Patent ID: 9326417
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04Q,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A cable backplane system comprising: a generally planar substrate defining a backplane having a plurality of openings extending between a front and a rear of the backplane, the front defines a mating interface for mating with circuit cards, the openings receive cable connectors configured to be mated with circuit card connectors of the circuit cards, the backplane having mounting locations proximate the openings; mounting blocks coupled to the front of the backplane at corresponding mounting locations, the mounting blocks being secured to the backplane by fasteners; and a cable rack coupled to the rear of the backplane and holding the cable connectors, the cable rack comprising a tray having side walls defining a frame and surrounding a cable raceway for routing cables of the cable connectors, the tray having spacers coupled to the frame between the side walls, the spacers and side walls holding corresponding cable connectors such that the cables are routed through the cable raceway, the spacers being secured to corresponding mounting blocks to position the spacers and the cable connectors relative to the backplane, wherein the cable connectors are received in corresponding openings in the backplane and held in position relative to the backplane by the spacers and the mounting blocks.