Compact Fiber Storage Module With Adjustable Adapter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current optical fiber storage modules are too large, causing visual impact when installed in hallways, but reducing their size compromises fiber management and increases the risk of damage from excessive bending.
Innovation Solution
The optical fiber storage module features a base and cover with a connector adapter that can be mounted at multiple positions, allowing fibers to connect to ports without bending beyond a critical limit, with dimensions reduced to 6.0 inches in length, 1.6 inches in height, and 0.625 inches in depth, maintaining safe fiber routing and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the module size is reduced to improve aesthetics, then the visual impact is reduced, but the fiber management capability deteriorates and the risk of fiber damage from excessive bending increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter is designed with movable mounting positions on the base, allowing the installation position to be dynamically adjusted. This enables the module to adapt to different fiber lengths and routing requirements within a compact form factor, ensuring fibers can be routed without excessive bending while maintaining a reduced overall module size for aesthetic purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the positional parameter of the adapter relative to the base, providing multiple predetermined positions. This parameter adjustment allows optimization of fiber routing paths within the compact module, enabling safe fiber management without requiring a larger module envelope.
2Volume of stationary object
If the module size is reduced, then the visual impact in hallways is minimized, but the space for proper fiber routing is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter's position on the base is made variable with multiple predetermined locations. This dynamic positioning capability allows installers to optimize fiber routing paths within the compact module volume, ensuring ease of operation and proper fiber management despite the reduced overall module size.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the vertical dimension and lateral positioning on the base to create multiple adapter locations. By distributing routing paths across different spatial dimensions within the compact footprint, the module maintains effective fiber routing capability without increasing overall volume.
3Ease of manufacture
If the adapter is fixed at a single position, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the adaptability to different fiber lengths and routing configurations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter mounting system incorporates multiple predetermined positions on the base, transitioning from a fixed to a variable position system. This maintains manufacturing simplicity through standardized mounting features while providing installation flexibility to accommodate different fiber lengths and routing configurations in various application scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is designed with multiple adapter mounting positions that can accommodate different fiber routing scenarios. This multi-functional design allows a single module type to serve various installation requirements, enhancing versatility without requiring multiple specialized component designs.
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AI summary
A compact point-of-entry fiber storage module includes a base, and a cover arranged to be fastened to the base for enclosing optical fibers when routed inside the module for storage. The base is constructed and arranged to mount a connector adapter at a selected one of multiple positions with respect to the base. The adapter has an axis, and first and second ports at opposite axial ends of the adapter. When the adapter is mounted at a selected position, optical fibers of various lengths that are routed and retained over the base for storage can connect to corresponding ports at the ends of the adapter without bending the fibers beyond a specified critical limit.