TWI722917B - Switch assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A switch assembly includes a casing, a switch and two wire arrangement frames. The switch is disposed in the casing, and the switch has a plurality of upper insertion holes and a plurality of lower insertion holes. Each of the wire arrangement frames has a first surface, and the first surfaces of the wire arrangement frames faces each other. The upper insertion holes and the lower insertion holes are located between two extension surfaces of the first surfaces of the wire arrangement frames. Distances between the upper insertion holes and one first surface are different from distances between the lower insertion holes and the same first surface.

Description

Switch components

The invention relates to a switch assembly and a cable management assembly, in particular to a switch assembly and a cable management assembly with two cable management racks.

The world is in an era of rapid development of information technology. In order to improve the processing efficiency of their business, most companies currently use servers to assist their business, and servers are often used in conjunction with network switches. Common servers and network switches are rack-mounted, which are installed in a cabinet together.

Generally speaking, the back of the network switch has a plurality of network holes, and these network holes are divided into upper and lower rows, and these network holes are used for network cable insertion. In order to avoid the wiring behind the network switch being too messy, a cable management frame is usually installed behind the cabinet. Most of the cable management racks are set up above or below all the network holes, and regardless of the network cable inserted in the upper row of network holes or the network cable of the lower row of network holes, they are all through the cable management rack Cable management, so the process of plugging and unplugging the network cable into the network hole in one row is easy to be interfered by the network cable plugged into the network hole in the other row, which causes the problem of inconvenience in disassembly and assembly of the network cable.

The present invention is to provide a switch assembly and a cable management assembly, so as to solve the problem that the process of plugging and unplugging the network cable in one row of the network hole in the prior art is easy to be interfered by the network cable inserted in the network hole of the other row. The problem of inconvenient disassembly and assembly of the network cable.

A switch assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a switch, and two cable management frames. The switch is arranged in the shell, and the switch has a plurality of upper row slots and a plurality of lower row slots. The second cable management frame is connected to the shell. The two cable management frames each have a first surface, and the two first surfaces face each other. The upper row of slots and the lower row of slots are located between the two extension surfaces of the two first surfaces, and the distances from the upper row of slots and the lower row of slots to one of the first surfaces are different.

A cable management assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is used to accommodate a switch and includes a housing and two cable management racks. The shell is used for accommodating the switch. The second cable management frame is connected to the shell. The two cable management frames each have a first surface, the two first surfaces face each other, and the switch is used for being located between the two extension surfaces of the two first surfaces.

According to the switch assembly and the cable management assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the upper row of slots and the lower row of slots of the switch are located between the two extension surfaces of the two first surfaces of the two cable management racks, and the upper row of slots And the distance between the lower row of sockets and one of the first surfaces is different, so that the cables inserted in the upper row of sockets can be routed through the cable management frame closer to the upper row of sockets and inserted into the lower row of sockets The cables of the slots can be managed through the cable management racks closer to the lower row of slots. In this way, during the process of plugging and unplugging the cables in the upper row or the lower row of slots, they will not be disturbed by the cables plugged into the other row of slots, and the convenience of cable plugging and unplugging is improved.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

1: switch components

2: rack

3: cable

10: Cable management components

11: Shell parts

111: bottom

112: top

113: Side

1111, 1121, 1131: limit surface

1132: Limiting convex strip

1133: fixed part

1133a: first perforation

115: accommodating space

12, 13: Cable management frame

121, 131: Cable management space

122, 132: first surface

123, 133: second surface

124, 134: third surface

125, 135: Maintenance port

126, 136: cable management hole

127, 137: First tie thread perforation

128, 138: second tie thread perforation

129, 139: Third tie thread perforation

20: Switch

21: Ears

211: Second Piercing

22: Upper row of slots

23: Lower row of slots

30: Carrier

40: screw

S1, S2: extended surface

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a switch assembly installed in a rack according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the switch assembly of Figure 1.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the cable management assembly of the switch assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the cable management assembly of the switch assembly of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of the switch assembly of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the switch assembly of Fig. 1 with a cable inserted therein.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the switch assembly with cables inserted in FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a switch assembly installed in a rack according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the switch assembly 1 includes a cable management assembly 10 and a switch 20. The cable management assembly 10 includes a shell 11 and two cable management frames 12 and 13 connected to the shell 11. The shell 11 is used to be installed on a rack 2, and the switch 20 is installed in the shell 11.

For details, please refer to Figure 2 to Figure 5. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the switch assembly of Figure 1; FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the cable management assembly of the switch assembly of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the cable management assembly of the switch assembly of FIG. 1 from another perspective. Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of the switch assembly of Fig. 1.

The shell 11 includes a bottom portion 111, a top portion 112 and two side portions 113. The opposite sides of the bottom 111 are respectively connected to one end of the two side parts 113, and the opposite sides of the top 112 They are respectively connected to the other ends of the two side parts 113. The bottom 111, the top 112 and the two side portions 113 jointly form an accommodating space 115. The bottom 111, the top 112, and the two side portions 113 each have a limiting surface 1111, 1121, 1131, and the four limiting surfaces 1111, 1121, 1131 face the accommodating space 115. In this embodiment, the switch assembly 1 further includes two supporting members 30. The two supporting members 30 are located in the accommodating space 115 of the shell member 11 and are respectively fixed on the limiting surfaces 1131 of the two side portions 113. In addition, each of the two side portions 113 has a plurality of limiting protrusions 1132. The switch 20 is installed in the accommodating space 115. The switch 20 abuts against the limiting surfaces 1111, 1121, 1131 of the bottom 111, the top 112, and the two side portions 113, and the switch 20 abuts against the limiting protrusions 1132 of the two carriers 30 and the two side portions 113, so that the switch 20 The movement on the normal line of the limiting surface 1131 of the side portion 113 and the normal line of the limiting surface 1111 of the bottom portion 111 is restricted.

In this embodiment, the switch assembly 1 further includes two screws 40. The two side portions 113 of the shell 11 each have a fixing portion 1133, and the two fixing portions 1133 each have a first through hole 1133a. The switch 20 has two opposite ears 21, and each of the two ears 21 has a second through hole 211. The two screws 40 respectively penetrate through the two second through holes 211 and the two first through holes 1133a, and are, for example, locked to the rack 2 so that the switch 20 is fixed to the housing 11.

In this embodiment, the two cable management racks 12 and 13 are connected to the bottom 111 and the top 112 respectively. The cable management frame 12 has a cable management space 121, a first surface 122, a second surface 123, a third surface 124, four maintenance ports 125, a plurality of cable management holes 126, and a plurality of first binding holes 127 , A plurality of second binding wire perforations 128 and a plurality of third binding wire perforations 129. The first surface 122, the second surface 123 and the third surface 124 of the cable management frame 12 all face away from the cable management space 121. Two of the maintenance ports 125 are located on the first surface 122, and the other two maintenance ports 125 are located on the second surface 123, and these maintenance ports 125 are connected to the cable management space 121. These lines The holes 126 are located on the first surface 122 at intervals. These cable management holes 126 partially communicate with one of the maintenance ports 125 located on the first surface 122, and the other portion of these cable management holes 126 communicate with another maintenance port 125 located on the first surface 122. The first binding wire perforations 127 are spaced apart on the first surface 122, the second binding wire perforations 128 are spaced apart on the third surface 124, and the third binding wire perforations 129 are spaced apart on the second surface 123 on. The first binding wire perforations 127, the second binding wire perforations 128 and the third binding wire perforations 129 are all connected to the wire management space 121.

In this embodiment, the cable management frame 13 and the cable management frame 12 have the same structure, so the cable management frame 13 also has a cable management space 131, a first surface 132, a second surface 133, and a third surface 134 , Four maintenance ports 135, a plurality of wire management holes 136, a plurality of first binding wire holes 137, a plurality of second wire binding holes 138, and a plurality of third wire binding holes 139. The first surface 132, the second surface 133 and the third surface 134 of the cable management frame 13 all face away from the cable management space 121. Two of the maintenance ports 135 are located on the first surface 132, and the other two maintenance ports 135 are located on the second surface 133. These maintenance ports 135 are connected to the cable management space 131. The cable management holes 136 are located on the first surface 132 at intervals. These cable management holes 136 partially communicate with one of the maintenance ports 135 on the first surface 132, and the other portion of these cable management holes 136 communicate with another maintenance port 135 on the first surface 132. The first binding wire perforations 137 are spaced apart on the first surface 132, the second binding wire perforations 138 are spaced apart on the third surface 134, and the third binding wire perforations 139 are spaced apart on the second surface 133. on. The first binding wire perforations 137, the second binding wire perforations 138 and the third binding wire perforations 139 are all connected to the wire management space 131.

In this embodiment, the cable management frame 12 and the cable management frame 13 are arranged symmetrically. its Wherein, the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 faces the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13, and the second surface 123 of the cable management frame 12 faces away from the second surface 133 of the cable management frame 13, and the second surface 133 of the cable management frame 12 The third surface 124 and the third surface 134 of the cable management frame 13 face the same direction.

In this embodiment, the switch 20 has a plurality of upper row slots 22 and a plurality of lower row slots 23. The upper row of slots 22 and the lower row of slots 23 are located between the two extension surfaces S1 and S2 of the first surfaces 122 and 132 of the two cable management frames 12 and 13. From FIG. 5, the distance from the upper row of slots 22 to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 is different from the distance from the lower row of slots 23 to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12, and the lower row of slots The distance between 23 and the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13 is different from the distance between the upper row of slots 22 and the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13. More specifically, the distance between the upper-row slots 22 and the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 is smaller than the distance from the lower-row slots 23 to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12, and the lower-row slots 23 to The distance from the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13 is smaller than the distance from the upper row of slots 22 to the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13. That is, the upper-row slots 22 are closer to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 than the lower-row slots 23, and the lower-row slots 23 are closer to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 13 than the upper-row slots 22 are. Surface 132.

Next, please refer to Figures 6 and 7. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the switch assembly with cables inserted in Figure 1 and Figure 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the switch assembly with cables inserted in Figure 1 from another perspective Schematic.

In this embodiment, the upper row of slots 22 and the lower row of slots 23 of the switch 20 are used for inserting multiple cables 3, and the cable management racks 12 and 13 can manage the cables 3. Taking these cables 3 inserted in the upper row of slots 22 as an example (as shown in FIG. 7), these cables 3 pass through the cable management space 121 and different cable management holes 126 through the cable management frame 12, and respectively Inserted in different slots 22 in the upper row. Since these cable management holes 126 of the cable management frame 12 are arranged at intervals, the cables 3 located in different cable management holes 126 are separated and arranged by the cable management frame 12. On the other hand, the cable 3 can be tied with the cable management frame 12 by means of a cable tie (not shown), and the cable tie can be inserted through the first cable perforation 127, the second cable perforation 128, and Any two adjacent perforations among the third tie-thread perforations 129 are. For example, the cable tie may pass through the adjacent first and second tie perforations 127 and 128, or through the adjacent second and third tie through holes 128 and 129, and the The cable 3 and the cable management frame 12 are tied together. In the same way, as shown in FIG. 6, the cables 3 inserted in the lower row slots 23 can also be sorted by the cable management rack 13 in the same way.

In this embodiment, the upper row of slots 22 and the lower row of slots 23 of the switch 20 are located between the two extension surfaces S1, S2 of the first surfaces 122, 132 of the two cable management frames 12, 13, and The distances between the upper row of slots 22 and the lower row of slots 23 to the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 (or the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13) are different, so that the cables 3 inserted into the upper row of slots 22 The cables can be managed through the cable management rack 12 that is closer to the upper row of slots 22, and the cables 3 inserted into the lower row of slots 23 can be managed through the cable management rack 13 that is closer to the lower row of slots 23. In this way, the cable 3 will not be disturbed by the cable 3 inserted in the other row of slots during the process of plugging and unplugging the cable 3 into the upper row of slots 22 or the lower row of slots 23, and the plugging and unplugging of the cable 3 is improved. Convenience.

In addition, the maintenance port 125 on the first surface 122 and the maintenance port 125 on the second surface 123 of the cable management frame 12 can allow fingers to pass through, and the cable 3 can be plugged and unplugged in the upper slot 22 of the switch 20. The operation is more convenient. In the same way, the maintenance port 135 on the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13 and the maintenance port 135 on the second surface 133 can also facilitate the operation of plugging and unplugging the cable 3 into the slot 23 in the lower row of the switch 20 .

In this embodiment, the number of maintenance ports 125 on the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 and the maintenance ports 125 on the second surface 123 are both two, which is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the first surface 122 of the cable management frame 12 may have only one maintenance port, and the second surface 123 may have only one maintenance port. Similarly, the first surface 132 of the cable management frame 13 may have only one maintenance port, and the second surface 133 may have only one maintenance port.

According to the switch assembly and the cable management assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the upper row of slots and the lower row of slots of the switch are located between the two extension surfaces of the two first surfaces of the two cable management racks, and the upper row of slots And the distance between the lower row of slots and the first surface of the cable management frame is different, so that the cables inserted in the upper row of slots can be routed through the cable management frame closer to the upper row of slots, and inserted in the lower row. The cables of the row of slots can be managed through the cable management racks closer to the lower row of slots. In this way, during the process of plugging and unplugging the cables into the upper row of slots or the lower row of slots, they will not be disturbed by the cables plugged into the other row of slots, which improves the convenience of cable plugging and unplugging.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

1: switch components

2: rack

10: Cable management components

11: Shell parts

12, 13: Cable management frame

20: Switch

Claims (8)

A switch assembly includes: a shell part; a switch arranged in the shell part, the switch having a plurality of upper row slots and a plurality of lower row slots; and two cable management frames connected to the shell part, the Each of the two cable management frames has a first surface, and the two first surfaces face each other. The upper row of slots and the lower row of slots are located between the two extended surfaces of the two first surfaces, and the upper rows The slots and the lower rows of slots have different distances from one of the first surfaces; each of the two cable management racks has a second surface, a cable management space, and two maintenance ports. Each cable management rack has a second surface, a cable management space, and two maintenance ports. The first surface and the second surface of the rack are opposite to the cable management space, the two second surfaces of the two cable management racks are opposite to each other, and the two maintenance ports of each cable management rack are respectively located in the first The surface and the second surface are connected to the cable management space. The switch assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the two cable management racks has a plurality of spaced apart cable management holes, and the cable management holes of each cable management rack are located on the first surface and communicate with each other The cable management space and the maintenance port located on the first surface. For the switch assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the two cable management frames has a third surface, the two third surfaces face away from the two cable management spaces and face the same direction, and the two cable management frames Each has a plurality of spaced apart first binding wire perforations and a plurality of spaced apart second binding wire perforations, the first binding wire perforations and the second binding wire perforations of each of the wire management frames are respectively located in the first A surface and the third surface are connected to the cable management space. For the switch assembly described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the two principles The wire racks each have a plurality of spaced third wire binding holes, and the third wire binding holes of each wire management rack are located on the second surface and communicate with the wire management space. The switch assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the housing includes a bottom, a top, and two side portions, the opposite sides of the bottom are respectively connected to one end of the two side portions, and the opposite sides of the top Are respectively connected to the other ends of the two side portions, the bottom, the top, and the two side portions jointly form an accommodating space, the switch is arranged in the accommodating space, and the two cable management racks are respectively connected to the bottom and the top. For example, the switch assembly described in item 5 of the scope of patent application further includes two screws. The two side portions of the shell piece each have a fixing portion, each of the two fixing portions has a first perforation, and the switch has two opposite ears. Each of the two ears has a second through hole, and the two screws respectively penetrate the two second through holes and the two first through holes. The switch assembly described in item 5 of the scope of patent application further includes two supporting members, the two supporting members are located in the accommodating space and fixed to the two side parts, and the switch abuts against the two supporting members. For the switch assembly described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the bottom, the top, and the two side portions each have a limit surface, the four limit surfaces face the accommodating space, and the four limit surfaces abut against the switch.

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