公开(公告)号：US09971117B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US14791675

申请日：2015-07-06

Applicant: METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.

Inventor： Michael R Carter ,  David E Hildreth ,  Robert C. Neumann ,  Tyler M. Miller

IPC: G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/44 ,  H04Q1/02

CPC classification number: G02B6/4452 ,  G02B6/4439 ,  G02B6/4471 ,  H04Q1/09 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A rack cabling system including a rack having mounted thereon a first hardware component and a patch panel housing mounted on the rack adjacent the first hardware component. The patch panel housing populates no more than a three rack unit (RU space), the patch panel housing including a first end having cable pathway openings and a second end having connector elements mounted therein. The patch panel may have a first cable pathway opening located adjacent the first side of the housing and defining a primary position and a first connector element mounted on the second end and the first connector element having a first position corresponding to the primary position of the first cable pathway opening. Cable harnesses axe routed with less than three bends of the cables between the first hardware component and the patch panel housing, so the first cable harness is terminated at the first connector element in the first position.