CN102377129B - cable manager - Google Patents

Abstract

A wire arranging device is used for hanging and hooking an object and binding a wire. The wire harness body is of a flexible strip-shaped structure and is wrapped on the metal wire body, the wire harness body is provided with a hooking end, a joint end and a connecting part, and the connecting part is connected with the hooking end and the joint end. The engaging elements integrally extend from the wire harness body and are respectively arranged on the wire harness body at intervals. The invention has a structure capable of being fastened repeatedly, can tie up wires repeatedly, and is provided with a metal wire body capable of increasing the flexibility strength in the wire arranging device, so that one end of the wire arranging device can be easily hung on a shell of the electronic device after being bent.

Description

cable manager

【Technical field】

The present invention relates to a cable organizer, especially a reusable cable organizer with a snap-fit structure, in which a metal wire body that can increase the flexibility strength is provided.

【Background technique】

Because there are quite a lot of connecting wires inside the computer to connect various devices and interface cards, when the wires are messy, it will affect the air flow inside the computer and reduce the heat dissipation effect. Therefore, in order to maintain a good air flow, more than half of them use cable organizers or cable ties to organize the wires inside the computer case, so that the wires can be arranged along the side walls of the case as much as possible, and avoid fans and ventilation holes.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a known use state of a cable manager 1 . The wire organizer 1 includes a locking portion 10 and a wire harness portion 20 . A user can lock a screw c to a housing b through the locking hole 11 of the locking portion 10 .

The disadvantage of the above-mentioned cable organizer 1 is that a locking structure b1 needs to be provided on the housing b when the housing b is manufactured, so as to lock the screw c. However, because each manufacturer has different requirements for the configuration of computer internal accessories or the specifications of the motherboard configuration, the layout of the wires and the position of the cable manager must be different according to the configuration inside the computer case. The shell manufacturer needs to change the position of the locking structure b1 on the shell according to the position of the cable organizer 1, which increases a lot of production cost and time. In addition, the screw c must be manually locked when installing the cable manager 1, which not only increases the cost of the screw c but also takes a lot of time for locking.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of a known use state of the cable tie 2 . The known cable tie 2 includes a buckle part 30 and a wire harness part 40. When in use, the wire harness part 40 passes through the buckle part 30 after winding the wire a. Since the wire harness part 40 is provided with a sawtooth structure 41, the fastening part 30 will stop the wire harness part 40 from being pulled out from the buckle part 30, and if the wire harness is to be rewired, the wire harness part 40 needs to be cut off, which cannot be reused. In addition, the known cable tie 2 is mostly made of plastic, which can only be used as a simple cable harness, and cannot fix the wire a to the side wall of the housing b like the cable organizer 1 .

【Content of invention】

In order to improve the above-mentioned known deficiencies, the object of the present invention is to provide a cable organizer, which has a repeatable fastening structure, can repeatedly bundle wires, and is provided with a metal that can increase the flexibility strength in the cable organizer. Therefore, after one end of the cable organizer is bent, it can be easily hung on the casing of the electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wire organizer, which is used to hook on an object and bind a wire. The wire organizer includes a metal wire body, a wire bundle body, a plurality of engaging elements and A fastening element. The wire harness body is a flexible elongated structure, and is wrapped on the metal wire body. The wire harness body is provided with a hooking end, a joint end and a connecting part, and the connecting part is connected between the hooking end and the the joint end. The engaging elements integrally extend from the wire harness body, and are respectively arranged at intervals on the wire harness body.

The fastening element integrally extends from the joint end of the harness body, and the fastening element is provided with a through hole and a locking hole, and the through hole and the locking hole communicate with each other.

Wherein, when the wire harness body is wound around the wire and the hooking end passes through the through hole, the wire harness body is moved to the engaging hole through the through hole, so that one of the engaging elements engages fit to the fastening element to bundle the wire. In addition, the metal wire body is used to enhance the flexible strength of the wire harness body, and the hooking end is bent so that the hooking end is hooked to an object, such as a computer case. The diameter of the metal wire body corresponding to the hooking end is smaller than the diameter corresponding to the connecting portion.

To sum up, the present invention utilizes the fastening element to be fastened to the fastening element, so the wires can be bundled repeatedly, without the disadvantage that the known technology cannot re-bundle the wires. In the present invention, since the wire harness body is provided with a metal wire body, it can be shaped after being bent. When the hooking end is bent into a hook shape, it can be hooked on the ventilation hole on the housing and other positions, and does not need to be placed on the casing. Locking holes are specially provided, and there is no need for labor-intensive locking like the known technology. Therefore, the present invention not only has the advantages of the known wire organizer and cable tie, but also overcomes its disadvantages, and no other auxiliary tools are needed no matter when installing or dismounting the wire organizer.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood through the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a known state of use of a cable manager;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a known use state of a cable tie;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cable organizer of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cable organizer of the present invention;

Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are the schematic diagrams when the cable organizer of the present invention binds the wires;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the cable organizer of the present invention hooked to the ventilation hole of a casing;

8 to 10 are schematic diagrams of another hanging method of the cable organizer of the present invention hooked to a ventilation hole of a casing.

【detailed description】

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cable organizer of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cable organizer of the present invention. The wire organizer 3 includes a wire harness body 100 , a metal wire body 200 , a plurality of locking elements 300 and a locking element 400 .

The harness body 100 is a flexible strip structure, and its material can be plastic. The wire harness body 100 covers the metal wire body 200 . For example, the metal wire body 200 can be an iron wire or a copper wire, but not limited thereto.

The harness body 100 is provided with a hooking end 110 , a connecting portion 120 and an engaging end 130 , and the connecting portion 120 is connected to the hooking end 110 and the engaging end 130 . In the present invention, the metal wire body 200 can be provided with a thin wire structure 210 and a thick wire structure 220, and the thin wire structure 210 and the thick wire structure 220 can be integrally formed, or separated into two adjacent elements, The thin line structure 210 may correspond to the hooking end 110 , and the thick line structure 220 may correspond to the connecting portion 120 . The diameter of the thin wire structure 210 may be smaller than the diameter of the thick wire structure 220 . Because the diameter of the thin wire structure 210 is relatively small, the flexible strength is relatively weak, so the metal wire body 200 of the present invention can be easily bent into a thin wire structure 210 at the hooking end 110 due to the arrangement of the thin wire structure 210 with weak flexible strength. Hook structure to save bending effort. In the same way, since the diameter of the thick wire structure 220 is larger, the flexural strength is stronger than that of the thin wire structure 210. Therefore, the connecting portion 120 provided with the thick wire structure 220 can pass through multiple times due to its strong flexural strength. Wrapped around the wire a, the stress of the wire a itself is not easy to change the bending shape of the connecting portion 120, so the direction of the wire a can be fixed conveniently.

The engaging elements 300 integrally extend from the wire harness body 100 , and the engaging elements 300 can be a ring structure, surround the sidewall of the wire harness body 100 and are respectively arranged at intervals on the wire harness body 100 .

The fastening element 400 integrally extends from the joint end 130 of the wire harness body 100 . The fastening element 400 is provided with a through hole 410 and an engaging hole 420, the through hole 410 and the engaging hole 420 communicate with each other, the diameter of the through hole 410 is greater than or equal to the distance between the engaging element 300 and the harness body 100 Diameter, the diameter of the engaging hole 420 is less than or equal to the diameter of the engaging element 300 and greater than or equal to the diameter of the harness body 100 . Therefore, the wire harness body 100 and the engaging elements 300 can pass through the through hole 410, and then the wire harness body 100 can be inserted into or moved into the engaging hole 420 through the position of the through hole 410. At this time, due to the The diameter of the engaging hole 420 is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the engaging element 300 , therefore, the wire harness body 100 is engaged in the engaging hole 420 through two adjacent engaging elements 300 and cannot be disengaged through the engaging hole 420 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , which are schematic views of the cable organizer of the present invention when binding wires. As shown in FIG. 5 , the cable organizer 3 of the present invention can be used to hook on an object b and bind a wire a. The object b can be a computer case. The user can first wind the wire harness body 100 around the wire a for many times. Since the metal wire body 200 covered by the connecting portion 120 of the wire harness body 100 is relatively thick (see FIG. 4 ), it can well restrict The wound part of the wire a extends along a predetermined direction D1, so that the user can make the wire a avoid a specific airflow channel.

After the wire harness body 100 is wound with the wire a, the hooking end 110 of the wire harness body 100 and the engaging element 300 on it can pass through the through hole 410, and then the wire harness body 100 can pass through the through hole 410 moves to the engaging hole 420 so that the engaging element 300 is engaged in the engaging hole 420 to bind the wire a firmly.

Afterwards, the hooking end 110 can be bent into a hook-shaped structure. Referring to FIG. 7 , the hooking end 110 can pass through the ventilation hole b1 of the casing b and be hooked thereon. Therefore, the known locking structure does not need to be arranged on the casing b at all, and the cable organizer 3 of the present invention can be installed only by using the original structure of the casing b.

If the internal device or interface card of the computer is increased or decreased or replaced, resulting in the increase or decrease of the wires and the change of the layout position, the user can easily remove the cable organizer 3 by bending the hooking end 110 without any other tools. In addition, to remove the wire organizer 3 from the wire a, it is only necessary to push the wire harness body 100 from the engaging hole 420 to the through hole 410, and then pull the wire harness body 100 out of the through hole 410, then the wire harness body 100 can be easily The cable organizer 3 can be easily removed without other tools, or the cable organizer 3 needs to be destroyed as known technology, so the cable organizer 3 of the present invention can be reused, so as to prevent the user from temporarily having no spare The Problem with Cable Manager 3.

When wanting to hook the cable organizer 3 of the present invention to the ventilation holes b1 and b2 on the casing b, another hooking method can be adopted. Firstly, as shown in FIG. 8 , the user can first bend the hooking end 110 into a hook-like structure, pass through the ventilation hole b1 and hook it back into the ventilation hole b2. Afterwards, the hooking end 110 is pulled out from the ventilation hole b2, and the hooking end 110 is passed through the through hole 410, and then continues to be pulled out and tightened. After that, as shown in FIG. 9 , the connecting portion 120 of the wire harness body 100 is moved from the through hole 410 to the engaging hole 420 for engagement.

Afterwards, the wire a is close to the wire harness body 100 and the wire a is wound by using the hooking end 110 and the connecting portion 120 of the wire harness body 100 . Finally, as shown in FIG. 10 , the wire harness body 100 can be adjusted so that the wound part of the wire a extends along the predetermined direction D1.

The use of the hook method can make the cable organizer 3 of the present invention more firmly bound on the casing b, and the user can decide which method to use for cable management according to requirements.

The fastening element 400 of the present invention can be provided with a connecting hole 430, and the user can lock the connecting hole 430 on the housing b, so that the wire harness body 100 can be directly used to fix the wire a and adjust its extending direction .

To sum up, the present invention utilizes the fastening element to be fastened to the fastening element, so the wires can be bundled repeatedly, without the disadvantage that the known technology cannot re-bundle the wires. In the present invention, since the wire harness body is provided with a metal wire body, it can be shaped after being bent. When the hooking end is bent into a hook shape, it can be hooked on the ventilation hole on the housing and other positions, and does not need to be placed on the casing. Locking holes are specially provided, and there is no need for labor-intensive locking like the known technology. Therefore, the present invention not only has the advantages of the known wire organizer and cable tie, but also overcomes its disadvantages, and no other auxiliary tools are needed no matter when installing or dismounting the wire organizer. When the metal wire body has a thin wire structure and a thick wire structure, the thin wire structure can make the hooking end easier to bend so as to pass through smaller pores, and the thick wire structure can maintain sufficient strength to fix the direction of the wire.

Claims (6)

1. A cable manager, used to hook on an object and bind a wire, it is characterized in that the cable manager includes: a metal wire body; A wire harness body is a flexible elongated structure, and covers the metal wire body. The wire harness body is provided with a connecting portion, a hooking end and a joint end, and the connecting portion is connected to the The hooking end and the joint end, the diameter of the metal wire body corresponding to the hooking end is smaller than the diameter corresponding to the connecting part, and the hooking end is convenient to be bent into a hook-shaped structure; A plurality of engaging elements are integrally extended from the wire harness body, and are respectively arranged at intervals on the wire harness body; a fastening element integrally extended from the joint end of the harness body; Wherein, when the wire harness body is wound around the wire, one of the plurality of engaging elements is engaged with the engaging element to bind the wire; in addition, the metal wire body is used to strengthen the wire. According to the flexible strength of the wire harness body, the hooking end is bent so that the hooking end is hooked on an object, and the wire organizer can be removed from the hooked object by bending the hooking end tear down. 2. The wire organizer according to claim 1, wherein the wire harness body is provided with a side wall, and the engaging element surrounds the side wall of the wire harness body. 3. The cable organizer according to claim 1, wherein the fastening element is provided with a through hole and a fastening hole, and the through hole and the fastening hole communicate with each other, wherein when the bundle After the wire body is wound around the wire and the hooking end passes through the through hole, the wire harness body is moved to the engaging hole through the through hole, so that the plurality of engaging elements One is engaged in the engaging hole to bind the wires. 4. The cable organizer according to claim 3, wherein the diameter of the through hole is greater than or equal to the diameter of the engaging element and the wire harness body, and the diameter of the engaging hole is less than or equal to the diameter of the engaging element. The diameter of the engaging element is greater than or equal to the diameter of the wire harness body. 5. The cable organizer according to claim 1, characterized in that, the fastening element is provided with a connecting hole. 6. The cable organizer of claim 1, wherein the object is a computer case.