Modular Container Cabling System With Flanged Bolts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cabling systems in telecommunication central offices and data centers face challenges with high real estate expenses, limited space for expansion, and the difficulty of routing numerous cables, leading to increased costs and labor for adding new equipment and services.
Innovation Solution
A modular cabling system comprising containers with multiple openings, bolts with flanges and conduits, and pipes that allow for expansion in any direction by creating closed paths for cable routing, using washers to distribute pressure and prevent damage, and incorporating cable runways for efficient cable management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed cabling systems are used, then space utilization is limited, but expansion capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cabling system is divided into modular container units, each with standardized openings and cable management components. These segments can be independently installed and later connected to form an expanded system, transforming a rigid fixed installation into a flexible modular configuration that grows with needs.
2Ease of operation
If more openings are added to containers for cable routing, then cable accessibility is improved, but structural integrity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Reinforcing elements are pre-installed within the container walls at strategic locations before openings are created. This preliminary strengthening allows multiple openings to be cut into the walls for cable access while the pre-positioned reinforcement maintains the structural integrity and load-bearing capacity of the container.
3Quantity of substance
If numerous cables are routed through existing openings, then cable density increases, but cable damage risk increases due to pressure concentration
Solution Approach 1:
Cable protectors or grommets are installed as intermediary elements within the openings where cables pass through container walls. These protectors distribute the mechanical pressure from bundled cables across a larger area, preventing concentration of stress on individual cables and reducing the risk of cable damage while allowing high cable density through the openings.
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary cabling system includes a plurality of containers. A first container of the plurality of containers defines a first plurality of openings. The system includes a plurality of bolts with a first bolt operable to insert into the first plurality of openings. The first bolt defines a first conduit operable to receive a first cable of a plurality of cables. An exemplary telecommunications central office includes a container with a plurality of walls defining an interior of the container and an exterior of the container, an opening, a vault entrance, and a plurality of cable runways. An exemplary method for arranging cables includes cutting a wall of a first and second container to create a first and second opening, inserting flanges of bolts into the openings, receiving with a pipe the flanges, and routing a cable through the first and second opening into an interior of the second container.