Rear Mounted Bracket for Cable Bundle Securing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communications enclosures require side access for securing cable bundles, which necessitates significant side clearance and complicates installation and maintenance, as brackets project from the sides and need to be mounted there.
Innovation Solution
A communications enclosure design featuring a rear-mounted bracket system with a mounting surface and securing mechanism that allows cable bundles to be secured from the rear, eliminating the need for side access and minimizing clearance requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If brackets are mounted on the sides of the enclosure to secure cable bundles, then cable bundles can be secured to the enclosure, but significant side clearance is required and installer access to the side is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is repositioned from the side surface of the enclosure to the rear surface of the enclosure. This dimensional relocation allows cable bundles to be secured from the rear, eliminating the need for side clearance and enabling installation from the front or rear of the rack without requiring access to the sides of the enclosure.
2Ease of manufacture
If brackets project from the sides of the enclosure, then cable bundles can be secured, but minimum spacing between adjacent racks is required
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket mounting location is changed from the side surface to the rear surface of the enclosure. This relocation eliminates the projection of brackets from the sides, thereby removing the requirement for minimum spacing between adjacent racks while maintaining the cable bundle securing function.
3Ease of operation
If side-mounted brackets are used, then cable bundles can be secured to the enclosure, but installer tools must reach the side mounting location
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is relocated to the rear surface of the enclosure, which is accessible from the front or rear of the rack. This eliminates the need for installers to reach around to the sides of the enclosure with tools, simplifying the installation procedure and improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A communications enclosure has an interior, a front, a rear, first and second sides extending from the front to the rear, and a rear wall at or near the enclosure rear and including a mounting surface generally perpendicular to the first side. A bracket has a first portion overlying the rear wall mounting surface, is releasably connected to the rear wall mounting surface, and is configured to secure a cable bundle to the rear wall mounting surface.