Cable Rack Assembly Shared Support Panel Density
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems with two-dimensional arrays of cable connectors face challenges in increasing connector density, leading to larger system sizes and reduced space efficiency due to the thickness of plates separating adjacent connectors.
Innovation Solution
A cable rack assembly with first and second stacks of cable connectors facing in a common direction, utilizing a shared support panel that extends transverse to the array, allowing direct engagement and reducing the distance between adjacent connectors, thereby increasing density without increasing the system's width or height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If brick assemblies with plates are used to form the two-dimensional array of cable connectors, then the connectors can be organized in a structured array formation, but the plates increase the distance between adjacent cable connectors, reducing connector density
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the intermediate plates that were previously used to separate and support cable connectors in brick assemblies. By extracting these plates, the connectors can be directly engaged with each other, eliminating the unnecessary spacing and increasing connector density while maintaining the structured array formation through direct connector-to-connector engagement.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple brick assemblies with plates are stacked to increase the number of connectors, then more connectors can be accommodated, but the overall width or height of the system increases, reducing space efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple cable connectors directly together without intermediate plate structures. By combining connectors in a direct stacked arrangement where each connector engages with the next, the system achieves higher connector capacity within a compact volume, eliminating the cumulative thickness of multiple plates that would otherwise increase system size.
3Quantity of substance
If cable connectors are placed closer together to increase density, then space efficiency improves, but the structural support and alignment between adjacent connectors becomes more difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional planar arrangement with plate separators to a three-dimensional direct engagement structure. By utilizing vertical stacking with direct connector-to-connector engagement, the system achieves compact density while maintaining alignment through the inherent structural interface between adjacent connectors, eliminating the need for intermediate alignment plates.
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AI summary
Cable rack assembly including first and second stacks of cable connectors. The cable connectors of the first and second stacks have respective front ends that face in a common mating direction and respective back ends that are coupled to corresponding cables. The first and second stacks are adjacent to each other and form a two-dimensional array of the cable connectors. The cable rack assembly also includes a shared support panel that is positioned between the first and second stacks of the cable connectors. The shared support panel coincides with a panel plane that extends transverse to the two-dimensional array. The cable connectors of the first and second stacks directly engage the shared support panel therebetween.