Adjustable cable support bracket for an electrical component
View Patent ↗A cable management system for an electrical component having a connectivity interface configured to connect with cables includes a cable support bracket having a cable support plate configured to support the cables connected to the connectivity interface, and an arm having first and second arm portions. The first arm portion being coupled to the cable support plate and the second arm portion configured to be coupled to the electrical component. The first and second arm portions are selectively positionable with respect to one another such that the position of the cable support plate may be changed with respect to the connectivity interface.
1. A cable management system for an electrical component having a connectivity interface configured to connect with cables, said cable management system comprising a cable support bracket having a cable support plate configured to support the cables connected to the connectivity interface, and an arm having first and second arm portions, the first arm portion being coupled to the cable support plate and the second arm portion configured to be coupled to the electrical component, the first and second arm portions are selectively positionable with respect to one another in more than one position such that the position of the cable support plate may be changed with respect to the connectivity interface, wherein the first and second arm portions are configured to be coupled to one another in any number of positions between a forward-most position and a rearward-most position.
2. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second arm portions are slidably coupled to one another.
3. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first arm portion includes at least two openings spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis of the first arm portion, the cable support bracket further including a fastener configured to be received in one of the openings to secure the first and second arm portions to one another.
4. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first arm portion includes an elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the first arm portion, the cable support bracket further including a fastener configured to be received in the slot, and selectively positionable along the slot, to secure the first and second arm portions to one another.
5. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first arm portion includes an inner and an outer surface, the cable support plate extending generally perpendicularly from the inner surface of the first arm portion, the outer surface engaging the second arm portion.
6. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first arm portion defines an inner rail and the second arm portion defines an outer rail, the inner and outer rails being slidably coupled to one another and configured to be secured in position with respect to one another.
7. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the second arm portion includes opposed rails extending along a length of the second arm portion, the opposed rails being configured to capture the first arm portion therebetween to resist rotational movement of the first arm portion with respect to the second arm portion.
8. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second arm portions extend between the electrical component and the cable support plate, and wherein the cable support plate extends parallel to and is spaced apart from the connectivity interface of the electrical component.
9. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical component defines a patch panel, the cable support bracket being joined to the patch panel independent of a frame.
10. The cable management system of claim 1 , further comprising a second cable support bracket having a second arm configured to be coupled to the electrical component and supporting the cable support plate.
11. The cable management system of claim 10 , wherein the second arm includes third and fourth arm portions, the third arm portion being coupled to the cable support plate and the fourth arm portion configured to be coupled to the electrical component, the third and fourth arm portions are selectively positionable with respect to one another such that the position of the cable support plate may be changed with respect to the electrical component.
12. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical component includes a first row of openings configured to receive electronic modules therein that are configured to connect with the cables, and wherein the electrical component includes a second row of openings configured to receive electronic modules therein that are configured to connect with the cables, the cable support bracket configured to support cables from electronic modules in both rows.
13. The cable management system of claim 12 , wherein the cable support bracket further includes a second cable support plate extending from the first arm portion, the second cable support plate being configured to support the cables connected to the electronic modules within the second row of openings.
14. The cable management system of claim 1 , further comprising a rack frame and a plurality of patch panels coupled to the rack frame, the rack frame having opposed first and second legs, the patch panels extending between and being coupled to the first and second legs, the cable support bracket being removably mounted to at least one of the rack frame and a corresponding one of the patch panels.
15. A cable support bracket comprising:
a first rail having a wall extending between opposed ends and a support plate interface proximate one of the ends, wherein a cable support plate is positioned at the support plate interface; and
a second rail having a wall extending between opposed ends and a mounting portion proximate one of the ends that is configured to be mounted to an electrical component, and to be secured thereto;
wherein the first rail and the second rail are coupled to one another and are selectively positionable with respect to one another such that the position of the cable support plate may be changed with respect to the electrical component.
16. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein each of the walls are generally planar and are parallel to one another.
17. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein the first and second rails are slidably coupled to one another and configured to be secured in position with respect to one another.
18. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein the wall of the first rail includes at least two openings spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis of the first rail, the cable support bracket further including a fastener configured to be received in one of the openings to secure the first and second rails to one another.
19. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein the first rail includes an elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the first arm portion, the cable support bracket further including a fastener configured to be received in the slot, and selectively positionable along the slot, to secure the first and second rails to one another.
20. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein the second rail includes opposed rails extending along opposed sides of the wall of the second rail, the opposed rails being configured to capture the first rail therebetween to resist rotational movement of the first rail with respect to the second rail.
21. The cable support bracket of claim 15 , wherein the cable support plate is integrally formed with the first rail.