Detachable Cable Cage With Movable Panels for Multi-Node Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable cages in multi-node computing systems are difficult to access due to their fixed nature, making it challenging to manage and service cables, especially in deep and confined spaces within the cage.
Innovation Solution
A detachable cable cage system with movable panel assemblies, such as hinged and slidable panels, allowing easy access to the internal space for cable management and service, coupled to the chassis via toolless fasteners and guiding pins for stable assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the cable cage is fixed to the chassis, then the structural stability is improved, but the accessibility to internal space deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cable cage is divided into separate components: a base frame assembly that attaches to the chassis and movable panel assemblies that can be opened independently. This segmentation allows the cage to maintain structural stability when closed while enabling easy access to internal space when panels are opened, resolving the contradiction between stability and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel assemblies are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing them to transition between closed and open positions. This dynamic design enables the cable cage to provide both structural stability during operation and easy accessibility during maintenance, eliminating the need to choose between these two requirements.
2Reliability
If the cable cage is fixed and closed, then the cable management is secured, but the ease of cable management services deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cable cage is segmented into a stable base frame and removable panel assemblies. The base frame maintains cable management security when closed, while the removable panels enable easy access for cable management services. Technicians can open specific panels to service cables without compromising the overall structural integrity or cable securing mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel assemblies are pre-designed with opening mechanisms that allow quick access to internal spaces. This preliminary design of accessible panels enables technicians to perform cable management services efficiently without disassembling the entire cage structure, maintaining both security and ease of repair.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cage space is narrow and deep, then the cable routing capability is improved, but the ease of reaching internal cables deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cable cage is segmented into a base frame and movable panels. The base frame provides the narrow and deep structure necessary for effective cable routing, while the movable panels create access pathways that enable technicians to reach internal cables easily. This segmentation allows the cage to maintain its cable routing advantages while eliminating the accessibility problems of fixed closed designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable panels introduce a dimensional change in access by allowing opening of the cage structure. This enables technicians to approach internal cables from multiple angles and positions, transforming the narrow deep space from an inaccessible void into an accessible work area while preserving the cable routing capability.
4Volume of moving object
If the height of the chassis and cage is greater, then the cable management space is increased, but the difficulty of reaching deep internal space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable cage is segmented into a base frame and movable panel assemblies. This segmentation allows the cage to achieve greater height and volume for cable management while the movable panels provide access mechanisms that enable technicians to reach deep internal spaces easily. The panels act as bridges between the external environment and the deep internal cable management area.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable panel assemblies provide dynamic access to the internal space regardless of the cage's overall height. As the cage height increases to provide more cable management space, the movable panels maintain ease of access by opening to reveal the internal area, ensuring that technicians can always reach deep internal cables without increased difficulty.
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AI summary
A multi-node computing system is disclosed. The multi-node computing system includes a chassis and a detachable cable cage removably mounted within the chassis. The detachable cable cage includes a base frame assembly having a bottom plate connecting a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plate face each other and extend across a width of the base frame assembly between a first side and a second side of the base frame assembly. The detachable cable cage further includes a first panel assembly movingly coupled to the first side of the base frame assembly and a second panel assembly movingly coupled to the second side of the base frame assembly. The first panel assembly and/or the second panel assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position, and an internal space of the detachable cable cage is accessible in the open position.