Angled Fiber Optic Adapter Cassette for Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing and maintaining telecommunications networks and systems, particularly in relation to fiber optic cables, are inadequate for efficient repair, maintenance, and upgrades, and lack effective cable routing solutions.
Innovation Solution
The adapter cassette with a wedge-shaped housing and angled fiber optic adapters, combined with a quick-release cover, provides efficient access and minimizes space usage, allowing for easy integration into enclosures and panels, and facilitates better cable routing by angling exterior connections for improved routing flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fiber optic adapters are mounted at an angle relative to the front plane, then cable routing flow is improved and space usage is minimized, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fiber optic adapters are mounted at an angle (e.g., 45 degrees) relative to the front plane of the housing, creating an asymmetric configuration that optimizes cable routing flow and minimizes space usage while maintaining functional effectiveness
2Ease of repair
If a quick-release cover is implemented, then access to internal components is improved and maintenance time is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into a main body and a removable quick-release cover, allowing the cover to be easily detached for access to internal components and then quickly reattached to restore protection, thereby simplifying maintenance operations
Solution Approach 2:
The cover transitions from a static enclosed structure to a dynamic removable component with quick-release latches, enabling rapid state changes between closed (protected) and open (accessible) configurations for efficient maintenance
3Area of stationary object
If the adapter cassette is designed to minimize space usage, then area efficiency is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The angled fiber optic adapters are nested within the housing structure in a space-efficient arrangement, with components positioned to utilize available volume optimally, reducing the overall footprint of the adapter cassette
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter cassette including a housing and a plurality of fiber optic adapters. The fiber optic adapters being angled relative to a front plane defined by the housing. The fiber optic adapters being interconnected to a multi-fiber cable connecter by fiber optic cables located within an interior of the housing. The adapter cassette further including a quick-release cover that provides access to the interior of the housing.