from each other, and the second positioning ribs are disposed on the two The second cable management slot is separated from each other, and the adjacent ones of the first positioning ribs are adapted to position the wire, and the adjacent two of the second positioning ribs are adapted to position the wire. The storage rack of claim 3, wherein the cable management module further comprises four convex hulls respectively located on two sides of the adjacent two first positioning ribs facing each other and the phase Two of the adjacent two positioning ribs facing each other, the two convex hulls on the two sides of the adjacent two first positioning ribs are not facing each other, and are respectively located adjacent to each other Second, the two convex hulls on the two sides of the second positioning ribs do not face each other. The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the cable management modules each include a partition, the projection area of the first cable management slot projected onto a top surface of the partition and the second management line The projected range of the slot projected onto the top surface at least partially overlaps. The storage rack of claim 1, wherein the base has a plurality of card slots, each of the card slots has a release section and a second engagement section, and the cable management module can be released therefrom. The segment is engaged in one of the two engaging segments. The storage rack of claim 6, wherein the cable management modules each comprise a partition, the partition comprising a body, an extension and a stop segment, the extension being connected to the body One side of the base, the stop segment is connected to the extension portion away from one end of the body, and the first cable management slot and the second cable management slot are located at the side The extension section is engageable with the release section from one of the two engaging sections, and a portion of the base is interposed between the body and the stop section. The storage rack of claim 1, further comprising a side panel erected on the base, wherein the side panel has a plurality of snap holes, each of the cable management modules each comprising a partition, the partition comprises a connection The first cable management slot and the second cable management slot are located on the body, and the latching protrusions respectively detachably pass through one of the latching holes. The storage rack of claim 8, wherein the snap projection has a recess and the snap projection is adapted to flex along the recess relative to the body. A charging cabinet comprising: a housing; a power supply disposed on the housing; a plurality of wires electrically connected to the power supply; and the storage rack according to any one of claims 1 to 9, Set in the housing.