Abstract:
A cable positioning mechanism for fastening a cable, includes a main body and at least three positioning members arranged on the main body. The at least three positioning members cooperatively fasten the cable to the main body by every two of the at least three positioning members clamping the cable therebetween. An electronic device using the cable positioning mechanism is also provided.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to a cable positioning mechanism and an electronic device using the cable positioning mechanism. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    An electronic device always includes a plurality of cables for electrically connecting different electronic components. However, most of the time, the cables in the electronic device are arranged disorderly and unsystematic. 
         [0005]    Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the three views. 
           [0007]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment; the electronic device includes a cable positioning mechanism. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the cable positioning mechanism of the electronic device of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing the cable positioning mechanism of  FIG. 2  fastening a cable. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0010]    The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
         [0011]    Referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , an electronic device  200  in accordance with an embodiment is shown. The electronic device  200  includes a housing  201 , a cable positioning mechanism  100  accommodated in the housing  201 , and a cable  203  received in the housing  201 . 
         [0012]    The housing  201  includes a front cover  208  and a rear cover  209  engaging with the front cover  208 . The front cover  208  and the rear cover  209  cooperatively define a receiving space (not labeled) for receiving the cable positioning mechanism  100 , the cable  203  and other components of the electronic device  200 , such as, circuit board. The cable  203  can be wires electrically connecting components of the electronic device  100 . 
         [0013]    The cable positioning mechanism  100  includes a main body  10 , and three positioning members  20 ,  30 ,  40  (hereinafter, a first positioning member  20 , a second positioning member  30 , and a third positioning member  40 ) arranged on the main body  10 . In the embodiment, the main body  10  is the rear cover  209  of the housing  201 . The first positioning member  20  has an irregular shape. The second positioning member  30  is substantially L-shaped. The third positioning  40  includes a substantially cylindrical fixing portion  41  and a positioning portion  43  extending from the fixing portion  41 . The fixing portion  41  defines a fixing hole  410  for receiving bolts (not shown), whereby the third positioning member  40  is secured to the main body  10 . The first, second, and third positioning members  20 ,  30 ,  40  are arranged on the main body  10  in a triangle. Each positioning members includes a positioning point  22 . The positioning points  22  resist against the cable  203  when the cable  203  is fasten to the cable positioning mechanism  100 . The positioning points  22  are not aligned in a straight line. The distance between the positioning points of the first and third positioning members  20 ,  40 , and the distance between the positioning points of the second and third positioning members  30 ,  40  are slightly less than the diameter of the cable  203 . A side of one of positioning members adjacent to another positioning member defines a sloped guiding portion  21 . The guiding portion  21  is configured to guide the cable  203  to be clamped between the first, second, and third positioning members  20 ,  30 ,  40 , such that the cable  203  can be fastened to the cable positioning mechanism  100  easily. In other embodiment, the shape of the first, second, third positioning members  20 ,  30 ,  40  may be changeable. The number of the positioning members may be more than three. 
         [0014]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , in use, the first step is to clamp the cable  203  between the first and third positioning members  20 ,  40 . Then, the cable  203  rounds the third position member  40 , and is clamped between the second and third positioning members  30 ,  40 . As the first, second, third members  20 ,  30 ,  40  are arranged on the main body  10  in a triangle. In addition, the distance between the positioning points of the first and third positioning members  20 ,  40 , and the distance between the positioning points of the second and third positioning members  30 ,  40  are slightly less than the diameter of the cable  203 , thus, the cable  203  is steadily fastened by the cable positioning mechanism  100 . 
         [0015]    It is to be understood, even though information and advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the present embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; and that changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.