US20050072593A1 - Cable fixer for an electronic device - Google Patents
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
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- The invention relates to a cable fixer, more particularly to a cable fixer for holding at least two cables of an electronic device.
- Due to rapid advance of modern electronic technology, more and more electronic devices, such as a central processing unit of a computer, require a large number of cables for connecting the same with the peripheral accessories, such as a printing machine and a digital copier. If the cables disposed around the electronic device are not arranged in an orderly way, accidentally collision to the cables by the user may occur, and subsequently decreases an aesthetic appearance of the device. Thus, a cable fixer is required to hold a cable on the electronic device.
- Referring to FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), a
conventional cable fixer 2 is shown to be mounted in such a manner as to extend through amounting hole 8 in anouter casing 6 of an electronic device (not shown), and includes left andright parts annular recess 12 on outer surfaces thereof, aninner recess 16 and aninner protrusion 14 on inner surfaces thereof. The left andright parts conventional cable fixer 2 are disposed at two opposite sides of thecable 4 and are then inserted forcibly into themounting hole 8 such that theprotrusion 14 of theright part 204 extends into theinner recess 16, and clamps thecable 4 against theright part 204. - Some disadvantages resulting from the use of the
conventional cable fixer 2 are as follows: -
- (1) In case the electronic device has a plurality of
cables 4, theouter casing 6 is required to form a plurality of mounting holes so that the cables can be mounted respectively by the use of a plurality of conventional cable fixers. The rigidity strength of theouter casing 6 is decreased. - (2) Waste of time and extra manufacture cost may occur.
- (3) External electro-static discharge may hinder and disturb smooth functioning of inner components enclosed within the
outer casing 6 via the mounting holes. - (4) Deformation of the
cable 4 due to bending and twisting may decrease smooth signal transmission through thecables 4.
- (1) In case the electronic device has a plurality of
- The object of the present invention is to provide a cable fixer that can hold at least two cables therein and that can eliminate the aforesaid disadvantages of the prior art cable fixer.
- A cable fixer of the present invention is adapted to hold at least two cables of an electronic device that is formed with a vertical mounting hole. The cable fixer accordingly includes: a cable holding member adapted to be mounted on the electronic device in such a manner as to extend through the mounting hole, and including opposite top and bottom ends, an outer side wall that interconnects the top and bottom ends, an inner cable tunnel that passes through the top and bottom ends inwardly of the outer side wall, and an outer cable tunnel which is formed in the outer side wall from the top end to the bottom ends.
- Other features and advantages of this invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of this invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B) respectively show a sectional view, illustrating how a conventional cable fixer is inserted into an electronic device in order to mount a cable on the electronic device;
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FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment of a cable fixer according to the present invention when mounted on an electronic device; -
FIG. 3 (A) is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment shown together with two cables; -
FIG. 3 (B) is a perspective view, illustrating how the preferred embodiment holds two cables therein; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view, illustrating how the preferred embodiment is inserted into a mounting hole of an electronic device; and -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment when mounted in the mounting hole of the electronic device. - Referring to FIGS. 2, 3(A), and 3(B), the preferred embodiment of a cable fixer according to the present invention is provided to hold at least two cables (33 a, 33 b) of an electron device (not shown), and includes a cable holding 34, a sector-
shaped insert piece 344, and acable guiding member 44. - As illustrated, the
holding member 34 is made from an elastic material, such as rubber, and is mounted on the electronic device in such a manner as to extend through amountinghole 32 in anouter casing 30 of the electronic device. Theholding member 34 has opposite top andbottom ends outer side wall 340 that interconnects the top andbottom ends inner cable tunnel 40 that passes through the top andbottom ends outer side wall 340, and anouter cable tunnel 42 which is formed in theouter side wall 340 from thetop end 342 to thebottom ends 343. - The
cable holding member 34 further has agroove 345 that extends through the top andbottom ends inner cable tunnel 40. Thegroove 345 has a sector-shape in cross-section. - The
insert piece 344 is also made from rubber and can be disposed fittingly within thegroove 345 in thecable holding member 34. - In this embodiment, the
cable holding member 34 is generally cylindrical-shaped, defines an axis and has aninner side wall 40W that interconnects the top andbottom ends insert piece 344 has aninner side wall 344W facing and cooperating with theinner side wall 40W of thecable holding member 34 to define theinner cable tunnel 40. In addition, theinner side walls cable holding member 34 and theinsert piece 344 respectively have lowerserrated portions insert piece 344 has an outer side wall that cooperates with theouter side wall 340 of thecable holding member 34 to define anannular recess 48. - The guiding
member 44 extends outwardly and laterally from thetop end 342 of thecable holding member 34 in a transverse direction relative to the axis of thecable holding member 34. - Referring to FIGS. 3(A),3(B) and 4, the cables (33 a, 33 b) of the electronic device can be firmly retained on the
outer casing 30 of the device by using the preferred embodiment of the present invention in the following manner. Firstly, the cable (33 a) is inserted through theinner cable tunnel 40 in thecable holding member 34 via thegroove 345. Secondly, theinsert piece 344 is disposed fittingly within thegroove 345 in thecable holding member 34, and clamps the cable (33 a) against thecable holding member 34. Thirdly, the cable (33 b) is disposed within theouter cable tunnel 42 in thecable holding member 34 in such a manner that a portion of the cable (33 b) is depressed by the guidingmember 44 so as to form an L-shaped. Finally, the assembly of thecable holding member 34 and theinsert piece 344 is press-fitted resiliently through themounting hole 32 in theouter casing 30, as best shown inFIG. 4 . - Preferably,
lower ends cable holding member 34 and theinsert piece 344 are conical-shaped to facilitate insertion of the same into themounting hole 32. Under this condition, the inner peripheral portion of theouter casing 30 defining themounting hole 32 extend into and engages frictionally theannular recess 48 in thecable holding member 34 and theinsert piece 344, thereby preventing untimely removal of the preferred embodiment of the present invention from theouter casing 30. The cable (33 a) is firmly retained in theinner cable tunnel 40 by virtue of theserrated portions insert piece 344 and the cable holding member 34 (seeFIG. 5 ), and can withstand an outwardly pull away from theouter casing 30. The L-shaped portion of the cable (33 b) is disposed parallel to and closely with an upper portion of theouter casing 30 so as to minimize the storing space for theouter casing 30. The preferred embodiment can be constructed to have more than two cable tunnels in order to retain the cables of the electronic device in a neat-and-tidy manner. - The cable (33 a) can be a power transmission cable and is adapted to be connected electrically to a power source for supply of current to the electronic device. The cable (33 b) can be a signal transmission cable and is adapted to be connected to a peripheral accessory of the electronic device, like a printing machine. Since the relevant feature of this invention does not reside in the construction of the cables, a detailed description thereof is omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
- The advantages provided by the cable fixer of the present invention are as follows:
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- (1) Forming of a plurality of cable mounting holes in the outer casing of an electronic device is eliminated. Thus, external electro-static discharges can not hinder smooth functioning of the electronic components disposed within the
outer casing 30. - (2) The cables (33 a,33 b) of the electronic device can be kept in a neat-and-tidy manner, thereby enhancing an aesthetic appearance of the electronic device.
- (3) Deformation of the cables (33 a,33 b) due to bending and folding of the cables will not occur when the cable fixer of the present invention, is used.
- (4) The occupying space of the electric device is according minimized.
- (1) Forming of a plurality of cable mounting holes in the outer casing of an electronic device is eliminated. Thus, external electro-static discharges can not hinder smooth functioning of the electronic components disposed within the
- While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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