JP6253297B2 - Wiring rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiring rack that accommodates communication cables, and in particular, relates to a wiring rack that provides a space in which work can be performed and improves the efficiency of accommodating communication cables.

  In a server room such as a data center, a large number of server devices and communication devices are installed, and these devices are connected by a communication cable or the like. For these communication cables, the communication path and the like are managed using a patch panel. Here, the patch panel is one in which one end of the communication cable is connected to the primary side and manages the signal path between the plurality of communication cables. The communication path can be established by simply inserting and removing the patch cord from the secondary side. You can choose. In this way, the communication path is set by connecting the patch cord to the patch panel to which the communication cable is connected, so that outsiders cannot easily connect or disconnect the communication cable or patch cord from the patch panel. Therefore, this patch panel is usually housed in a wiring rack (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-060988 A

  However, if a space for work is provided in the wiring rack, the wiring rack becomes large, and this space becomes a dead space except during work, so the utilization efficiency of the space in the wiring rack deteriorates. There was a problem that it would end up.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wiring rack in which a space in which an operation can be performed is provided and the accommodation efficiency of a communication cable is improved.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a wiring rack according to the present invention includes a main rack in which an internal space is formed, and a subrack in which the internal space is formed and connected to at least one of opposite side surfaces of the main rack. The internal space of the main rack is connected to the subrack, the main rack work space extending in the direction in which the opposite side surfaces are aligned, and two main rack wiring spaces arranged so as to sandwich the main rack work space, The subrack internal space is arranged in a direction in which the main rack work space extends, and is arranged so as to sandwich the subrack work space and the subrack work space. It is divided into two subrack wiring spaces that communicate with the rack wiring space.

  With such a configuration, the communication cable is stored in two wiring spaces (main rack wiring space and subrack wiring space), so that a working space (main rack working space and Work in the subrack workspace). For this reason, the space in the wiring rack is configured as two wiring spaces and one work space that can be used in common for these wiring spaces. Can be improved.

In the wiring rack according to the present invention, the main rack has two sets of panel mounting members to which a patch panel can be attached. The inner space of the main rack is separated from the main rack by the panel mounting members. The subrack has two wiring processing members, and the subrack internal space is divided into a subrack work space and a subrack wiring space by the wiring processing member. .

In such a wiring rack according to the present invention, the mounting position of the panel mounting member with respect to the main rack and the mounting position of the wiring processing member with respect to the subrack are configured to be movable , and the mounting position of the panel mounting member is moved. Thus, the sizes of the main rack work space and the main rack wiring space are changed, and the sizes of the subrack work space and the subrack wiring space are changed by moving the attachment position of the wiring processing member.

  Further, in such a wiring rack according to the present invention, the communication cable connected to the patch panel attached to the panel mounting member of the main rack can be accommodated in the subrack wiring space and the main rack wiring space. preferable.

  Moreover, it is preferable that such a wiring rack according to the present invention has two or more main racks, and the main racks are connected to each other via a subrack.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while providing the space which can perform an operation | work inside, the wiring rack which improved the accommodation efficiency of the communication cable can be provided.

It is a front view of the wiring rack which concerns on this invention. It is a side view of the wiring rack which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the wiring rack which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view when the partition plate member of a subrack is removed in the wiring rack which concerns on this invention. It is a top view when a top plate member is removed from the wiring rack according to the present invention. It is a bottom view when the wiring rack which concerns on this invention is seen from upper direction, Comprising: It is the state which has arrange | positioned the panel attachment member and the wiring processing member. It is a front view of a wiring rack when connecting a plurality of main racks and sub-rack. It is a perspective view of a wiring rack when connecting a plurality of main racks and sub-rack.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the basic configuration of the wiring rack 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the surface of the wiring rack 1 shown in FIG. 1 is assumed to be the front, the front direction is assumed to be the front, and the opposite direction is assumed to be the rear. Further, the left and right and vertical directions will be described with reference to FIG.

  The wiring rack 1 includes a main rack 2 and subrack 3 (left subrack 3L and right subrack 3R) attached to the left and right of the main rack 2. In the following description, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a case where subrack 3 (3L, 3R) is connected to the left and right of one main rack 2 will be described. It is also possible to connect the subrack 3 only to.

  The main rack 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and at least front and rear and left and right surfaces are open. For example, the main rack 2 has rod-shaped crosspiece members 21a to 21d arranged on four sides constituting the bottom surface, and rod-shaped column members 21e to 21h arranged on four sides extending vertically on the front and rear and left and right side surfaces. In addition, rod-like crosspiece members 21j, 21k, 21m, and 21n are arranged on the four sides that constitute the upper surface, and these are connected to constitute a substantially rectangular parallelepiped frame 21. In such a main rack 2, the crosspiece members 21a to 21d, 21j, 21k, 21m, and 21n and the column members 21e to 21h constituting the frame 21 are formed of, for example, L-shaped lightweight steel. A rectangular top plate 22 is attached to the upper surface of the frame 21 (the upper surfaces of the crosspiece members 21j, 21k, 21m, and 21n). The bottom surface of the frame 21 may be a rectangular plate-shaped member instead of using the four cross members 21a to 21d as described above.

  Thus, in the frame 21 constituting the main rack 2, the crosspiece members 21a to 21d arranged on the bottom surface and the crosspiece members 21j, 21k, 21m, and 21n arranged on the top surface are arranged so as to face each other. Yes. Of these crosspiece members, a crosspiece member 21a and a crosspiece member 21k that extend in the front-rear direction face each other, and a crosspiece member 21b and a crosspiece member 21j face each other. And two panel attachment members 23a and 23b extended in the up-down direction are attached to the crosspiece members 21a and 21k facing in this way, and the panel attachment members 21c and 23d are attached to the crosspiece members 21b and 21j. It is attached. These panel attachment members 23a to 23d are arranged in the left-right direction (so as to be substantially parallel to the front and rear side surfaces of the main rack 2). Moreover, these panel attachment members 23a-23d are comprised so that the attachment position can be changed with respect to the crosspiece members 21a, 21k, 21b, 21j. That is, the panel attachment members 23 a, 23 c and 23 b, 23 d arranged side by side can be moved in the front-rear direction in the main rack 2.

  A partition member 24 is detachably attached to each of the front surface and the rear surface of the frame 21 constituting the main rack 2.

  Further, the subrack 3 (3L, 3R) has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the size of the left and right side surfaces is substantially the same as the size of the left and right side surfaces of the main rack 2, and like the main rack 2, It has the frame 31 which consists of the crosspiece members 31a-31d, 31j, 31k, 31m, 31n and the column members 31e-31h arrange | positioned at each edge | side of this substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. A top plate member 32 is attached to the upper surface of the frame 31 of the subrack 3. Similarly, partition members 34 are attached to the front and rear surfaces. The partition member 34 may be a door member that can be opened and closed.

  Further, in the frame 31 constituting the subrack 3, the crosspiece members 31a to 31d arranged on the bottom surface and the crosspiece members 31j, 31k, 31m, and 31n arranged on the top surface are opposed to each other like the main rack 2. Is arranged. Of these crosspiece members, a crosspiece member 31a and a crosspiece member 31k extending in the front-rear direction face each other, and a crosspiece member 31b and a crosspiece member 31j face each other. Then, two plate-like wiring processing members 37 are attached to the crosspiece members 31a, 31b, 31j, and 31k facing in this way, extending in the vertical direction and arranged parallel to the front and rear side surfaces. The wiring processing member 37 is also configured such that its mounting position can be moved in the front-rear direction.

  The left and right sub-rack 3L and 3R are connected to the main rack 2 by connecting the frame 31 of the sub-rack 3 and the frame 21 of the main rack 2. As a result, the internal space 26 of the main rack 2 and the internal spaces 36 and 36 of the left sub-rack 3L and the right rack 3R communicate with each other to form one internal space.

  When the main rack 2, the left subrack 3L, and the right subrack 3R are used as a set of wiring racks 1, a plate is provided on the side of the subrack 3 (3L, 3R) that is not connected to the main rack 2. A partition member 39 is attached. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the plate-shaped partition member 39 includes a door member 39a that can be opened and closed while attached to the sub-rack 3, and left and right sides thereof (extending in the front-rear direction with respect to the door member 39a). ) It is composed of wall plate members 39b and 39b. At this time, in order to support the wall plate members 39b and 39b attached adjacent to the door member 39a, two support members 38 extending vertically are attached to the frame 31 (in FIG. 4, the side surface on the back side). Only one of the two support members 38 attached to the is shown). The support member 38 can be attached to and detached from the frame 31 and is used by being attached to the side surface to which the partition member 39 is attached only when the partition member 39 is attached. Therefore, since there is no support member 38 on the side where the main rack 2 and the subrack 3 are connected, the communication cable is smoothly routed from the subrack 3 to the main rack 2 as will be described later. Can be arranged.

  Further, the top plate members 22, 32, 32 attached to the upper surfaces of the main rack 2 and the sub-rack 3 (3L, 3R) can be provided with openings made up of a large number of slits, for example (in FIG. (The case where two openings 32a and 32a are provided in the top plate members 32 and 32 of the sub-racks 3L and 3R, respectively) is shown. By providing such openings 32a and 32a, the internal space of the wiring rack 1 can be kept in communication with the outside.

  When the wiring rack 1 is configured as described above, the internal space 26 of the main rack 2 is divided into three spaces by two sets of panel mounting members 23a, 23c and 23b, 23d arranged in the left-right direction. Specifically, a space sandwiched between panel mounting members 23a, 23c and 23b, 23d (hereinafter referred to as “main rack work space 26a”) and two spaces formed before and after the main rack work space 26a. (Hereinafter referred to as “main rack wiring spaces 26b, 26b”). Similarly, the internal space 36 of the subrack 3 is divided into three spaces by two wiring processing members 37 and 37 arranged in the front-rear direction. Specifically, a space sandwiched between two wiring processing members 37 (hereinafter referred to as “subrack work space 36a”) and two spaces formed before and after the subrack work space 36a. (Hereinafter referred to as “subrack wiring spaces 36b, 36b”).

  The wiring rack 1 is attached to the panel attachment members 23a to 23d of the main rack 2 so that the patch panel 40 extends in the left-right direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the patch panel 40 can be attached so as to straddle the panel attaching members 23a, 23c, and the patch panel 40 so as to straddle the panel attaching members 23b, 23d. Can be attached. When connecting a communication cable from the outside to the wiring rack 1 to the patch panel 40, first, the communication cable from the outside of the wiring rack 1 is taken into the subrack wiring space 36b of the subrack 3, and this The subrack wiring space 36b is routed to the main rack wiring space 26b of the main rack 2, and is connected to the patch panel 40 in the main rack wiring space 26b. Therefore, since the communication cable is accommodated in the main rack wiring space 26b and the subrack wiring space 36b of the main rack 2 and the subrack 3, it moves in the wiring rack 1 through the main rack work space 26a and the subrack work space 36a. It can be used as a space for performing a work (a work for attaching, removing, and replacing a patch cord) with respect to the passage and the patch panel 40 attached so as to sandwich the passage.

  Thus, the internal space of the wiring rack 1 according to the present embodiment includes two wiring spaces (main rack wiring spaces 26b and 26b and subrack wiring spaces 36b and 36b) that accommodate communication cables, and the wiring spaces of these wiring spaces. A single work space (a main rack work space 26a and left and right subrack work spaces 36a and 36a communicating therewith) formed between and capable of performing work on two wiring spaces in common. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the space in the wiring rack 1 can be improved. At this time, the front / rear / left / right and upper surfaces of the wiring rack 1 are surrounded by the partition members 24, 34, 39 and the top plate members 22, 32 as described above. Even when wiring work or route change work is performed, the wiring status cannot be visually recognized from the outside, and a third party other than the worker cannot change the communication route. Further, by locking the door member 39a attached to the sub-rack 3, it becomes impossible to enter the inside of the wiring rack 1 and security can be improved.

  Further, as described above, the mounting positions of the panel mounting members 23a to 23d and the wiring processing members 37 and 37 are movable in the front-rear direction in the internal space 26 of the main rack 2 and the internal space 36 of the subrack 3, respectively. is there. Therefore, the size of the work space (main rack and subrack work spaces 26a, 36a) and the wiring space (main rack and subrack wiring spaces 26b, 36b) can be changed depending on the amount of communication cables and the purpose of use. The layout of the internal space of the wiring rack 1 can be determined flexibly according to the application.

  Further, since the main rack 2 is provided with two sets of panel attachment members 23a, 23c and 23b, 23d, the patch panel 40 can be attached to face each other. Therefore, since the wiring rack 1 according to the present embodiment can accommodate twice as many patch panels 40 as the conventional rack, the capacity of communication cables that can be accommodated increases, and the internal space of the wiring rack 1 increases. Utilization efficiency can be improved.

  Here, in the above description, the case where the panel attachment members 23a to 23d and the wiring processing members 37 and 37 are fixed to the frame 21 of the main rack 2 and the frame 31 of the subrack 3 has been described. Alternatively, a rail member extending in the front-rear direction may be provided, and the panel attachment members 23a to 23d and the wiring processing members 37 and 37 may be fixed to the rail member.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, by attaching a floor member 50 to the bottom surface of the main rack work space 26a and the subrack work spaces 36a, 36a, a cross member (for example, the cross members 21a, 21b of the main rack 2, and A flat work space can be secured regardless of the cross members 31a, 31b) of the subrack 3. As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the floor member 50 may be constituted by divided floor members 50a, 50b, and 50b for each main rack 2 and subrack 3 (3L, 3R).

  The wiring rack 1 can also connect a plurality of main racks 2 with a subrack 3 interposed therebetween, as shown in FIGS. As described above, by allowing the plurality of main racks 2 to be connected, the capacity of the wiring rack 1 can be freely changed according to the amount of communication cables to be accommodated. In addition, since the main rack 2 and the subrack 3 are configured by the individual frames 21 and 31, respectively, the attachment and detachment are easy, so the expansion and removal operations are easy, and these operations can be performed in a short time. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiring rack 2 Main rack 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d Panel attachment member 26a Main rack working space 26b Main rack wiring space 3 Subrack 36a Subrack working space 36b Subrack wiring space 37 Wiring processing member 40 Patch panel

Claims (3)

A main rack in which an internal space is formed;
A sub-rack formed with an internal space and connected to at least one of the opposing side surfaces of the main rack,
The internal space of the main rack includes a main rack work space extending in a direction in which the opposing side surfaces are aligned, to which the subrack is connected, and two main rack wiring spaces arranged so as to sandwich the main rack work space And is divided into
The internal space of the subrack is disposed in a direction in which the main rack work space extends and is disposed so as to sandwich the subrack work space, and a subrack work space that communicates with the main rack work space. It is divided into two subrack wiring spaces that communicate with the main rack wiring space ,
The main rack has two sets of panel attachment members each capable of attaching a patch panel;
The internal space of the main rack is divided into the main rack work space and the main rack wiring space by the panel mounting member,
The subrack has two wiring processing members,
An internal space of the subrack is divided into the subrack work space and the subrack wiring space by the wiring processing member,
The mounting position of the panel mounting member to the main rack and the mounting position of the wiring processing member to the subrack are configured to be movable.
By moving the mounting position of the panel mounting member, the size of the main rack work space and the main rack wiring space is changed,
A wiring rack characterized in that the size of the subrack work space and the subrack wiring space is changed by moving the mounting position of the wiring processing member . Communication cable connected to the main rack the panel patch panel which is attached to the mounting member of, according to claim 1, characterized in that accommodated in the subrack wiring space and the main rack wiring space Wiring rack. The wiring rack according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring rack has two or more main racks, and the main racks are connected to each other via the subrack.

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