Cable limiting device and server thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9685749-B1
Application number	US-201615080601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A cable limiting device is for connecting to a connection device of a server. The connection device includes a motherboard, a bridgeboard, and a port disposed on the bridgeboard and coupled to the motherboard. The cable limiting device includes a side plate having a longitudinal opening and a transverse slot communicated with each other, a casing, and a cable fixed in the casing. A pillar of the casing passes through the longitudinal opening to be slidably disposed through the transverse slot and be movable relative to the transverse slot for making the casing away from or close to the side plate. When the cable is connected to the port, the casing is away from or close to the side plate with movement of the pillar in the transverse slot for guiding a gold-plated terminal of the cable to be inserted into the port and establishing signal transmission via the bridgeboard.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable limiting device for connecting to a connection device of a server, the connection device comprising a motherboard, a bridgeboard, and a port, the port being disposed on the bridgeboard and coupled to the motherboard in a cable connection manner, the cable limiting device comprising:
a side plate having a longitudinal opening and a transverse slot communicated with the longitudinal opening;
a casing having a pillar protruding toward a side of the side plate, the pillar passing through the longitudinal opening to be slidably disposed through the transverse slot and be movable relative to the transverse slot for making the casing away from or close to the side plate; and
a cable fixed in the casing, the cable having a gold-plated terminal;
wherein when the cable is connected to the port, the casing is away from or close to the side plate with movement of the pillar in the transverse slot for guiding the gold-plated terminal to be inserted into the port and establishing signal transmission via the bridgeboard.

2. The cable limiting device of claim 1 , wherein the casing has a containing slot, an elastic arm is formed at a side of the containing slot facing the pillar, an engaging member protrudes from a position of the elastic arm corresponding to the transverse slot, and the engaging member is engaged with a front end of the transverse slot.

3. The cable limiting device of claim 2 , wherein the pillar has a sliding travel in the transverse slot, the side plate presses the engaging member to deform the elastic arm when the pillar passes through the longitudinal opening to enter the transverse slot, and the deformed elastic arm provides an elastic force to make the engaging member spring out of the transverse slot so as to be engaged with the front end of the transverse slot when the pillar moves over the sliding travel toward a rear end of the transverse slot in the transverse slot to make the engaging member aligned with the transverse slot.

4. The cable limiting device of claim 2 , wherein a plurality of guide holes is formed at a side of the containing slot, and a plurality of guide pins of the connection device passes through the plurality of guide holes respectively for guiding the gold-plated terminal to be inserted into the port when the cable is connected to the port.

5. The cable limiting device of claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a first frame and a second frame, the first frame and the second frame are disposed at two sides of the cable respectively for fixing the cable, and the pillar is formed at a side of the first frame facing the side plate.

6. The cable limiting device of claim 5 , wherein two sides of the first frame and two sides of the second frame have a plurality of holes formed thereon respectively, and a plurality of screws is screwed into the holes of the first frame and the holes of the second frame to fix the first frame to the second frame.

7. A server comprising:
a connection device comprising:
a motherboard;
a bridgeboard;
a port disposed on the bridgeboard; and
a first cable coupled to the bridgeboard and the motherboard;

a cable limiting device comprising:
a tray having at least one side plate, the at least one side plate having a longitudinal opening and a transverse slot communicated with the longitudinal opening;
a casing having a pillar protruding toward a side of the at least one side plate and an elastic arm formed at a side of the pillar, the pillar passing through the longitudinal opening to be slidably disposed through the transverse slot and be movable relative to the transverse slot for making the casing away from or close to the at least one side plate, the pillar having a sliding travel in the transverse slot, an engaging member protruding from a position of the elastic arm corresponding to the transverse slot, the at least one side plate pressing the engaging member to deform the elastic arm when the pillar passes through the longitudinal opening to enter the transverse slot, and the deformed elastic arm providing an elastic force to make the engaging member spring out of the transverse slot so as to be engaged with a front end of the transverse slot when the pillar moves over the sliding travel toward a rear end of the transverse slot in the transverse slot to make the engaging member aligned with the transverse slot; and
a second cable fixed in the casing, the second cable having a gold-plated terminal; and

at least one switchable device disposed on the tray and coupled to the second cable;
wherein when the second cable is connected to the port, the casing is away from or close to the at least one side plate with movement of the pillar in the transverse slot for guiding the gold-plated terminal to be inserted into the port and establishing signal transmission between the at least one switchable device and the motherboard via the bridgeboard and the first cable.

8. The server of claim 7 , wherein the casing has a containing slot, and the elastic arm is formed at a side of the containing slot facing the pillar.

9. The server of claim 8 , wherein a plurality of guide holes is formed at a side of the containing slot, the connection device further comprises a holding base for holding the bridgeboard and the port, a plurality of guide pins protrudes from the holding base corresponding to the plurality of guide holes, and the plurality of guide pins passes through the plurality of guide holes respectively for guiding the gold-plated terminal to be inserted into the port when the second cable is connected to the port.

10. The server of claim 7 , wherein the casing comprises a first frame and a second frame, the first frame and the second frame are disposed at two sides of the second cable respectively for fixing the second cable, the pillar is formed at a side of the first frame facing the at least one side plate, two sides of the first frame and two sides of the second frame have a plurality of holes formed thereon respectively, and a plurality of screws is screwed into the holes of the first frame and the holes of the second frame to fix the first frame to the second frame.

Assignees

• Inventec Pudong Tech Corp
• Inventec Corp

Inventors

• Hsu Shun-Cheng
• Lin Yung-Chen
• Chia Chi-Cheng

Classifications

• H01R12/721

  cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits · CPC title

• H05K7/1489

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

• H01R33/74 Primary

  Devices having four or more poles {, e.g. holders for compact fluorescent lamps} · CPC title

• H05K7/1491

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

• H01R12/79 Primary

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title