Assembly for a computer system and cable covering unit for an assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10095279-B2
Application number	US-201715426721-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	Feb 12, 2016
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An assembly for a computer system includes a computer chassis having a back panel with a connector panel; a cable covering unit fixable in a mounting position to the back panel that prevents connected plug connectors from being unplugged from the connector panel in the mounting position; wherein the cable covering unit and the computer chassis are arranged such that the cable covering unit can be placed on the computer chassis in an articulated manner to be fixed thereto and subsequently pivoted toward the back panel into the mounting position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for a computer system comprising:
a computer chassis having a back panel with a connector panel; and
a cable covering unit fixable in a mounting position to the back panel;
wherein the cable covering unit is adapted to prevent connected plug connectors from being unplugged from the connector panel in the mounting position,
the cable covering unit comprises a hooking element that is a bent tab by which the cable covering unit can be hooked in the computer chassis,
the bent tab engages behind a housing element of the computer chassis,
the bent tab has a predetermined radius adapted to a respective roundness of the housing element such that the cable covering unit can be placed on the computer chassis in an articulated manner to form a rotary joint and is fixed thereto, and
subsequently, the cable covering unit can be pivoted toward the back panel into the mounting position.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cable covering unit comprises a flange element that engages with the computer chassis after pivoting in the mounting position.

3. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the back panel of the computer chassis comprises a recess in which the flange element of the cable covering unit is received in the mounting position.

4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the flange element is received in the recess such that at least one part of the flange element does not protrude from an outer face of the back panel, which surrounds the recess.

5. The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the flange element comprises a locking pin and the recess comprises an opening in which the locking pin is inserted in the mounting position of the cable covering unit.

6. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the flange element comprises a locking pin and the recess comprises an opening in which the locking pin is inserted in the mounting position of the cable covering unit.

7. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing side fixed to the computer chassis such that the cable covering unit is mechanically secured on the computer chassis in the mounting position.

8. The assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the housing side at least partially covers a flange element of the cable covering unit, which is received in a recess of the back panel after pivoting of said unit into the mounting position.

9. The assembly according to claim 8 , further comprising a locking device that prevents the housing side fixed to the computer chassis from being removed from the computer chassis.

10. The assembly according to claim 7 , further comprising a locking device that prevents the housing side fixed to the computer chassis from being removed from the computer chassis.

11. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a flange element that terminates flush with an outer face of the back panel.

12. The assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the flange element is countersunk with a recess in the back panel.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Tech Solutions Ip Gmbh

Inventors

• Burghart Andreas
• Scherer August

Classifications

• G06F1/183 Primary

  Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards · CPC title

• G06F1/181 Primary

  Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613) · CPC title

• G06F2200/1639

  Arrangements for locking plugged peripheral connectors · CPC title