Rack-Mounted Cable Securing Arm for Stable Rear Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable management systems in information handling systems are difficult to install and use, and they occupy too much space, often pivoting away from the rack when the system is pushed in, causing accessibility issues when trying to access the system from the back.
Innovation Solution
A cable management system securing apparatus featuring a rack mount and a pivotally coupled securing arm that can be locked into a securing position, allowing for easy installation and minimal space usage, which secures the cable management system in place even under tension.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional cable management systems are pivotally mounted to allow cycling of information handling systems, then the systems can be accessed from the rear, but the cable tension causes the cable management systems to pivot away from the rack creating space inefficiency and access difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The securing arm is positioned and locked in advance to counteract the cable tension force before it can cause the cable management system to pivot away. The arm applies a preliminary counteracting force that prevents the harmful pivoting motion from occurring in the first place.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable tension force that would normally cause harmful pivoting is converted into a beneficial securing mechanism. The securing arm utilizes the tension force by positioning itself to leverage this same force against the cable management system, keeping it firmly in place against the rack.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional securing methods are used to prevent cable management systems from pivoting away, then the systems remain in place, but the securing methods take up too much space and are difficult to install and use
Solution Approach 1:
The securing function is segmented into a separate, independent securing arm component that is distinct from the cable management system itself. This allows the cable management system to remain simple while the securing arm provides the stabilization function, reducing overall complexity and improving installability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of securing the cable management system directly to the rack with complex brackets or fasteners, the invention inverts the approach by using a simple pivoting arm that leans against the cable management system. The securing action comes from the arm's position and the cable tension itself, rather than from complex mechanical fastening.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively secures cable management systems in information handling systems, preventing them from pivoting away and allowing for easy access, while being easy to install and using minimal space, thus addressing the issues of conventional methods.
Implementation Method 1
When the information handling system is pushed fully into the rack, the tension in the cables can cause the cable management systems to pivot away from the information handling system
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AI summary
A cable management system securing apparatus includes a rack mount. A cable management system securing arm is pivotally coupled to the rack mount and operable to be pivoted and locked in a securing position and a release position. The rack mount may be mounted to an information handling system rack and the cable management system securing arm may be pivoted and locked in the securing position in order to secure a cable management system in the information handling system rack.