Patent Application
20140153187
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a rack-mount server assembly including a cable management apparatus.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventionally, a rack-mount server assembly includes a rack, a plurality of server modules received in the rack, and a switch generally mounted on a top of the rack. Many cables are needed in a rear end of the rack for transferring signals or providing power. However, a space of the rear end of the rack is limited, and the cables may not be arranged in a orderly manner, increasing air pressure and decreasing heat dissipating efficiency.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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 rack 20 includes a rectangular base 22, a top wall 24 opposite to the base 22, and four support poles 26 respectively connected between four corners of the base 22 and the top wall 24. A plurality of connecting plates 28 is connected between two support poles 26 at the same side of the rack 20. One of the support poles 26 located at a rear end of the rack 20 defines a plurality of through holes 262 facing the connecting plates 28. The through holes 262 are arrayed in a row along a lengthwise direction of the support pole 26.
The server modules 30 can be inserted into the rack 20. Each server module 30 includes a rear wall 32 defining a plurality of ports 34 for receiving ends of cables 33.
The cable management apparatus 40 includes a substantially U-shaped bracket 42, a plurality of cable binding members 44, and a plurality of cable positioning members 46.
The bracket 42 includes a rectangular installing plate 422, a front side plate 424 and a rear side plate 426 perpendicularly extending out from two opposite sides of the installing plate 422 toward the same direction, and an extending plate 427 perpendicularly extending rearward from the rear side plate 426 away from the front side plate 424. The extending plate 427 defines a plurality of spaced latching holes 4272 and a plurality of position holes 4274. The lathing holes 4272 are arrayed in a row along a lengthwise direction of the extending plate 427. Two position holes 4274 are respectively locate at top side and bottom side of each latching hole 4272.
A plurality of retaining portions 423 protrudes from the installing plate 422. The retaining portions 423 are arrayed in two rows along the lengthwise direction of the installing plate 422. In an embodiment, each retaining portion 423 is bridge-shaped. A gap 4232 is defined between each retaining portion 423 and an outer surface of the installing plate 422. Each retaining portion 423 is capable of hanging one cable binding member 44. Each cable binding member 44 is strip-shaped, and can bound a holding hole 442.
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In use, the server modules 30 are installed in the rack 20 from front to rear. The rear wall 32 is adjacent to the through holes 262. Ends of the cables 33 are engaged in the ports 34 of the server modules 30, the cables 33 are then extended through the adjacent through holes 262 and are respectively clamped in the clamping slots 4676 from the corresponding openings 4674. The cables 33 are respectively arranged in the holding holes 442 of the cable binding members 44. Therefore, the cables 33 can be arranged in the outer side surface of the rack 20, which does not occupy the inside space of the rack 20 and is orderly.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201210515187.X | Dec 2012 | CN | national |
