CN102055160A - wire guide - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a lead guiding device, which is provided with a first protective tube, a second protective tube and a pivot, wherein a pivoting part at one end of the second protective tube is overlapped with a pivoting part at one end of the first protective tube, and the second protective tube can pivot relative to the first protective tube through the pivoting part which is arranged on the two protective tubes in a penetrating way through the pivot. And then the lead is penetrated in the first protective pipe and the second protective pipe, and the lead is unfolded or folded in a mode of relatively pivoting the first protective pipe and the second protective pipe so as to protect the lead from collision or breakage.

Description

wire guide

technical field

The present invention relates to a wire guiding device, and in particular to a guiding device capable of expanding or retracting a wire.

Background technique

Generally speaking, multiple electronic devices such as hard disks, optical drives, processors or fans are usually loaded in a large computer. In order to facilitate assembly, a connector is usually installed at the installation position of the machine, and the connector is electrically connected to the power supply, and the electronic device can obtain power after being connected to the connector. On the other hand, the electronic device can also be electrically connected to the circuit board in the machine through the connector.

At present, most common machines adopt a hot-swap design structure, which means that the connection between the connector and the power supply adopts a re-swappable design. Taking a rack server as an example, the machine platform of the rack server has a casing and a cabinet like a drawer, and the cabinet is equipped with connectors. In the hot-swappable design, when the box is pulled out of the casing, the connection between the connector and the power supply is immediately separated, so the electronic power supply and connection are also interrupted.

However, sometimes the user pulls out the box just to check whether the electronic device is working normally, not to disassemble the electronic device. Every time the box is pulled out, the connection of the electronic device is interrupted, which not only interrupts the calculation and processing action, delays the calculation time, but also damages the electronic device due to repeated power cuts.

To solve the above problems, the most intuitive way is to connect the connector to the power supply or circuit board with bendable wires. Since the wire can be stretched by straightening or shortened by bending, the connection between the connector and the power supply or the circuit board will not be separated when the box is drawn out, so that the power supply and connection of the electronic device will not be interrupted.

The length of the wire must allow the entire box to be completely pulled out of the case. Due to the long length of the wires, the way and position of the wires cannot be folded as expected during the process of pushing the box into the casing, and sometimes the box may be stuck so that the box cannot be pushed into the casing, or Extruded into surrounding electronic components, or entangled with other wires.

In view of this, there is a need for a wire guiding device, which can be used to protect the wires and limit the travel of the wires so that the wires can only be straightened in a predetermined manner or folded in a predetermined position, so as to solve the above problems.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wire guiding device, which can be used to protect the wire, and limit the travel of the wire, so that the wire can only be straightened or folded in a predetermined position in a predetermined way, so as to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. question.

The present invention then proposes a wire guiding device, which can be used to protect the wire and limit the bending or unfolding of the wire. The wire guiding device at least includes a first protective tube, a second protective tube and a pivot. The first protective tube has a first accommodating channel in its longitudinal direction, and each of the two ends of the first protective tube has a first pivot joint. The second protective tube has a second accommodating channel in its longitudinal direction, and each of the two ends of the second protective tube has a second pivot joint, which is overlapped with the first protective tube through the second pivotal joint at one end of the second protective tube. The first pivot joint at one end. The pivot passes through the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion to pivotally connect the first protection tube and the second protection tube, wherein the second protection tube can pivot relative to the first protection tube via the pivot shaft.

Wherein, the wire guiding device of the present invention further includes at least one restricting device, which is used to constrain the pivot angle between the first protective tube and the second protective tube, so that the first protective tube and the second protective tube are limited within a specific angle pivot. Therefore, within the pivot range smaller than the specified angle, the second protective tube can freely pivot relative to the first protective tube, but when the first protective tube and the second protective tube are relatively pivoted to a specific angle required by the design At this time, the pivot angle between the first protective tube and the second protective tube can be prevented from continuing to expand due to the limitation of the restraint device.

According to a wire guiding device of the present invention, the first protective tube and the second protective tube are superimposed on each other by the first pivot joint part and the second pivot joint part, and are pivotally connected through the pivot shaft. Therefore, multiple sets of first protective tubes and second protective tubes can be repeatedly stacked and pivotally connected according to the required length specification of the wire guiding device to form a wire composed of multiple sets of first protective tubes and second protective tubes guiding device.

Therefore, using the wire guiding device of the present invention, the wire can be passed through the first protective tube from the channel opening of the first accommodation channel, and then passed through the second protective tube through the channel opening of the second accommodation channel, and the The wires are passed through the first protection tube and the second protection tube to protect the wires from external collisions. At the same time, the lead wire can be expanded or retracted through the pivoting of the first protective tube and the second protective tube, and the angle of pivoting between the first protective tube and the second protective tube can be constrained by the constraining device, so that the lead wire In the process of unfolding or collapsing, the wire will not be damaged due to improper pulling or twisting. In addition, it is possible to prevent the wire from being caught or squeezed into other components or peripheral electronic devices, and problems such as the wire being entangled with other wires can be eliminated.

To sum up, the wire guiding device can not only protect the wires from collision or breakage, but also expand or fold the wires according to the relative pivoting of the first protective tube and the second protective tube, so that the wires can be unfolded or folded. During the process, the wire will not be damaged due to improper pulling or twisting, thereby avoiding problems such as the wire being stuck or squeezed by surrounding electronic devices, and being entangled with other wires.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a wire guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded view of a wire guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of a folded state of the wire guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a perspective view of a deployed state of a wire guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 shows a perspective view of a wire guiding device according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the deployed state of the wire guiding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of main component symbols]

100: Wire guide 130: Pivot

110: The first protective tube 131: The first pivot joint

111: The first accommodation channel 132: The first fillet

112: Bottom plate 133: Second pivot joint

113: Side plate 134: Second fillet

114: top plate 135: hole

116: Fillet 140: Restraining device

120: Second protection tube 141: Bump

121: Second storage channel 142: Stopper

122: Bottom plate 150: Wire

123: side panel θ: specific angle

124: top plate

Detailed ways

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. 1 and 2 are respectively a perspective view and an exploded view of a wire guiding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wire guiding device 100 of the present invention has a first protective tube 110 , a second protective tube 120 and a pivot 130 . The first protective tube 110 has a first accommodating channel 111 in its longitudinal direction, and two ends of the first protective tube 110 respectively have a first pivot portion 131 . The second protective tube 120 has a second accommodating channel 121 in its longitudinal direction, and each of the two ends of the second protective tube 120 has a second pivot joint 133, through which the second pivot joint 133 at one end of the second protective tube 120 is overlapped. The first pivotal portion 131 at one end of the first protection tube 110 . The pivot 130 passes through the first pivot portion 131 and the second pivot portion 133 to pivotally connect the first protection tube 110 and the second protection tube 120 . Wherein, the second protective tube 120 can pivot relative to the first protective tube 110 via the pivot shaft 130 .

In this embodiment, the first accommodating channel 111 of the first protective tube 110 is composed of a bottom plate 112, a side plate 113 and a top plate 114, the top plate 114 is the top plate of the first protective tube 110, and the first pivot joint 131 That is, they are located at both ends of the top plate 114 . In contrast, the second accommodating channel 121 of the second protective tube 120 is composed of a bottom plate 122, a side plate 123 and a top plate 124. The bottom plate 122 is the bottom flat plate of the second protective tube 120, and the second pivot portion 133 is located on the bottom plate. 122 at both ends. Wherein, the second pivotal portion 133 is superimposed on the first pivotal portion 131, and the pivot 130 passes through the first pivotal portion 131 at the end of the top plate 124 of the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120. The second pivot joint 133 at the end of the bottom plate 122 pivotally connects the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 together, so that the second protective tube 120 can pivot relative to the first protective tube 110 with the pivot 130 change.

Moreover, the wire guiding device 100 of the present invention further includes at least a restraint device 140, which is used to restrain the pivot angle between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120, so that the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 Limited to pivoting within a specific angle. In this embodiment, the constraining device 140 is composed of a protrusion 141 and a stopper 142 . The protrusion 141 is disposed on the first rounded corner 132 of the first pivotal portion 131 of the top plate 114 and extends upward to the thickness of the bottom plate 122 of the second pivotal portion 133 . The blocking block 142 is fixed on the second rounded corner 134 of the second pivoting portion 133 of the bottom plate 122 and has a pivot position at a specific angle relative to the protruding block 141 . The first rounded corner 132 and the second rounded corner 134 have the same arc, so when the second pivot joint 133 is overlapped with the first pivot joint 131 , the first rounded corner 132 and the second rounded corner 134 can superimposed on each other. Moreover, when the second pivotal portion 133 pivots to the specific angle relative to the first pivotal portion 131 , the blocking block 142 just abuts against the protruding block 141 . Therefore, within the pivoting range smaller than the specific angle, the second protective tube 120 can freely pivot relative to the first protective tube 110, but when the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 are relatively pivoted to a designed At a specific angle, the blocking block 142 just abuts against the protrusion 141 , thereby preventing the pivoting angle between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 from expanding further. Thereby, the second protective tube 120 is pivoted relative to the first protective tube 110 to expand, and when the second pivotal portion 133 pivots to the specific angle relative to the first pivotal portion 131 , the stopper 142 will resist The protrusion 141 constrains the pivoting angle between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 , so the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 can be limited to pivot within a specific angle.

Next, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 respectively illustrate a perspective view of a folded state and an unfolded state of the wire guiding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As mentioned above in the wire guiding device 100, the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 are overlapped with each other by the first pivotal joint 131 and the second pivotal joint 133, and are pivotally connected through the pivot shaft 130. . Therefore, multiple sets of first protective tubes 110 and second protective tubes 120 can be repeatedly stacked and pivotally connected according to the required length specification of the wire guiding device 100 to form the wire guiding device 100 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 . As shown in FIG. 3 , the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 pivotally connected to the wire guiding device 100 are folded together. They can also be close to each other to become the folded state as shown in the figure, so as to save the storage space of the wire 150 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 pivotally connected to the guide wire guiding device 100 are pivoted and expanded, and become the unfolded state as shown in the figure, so as to expand and stretch the extendable guide wire 150 . distance.

Therefore, using the wire guiding device 100 of the present invention, the wire 150 is passed through the first protective tube 110 from the channel opening of the first accommodation channel 111, and then passed into the second protective tube 120 through the channel opening of the second accommodation channel 121. , and the wire 150 is passed through the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 to protect the wire from external collisions. At the same time, the pivoting of the second protective tube 120 relative to the first protective tube 110 can be used to expand or retract the guide wire 150 through the pivoting of the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which shows a perspective view of a wire guiding device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment, the pivot 130 of the wire guiding device 100 of the present invention further includes a hole 135 passing through the axial direction of the pivot 130, since the pivot 130 passes through the top plate of the first protective tube 110 The first pivotal portion 131 of 114 and the second pivotal portion 133 of the bottom plate 122 of the second protective tube 120 directly use the hole 135 to allow the wire 150 to pass through the first protective tube 110 to pass through the hole 135 And penetrate into the second protective tube 120 .

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a partial enlarged view of the deployed state of the wire guiding device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, since the protrusion 141 is arranged on the first rounded corner 132 of the first pivotal portion 131 and extends toward the second pivotal portion 133 , the extended length thereof may be about the length of the second protective tube 120 The thickness of the bottom plate 122 . The stopper 142 is fixed on the second rounded corner 134 of the second pivotal portion 133, and has a pivotal position at a specific angle θ relative to the protruding block 141, when the second pivotal portion 133 is relative to the first pivotal portion When the block 131 pivots to a specific angle θ, the block 142 just abuts against the protrusion 141 . Therefore, when the second protective tube 120 pivots relative to the first protective tube 110 to expand to a specific angle θ, the stopper 142 will abut against the protruding block 141, thereby constraining the relationship between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120. Therefore, the pivoting angle between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 can be restricted within a specific angle.

In summary, the wire guiding device 100 protects the wire 150 from collision or breakage through the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 , and makes it relatively pivotable through the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 . It can be unfolded or folded in a rotating manner, and the pivoting angle between the first protective tube 110 and the second protective tube 120 is constrained by the constraining device 140, so that the guide wire 150 will not be affected by Improper pulling or twisting can damage the wire 150 . In addition, it is possible to prevent the wire 150 from being stuck or squeezed into other components or peripheral electronic devices, and problems such as entanglement of the wire 150 with other wires can be eliminated.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in terms of implementation, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person familiar with this technology can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The protection scope of the invention should be determined by the scope defined in the claims.

Claims (9)

1. a wire guide device is characterized in that, comprises at least:

One first pillar vertically has one first holding channel at it, and these first pillar two ends respectively have one first articulated section;

One second pillar vertically has one second holding channel at it, and these second pillar two ends respectively have one second articulated section, by this second articulated section of this second pillar, one end, splices in this first articulated section of this first pillar, one end; And

One pivot wears this first articulated section and this second articulated section, articulating this first pillar and this second pillar,

Wherein, this second pillar can pivot with respect to this first pillar with this pivot.

2. wire guide device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise a lead at least, be placed through in this first pillar and this second pillar, and this lead passes this first pillar from the channel mouth of this first ccontaining channel, and the channel mouth by this second ccontaining channel penetrates this second pillar again.

3. wire guide device according to claim 1 is characterized in that this pivot also comprises a hole, is arranged in the axial direction of this pivot, for this lead that passes this first pillar, wears via this hole and to reach to this second pillar.

4. wire guide device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

At least one contained device in order to restrain the pivoting angle between this first pillar and this second pillar, is limited in the special angle this first pillar and this second pillar and pivots.

5. wire guide device according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this contained device comprises at least:

One projection is located at one first of this first articulated section and is led on the fillet, and extends to this second articulated section; And

One block is fixed in that one second of this second articulated section is led on the fillet and has the pivot position of this special angle with respect to this projection, when this second pillar is switched to this special angle with respect to this first pillar, and this projection of the proper butt of this block.

6. a wire guide device is characterized in that, comprises at least:

One first pillar vertically has one first holding channel at it, and these first pillar two ends respectively have one first articulated section;

One second pillar vertically has one second holding channel at it, and these second pillar two ends respectively have one second articulated section, by this second articulated section of this second pillar, one end, splices in this first articulated section of this first pillar, one end;

One pivot wears this first articulated section and this second articulated section, to articulate this first pillar and this second pillar, this second pillar can be pivoted with respect to this first pillar; And

One restrains device, in order to restrain the pivoting angle between this first pillar and this second pillar, this first pillar and this second pillar is limited in the special angle pivots.

7. wire guide device according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, also comprise a lead at least, be placed through in this first pillar and this second pillar, and this lead passes this first pillar from the channel mouth of this first ccontaining channel, and the channel mouth by this second ccontaining channel penetrates this second pillar again.

8. wire guide device according to claim 6 is characterized in that this pivot also comprises a hole, is arranged in the axial direction of this pivot, for this lead that passes this first pillar, wears via this hole and to reach to this second pillar.

9. wire guide device according to claim 6 is characterized in that, this contained device comprises at least:

One projection is located at one first of this first articulated section and is led on the fillet, and extends to this second articulated section; And

One block is fixed in that one second of this second articulated section is led on the fillet and has the pivot position of this special angle with respect to this projection, when this second pillar is switched to this special angle with respect to this first pillar, and this projection of the proper butt of this block.

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