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Chassis system for cable management

US6127631A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2201/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A chassis (200) having cable management features includes a frame (210) for holding communication modules (105) that have cables (305) coupled to front surfaces thereof. The chassis also includes cable tunnels (225) formed beneath the frame (210). The cable tunnels (225) are each defined by sidewalls and upper and lower surfaces that form an aperture through the tunnel (225), and the module cables (305) from a particular module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) beneath the frame (210). The chassis (200) also includes cable guides (230), each defining an opening associated with a particular communication module (105), wherein cables (305) coupled to that communication module (105) can be routed through its associated cable tunnel (225) and then through its associated cable guide (230). The cable tunnels (225) and cable guides (230) route cables (305) coupled to corresponding communication modules (105) into groups, each associated with a particular communication module or particular modules (105).

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