Rack Mountable Bracket Vertical Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard racks for mounting computing equipment are not optimized to handle increased cable widths and heat production from modern computing equipment, leading to space inefficiencies and accessibility issues while maintaining standardized configurations.
Innovation Solution
A rack mountable bracket that allows computing equipment to be mounted vertically, using a pair of mounting edges and an equipment mounting rail with holes spaced according to the rack standard, enabling side-by-side orientation and cable management within the rack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If equipment is mounted horizontally in standard racks, then standardized configuration and replaceability are maintained, but cable management becomes difficult and heat dissipation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical mounting dimension by positioning the equipment mounting rail vertically between the rack rails, allowing equipment to be mounted in a vertical orientation rather than the traditional horizontal arrangement. This dimensional change enables improved cable management and heat dissipation while maintaining standardized rack configurations
2Productivity
If thicker cables are used to handle increased data transfer, then data transfer capacity improves, but cable management space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By mounting equipment vertically on the equipment mounting rail, the patent creates vertical space for cable routing behind and around the equipment. This vertical cable management approach allows thicker cables to be accommodated without increasing the horizontal footprint, thus supporting higher data transfer speeds while managing cable width efficiently
3Area of stationary object
If racks are arranged closely together to save space, then space efficiency improves, but cable management and accessibility become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical orientation of equipment mounting creates vertical cable routing paths that allow racks to be placed closer together horizontally. Cables can be managed in the vertical dimension behind equipment, freeing up horizontal space for tighter rack arrangement while maintaining accessibility through the standardized front-facing equipment orientation
Data Source
AI summary
A rack mountable bracket is described. The bracket is mountable to a rack configured for mounting equipment. The rack is also configured according to a rack standard (e.g., EIA-310) that specifies how rails of the rack are disposed, one rail to another, and how a strip of holes disposed along a length of each rail is spaced, one hole to another. In one or more implementations, the bracket includes a pair of mounting edges for mounting the bracket to a mounting pair of the rails using hole strips of the mounting pair of rails. The bracket also includes an equipment mounting rail having a hole strip disposed along a length of the rail with holes spaced according to the rack standard. The equipment mounting rail is disposed between the mounting edges, such that when the bracket is mounted to the mounting pair of rails the bracket is horizontally oriented.