Cable arranging device and IT cabinet

Abstract

The utility model provides a cable arranging device and an IT cabinet, relates to the technical field of servers, and is used for solving the problems that cables in a cabinet are not easy to identify and are inconvenient to maintain. The cable arranging device comprises a connecting plate and an annular flexible part. The connecting plate is used for being fixed to the inner wall of the cabinet. The annular flexible part is fixed to the connecting plate, the annular flexible part extends along the two sides of the connecting plate to form a first arc-shaped section and a second arc-shaped section, the first arc-shaped section and the second arc-shaped section are bent oppositely to define a limiting space, and a wire inlet opening is formed between the first arc-shaped section and the second arc-shaped section; the limiting space is configured to radially limit the cable entering the limiting space along the wire inlet opening, so that the cable led out from the electrical equipment in the cabinet can be bound in the cabinet, the layout of the cable in the cabinet is optimized, and the disassembly and assembly convenience of the cable is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of servers, and in particular to a cable organizer and an IT cabinet. Background Art

[0002] There are usually multiple IT cabinets in the computer room of a data center. A large number of electrical equipment, including servers, switches and storage devices, are installed in the IT cabinets. Multiple cables are required for power conduction, signal interaction and data transmission between electrical equipment or between cabinets. The orderly arrangement of multiple cables in the cabinet plays a vital role in the convenience of disassembly, installation and maintenance of electrical equipment.

[0003] However, currently there is a lack of cable management structure in the cabinet, which makes the cables in the cabinet difficult to identify and inconvenient to maintain. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a cable organizer and an IT cabinet. The cable organizer can bind cables led out of electrical equipment in the cabinet inside the cabinet, thereby optimizing the layout of the cables in the cabinet and improving the convenience of disassembling and assembling the cables.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, the utility model provides a cable organizer, which comprises a connecting plate and an annular flexible member, wherein the connecting plate is used to be fixed to an inner wall of a cabinet;

[0007] The annular flexible member is fixed to the connecting plate, and the annular flexible member extends along both sides of the connecting plate to form a first arc segment and a second arc segment, the first arc segment and the second arc segment are bent toward each other to form a limiting space, and there is an entry opening between the first arc segment and the second arc segment, and the limiting space is constructed to radially limit the cable entering the limiting space along the entry opening.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the annular flexible member includes at least two connecting segments, and along the length direction of the connecting plate, the two connecting segments are fixed to the connecting plate at intervals.

[0009] In a possible implementation manner, the connecting section is a metal connecting section, and the metal connecting section is welded to the connecting plate.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the connecting plate is provided with a connecting groove, the shape of the groove wall of the connecting groove is adapted to the outer peripheral contour shape of the connecting segment, and at least one of the connecting segments is fixed to the connecting groove.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the connecting groove is an arc-shaped groove, the connecting section is a metal connecting section, and the metal connecting section is welded to the arc-shaped groove.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the arc angle of the arc groove is 90 degrees to 180 degrees.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the number of the arc-shaped grooves is two, and the arc-shaped grooves and the connecting sections are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the cable organizer further includes a first threaded connector, the connecting plate is provided with a mounting hole, and the first threaded connector penetrates the mounting hole and a preset threaded hole on the inner wall of the cabinet to fix the connecting plate to the cabinet.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the cable organizer further includes a limiting member, the connecting plate is provided with a limiting hole, and the limiting member passes through the limiting hole and is riveted to the connecting plate.

[0016] The cable organizer provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0017] By installing a connecting plate and an annular flexible part on the inner wall of the cabinet, the annular flexible part extends along both sides of the connecting plate to form a first arc segment and a second arc segment. The first arc segment and the second arc segment are bent toward each other to enclose a limiting space, and the cable entry opening between the first arc segment and the second arc segment is used to introduce the cables in the cabinet. In this way, effective radial limiting of the cables can be achieved. The cable organizer is easy to install in the cabinet, and the limiting volume of the limiting space is variable. It can be suitable for the arrangement and limiting constraints of cables of different diameters, types and functions, optimizes the layout of cables in the cabinet, and improves the convenience of cable disassembly and assembly.

[0018] In a second aspect, the utility model provides an IT cabinet, comprising a cabinet body and a cable organizer provided by any solution of the first aspect and installed inside the cabinet body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a cable organizer provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the explosion structure;

[0022] Figure 3 To show Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure from another perspective;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a top view structure;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the axial structure;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a structure in which a plurality of cable organizers provided in an embodiment of the utility model are assembled in a cabinet;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of area A in the middle.

[0027] Description of reference numerals:

[0028] 10-Cable organizer;

[0029] 100-connecting plate;

[0030] 110-connection slot;

[0031] 120-Mounting hole;

[0032] 130-limiting hole;

[0033] 200- annular flexible member;

[0034] 210-first arc segment;

[0035] 220- second arc segment;

[0036] 230-inlet opening;

[0037] 240-connection section;

[0038] 300-limited space;

[0039] 400-first threaded connection member;

[0040] 500-limiting parts;

[0041] 600-Cabinet body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] As described in the background technology, a data center room is usually equipped with multiple IT cabinets, which are equipped with a large number of electrical equipment, including servers, switches, and storage devices. Multiple cables are required for power conduction, signal interaction, and data transmission between electrical equipment or between cabinets. The orderly arrangement of multiple cables in the cabinet plays a vital role in the convenience of disassembly, installation, and maintenance of electrical equipment. However, the current lack of cable management structure in the cabinet makes it difficult to identify the cables in the cabinet and inconvenient to maintain.

[0043] In view of the above technical problems, an embodiment of the utility model provides a cable organizer, which is provided by a connecting plate and an annular flexible member installed on the inner wall of the cabinet. The annular flexible member extends along both sides of the connecting plate to form a first arc segment and a second arc segment. The first arc segment and the second arc segment are bent toward each other to form a limited space, and the cable inlet opening between the first arc segment and the second arc segment is used to introduce the cables in the cabinet. In this way, effective radial limitation of the cables can be achieved. The cable organizer is easy to install in the cabinet, and the limiting volume of the limiting space is variable. It can be suitable for the arrangement and limiting constraints of cables of different diameters, types and functions, optimizes the layout of cables in the cabinet, and improves the convenience of disassembly and assembly of cables.

[0044] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0045] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0046] Combination Figures 1 to 7The embodiment of the utility model provides a cable organizer 10, including a connecting plate 100 and an annular flexible member 200, the connecting plate 100 is used to be fixed to the inner wall of the cabinet; the annular flexible member 200 is fixed to the connecting plate 100, and the annular flexible member 200 extends along both sides of the connecting plate 100 to form a first arc segment 210 and a second arc segment 220, the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 are bent toward each other to form a limiting space 300, and an inlet opening 230 is provided between the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220, and the limiting space 300 is constructed to radially limit the cable entering the limiting space 300 along the inlet opening 230.

[0047] In this way, through the connecting plate 100 and the annular flexible member 200 installed on the inner wall of the cabinet, the annular flexible member 200 extends along both sides of the connecting plate 100 to form a first arc segment 210 and a second arc segment 220, and the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 are bent toward each other to enclose a limiting space 300, and the cable inlet opening 230 between the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 is used to introduce the cables in the cabinet. In this way, it can effectively limit the radial position of the cables. The cable organizer is easy to install in the cabinet, and the limiting volume of the limiting space 300 is variable. It can be suitable for the arrangement and limiting constraints of cables of different diameters, types and functions, optimizes the layout of the cables in the cabinet, and improves the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the cables.

[0048] Exemplarily, the connecting plate 100 is a steel plate, the annular flexible part 200 is a flexible metal or a flexible composite material, and the annular flexible part 200 is an elliptical annular part. In this way, the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 formed by the annular flexible part 200 extending along both sides of the connecting plate 100 are relatively long, and the limited space 300 has a larger volume, which is suitable for limiting constraints on multi-wire harness cables.

[0049] It should be noted that the cable organizer is pre-installed in the cabinet. When in use, the cables are loaded into the opening of the annular flexible member 200 of the cable organizer. As an example, the cable organizer also includes a cable tie, which is arranged on the side of the connecting plate 100 facing the limiting space 300, and can be used to bind the cables inside the limiting space 300, or the two ends of the cable tie extend through the openings of the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 on both sides, and the cables and the open ends between the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 are bound together along the outer side of the annular flexible member 200. Furthermore, the cable tie is made of nylon, which is conducive to the lightweight of the cable organizer.

[0050] In this way, the cables can be further bound neatly and orderly inside the cabinet. When removing the cables, they can be directly taken out from the openings of the first arc segment 210 and the second arc segment 220 of the annular flexible member 200, which is more convenient.

[0051] On the basis of the above embodiment, it can be improved that the annular flexible member 200 includes at least two connecting sections 240, and the two connecting sections 240 are fixed to the connecting plate 100 at intervals along the length direction of the connecting plate 100, that is, part of the structure on the opposite sides of the annular flexible member 200 is fixed to the connecting plate 100, and compared with the unilateral fixing method, the connection stability between the annular flexible member 200 and the connecting plate 100 is higher. Exemplarily, the connecting section 240 is a flexible composite material, which is bonded to the connecting plate 100, or the connecting section 240 is a metal connecting section, and the metal connecting section is welded to the connecting plate.

[0052] As a possible implementation, the connection section 240 is a metal connection section, which is welded to the connection plate 100. For example, the annular flexible member 200 is a steel wire, and its connection section 240 is welded to the connection plate 100, so the connection is relatively firm.

[0053] In another possible implementation manner, the connecting plate 100 is provided with a connecting groove 110 , the groove wall shape of the connecting groove 110 is adapted to the outer peripheral contour shape of the connecting segment 240 , and at least one connecting segment 240 is fixed to the connecting groove 110 .

[0054] In this way, by setting the connecting groove 110 on the connecting plate 100, not only can an installation position be provided for the connecting section 240, but at least a portion of the side wall of the connecting section 240 can be accommodated in the connecting groove 110, and the outer peripheral contours of the two match, which further serves to radially limit the connecting section 240 and improves the connection stability between the annular flexible member 200 and the connecting plate 100.

[0055] In some embodiments, the connecting groove 110 is an arc-shaped groove, and the connecting section 240 is a metal connecting section, which is welded to the arc-shaped groove. In this way, a relatively stable ring weld can be formed when the metal connecting section is welded to the arc-shaped groove. The formed limiting space 300 has better stability, and the bound wire harness is not easy to become scattered.

[0056] That is to say, the cable organizer of the embodiment of the present application is a ring-shaped part which is made of metal wire and is elastic and not easy to produce permanent deformation after heat treatment, and its elastic deformation ability is relatively strong.

[0057] In more embodiments, the arcuate groove has an arc angle of 90 to 180 degrees, for example, the arcuate groove has an arc angle of 90 or 120 or 180 degrees, preferably 180 degrees, that is, a semicircular arc groove, which further increases the connection area between the connecting section 240 and the arcuate groove to enhance the connection stability.

[0058] As an example, two arc-shaped grooves are provided, and the arc-shaped grooves are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the connecting sections 240 , so as to simultaneously enhance the connection reliability of the two connecting sections 240 connected to the connecting plate 100 .

[0059] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, it can be improved that the cable organizer also includes a first threaded connector 400, a mounting hole 120 is provided on the connecting plate 100, and the first threaded connector 400 passes through the mounting hole 120 and a preset threaded hole on the inner wall of the cabinet to fix the connecting plate 100 to the cabinet. Exemplarily, the first threaded connector is a fastening screw, and further, an inner wall of the mounting hole 120 is provided with an internal thread. The cable organizer can be detachably installed in the cabinet through the cooperation of the fastening screw, the mounting hole 120 and the threaded hole on the inner wall of the cabinet, and has high stability.

[0060] As an example, the cable organizer also includes a limit member 500, and the connecting plate 100 is provided with a limit hole 130. The limit member 500 passes through the limit hole 130 and is riveted to the connecting plate 100. For example, along the width direction of the connecting plate 100, the limit hole 130 and the mounting hole 120 are arranged at intervals. The limit member 500 is a limit pin, and the limit pin passes through the limit hole 130 and is riveted to the connecting plate 100. In this way, the connecting plate 100 is further limited to prevent it from rotating relative to the inner wall of the cabinet.

[0061] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the utility model provides an IT cabinet, including a cabinet body 600 and a cable organizer 10 provided by any embodiment of the first aspect and installed inside the cabinet body 600.

[0062] The IT cabinet provided in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present application includes the beneficial effects of the cable organizer provided in any embodiment of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0063] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0064] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0065] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0066] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0067] The various embodiments or implementation methods in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other.

[0068] It should be noted that the embodiments represented by "one embodiment", "an embodiment", "an exemplary embodiment", "some embodiments", etc. mentioned in the specification may include specific features, structures or characteristics, but not every embodiment may include the specific features, structures or characteristics. In addition, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, when describing specific features, structures or characteristics in conjunction with an embodiment, it is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art to implement such features, structures or characteristics in conjunction with other embodiments that are explicitly or not explicitly described.

[0069] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A cable organizer, characterized in that: It includes a connecting plate and an annular flexible member, wherein the connecting plate is used to be fixed to the inner wall of the cabinet; The annular flexible member is fixed to the connecting plate, and the annular flexible member extends along both sides of the connecting plate to form a first arc segment and a second arc segment, the first arc segment and the second arc segment are bent toward each other to form a limiting space, and there is an entry opening between the first arc segment and the second arc segment, and the limiting space is constructed to radially limit the cable entering the limiting space along the entry opening.

2. The cable organizer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The annular flexible member comprises at least two connecting segments, and along the length direction of the connecting plate, the two connecting segments are fixed to the connecting plate at intervals.

3. The cable organizer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connecting section is a metal connecting section, and the metal connecting section is welded to the connecting plate.

4. The cable organizer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The connecting plate is provided with a connecting groove, the groove wall shape of the connecting groove is adapted to the outer peripheral contour shape of the connecting segment, and at least one connecting segment is fixed to the connecting groove.

5. The cable organizer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting groove is an arc-shaped groove, the connecting section is a metal connecting section, and the metal connecting section is welded to the arc-shaped groove.

6. The cable organizer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The arc angle of the arc groove is 90 degrees to 180 degrees.

7. The cable organizer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of the arc-shaped grooves is two, and the arc-shaped grooves and the connecting sections are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

8. The cable organizer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The cable organizer also includes a first threaded connector, a mounting hole is provided on the connecting plate, and the first threaded connector passes through the mounting hole and a preset threaded hole on the inner wall of the cabinet to fix the connecting plate to the cabinet.

9. The cable organizer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The cable organizer also includes a limiting member, the connecting plate is provided with a limiting hole, the limiting member passes through the limiting hole and is riveted to the connecting plate.

10. An IT cabinet, characterized in that: It comprises a cabinet body and a cable organizer as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 installed inside the cabinet body.

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