Filler panel with cable management feature
First Claim
1. A filler panel for an electronics shelf, the electronics shelf comprising a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device, the filler panel configured to be inserted in a slot in place of an electronic device and comprising:
- a non-conductive main body, the main body comprising a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall, the front wall and back wall configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall configured to extend into a depth of the slot when the slot does not contain an electronic device; and
an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material and coupled to the main body;
the main body further comprising one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body, wherein the one or more of the clips are configured to retain a connector coupled to an end of each the one or more cables, the connector configured to be connected to the electronic device that the slot is configured to receive.
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Abstract
A filler panel for an electronics shelf is provided. The electronics shelf includes a number of slots each configured to receive an electronic device. The filler panel includes a non-conductive main body that includes a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall. The front wall and back wall are configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall is configured to extend into a depth of the slot. The filler panel also includes an electromagnetic shielding portion made of a conductive material and coupled to the main body. Furthermore, the main body includes one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body.
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18 Claims
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1. A filler panel for an electronics shelf, the electronics shelf comprising a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device, the filler panel configured to be inserted in a slot in place of an electronic device and comprising:
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a non-conductive main body, the main body comprising a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall, the front wall and back wall configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall configured to extend into a depth of the slot when the slot does not contain an electronic device; and an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material and coupled to the main body; the main body further comprising one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body, wherein the one or more of the clips are configured to retain a connector coupled to an end of each the one or more cables, the connector configured to be connected to the electronic device that the slot is configured to receive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for installing a filler panel in an electronics shelf, the electronics shelf comprising a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device, the method comprising:
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inserting a filler panel in a slot of the electronics shelf that does not contain an electronic device, the filler panel configured to be inserted in the slot in place of the electronic device and comprising; a non-conductive main body, the main body comprising a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall, the front wall and back wall configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall configured to extend into a depth of the slot; and an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material and coupled to the main body; the main body further comprising one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body, wherein the one or more of the clips are configured to retain a connector coupled to an end of each the one or more cables, the connector configured to be connected to the electronic device that the slot is configured to receive; and inserting one or more cables into the main body and securing the one or more cables in the one or more cable clips. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification