Cable rack assembly having a two-dimensional array of cable connectors
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorJoshua Tyler Sechrist
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Abstract
Cable rack assembly including first and second stacks of cable connectors. The cable connectors of the first and second stacks have respective front ends that face in a common mating direction and respective back ends that are coupled to corresponding cables. The first and second stacks are adjacent to each other and form a two-dimensional array of the cable connectors. The cable rack assembly also includes a shared support panel that is positioned between the first and second stacks of the cable connectors. The shared support panel coincides with a panel plane that extends transverse to the two-dimensional array. The cable connectors of the first and second stacks directly engage the shared support panel therebetween.
Claims20
A cable rack assembly comprising:
- first and second stacks of cable connectors, the cable connectors of the first and second stacks having respective front ends that face in a common mating direction and respective back ends that are coupled to corresponding cables, the first and second stacks being adjacent to each other and forming a two-dimensional array of the cable connectors;
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- a shared support panel positioned between the first and second stacks of the cable connectors, the shared support panel coinciding with a panel plane that extends transverse to the two-dimensional array, the cable connectors of the first and second stacks directly engaging the shared support panel therebetween.
A communication system comprising:
- a system chassis having a chassis cavity;
- a two-dimensional array of cable connectors disposed within the chassis cavity, the cable connectors of the two-dimensional array having respective front ends that face in a common mating direction and respective back ends that are coupled to corresponding cables, the two-dimensional array including a plurality of stacks in which each of the stacks includes a series of the cable connectors arranged side-by-side;
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- a system frame holding the two-dimensional array of the cable connectors with respect to the system chassis, the system frame including a shared support panel that coincides with a panel plane and extends transverse to the two-dimensional array, the shared support panel extending between two of the stacks and being directly engaged by the cable connectors of the two stacks.
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