Integrated Cable Management Frame with Low Voltage LED Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable management systems in data centers, computer rooms, and telecommunication rooms interfere with overhead ceiling lighting due to their placement in aisles between racks or cabinets, disrupting the light emission.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating low voltage lighting systems directly into cable management frames or as modular units, where LED assemblies are integrated into the frame's structure, with electrical wiring running through the frame to provide power, allowing for seamless integration and reduced interference with existing lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If overhead cable management systems are placed in aisles between racks or cabinets, then cable routing functionality is improved, but light emission from overhead ceiling lighting is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cable management frame and lighting frame into a single integrated structure. The cable management system includes a frame with cross members that simultaneously serve as mounting structures for both cable routing and lighting fixtures, eliminating the need for separate overhead installations and resolving the spatial conflict between cable management and lighting functions
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure of the cable management system is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides cable routing pathways through its cross members while also serving as a support structure for lighting fixtures. This multi-functionality allows the same structural elements to fulfill both cable management and illumination requirements without interference
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively minimizes light interference by embedding low voltage lighting within the cable management infrastructure, enhancing illumination while maintaining the functionality of cable routing systems without compromising the overhead lighting.
Implementation Method 1
at least one low voltage lighting assembly incorporated into the cable management system frame
Data Source
AI summary
Cable management systems that include a light source, such as a low voltage light source, integrally formed into or mounted to a cable management frame.