Cable management bracket

Abstract

A cable management bracket includes a base section, a side plate fixing section, a bottom plate fixing section, and two side cable clamping sections. The base section has a first end and a second end. The side plate fixing section is disposed on the first end and is equipped with an elastic abutting structure and a side plate locking notch. The bottom plate fixing section is disposed on the second end and is provided with a bottom plate locking notch. The two side cable clamping sections are located on both sides of the base section, forming a cable management channel. Additionally, each of the two side cable clamping sections has multiple cable clamping grooves connected to the cable management channel, allowing cables to pass through the grooves and the channel.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a cable management rack, and more particularly to a cable management rack for servers. [Previous Technology]

[0002] In recent years, due to the booming development of cloud services, the demand for data storage and computing capabilities in various industries has increased dramatically, and the scale of server room setups has also expanded accordingly. In order to enable servers manufactured by various manufacturers to be installed in server racks, the height, width and depth of servers are generally regulated. Therefore, when the internal installation space of the server is limited, in order to improve the performance of the server, in addition to installing high-specification equipment, it is necessary to make full use of the internal installation space of the server as much as possible.

[0003] As mentioned above, in order to install more or larger devices in a limited space, the existing method mainly sacrifices some wiring space. However, this high-density configuration often brings problems such as difficulty in cable management or installation, which relatively increases the difficulty of assembly, and even the difficulty of subsequent inspection and maintenance of the server. [Summary of the Invention]

[0004] In view of the prior art, in order to improve the performance of the server, the cabling space is usually reduced to install more or larger devices, but this increases the assembly difficulty and causes problems with maintenance; therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cable management rack that makes the internal cabling of the server more convenient and also increases the convenience of maintenance.

[0005] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a cable management rack, which is applied to a chassis. The chassis has a bottom plate and a side plate. The bottom plate has a bottom plate fixing member and the side plate has a side plate fixing member. The cable management rack includes a base part, a side plate fixing part, a bottom plate fixing part and two side cable clamping parts.

[0006] The base portion extends from a first end along a first direction to a second end. The side plate fixing portion is disposed at the first end, has an elastic abutment structure, and has a side plate snap-fit ​​notch adjacent to the base portion. The bottom plate fixing portion is disposed at the second end and has a bottom plate snap-fit ​​notch.

[0007] The two side wire-locking parts are disposed on both sides of the base part between the side plate fixing part and the base plate fixing part, thereby forming a wire-locking channel with the base part. The two side wire-locking parts are further provided with a plurality of wire-locking grooves connected to the wire-locking channel, so that at least one wire passing through the wire-locking channel can extend out from at least one of the wire-locking grooves in a restricted manner.

[0008] When assembling the cable management rack into the chassis, the elastic abutment structure is first pressed against the side plate and compressed, so that the side plate fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are respectively close to the side plate and the bottom plate. Then, the side plate fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are respectively aligned with the side plate buckle notch and the bottom plate buckle notch. When the elastic abutment structure rebounds, the side plate fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are respectively snapped and fixed to the side plate buckle notch and the bottom plate buckle notch.

[0009] In one of the auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the first end is further provided with an end notch, which is connected to the side plate snap notch.

[0010] In one of the auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the side plate fixing part further includes a fixing part body, the fixing part body is provided with the side plate buckle notch, and the elastic abutting structure protrudes from the fixing part body in the opposite direction of the first direction.

[0011] In one of the auxiliary technical means derived from the aforementioned necessary technical means, the base plate fixing part further includes a first extension section and a second extension section. The first extension section extends from the second end along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second extension section extends from the other side of the first extension section relative to the second end along the first direction, and has a base plate snap-fit ​​notch.

[0012] As described above, the cable management rack of the present invention mainly uses the design of elastic support structure, side plate buckle notch and bottom plate buckle notch to make the entire cable management rack easy to install and remove without the need for additional fasteners, and can be installed and removed in a limited space. In this way, when the motherboard inside the server needs to be disassembled for maintenance, the cables fixed to the cable management rack can be removed together with the motherboard, thereby making the maintenance of the motherboard more convenient.

[0013] The specific embodiments adopted in this invention will be further explained by the following embodiments and drawings.

Implementation Method

[0014] Please refer to the first figure and the second figure. The first figure is a perspective view of the cable management rack provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure is a perspective view of the cable management rack provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention from another perspective.

[0015] As shown in the first and second figures, a cable management rack 1 includes a base part 11, a side plate fixing part 12, a bottom plate fixing part 13, and two side cable clamping parts 14 and 15.

[0016] The base portion 11 extends from a first end 111 along a first direction D1 to a second end 112, and the base portion 11 is further provided with a positioning hole 113, which is located between the first end 111 and the second end 112 and is adjacent to the second end 112. In addition, the first end 111 is also provided with an end notch 1111.

[0017] The side panel fixing part 12 includes a fixing part body 121 and three elastic abutment structures 122 (only one is shown in the figure). The fixing part body 121 extends integrally from the first end 111 along a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, and the fixing part body 121 further has a side panel snap-fit ​​notch 1211 at the first end 111 adjacent to the base part 11, and the side panel snap-fit ​​notch 1211 is connected to the end notch 1111. The three elastic abutment structures 122 protrude from the surface of the side fixing part body 121 in the opposite direction of the first direction D1. In this embodiment, the elastic abutment structure 122 is a protrusion formed by stamping the fixing part body 121, but it is not limited to this. For example, it can also be a spring sheet that extends from the fixing part body 121 by bending. Furthermore, although in this embodiment the side plate fixing part 12 includes three elastic abutment structures 122, in other embodiments the side plate fixing part 12 may include only one elastic abutment structure 122.

[0018] The base plate fixing part 13 includes a first extension section 131 and a second extension section 132. The first extension section 131 extends integrally from the second end 112 along the second direction D2, while the second extension section 132 extends integrally from the other side of the first extension section 131 relative to the second end 112 along the first direction D1, and has a base plate buckle notch 1321.

[0019] The two wire-holding parts 14 and 15 are integrally formed and connected to the two sides of the base part 11, the side plate fixing part 12 and the bottom plate fixing part 13, so as to be disposed between the side plate fixing part 12 and the bottom plate fixing part 13 on both sides of the base part 11, and the two wire-holding parts 14 and 15 together with the base part 11 form a wire-running channel TP.

[0020] In addition, the side wire-holding part 14 is provided with four wire-holding grooves 141 (only one is shown in the figure), and the side wire-holding part 15 is also provided with four wire-holding grooves 151 (only one is shown in the figure), and the wire-holding grooves 141 and 151 are respectively connected to the wire management channel TP.

[0021] Please continue to refer to Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the cable management rack of the present invention installed in the chassis; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 3.

[0022] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the cable management rack 1 is applied to a chassis 2. The chassis 2 has a base plate 21 and a side plate 22 fixed to one side of the base plate 21. In this embodiment, the chassis 2 is a server chassis, and in practice, another side plate (not shown) is also fixed to the other side of the base plate 21. In addition, the base plate 21 of this embodiment is provided with a positioning post 211 and a base plate fixing member 212. The positioning post 211 is away from the side plate 22 and corresponds to the positioning hole 113 of the cable management rack 1. The base plate fixing member 212 is located on the other side of the positioning post 211 relative to the side plate 22 and corresponds to the base plate snap notch 1321. The side plate 22 is also provided with a side plate fixing member 221, which is adjacent to the base plate 21 and corresponds to the side plate snap notch 1211.

[0023] As mentioned above, when assembling the cable management rack 1 into the chassis 2, the cable management rack 1 can be aligned with the positioning post 211, the bottom plate fixing member 212 and the side plate fixing member 221 from above the chassis 2, and then placed into the chassis 2 along a third direction D3 opposite to the second direction D2.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 5 and 6. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the cable management rack near the bottom plate; Figure 6 is an enlarged view of circle B in Figure 5. As shown in Figures 1 to 6, when the cable management rack 1 is placed into the chassis 2 along the third direction D3, the user can place the side panel fixing part 12 close to the side panel 22, so that the elastic abutment structure 122 abuts against the side panel 22 and produces a slight compression elastic deformation, and align the side panel fixing part 221 and the bottom plate fixing part 212 with the side panel buckle notch 1211 and the bottom plate buckle notch 1321, respectively. On the other hand, when the cable management rack 1 approaches the base plate 21, the positioning post 211 provided on the base plate 21 will be inserted into the positioning hole 113 of the base part 11, and the base plate buckle notch 1321 will abut against the barb structure 2121 of the base plate fixing member 212; wherein, the base plate buckle notch 1321 is also provided with a guide slope 13211. When the cable management rack 1 moves along the third direction D3 to approach the base plate 21, the base plate buckle notch 1321 contacts the base plate fixing member 212 through the guide slope 13211, so that the entire cable management rack 1 moves towards the side plate 22 in the opposite direction of the first direction D1, so that the base plate buckle notch 1321 can move to the bottom of the barb structure 2121 of the base plate fixing member 212 with slight interference.

[0025] Please continue to refer to Figures 7 to 10. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the cable management rack close to the base plate when the elastic support structure is elastically deformed; Figure 8 is an enlarged view of circle C in Figure 7; Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the elastic support structure elastically pushing against the side plate, causing the base plate's snap-fit ​​notch to snap into the base plate fastener; Figure 10 is an enlarged view of circle D in Figure 9.

[0026] As shown in Figures 1 to 10, when the cable management rack 1 is close to the base plate 21 due to the compression caused by the elastic abutment structure 122 pressing against the side plate 22, the base plate snap-fit ​​notch 1321 can smoothly slide to the underside of the hook structure 2121 of the base plate fixing member 212. Then, when the user stops applying the force to push the cable management rack 1 towards the side plate 22, the elastic abutment structure 122 will rebound and push against the side plate 22, causing the entire cable management rack 1 to move relative to the first direction D1, thereby causing the side plate fixing member 221 and the base plate fixing member 212 to snap and fix to the side plate snap-fit ​​notch 1211 and the base plate snap-fit ​​notch 1321 respectively.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 11, which shows a schematic diagram of the actual application of the cable management rack of the present invention installed at the rear of the chassis. As shown in Figure 11, for example, after the cable management rack 1 is installed on the bottom plate 21 of the chassis 2, multiple cables LB located inside the chassis 2 can enter the cable management channel TP through the cable clamping groove 141 near the side plate 22, and then pass out through other cable clamping grooves 141 or 151, thereby limiting and fixing the cables LB by the cable management rack 1. In addition, when components inside the chassis 2 (such as the motherboard) need to be repaired, the user can disassemble the components together with the cable management rack 1, thereby allowing multiple cables LB to be disassembled together while being fixed by the cable management rack 1, effectively improving the convenience of maintenance.

[0028] In summary, compared to the prior art which reduces cabling space to install more or larger devices, resulting in assembly difficulties and maintenance problems, the cable management rack provided by the present invention can use an elastic abutment structure to make the side plate snap-fit ​​notch and the bottom plate snap-fit ​​notch snap into the side plate fixing member and the bottom plate fixing member respectively. Not only is it not necessary to use additional fasteners for fixing, but the required assembly space is also not too much. It can be assembled in a limited space in the chassis. In the case of limited assembly space of existing servers, the cable management rack of the present invention can indeed be easily assembled. And after the cables are fixed by the cable management rack, since the cable management rack of the present invention can be easily disassembled, the cables fixed to the cable management rack can be removed together with the cable management rack when the motherboard is removed, thereby making the maintenance of the motherboard more convenient.

[0029] The cable management rack provided in the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be installed in, for example, a server host, which can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, etc., and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server or vehicle networking server, etc.

[0030] The detailed description of the preferred embodiments above is intended to more clearly describe the features and spirit of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention with the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the aim is to cover various changes and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patent claims of the present invention. [Simplified Explanation of the Diagram]

[0031] The first figure shows a perspective view of the cable management rack provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure shows a perspective view of the cable management rack provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention from another perspective; the third figure shows an exploded perspective view of the cable management rack of the present invention installed in the chassis; the fourth figure shows a cross-sectional view of the third figure (AA); the fifth figure shows a cross-sectional view of the cable management rack near the bottom plate; the sixth figure is an enlarged view of circle B in the fifth figure; the seventh figure shows a cross-sectional view of the cable management rack close to the bottom plate when the elastic support structure elastically deforms; the eighth figure is an enlarged view of circle C in the seventh figure; the ninth figure shows a cross-sectional view of the elastic support structure elastically pushing against the side plate, causing the bottom plate snap-fit ​​notch to snap into the bottom plate fixing member; the tenth figure is an enlarged view of circle D in the ninth figure; and the eleventh figure shows a practical application diagram of the cable management rack of the present invention installed at the rear of the chassis.

Claims

1. A cable management rack, applied to a chassis, the chassis having a base plate and a side plate, the base plate having a base plate fixing member, and the side plate having a side plate fixing member, the cable management rack comprising: a base portion extending from a first end along a first direction to a second end; a side plate fixing portion disposed at the first end, having at least one elastic abutment structure, and having a side plate snap-fit ​​notch adjacent to the base portion; a base plate fixing portion disposed at the second end, and having a base plate snap-fit ​​notch; and two side cable-catching portions disposed between the side plate fixing portions and the base plate fixing portions on both sides of the base portion, thereby forming a cable management channel with the base portion, the two side cable-catching portions further having a plurality of cable-catching grooves communicating with the cable management channel, for at least one cable passing through the cable management channel to extend from at least one of the cable-catching grooves in a restricted manner; wherein... When assembling the cable management rack into the chassis, the elastic abutment structure is first pressed against the side panel and compressed, so that the side panel fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are close to the side panel and the bottom plate respectively. Then, the side panel fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are aligned with the side panel snap-fit ​​notch and the bottom plate snap-fit ​​notch respectively. When the elastic abutment structure rebounds, the side panel fixing part and the bottom plate fixing part are snapped and fixed to the side panel snap-fit ​​notch and the bottom plate snap-fit ​​notch respectively.

2. The cable management rack as described in claim 1, wherein, The first end has an end notch, which is connected to the side plate snap notch.

3. The cable management rack as described in claim 1, wherein, The side panel fixing part further includes a fixing part body, which has a side panel buckle notch, and the elastic abutting structure protrudes from the fixing part body in the opposite direction of the first direction.

4. The cable management rack as described in claim 1, wherein, The base plate fixing part further includes a first extension section and a second extension section. The first extension section extends from the second end along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the second extension section extends from the other side of the first extension section relative to the second end along the first direction, and has a base plate buckle notch.

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