Ejector and cable management system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9253912-B2
Application number	US-201414331864-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	Dec 23, 2013
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes a blade having a faceplate and a handle out locked position ejector. The handle out locked position ejector is configured to secure the blade to a chassis. The handle out locked position ejector includes two ejectors and a handle binding the two ejectors together. The handle out locked position ejector extends perpendicularly from the faceplate when the blade is secured to the chassis thus locating the handle out of the way of ports of the blade.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising: a blade comprising: a faceplate; and a handle out locked position ejector configured to secure the blade to a chassis, the handle out locked position ejector extending outwardly from the faceplate when the handle out locked position ejector is in a closed position, the handle out locked position ejector comprising: two ejectors; and a mechanical attachment bar binding the two ejectors together; wherein the handle out locked position elector extends perpendicularly from the faceplate when the handle out locked position elector is in the closed position; and wherein the blade is locked to the chassis when the handle out locked position elector is in the closed position.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein each ejector comprises:
an ejector handle; and
an ejector cam and tooth.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 wherein the ejector cam and tooth comprises an ejector tooth configured to engage a locking feature of the chassis.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 wherein the ejector handle is coupled to the ejector cam and tooth such that motion of the ejector handle causes motion of the ejector cam and tooth.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 wherein pivoting of the ejector handle in a first direction causes pivoting of the ejector cam and tooth in a second direction opposite the first direction.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 wherein the ejector cam and tooth comprises a locking mechanism for locking the handle out locked position ejector in place, the electronic device further comprising a sensor to sense a position of the locking mechanism.

7. An electronic device comprising: a blade comprising two handle out locked position ejectors comprising mechanical attachment bars; and a cable management system removably attached to the mechanical attachment bars; wherein each of the handle out locked position electors comprises: two electors; and one of the mechanical attachment bars binding the two electors together; and wherein the cable management system has snapping features configured to snap on and off the mechanical attachment bars.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the cable management system comprises a captive end and a snapping end.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 wherein the captive end comprises a slot like feature.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 wherein the snapping end comprises a C shaped opening.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 further comprising:
cabling coupled to ports of the blade, the cabling being supported by the cable management system.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the cable management system comprises apertures configured to secure cables.

13. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the mechanical attachment bars comprise at least one protruding feature.

Assignees

• Brocade Comm Systems Inc

Inventors

• Skirmont David
• Kilkenny Dan
• Farnholtz Eric
• Vanderveen Anthony
• Doyle Peter

Classifications

• H05K7/1411

  for securing or extracting box-type drawers · CPC title

• H05K7/1409 Primary

  by lever-type mechanisms · CPC title

• H05K7/1489

  characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K5/0295

  having ejection mechanisms · CPC title

• H05K7/1491

  having cable management arrangements (management of optical cables G02B6/444; in telecommunication cabinets H04Q1/06) · CPC title