Cable management system
View Patent ↗A cable management system including a cable management panel comprising sheet metal having a plurality of parallel concave grooves and a pair of mounting flanges configured for mounting the panel to a rack. A plurality of magnetic cable rings are each magnetically attached to a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel concave grooves. Each cable ring includes a pair of ring halves magnetically attached to each other. At least one of the pair of ring halves comprises a magnetized material whereby one or more cables can be positioned between the pair of ring halves and secured to the cable management panel.
1. A cable management system for use in a rack, the system comprising:
a cable management panel mountable to the rack,
wherein the cable management panel includes a plurality of parallel concave grooves; and
a plurality of magnetic cable rings each sized and configured for magnetic attachment to a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel concave grooves,
wherein each magnetic cable ring includes a pair of ring halves magnetically attached to each other, whereby one or more cables can be positioned between the pair of ring halves and secured to the cable management panel.
2. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein the cable management panel is ferromagnetic.
3. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of ring halves of each magnetic cable ring comprises a non-magnetized material and one or more embedded magnets.
4. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the pair of ring halves of each magnetic cable ring comprises a magnetized material.
5. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein one of the pair of ring halves of each magnetic cable ring comprises a magnetized material and the other ring half comprises a non-magnetized ferromagnetic material.
6. The cable management system of claim 1 , wherein each magnetic cable ring is a ferrite choke for the one or more cables.
7. A cable management system for use in a server rack, the system comprising:
a cable management panel comprising sheet metal having a plurality of parallel concave grooves and a pair of mounting flanges configured for mounting the panel to the rack; and
a plurality of magnetic cable rings each sized and configured for magnetic attachment to a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel concave grooves,
wherein each magnetic cable ring includes a pair of ring halves magnetically attached to each other, wherein at least one of the pair of ring halves comprises a magnetized material whereby one or more cables can be positioned between the pair of ring halves and removably secured to the cable management panel.
8. The cable management system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the ring halves of each magnetic cable ring comprises a non-magnetized material and one or more embedded magnets.
9. The cable management system of claim 7 , wherein one of the pair of ring halves of each magnetic cable ring comprises a non-magnetized material.
10. The cable management system of claim 7 , wherein each magnetic cable ring comprises a ferrite choke.
11. The cable management system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of magnetic cable rings each have an outer diameter and each concave groove has a groove diameter larger than the outer diameter.
12. The cable management system of claim 7 , wherein the cable management panel is ferromagnetic.