1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a cable management apparatus for electronic equipment.
2. Description of Related Art
Electronic equipment, such as a server, includes a chassis and a plurality of functional modules, such as cooling modules, storage modules, and power supply modules, mounted in the chassis. The functional modules are interconnected through cables. Therefore, a cable management apparatus is fastened to a rear end of the chassis to facilitating cable management.
However, the cable management apparatus often has to be detached from the chassis when a functional module is inserted into or is removed from the chassis by the rear end of the chassis, which is inconvenient.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The cable management arm 10 includes a cable holding portion 11, and two connection structures 13 respectively formed at opposite ends of the holding portion 11. The cable holding portion 11 includes a support board 112, and a plurality of substantially L-shaped cable retaining hooks 114 extending from a top of the support board 112.
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The accommodating portion 131 includes a bottom plate 1311 and a flange 1313 perpendicularly extending down from sides of the bottom plate 1311. The flange 1313 defines an opening 1314 adjacent to the cable holding portion 11. An engagement portion 1315 is formed on the bottom of the bottom plate 1311, far away from the cable holding portion 11 and at a side of the positioning tabs 133 opposite to the cable holding portion 11.
The locating plate 132 extends up from one of the sides of the bottom plate 1311 opposite to the cable holding portion 11, and defines two securing holes 1321, and a through hole 1323 between the securing holes 1321. Two pairs of arcuate guiding tabs 1326 protrude from an outside of the locating plate 132. Two guiding tabs 1326 of each pair of guiding tabs 1326 are respectively located above and below a corresponding one of the securing holes 1321.
The positioning tabs 133 perpendicularly extend down from a bottom of the bottom plate 1311. The positioning tabs 133 are arrayed in two rows to bind a channel 1330 extending in a direction perpendicular to the locating plate 132. The bottom plate 1311 defines a slot 136 adjacent to the locating plate 132 aligning with the channel 1330.
The guiding posts 134 protrude down from the bottom of the bottom plate 1311, adjacent to the opening 1314. Each of the guiding posts 134 defines a groove 1341 in a circumference of the guiding post 134 and adjacent to the bottom plate 1311.
The pivot seat 135 protrudes down from the bottom of the bottom plate 1311, between the guiding posts 134 and the positioning tabs 133. The pivot seat 135 is columnar and axially defines a fixing hole 1352.
Each of the mounting brackets 20 includes a mounting plate 23, and a fixing plate 21 extending from a side of the mounting plate 23. The fixing plate 21 defines a fixing hole 213. The mounting plate 23 defines two parallel slide slots 231 extending along a direction parallel to the side from which the fixing plate 21 extends, and two positioning holes 233 arrayed in a direction parallel to the slide slots 231.
Each of the latch members 30 includes a rectangular sliding portion 31, two wing portions 32 perpendicularly extending down from opposite sides of the sliding portion 31. In addition, an end tab 33 perpendicularly extends up from a first end of the sliding portion 31, and a hook 34 is formed at a second end of the sliding portion 31 opposite to the end tab 33. A locating tab 312 extends from a bottom of the sliding portion 31. A locking pin 332 extends from the end tab 33, away from the sliding portion 31.
Each of the releasing members 50 includes a manipulation portion 52, a rotating arm 51 extending from a side of the manipulation portion 52, and a coupling portion 53 extending from a distal end of the rotating arm 51 opposite to the manipulation portion 52. Two round recesses 512 are respectively defined in the middle of the top and the bottom of the arm 51, overlapping with each other. A pivot hole 5121 is defined in the rotating arm 51, extending through centers of bottom walls of the recesses 512. The manipulation portion 52 defines two guide holes 522. Each guide hole 522 includes an access 5221, and an extension portion 5223 communicating with the access 5221. The access 5221 has a larger width than the extension portion 5223.
In one embodiment, each of the resilient members 40 is a coil spring including two hooks 42 formed at opposite ends of the coil spring.
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The latch member 30 is received in the channel 1330. The positioning tabs 133 abut against bottom sides of the wing portions 32, to prevent the latch member 30 from accidently disengaging from channel 1330. The hook 34 of the latch member 30 engages with the bottom of the coupling portion 53 of the releasing member 50. The end tab 33 extends through the slot 136 of the bottom plate 1311, to make the locking pin 332 extend through the through hole 1323 of the locating plate 132. The hooks 42 of the resilient member 40 are respectively engaged with the engagement portion 1315 and the locating tab 312.
The mounting plate 23 of the mounting bracket 20 is attached to the locating plate 132. The two pairs of guiding tabs 1326 slidably extend through the corresponding slide slots 231. Two fasteners 802 respectively extend through the slide slots 231 and secured in the corresponding securing holes 1321, to slidably mount the mounting bracket 20 to the cable management arm 10.
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It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201210145419.7 | May 2012 | CN | national |