Cable Support Device for Networking Enclosure Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In communication networking applications, the cables extending from multiple cassettes often become disorderly, making it difficult to access cassettes and individual cables within a housing system.
Innovation Solution
A cable routing apparatus with a cable support device that transitions between two states, allowing the cables to be neatly routed and managed as cassettes are stored or retracted within a housing system, using a mechanism where the cable support device's second portion extends at different angles based on the cassette's position, ensuring organized cable management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If multiple cassettes are organized in a housing system, then the devices are protected and organized, but the cables extending from the cassettes become disorderly and difficult to access
Solution Approach 1:
The cable support device is designed to be movable rather than fixed, transitioning between a first position when the cassette is in the housing and a second position when the cassette is removed. This dynamic adjustment allows the cable support to adapt to different states, maintaining cable organization while ensuring accessibility during cassette replacement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable support device is positioned and configured in advance to support cables before the cassette is inserted into the housing. This preliminary positioning ensures that cables are properly routed and organized from the start, preventing disorderly cable arrangement while maintaining ease of access when needed.
2Area of stationary object
If cassettes are stored in an organized configuration within the housing, then space is efficiently utilized, but cable management becomes difficult and obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The cable support device is divided into distinct functional portions: a first portion that interfaces with the housing structure and a second portion that directly supports the cables. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function independently, simplifying cable management while maintaining efficient space utilization in the housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable support device acts as an intermediary element between the cassette and the housing structure. It mediates the cable routing by providing a dedicated support structure that separates cable management from the main housing organization system, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining both space efficiency and cable accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A cable support device having a first portion at a back side thereof and a second portion at a front side opposite the back side of the cable support device, the first portion adapted to couple to a front side of a housing, and the second portion adapted to support a length of at least one cable extending along a direction of the front side of the cable support device, wherein the cable support device is transitionable between a first state and a second state, wherein, in the first state, the second portion extends at a first angle with respect to the front side of the housing, and in the second state, the second portion extends at a second angle with respect to the front side of the housing, the second angle being different from the first angle.