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Fiber optic management device

a management device and fiber optic technology, applied in the direction of optics, fibre mechanical structures, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of overlong exposed optical fiber b>22/b>′ within the case body, inability of the operator to accurately control the length of the removed sheath, and relatively fragile fiber optic material

Inactive Publication Date: 2022-03-24
COMMSCOPE TECH LLC
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Benefits of technology

The device effectively manages and stores overlength optical fibers within the fiber optic closure, reducing the complexity and energy required for maintenance, ensuring efficient and organized fiber optic management without altering the existing closure structure.

Problems solved by technology

In field installation, it is impossible for the operator to accurately control the length of the removed sheath 21′, which often results in the problem that the exposed optical fiber 22′ within the case body is overlong.
The fiber optic material is relatively fragile, and thus the entire drawing process poses significant challenges to the operator, in the aspects of both time and energy.

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[0035]Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the end, of which the sheath is not removed, of the second optical fiber o, is fixedly engaged into the output through-hole 22 on a side wall of the fiber optic closure 1, and the overlength portion of the second optical fiber o in the case body 2 is stored by a fiber optic management device 6 according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b, the fiber optic management device 6 comprises a closure fixing part 100 and a fiber optic storage 200 which are mutually connected. The closure fixing part 100 has an outer profile that is substantially rectangular, and is removably fixed to the fiber optic closure 1, in particular to the second fiber optic connector 52 in the case body 2 of the fiber optic closure 1, so it can be also referred to as the connector fixing part. The fiber optic storage 200 has an outer profile that is substantially circular, and is used for coiling and storing the overlength portion of the second optical fiber ...

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[0045]A fiber optic management device 1006 according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10a and 10b. The fiber optic management device 1006 will represent the same or similar structure by adding 1000 to the reference sign in the fiber optic management device 6. As shown in FIGS. 10a and 10b, the fiber optic management device 1006 comprises a closure fixing part 1100 and a fiber optic storage 1200.

[0046]The structure of the fiber optic storage 1200 is the same as that of the fiber optic storage 200, and comprises a side wall 1203 and an inner circumferential wall 1201 and an outer circumferential wall 1202 which are concentric and cylindrical, protruding transversely from the side wall 1203, and the overlength portion of the second optical fiber o may be coiled in the space defined by the side wall 1203 and the inner and outer circumferential walls 1201 and 1202.

[0047]The fiber optic storage 1200 further comprises a stopping means 1204 which prev...

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic closure which comprises a tray, a fiber optic adapter arranged on the tray, an output fiber optic connector and an input fiber optic connector inserted into both sides of the fiber optic adapter, and a fiber optic management device configured to accommodate an overlength portion of an output fiber optic connected to the output fiber optic connector. The fiber optic management device comprises a closure fixing part and a fiber optic storage which are mutually connected, the closure fixing part being provided for fixing the fiber optic storage into the fiber optic closure and the fiber optic storage being provided for accommodating the overlength portion of the output fiber optic. The present fiber optic management device can individually store the overlength portion of each of the internal optical fibers, thereby preventing the problem of stacking and entanglement of a plurality of internal optical fibers. In addition, the present fiber optic management device can be placed inside the fiber optic closure and no change needs to be made to the internal structure of the existing fiber optic closure.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 759,071, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, which is a National Stage Patent Application of PCT / US2018 / 057005, filed on Oct. 23, 2018, which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201710996394.4, filed on Oct. 24, 2017, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. To the extent appropriate, a claim of priority is made to each of the above disclosed applications.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention generally relates to a fiber optic closure, and more particularly speaking, the present invention relates to a fiber optic management device for a fiber optic closure.BACKGROUND ART[0003]In a fiber optic cable communication network, a plurality of optical fibers of one fiber optic cable are respectively connected with a plurality of optical fibers of other fiber optic cables in a manner of fiber optic splicing, so as to form th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G02B6/44
CPCG02B6/4454G02B6/4446G02B6/3825G02B6/445G02B6/4457
Inventor DONG, MINLI, HUIWANG, GUANGJUN
Owner COMMSCOPE TECH LLC