Minimal touch bracket for cable routing with rack mounted devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10820440-B2
Application number	US-201715487148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Priority date	Mar 2, 2017
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

The present technology provides minimal touch cable guides for rack-mounted devices. The minimal touch cable guides disclosed herein provide structures for routing cables from field replaceable units installed in a rack mounted device in such a way that cables of different types are not crossed and provides a mechanism for adjusting installed cabling to permit access to otherwise obscured field replaceable units. Such adjustment of cabling is provided in a controlled manner that does not impair the performance the installed cabling.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cable guide bracket comprising:
a cable bend guide arm; and
a moveable cable guide defined by a vertical portion extending perpendicular to a horizontal portion, the moveable cable guide including a fastener removably secured to a receiver, the moveable cable guide configured to guide a cable to the cable bend guide arm, the horizontal portion configured to be slidably mounted to a mounting frame by extending the fastener through an oblong opening in the mounting frame and into the receiver, with the horizontal portion on a mounting frame-facing side of the oblong opening.

2. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cable securement bracket connected to the mounting frame.

3. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 ,
wherein,
the moveable cable guide is “L” shaped and is defined by the vertical portion and the horizontal portion,
the horizontal portion includes the receiver, and
the vertical portion is configured to guide the cable to the cable bend guide arm.

4. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 , wherein the cable guide bracket is configured to be mounted, via the mounting frame, to a rack above a rack-mounted device benefiting from cable management by the moveable cable guide.

5. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 ,
wherein,
the moveable cable guide and the cable bend guide arm are position in a fixed spatial relationship, and
the cable bend guide arm is configured to move in coordination with movement of the moveable cable guide.

6. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 , wherein the cable bend guide arm is fixed to the moveable cable guide via a plate.

7. The cable guide bracket of claim 6 , wherein the plate defines a relationship between the cable bend guide arm and the moveable cable guide.

8. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 ,
wherein,
the moveable cable guide and the cable bend guide arm are positioned in a fixed spatial relationship to form an “L” shape, and
the cable bend guide arm is configured to move in coordination with movement of the moveable cable guide.

9. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal portion includes a lip configured to receive the fastener.

10. The cable guide bracket of claim 1 , wherein the moveable cable guide is mounted in a slideable relationship with respect to a rack mounted device.

11. A cable guide bracket comprising:
a cable bend guide arm; and
a moveable cable guide formed by a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the moveable cable guide configured to guide a cable to the cable bend guide arm,
wherein,
the moveable cable guide includes a fastener to enable the horizontal portion to be slidably mounted to a mounting frame and extend along an interior portion of the mounting frame, and
the fastener extends from a receiver and is configured to be secured to the mounting frame by threading the fastener into the receiver.

12. The cable guide bracket of claim 11 , wherein the cable bend guide arm is a plurality of cable bend guide arms.

13. The cable guide bracket of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of cable bend guide arms extend parallel to each other.

14. A cable guide bracket comprising:
a cable bend guide arm; and
a moveable cable guide formed by a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the vertical portion configured to guide a cable to the cable bend guide arm and into or out of an interior portion of a rack frame, the horizontal portion configured to be secured to the interior portion of the rack frame via a fastener and extend along the interior portion of the rack frame,
wherein
the moveable cable guide includes the fastener to enable the cable guide bracket to be slidably mounted to a mounting frame.

15. The cable guide bracket of claim 14 ,
wherein,
the moveable cable guide and the cable bend guide arm are positioned in a fixed spatial relationship, and
the cable bend guide arm is configured to move in coordination with movement of the moveable cable guide.

16. The cable guide bracket of claim 15 , wherein the cable bend guide arm is fixed to the moveable cable guide to form an “L” shape.

17. The cable guide bracket of claim 14 , wherein the moveable cable guide is mounted in a slideable relationship with respect to a rack mounted device.

18. The cable guide bracket of claim 14 , wherein the horizontal portion includes a lip with a receiver configured to receive the fastener.

19. The cable guide bracket of claim 14 , wherein the cable guide bracket is configured to be mounted, via the rack frame, to a rack and adjacent to a rack-mounted device benefiting from cable management by the moveable cable guide.

20. The cable guide bracket of claim 14 , wherein the cable bend guide arm is fixed to the moveable cable guide via a plate.

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Goergen Joel Richard
• Gupta Rohit Dev
• Pavithran Prashanth
• Boopalan Manigandan
• Chiesa Luca Della

Classifications

• H04Q1/06 Primary

  Cable ducts or mountings specially adapted for exchange installations · CPC title

• H04Q1/09

  Frames or mounting racks not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• H02G3/045

  provided with perforations or slots permitting introduction or exit of wires · CPC title

• H05K7/02 Primary

  Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure · CPC title