Pivoting cable management assembly

摘要

According to embodiments of the disclosure, assemblies, and methods for cable management are disclosed. The assembly may include a chassis and a cable management apparatus pivotably connected to the chassis. The chassis may have an interior compartment adapted to receive a first and second electronic component. The first electronic component may be adapted to connect to a first cable assembly and the second electronic component may be adapted to connect to a second cable assembly. The cable management apparatus may include a first bracket and second bracket supporting a management arm, the management arm may include two parallel planar bars, the bars fixedly attached together by one or more members perpendicular to the bars. The management arm may be adapted to support at least one of the first and second cable assemblies and may pivot between an operational position and a service position.

主权项

1. A cable management assembly comprising:
a chassis having an interior compartment, the chassis having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom sidewall, the first and second sidewalls opposing one another, the bottom sidewall perpendicular to the first and second sidewalls and connected to an edge of the first sidewall and extending to connect to an edge of the second sidewall, the interior compartment configured to receive a first electronic component and a second electronic component, the first electronic component configured to be connected to a first cable assembly and the second electronic component configured to be connected to a second cable assembly, the first sidewall having a first pivot point and the second sidewall having a second pivot point, the first and second pivot points positioned so that while the first and second electronic components are positioned in the interior compartment, sandwiching the second electronic component between the first electronic component and the bottom sidewall, the first and second pivot points lie approximately in a first plane which separates the first and second electronic components, the first plane parallel to the bottom sidewall; a cable management apparatus, external to the chassis, including:
a first bracket and a second bracket supporting a management arm, the management arm including two parallel planar bars, the bars fixedly attached together by one or more members perpendicular to the bars, the management arm configured to support at least one of the first and second cable assemblies;the first bracket pivotably connected to the first pivot point and the second bracket pivotably connected to the second pivot point; wherein the cable management apparatus is pivotable on the chassis between an operational position and a service position, the bars being relatively parallel to the bottom sidewall in the operational position, and the bars deflected from the operational position at an angle with respect to the bottom sidewall in the service position.