Reversible cable support bar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Disorganized cables in switch chassis lead to tangling, making maintenance difficult, reducing air flow and increasing equipment overheating, and complicating troubleshooting, resulting in lost time and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A reversible cable support bar with an elongated body and detachable parts, featuring multiple slots for cable ties and a monolithic metallic structure, providing customizable support and organization, allowing for secure cable management and flexible attachment to a chassis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables are left disorganized in switch chassis, then installation flexibility is maintained, but cable management becomes difficult and air flow is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The cable support bar is divided into multiple segments with individual slots for cable ties at different positions, allowing cables to be organized in discrete sections rather than as a tangled mass, improving both manageability and troubleshooting efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cable ties as intermediary elements that connect cables to the support bar structure, providing a mechanical means to secure and organize cables without requiring complex routing systems
2Ease of operation
If cable management structure is added to chassis, then cable organization improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable support bar serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for cables, defines airflow pathways, and offers mounting points for cable ties, consolidating several cable management functions into a single component that attaches to the existing chassis
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of integrating complex cable management features directly into the chassis structure, the patent inverts the approach by providing a separate attachable support bar that brings cable management capabilities to the cables rather than requiring the chassis to adapt
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed cable support structure is used, then cable positioning is stable, but adaptability to different cable configurations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support bar incorporates multiple slots at varying positions and orientations, allowing the cable configuration to be dynamically adjusted by moving cable ties between slots, providing both stable positioning when configured and adaptability when reconfiguration is needed
Data Source
AI summary
An example cable management tool, comprising: an elongated body portion having one or more sets of slots, a first part and a second part, both of which extend from the body portion and are configured to be attached to a chassis. The first part includes: a first arm portion, a first U-shape slot on a first end of the first arm portion, a second U-shape slot on a second end of the first arm portion, and the first end and the second end are opposite ends. The second part includes: a second arm portion, a third U-shape slot on a first end of the second arm portion, a fourth U-shape slot on a second end of the second arm portion, and the first end and the second end are opposite ends.