Drawer arrangement with rack and pinion
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1. A cable management panel, comprising:
- a) a chassis having a top wall, opposite side walls, and a rear wall, the side walls and the rear wall defining side and rear cable access openings;
b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a base defining open sides;
c) a slide that allows the drawer to slide between the open position and the closed position;
d) a sliding radius limiter located at one of the open sides of the drawer; and
e) a rack and pinion arrangement, including;
i) a first length of track located adjacent to one of the side walls of the chassis;
ii) a second length of track provided on the slide; and
iii) a gear that engages both the first track and the second track to control the movement of the sliding radius limiter.
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A cable management panel including chassis, a sliding drawer, and a rack and pinion arrangement. The rack and pinion arrangement including a first length of track located on an interior surface of the chassis, a second length of track provided on a drawer slide, and a gear that engages both the first track and the second track to control the movement of a sliding radius limiter mounted to the drawer.
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1. A cable management panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis having a top wall, opposite side walls, and a rear wall, the side walls and the rear wall defining side and rear cable access openings; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a base defining open sides; c) a slide that allows the drawer to slide between the open position and the closed position; d) a sliding radius limiter located at one of the open sides of the drawer; and e) a rack and pinion arrangement, including; i) a first length of track located adjacent to one of the side walls of the chassis; ii) a second length of track provided on the slide; and iii) a gear that engages both the first track and the second track to control the movement of the sliding radius limiter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cable management panel, comprising:
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a) a chassis having a top wall, opposite side walls, and a rear wall, the side walls and the rear wall defining side and rear cable access openings; b) a drawer mounted to the chassis, the drawer being configured to slide between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer including a base defining open sides; c) a sliding radius limiter located at one of the open sides of the drawer; and d) a rack and pinion arrangement, including; i) a first length of track; ii) a second length of track; iii) a control arm including a projection that projects above the one open side of the drawer, the sliding radius limiter being attached to the projection; and iv) a single gear carried by the control arm, the gear engaging both the first track and the second track during sliding movement of the drawer to control the relative movement of the sliding radius limiter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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