The subject matter herein generally relates to a field of data transmission, and in particular to a cabinet.
Cabinets are used to assemble transmission medias, which may be optical fiber cables for transmitting data. Since there are unified standards for cabinet sizes, the space in the cabinet for assembling fiber optic cables is limited.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Implementations of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of embodiments, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, and the like.
When two elements (planes, lines) are arranged in parallel, it should be understood that a relationship between the two elements includes two types: parallel and approximately parallel. Approximately parallel should be understood to mean that there may be a certain included angle between the two elements, and the included angle is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 10°.
When two elements (planes, lines) are arranged vertically, it should be understood that a relationship between the two elements includes vertical and approximately vertical. Approximately vertical should be understood to mean that an included angle between the two elements is greater than or equal to 80° and less than 90°.
When a parameter is greater than, equal to, or less than a certain endpoint value, it should be understood that the endpoint value is allowed a tolerance of ±10%. For example, A is 10 greater than B, which should be understood to include A being 9 greater than B and A being 11 greater than B.
In order to describe the cabinet 001 of various embodiments of the present application more clearly, a coordinate system is established in
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By rotating the adjustment assemblies 20 relative to the cabinet body 100, the connecting frame 10 can be switched between the stowed state and the extended state, so that the connecting frame 10 is received in the cabinet body 100 or extends out of the cabinet body 100.
When transporting the cabinet 001, the connecting frames 10 can be received in the cabinet body 100, so that the connecting frames 10 will not protrude from the six directions of the cabinet 001, and multiple cabinets 001 can be stacked to improve space utilization. The connecting frames 10 received in the cabinet body 100 can also reduce the occurrence of accidental collision with the brackets 200 when transporting the cabinet 001, thereby helping to prevent the brackets 200 from being skewed and damaged. When the cabinet 001 needs to be assembled with the optical fiber cables 300, the adjustment assemblies 20 can be rotated so that the connecting frame 10 extends out od the cabinet body 100, thereby increasing an installation space for installing the optical fiber cables 300. Since the optical fiber cables 300 needs to be bent and extended out of the cabinet body 100, and materials of the optical fiber cables 300 includes glass, when the optical fiber cables 300 are excessively curled or even bent, the optical fiber cables 300 will be damaged. By increasing the installation space for installing the optical fiber cables 300, not only there can be enough space to arrange and install the optical fiber cables 300, but also the curvature of the optical fiber cables 300 can be reduced, thereby reducing damage to the optical fiber cables 300.
Each of the adjustment assemblies 20 may be stretchable along its own extension direction to adjust its own length. That is, each of the adjustment assemblies 20 can stretch and contract along a connecting direction of its first end connected to the connecting frame 10 and its second end connected to the cabinet body 100. When the connecting frame 10 is in the stowed state, the adjustment assembly 20 adjust its length along the first direction X. When the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state, the adjustment assembly 20 adjust its length along the third direction Z. When the connecting frame 10 is received in the cabinet body 100, the length of the adjustment assembly 20 can be shortened to a shortest state, at this time, the length of the adjustment assembly 20 in the first direction X is small, so that when the size of the cabinet body 100 remains unchanged, more brackets 200 spaced apart along the first direction X can be installed. When the connecting frame 10 extends out of the cabinet body 100, the length of the adjustment assembly 20 can be extended to a longest state, at this time, the length of the adjustment assembly 20 in the third direction Z is long, and the installation space for installing the optical fiber cables 300 in the third direction Z is large, so as to facilitate the installation of the optical fiber cables 300.
The cabinet body 100 may include a top plate 101, side plates 102, and a bottom plate 103. The top plate 101 and the bottom plate 103 are spaced apart along the third direction Z and may be arranged horizontally. One end of each of the side plates 102 is connected to the top plate 101, and another end of each of the side plates 102 is connected to the bottom plate 103. Each of the side plates 102 may be arranged vertically. The top plate 101 may be located between the connecting frame 10 in the first position and the connecting frame 10 in the second position, so that the connecting frame 10 can be received in the cabinet body 100 when the connecting frame 10 is in the first position. In at least one embodiment, the number of the side plates 102 is four, and the cabinet body 100 may be roughly in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The side plates 102 of the cabinet body 100 may be hollowed to facilitate the organization of the optical fiber cables 300.
In at least one embodiment, the top plate 101 includes an inner wall 101b for defining a mounting slot 101a, and the mounting slot 101a may penetrate the top plate 101 along the third direction Z. The second end of each of the adjustment assemblies 20 is rotatably connected to the inner wall 101 defining the mounting slot 101a. When the connecting frame 10 is in the first position, the connecting frame 10 can be received in the mounting slot 101a, and when the connecting frame 10 is in the second position, the connecting frame 10 extends out of the mounting slot 101a. By arranging the mounting slot 101a, the position for installing the adjustment assemblies 20 can be provided, and at least part of the optical fiber cables 300 connected to the connecting frames 10 can extend vertically into the cabinet body 100. It can be understood that the adjustment component 20 is not limited to being connected to the inner wall 101b. For example, an end of each of at least one connecting piece may be arranged on an upper surface of the top plate 101, the at least one connecting piece extends toward the mounting slot 101a, and at least one of the adjustment assemblies 20 is rotatably connected to another end of each of at least one connecting piece.
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By rotating the rotating member 21, the connecting frame 10 can be driven to switch between the stowed state and the extended state. When the connecting frame 10 is in the stowed state, an entirety of each of the adjustment assemblies 20 is located in the mounting slot 101a, and there is no protrusion on the upper surface of the top plate 101, so which facilitates the stacking and transportation of the cabinet 001 and effectively reduces damage to the adjustment assemblies 20 due to collision. When the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state, the connecting frame 10 extends out of the mounting slot 101a, thereby increasing the installation space for installing the optical fiber cables 300 in the third direction Z, facilitating the installation of the optical fiber cables 300, and reducing the bending curvature of the optical fiber cables 300. The sliding member 22 is slidingly connected to the connected to the rotating member 21 to adjust an overall length of each of adjustment assemblies 20, so that when the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state, the overall length of each of adjustment assemblies 20 is adjusted to the minimum, and when the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state, the overall length of each of adjustment assemblies 20 is adjusted to the maximum. Referring to
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By a cooperation of the clamping block 231 and the matching groove 212 and a relative displacement between the sliding member 22 and the rotating member 21, the adjustment assemblies 20 can maintain the longest state or the shortest state. When the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state, the corresponding adjustment assembly 20 is in a vertical position, and the sliding direction of the sliding member 22 is the third direction Z, so that when the sliding member 22 is subject to the gravity of the connecting frame 10 and the optical fiber cables 300 connected to the connecting frame 10, the sliding member 22 is easy to retract toward the rotating member 21. By the cooperation of the clamping block 231 and the matching groove 212, the sliding movement of the sliding member 22 is stopped, so that the movement of the optical fiber cables 300 is reduced, thereby helping to reduce the instability of the connection between the connecting frame 10 and each of the optical fiber cables 300 and reduce the excessive bending of the optical fiber cables 300.
In at least one embodiment, the rotating member 21 may include two matching grooves 212, the matching grooves 212 are arranged at intervals in the sliding direction of the sliding member 22.
In at least one embodiment, the limitation of the relative position of the sliding member 22 and the rotating member 21 may be not limited to the way in which the clamping block 231 cooperates with the matching groove 212, it may also be in other ways. For example, the sliding member 22 and the rotating member 21 may be both provided with holes at corresponding positions, the limiting member 23 may be a cylindrical structure, such as a bolt or a pin, and the limiting member 23 is inserted into the holes of the sliding member 22 and the rotating member 21 to limit the relative position of the sliding member 22 and the rotating member 21. For another example, the limiting member 23 may include two magnets attracting each other, one of the magnets is mounted on the sliding member 22, and the other is mounted on the rotating member 21.
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The clamping block 231 may include a guide surface 2311 facing the end of the sliding member 22 connected to the connecting frame 10. When the clamping block 231 is located in the matching groove 212 close to the rotating hole 211 and the adjustment assembly 20 is extended, the guide surface 2311 contacts a wall 212a of the matching groove 212, and the wall 212a of the matching groove 212 exerts a component force on the guide surface 2311 in the direction away from the rotating member 21, so that the second end portion 2323 of the elastic connecting plate 232 will elastically deform, and as the sliding member 22 slides, the clamping block 231 can be separated from the matching groove 212. When the overall length of each of adjustment assemblies 20 is adjusted to the maximum, an end surface of the clamping block 231 facing away from the guide surface 2311 is at a right angle to the elastic connecting plate 232, and the end surface of the clamping block 231 is in contact with the wall 212a of the matching groove 212 to prevent the adjustment assembly 20 from retracting.
In practical applications, the limiting member 23 is mainly used to prevent the sliding member 22 from sliding downward due to the total gravity of the sliding member 22, the connecting frame 10, and the optical fiber cables 300 when the connecting frame 10 is in the extended state and the adjustment assemblies 20 are in the longest state. Secondly, the limiting member 23 is used to prevent the sliding frame from sliding due to shaking during transportation when the connecting frame 10 is in the stowed state and the adjusting assemblies 20 are in the shortest state. Since the inertia generated by the total gravity is relatively large compared to the shaking, when the adjustment assemblies 20 are in the longest state, it needs to maintain better stability to ensure that the adjustment assemblies 20 will not be retracted, and when the adjustment assemblies 20 are in the shortest state, there is no need to excessively restrict the sliding member 22 so that the sliding member 22 can easily extend compared to the rotating member 21.
In at least one embodiment, the limiting member 23 may include two clamping blocks 231, and the clamping blocks 231 may located on opposite sides of the second portion 2323 of the elastic connecting plate 232.
In at least one embodiment, the operating plate 233 may be arranged on the second end portion 2323 to close to the clamping block 231, and the operating plate 233 may be inclined relative to the elastic connecting plate 232. The elastic connecting plate 232 can be deformed more easily through the operating plate 233.
In at least one embodiment, a first end 2332 of the operating plate 233 is connected to the elastic connecting plate 232, a second end 2334 of the operating plate 233 is located a side of the elastic connecting plate 232 away from the sliding member 22, and the second end 2334 of the operating plate 233 is located a side of the first end 2332 of the operating plate 233 close to the connecting frame 10.
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The limiting member 23 and the sliding member 22 may be detachably connected. In at least one embodiment, the first end portion 2321 of the elastic connecting plate 232 may be connected to the sliding member 22 through a fastener 223, and the fastener 223 may be a bolt or a rivet.
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An end of the second sliding plate 222 is connected to an end of the connecting frame 10, and the limiting member 23 is used to limit the sliding movement of the second sliding plate 222 relative to the rotating member 21. A through hole 2221 corresponding to each clamping block 231 is arranged in the second sliding plate 222 for passing through the corresponding clamping block 231, so that the clamping block 231 can insert into the matching groove 212. In at least one embodiment, the first end portion 2321 of the elastic connecting plate 232 is bent toward the second sliding plate 222, and a positioning groove 2222 is arranged on the second sliding plate 222. When the limiting member 23 is detachably connected to the sliding member 22, the first end portion 2321 of the elastic connecting plate 232 extends into the positioning groove 2222 to achieve rough positioning. When the limiting member 23 and the sliding member 22 are integrally formed, the first end portion 2321 of the elastic connecting plate 232 may be integrally connected to the second sliding plate 222 or the first sliding plate 221.
The first sliding plate 221 and the second sliding plate 222 may be made of different materials to meet design requirements and reduce costs. For example, the first sliding plate 221 may be made of metal material such as aluminum alloy, and the second sliding plate 222 may be made of rubber, so that the first sliding plate 221 has better strength, which can reduce the occurrence of damage to the first sliding plate 221, and the second sliding plate 222 can reduce weight and cost, and further can reduce friction between the second sliding plate 222 and the rotating member 21, thereby reducing the wear of the rotating member 21.
In at least one embodiment, two guide positioning blocks 213 may be arranged on opposite sides of the rotating member 21, and the sliding member 22 is located between the guide positioning blocks 213.
Two guide rails 2212 may be arranged on opposite sides of the first sliding plate 221, and the rotating member 21 is located between the guide rails 2212. When the guide positioning blocks 213 abut against the guide rails 2212, the sliding member 22 can be prevented from sliding outward. Through the cooperation of the guide positioning blocks 213 and the guide rails 2212, it can not only guide the sliding member 22, but also position the sliding member 22, so that when the adjustment assembly 20 is in the longest state, the sliding member 22 can be prevented from continuing to slide, thereby preventing the sliding member 22 from separating from the rotating member 21.
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The positioning member 24 may be threadedly connected to rotating member 21, so that the positioning member 24 can be inserted into the rotating member 21 and can also move relative the rotating member 21 along the second direction Y.
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In the illustrated embodiment, the rotating member 21a is located on a side of the second sliding plate 222a away from the connecting frame 10, the first sliding plate 221a and the limiting member 23a is located on another side of the second sliding plate 222a close to the connecting frame 10.
The limiting member 23a includes a pressing block 231a and an elastic connecting plate 232a. A first end 232al of the elastic connecting plate 232a is connected to the first sliding plate 221a, and a second end 232a2 of the elastic connecting plate 232a is connected to the pressing block 231a. Along a direction from the first end 232al to the second end 232a2, the elastic connecting plate 232a gradually tilts toward the rotating member 21a, so that the pressing block 231a can more easily extend into the through hole 2221a and the matching groove 212a to limit the relative sliding between the rotating member 21a and the sliding member 22a. By applying a pressure to the pressing block 231a, the pressing block 231a is separated from the through hole 2221a and the matching groove 212a, so that the sliding member 22a and the limiting member 23a can slide relative to the rotating member 21a. A size of the matching groove 212a is greater than a size of the pressing block 231a, so that when the user presses the pressing block 231a with a finger, part of the finger can extend into the matching groove 212a, thereby improving the user's comfort and user experience.
Since the internal space of the cabinet 001 is small, the optical fiber cables 300 are numerous and densely arranged, and the optical fiber cables 300 cannot be greatly bent, so that the method of controlling the length of the adjustment assemblies 20 and 20a should be as simple as possible and occupy as little space as possible. By pressing the pressing block 231a, the limitation of the sliding member 22a is released, which is not only easy to operate and labor-saving, but also when the pressing block 231a is pressed, the pressing block 231a approaches the direction of the connecting frame 10, which does not increase the occupied space, and the pressing block 231a will not be unable to move due to the obstruction of the optical fiber cables 300.
The use process of the cabinet 001 in the present disclosure is as follows: the bracket 200 is rotated to drive the connecting frame 10 from the stowed state to the extended state, and the positioning member 24 is rotated until the positioning member 24 abuts against the cabinet body 100 to limit the rotation of the rotating member 21. An upward pulling force is applied to the connecting frame 10 so that the sliding member 22 extends out of the rotating member 21, and then the clamping block 231 extends into the matching groove 212 to limit the movement of the sliding member 22. Finally, the optical fiber cables 300 are installed.
It is to be understood, even though information and advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the present embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present embodiments to the full extent indicated by the plain meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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202311041452.X | Aug 2023 | CN | national |