Cable Bracket with Retention Clamps for Datacenter Rack

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Solution Overview

Problem

The limited space at the rear end of datacenter racks and unordered distribution of cables lead to interference and damage issues during side panel installation, necessitating a simple and efficient cable management mechanism.

Innovation Solution

A cable bracket with retention clamps and a side plate featuring mechanical attachment features, allowing direct attachment to the rack rail, which can be installed between the rail and side panel without interfering with installation and reducing cable damage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If cables are distributed in the limited rear end space of the rack, then cable connectivity is achieved, but cable disorder and interference occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecable arrangementVSAvoidinstallation process

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cable management system divides the rear end space into multiple cable trays with individual retention clamps for each cable. This segmentation organizes cables into separate compartments, preventing disorder and interference while maintaining connectivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Cable trays are introduced as intermediary structures between the rack rail and side panel. These trays serve as mediators that hold and organize cables, preventing direct interference with side panel installation while ensuring cable connectivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of manufacture

If cables are loosely arranged in the rack, then installation is simple, but cable damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation simplicityVSAvoidcable integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Retention clamps are pre-installed on cable trays before side panel installation. This preliminary action secures cables in advance, preventing damage during subsequent installation processes while maintaining installation simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Cable trays with retention clamps provide protective cushioning for cables before side panels are installed. This beforehand protection prevents cables from being pinched or damaged during the installation process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Productivity

If side panels are installed without cable management, then installation is straightforward, but cable interference and damage occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation efficiencyVSAvoidcable damage

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Cable trays act as intermediary structures installed between the rack rail and side panel. They protect cables from harmful effects of side panel installation while maintaining installation efficiency through straightforward attachment to existing rack components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Cables are secured to cable trays with retention clamps before side panel installation. This preliminary anti-action prevents cables from being damaged by side panels, countering the potential harmful effect before it occurs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Data Source

PatentUS10123449B1Cable brackets for datacenter racks

Publication Date: 2018.11.06 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEV LP

AI summary

Examples herein relate to a cable bracket for a datacenter rack, the cable bracket includes a plurality of retention clamps, each retention clamp adapted to retain a cable and a side plate longitudinally connected to the plurality of retention clamps, the side plate includes mechanical attachment features. The side plate of the cable bracket is adapted to be directly attached by the mechanical attachment features on a rail of the datacenter rack and the cable bracket is located between the rail and a side panel of the datacenter rack.