TWI601470B - Cable management device for a rack server - Google Patents

Description

Cable management device for rack server

The present invention relates to a wire finishing device, and more particularly to a cable management device for a rack server.

A rack server is a server that is mounted on a rack. In simple terms, the corresponding sides of the server are usually configured with a slide rail assembly, and the servo assembly can be used to mount the server in the rack, so that the server can be removed from the rack like a drawer. Pull out or push it into the fold from the outside of the rack.

However, the server itself or its surroundings have many associated electronic cables, so when the servo is pulled out of the rack by the rail assembly or pushed into and out of the rack, In order to keep the cables in sync with the cable management unit that can organize the wires or store the wires.

A Reversible Cable Management Arm, which mainly includes two support arms (138, 140) connected to each other and between the two support arms (138, 140), is disclosed in US Pat. No. 8,379,410. The pivoting member (150). Wherein, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 of the case, the support arm (138) is connected with a second attachment member (152b) and a latching member (160) which are pivotally connected to each other, and the snap member (160) is connected to the first a receiving rail (154) of the sliding rail (134a); the supporting arm (140) is connected with a first additional member (152a) and a locking member (158) which are pivotally connected to each other, and the locking member (158) is connected to the first The receiving rail (154) of the two slide rails (134b). And, a joint of the support arm (138) and the second attachment member (152b) is provided with a tensile member (172); and another joint member is provided at the joint of the support arm (140) and the first attachment member (152a) (170).

According to the above configuration, the alignment of the cable (142) can be synchronously maintained when the server chassis (130) is pulled out from the frame (132) or pushed out of the frame (132). At the same time, the first additional member (152a) and the second additional member (152b) are more reversible in the direction by the stretching members (170, 172) to help maintain the folding of the cable (142). direction.

However, since the tensile members (170, 172) are springs, the tensile members (170, 172) may have problems such as fatigue fatigue or even rust under long-term use, which affects the overall function of the management arm.

The present invention relates to a cable management device for a rack server.

According to the present invention, a cable management device for a rack server includes a first support arm, a second support arm, and a connector. The first support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a first guiding portion at the front portion; the second supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a first guiding portion at the front portion The connecting member is movably connected between the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm, the connecting member comprises a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; wherein the first guiding arm is first guided The movable portion is relatively displaced along the front guide of the connector, and the first guide of the second support arm is movable relative to the rear guide of the connector.

Preferably, the front guiding portion and the rear guiding portion of the connecting member are arcuate grooves, and the first guiding portion of the first supporting arm and the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm are a convex portion a finite space displacement for limiting the protrusion to be confined within the arcuate groove; the arcuate groove is a 1/4 arc path.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cable management device is applied to a chassis, one side of the chassis is mounted to a frame by a slide rail assembly, and the cable management device includes a first cable management frame. The wire rack includes a first support arm, a second support arm, a first connecting member, a third supporting arm, and a second connecting member. The first support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the rear portion; the second supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a second portion a guiding portion is located at the front portion, and a second guiding portion is located at the rear portion; the first connecting member is movably connected between the front portion of the first supporting arm and the front portion of the second supporting arm, The first connecting member includes a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; the third supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the The second connecting member is movably connected between the rear portion of the second supporting arm and the rear portion of the third supporting arm, the second connecting member includes a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; a rear portion of the first support arm is movably coupled to the chassis, a front portion of the third support arm is movably coupled to the slide rail assembly and the frame, and the first guide portion of the first support arm is The movable front portion is relatively displaced along the front guiding portion of the first connecting member, and the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable along The rear guiding portion of the first connecting member is relatively displaced, the second guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movably displaced relative to the front guiding portion of the second connecting member, and the second guiding portion of the third supporting arm The lead portion is movable relative to the rear guide portion of the second connector.

Preferably, the cable management device further includes a first support member and a second support member, wherein the first support member is coupled between the chassis and the rear portion of the first support arm, the second support member Connected between the slide rail assembly and the front portion of the third support arm.

Preferably, the front guiding portion and the rear guiding portion of the first connecting member and the second connecting member are arcuate grooves, and the first guiding portion of the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are a guide The second guiding portion and the second guiding portion of the third supporting arm are a protrusion for limiting a limited spatial displacement of the protruding block in the arcuate groove; the curved slot is 1/ 4 arc path.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cable management device is applied to a chassis that is mounted to a frame by a pair of slide rail assemblies, the cable management device including a first cable management frame and a second cable management frame. The first cable management frame and the second cable management frame comprise at least a first support arm, a second support arm, a first connecting member, a third supporting arm, and a second connecting member. The first support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the rear portion; the second supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a second portion a guiding portion is located at the front portion, and a second guiding portion is located at the rear portion; the first connecting member is movably connected between the front portion of the first supporting arm and the front portion of the second supporting arm, The first connecting member includes a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; the third supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the a second connecting member is movably connected between the rear portion of the second supporting arm and the rear portion of the third supporting arm, the second connecting member comprising a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; wherein a rear portion of the first support arm is movably coupled to the chassis, a front portion of the third support arm is movably coupled to one of the pair of slide rail assemblies, and the first guide portion of the first support arm is movable along the The front guide of the first connecting member is relatively displaced, and the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable along the first connecting The rear guiding portion is relatively displaced, the second guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movably displaced relative to the front guiding portion of the second connecting member, and the second guiding portion of the third supporting arm is movable The rear guide along the second connector is relatively displaced.

Preferably, the cable management device further comprises a first support member, a second support member, a third support member and a fourth support member, wherein the first support member is movably connected to the chassis and Between the first cable management frame, the second support member is movably connected to the first cable management frame Between the first rail assemblies, the third support member is movably coupled between the chassis and the second cable management frame, and the fourth support member is movably coupled to the second cable management frame The second rail assembly is between the first support member and the third support member at an intermediate position adjacent to a rear portion of the chassis.

10‧‧‧Rack

12‧‧‧Chassis

14‧‧‧First rail assembly

16‧‧‧Second rail assembly

18‧‧‧Management device

20a‧‧‧first column

20b‧‧‧Second column

20c‧‧‧ third column

20d‧‧‧fourth column

22‧‧‧First cable management rack

24‧‧‧Second cable management

26‧‧‧First support

28‧‧‧second support

29‧‧‧ arc slot

30‧‧‧ Third support

32‧‧‧fourth support

34‧‧‧First support arm

36‧‧‧second support arm

38‧‧‧ third support arm

40‧‧‧First connector

41‧‧‧First pivoting piece

42‧‧‧Second connector

43‧‧‧Second pivotal joint

44a, 50a, 56a‧‧‧ front

44b, 50b, 56b‧‧‧ rear

46a, 52a, 58a‧‧‧ first guide

46b, 52b, 58b‧‧‧ second guide

48,54,60‧‧‧connections

62a, 64a‧‧‧Front guidance

62b, 64b‧‧‧ rear guide

66‧‧‧Extensions

1 is a perspective view showing a cable management device for a rack server according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a single side of the cable management device of FIG. 1; and FIG. 3 is a view showing a frame server for FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the support arm and the connecting member of the cable management device of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a view showing the single side of the cable management device of FIG. 1 when being stretched to a predetermined position; FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a state in which a single side of the cable management device of FIG. 1 is fully stretched; FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a state in which both sides of the cable management device of FIG. 1 are fully stretched; and FIG. 8 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention. A schematic view of the line unit attached to the rack.

A more detailed understanding of the structure, features, functions and objects of the present invention is provided. The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 shows a rack 10, a chassis 12, a first rail assembly 14, a second rail assembly 16, and a cable management device 18. The frame 10 includes a first column 20a, a second column 20b, a third column 20c, and a fourth column 20d. The first column 20a and the second column 20b respectively correspond to the third column 20c and the fourth column 20d. One side of the chassis 12 is mounted between the first post 20a and the second post 20b of the frame 10 by the first rail assembly 14. The other side of the chassis 12 is mounted between the third column 20c and the fourth column 20d of the frame 10 by means of the second rail assembly 16. The cable management device 18 includes at least one cable management frame, preferably, a package A first cable management frame 22 and a second cable management frame 24 are included. The first cable management frame 22 and the second cable management frame 24 have substantially the same structural features. The first cable management frame 22 is movably connected between the chassis 12 and the first rail assembly 14 . The second cable management frame 24 is movably coupled between the chassis 12 and the second rail assembly 16.

In a preferred embodiment, a first support member 26 is movably coupled between the chassis 12 and the first cable management frame 22, and is movably coupled to the first cable management device by a second support member 28. The frame 22 is spaced between the first rail assembly 14. Similarly, a third support member 30 is movably connected between the chassis 12 and the second cable management frame 24, and is movably connected to the second cable management frame 24 by the fourth support member 32. The two rail assemblies are between 16. Preferably, the first support member 26 and the third support member 30 are connected to an intermediate position near the rear of the casing 12.

2 and 3 show that the at least one cable management frame includes a first support arm 34, a second support arm 36, a third support arm 38, a first connecting member 40, and a second connecting member 42. The first connecting member 40 is movably connected between the first supporting arm 34 and the second supporting arm 36. The second connector 42 is movably coupled between the second support arm 36 and the third support arm 38.

The first support arm 34 includes a front portion 44a, a rear portion 44b, a first guiding portion 46a at the front portion 44a, a second guiding portion 46b at the rear portion 44b, and a plurality of cable management members 48. Finish the wire. The arrangement of the first guiding portion 46a and the second guiding portion 46b is the same.

The second support arm 36 includes a front portion 50a, a rear portion 50b, a first guiding portion 52a at the front portion 50a, a second guiding portion 52b at the rear portion 50b, and a plurality of cable management members 54 for Finish the wire. The arrangement of the first guiding portion 52a and the second guiding portion 52b is the same.

The third support arm 38 includes a front portion 56a, a rear portion 56b, a first guiding portion 58a at the front portion 56a, a second guiding portion 58b at the rear portion 56b, and a plurality of wire management members 60. Used to organize the wire. The arrangement of the first guiding portion 58a and the second guiding portion 58b is the same.

The first connecting member 40 is movably connected between the first supporting arm 34 and the second supporting arm 36. The first connecting member 40 includes a front guiding portion 62a and a rear guiding portion 62b. Preferably, the first connecting member 40 is pivotally connected between the first supporting arm 34 and the second supporting arm 36 by a pair of first pivoting members 41.

The second connecting member 42 is movably connected between the second supporting arm 36 and the third supporting arm 38. The second connecting member 42 includes a front guiding portion 64a and a rear guiding portion 64b. Preferably, the second connecting member 42 is pivotally connected between the second supporting arm 36 and the third supporting arm 38 by a pair of second pivoting members 43.

In detail, the first support arm 34 is pivotally connected to the chassis 12 via the first support member 26 , and the third support arm 38 is pivotally connected to the first slide rail assembly 14 via the second support member 28 . Preferably, the second support member 28 has a curved groove 29 corresponding to the first guide portion 58a of the third support arm 38.

4 shows that the first guiding portion 46a of the first supporting arm 34 is movable relative to the front guiding portion 62a of the first connecting member 40; the first guiding portion 52a of the second supporting arm 36 can be The movable rearward portion 62b of the first connecting member 40 is relatively displaced; and the first guiding portion 58a of the third supporting arm 38 is movable along the arcuate groove 29 of the second supporting member 28 Displacement.

In a preferred embodiment, the front guiding portions 62a, 64a and the rear guiding portions 62b, 64b each have an arcuate groove, and the arcuate groove is a 1/4 arc path. The first guiding portions 46a, 52a, 58a and the second guiding portions 46b, 52b, 58b are all a protrusion for limiting the limited spatial displacement of the protruding block in the curved groove.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the front guide or rear of each connector described above, The guiding portion is an arc-shaped groove, and the guiding portion of each supporting arm is outside the corresponding structure of the protruding block; or the front guiding portion or the rear guiding portion of each connecting member is a convex block, and each supporting arm is The guiding portion is a corresponding structure of the arcuate groove.

5 and 6 show the operation of the cable management device 18. As shown in FIG. 5, when the chassis 12 is pulled out from the frame 10 by the slide rail assembly, the cable management device 18 is driven by the chassis 12. At this time, the first support arm 34, the first The connecting member 40, the second supporting arm 36, the second connecting member 42, and the third supporting arm 38 can be driven and deployed by the corresponding relationship between the arcuate groove and the bump therebetween, and thereby curved The corresponding guiding relationship between the slot and the bump allows the cable management device 18 to have a guiding and limiting function in the direction to help maintain the stretching direction of the cable accommodated in the cable management members 48, 54 and 60. Fig. 6 shows a state in which the cable management device 18 is fully stretched. Here, reference may be made to FIG. 7, which shows a state in which both sides of the cable management device 18 of FIG. 1 are fully stretched.

When the chassis 12 is pushed into and out of the frame 10 by the slide rail assembly, the first support arm 34 and the first support member 26 of the chassis 12 are in an active connection relationship. Device 18 is carried by the chassis 12. In other words, the correspondence between the first support arm 34, the first connecting member 40, the second supporting arm 36, the second connecting member 42, and the third supporting arm 38 by the arcuate groove and the bump therebetween The relationship can be driven to collapse, and the corresponding guiding relationship between the arcuate groove and the protrusion allows the cable management device 18 to have a guiding and limiting function in the direction to help retain the cable member 48. The folding direction of the cables of 54 and 60. As shown in FIG. 3, the cable management device 18 is in a state of being completely collapsed.

Referring to FIG. 8, in another embodiment, the front portion 56a of the third support arm 38 is pivotally connected to the second post 20b of the frame by an extension member 66; similarly, unpainted In the other side of the cable management device, the second cable management frame is pivotally connected to the fourth machine by another extension member Column 20d.

While the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

14‧‧‧First rail assembly

26‧‧‧First support

27‧‧‧second support

29‧‧‧ arc slot

34‧‧‧First support arm

36‧‧‧second support arm

38‧‧‧ third support arm

40‧‧‧First connector

41‧‧‧First pivoting piece

42‧‧‧Second connector

43‧‧‧Second pivotal joint

44a, 50a, 56a‧‧‧ front

44b, 50b, 56b‧‧‧ rear

46a, 52a, 58a‧‧‧ first guide

46b, 52b, 58b‧‧‧ second guide

48,54,60‧‧‧connections

62a, 64a‧‧‧Front guidance

62b, 64b‧‧‧ rear guide

Claims (8)

A cable management device for a rack server includes: a first support arm including a front portion, a rear portion, and a first guiding portion at the front portion; and a second support arm including a front portion a front portion, a rear portion, and a first guiding portion are located at the front portion; and a connecting member movably connected between the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm, the connecting member comprising a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion, the front guiding portion and the rear guiding portion of the connecting member are an arc-shaped groove, and the first guiding portion of the first supporting arm and the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm are one a protrusion for limiting a limited spatial displacement of the protrusion in the arcuate groove; wherein the first guiding portion of the first supporting arm is movable relative to the front guiding portion of the connecting member And the first guiding portion of the second support arm is movable relative to the rear guiding portion of the connecting member. The cable management device for a rack server according to claim 1, wherein the arc groove is a 1/4 arc path. A cable management device is applied to a chassis. One side of the chassis is mounted on a frame by a slide rail assembly. The cable management device includes a first cable management frame. The first cable management frame includes: a first cable management device. The support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the rear portion; and a second supporting arm including a front portion, a rear portion, and a first portion a guiding portion is located at the front portion, and a second guiding portion is located at the rear portion; a first connecting member is movably connected between the front portion of the first supporting arm and the front portion of the second supporting arm, The first connecting member comprises a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; a third support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the rear portion; and a second connecting member movably connected to the second portion Between the rear portion of the support arm and the rear portion of the third support arm, the second connecting member includes a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion; wherein a rear portion of the first supporting arm is movably connected to the chassis, a front portion of the third support arm is movably coupled to the slide rail assembly and one of the frames, the first guide portion of the first support arm being movable relative to the front guide portion of the first connector Displacement, the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable relative to the rear guiding portion of the first connecting member, and the second guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable along the second portion The front guiding portion of the connecting member is relatively displaced, and the second guiding portion of the third supporting arm is movably displaced relative to the rear guiding portion of the second connecting member; wherein the first connecting member and the second connecting member The front guiding portion and the rear guiding portion of the connecting member are an arcuate groove, and the first guiding portion and the second branch of the first supporting arm A first guide arm portion and the second guide portion, and a second guide portion of the third support arm is a protrusion for limiting the protrusion is restricted displacement of the limited space in the arcuate groove. The cable management device of claim 3, further comprising a first support member and a second support member, wherein the first support member is coupled between the chassis and the rear portion of the first support arm, the second A support member is coupled between the rail assembly and a front portion of the third support arm. The cable management device of claim 3, wherein the arcuate groove is a 1/4 arc path. A cable management device is applied to a chassis, the chassis is mounted on a frame by a pair of slide rail assemblies, and the cable management device comprises a first cable management frame and a second cable management frame, the first cable management frame And one of the second cable management frames comprises at least: a first support arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion at the rear portion; and a second supporting arm including a front portion and a rear portion a first guiding portion is located at the front portion and a second guiding portion is located at the rear portion; a first connecting member is movably connected to the front portion of the first supporting arm and the front portion of the second supporting arm The first connecting member includes a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion. The third supporting arm includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first guiding portion at the front portion, and a second guiding portion. a guiding portion is located at the rear portion; and a second connecting member is movably connected between the rear portion of the second supporting arm and the rear portion of the third supporting arm, the second connecting member comprising a front guiding portion and a rear guiding portion a guiding portion; wherein a rear portion of the first supporting arm is movably connected to the chassis, and a front portion of the third supporting arm is movably coupled to one of the pair of sliding rail assemblies, and the first guiding portion of the first supporting arm The movable front portion is relatively displaced along the front guiding portion of the first connecting member, and the first guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable The rear guiding portion of the first connecting member is relatively displaced, and the second guiding portion of the second supporting arm is movable relative to the front guiding portion of the second connecting member, and the third supporting arm is The two guiding portions are movable relative to the rear guiding portion of the second connecting member; wherein the front connecting portion and the rear guiding portion of the first connecting member and the second connecting member are arcuate grooves The first guiding portion of the first supporting arm, the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion of the second supporting arm, and the second guiding portion of the third supporting arm are a bump for Limiting the limited spatial displacement of the bump within the arcuate slot. The cable management device of claim 6, further comprising a first support member, a second support member, a third support member, and a fourth support member, wherein the first support member is movably connected to The machine Between the box and the first cable management frame, the second support member is movably connected between the first cable management frame and the first slide rail assembly, and the third support member is movably connected to the chassis And the second support frame is movably connected between the second cable management frame and the second slide rail assembly. The cable management device of claim 7, wherein the first support member and the third support member are connected to an intermediate position near a rear portion of the chassis.