Fiber Optic Adapter Module With Pivot Tray and Selective Knockouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hardware advancements pose challenges in managing and organizing cables efficiently, particularly in residential, commercial, and industrial settings, due to increased physical complexity and the need for diverse cable connections, which can complicate initial installation and rework operations.
Innovation Solution
A compact adapter module with a body portion, tray portion, and lid portion that allows for pivotable rotation, removable knockout portions, and toolless coupling, enabling compatibility with different sized adapter bulkheads and fiber optic connectors, facilitating efficient cable management and connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a compact adapter module is used to manage cables efficiently, then cable management is improved, but the device must accommodate multiple bulkhead shapes and sizes increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter module is divided into separate functional components: a body portion for housing, a tray portion for cable management, and multiple knockout portions for different bulkhead shapes. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall compactness and functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter module is designed with multiple knockout portions that can be selectively removed to accommodate different bulkhead shapes and sizes. This universal design enables a single adapter module to work with various bulkhead configurations, reducing the need for multiple specialized modules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple knockout portions are provided for different bulkhead shapes, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple knockout portions are pre-formed during the molding process at predetermined locations within the body portion. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex post-manufacturing modifications and allows for easy customization by simply removing the appropriate knockout portions based on the required bulkhead shape.
3Ease of operation
If the tray portion is made pivotally coupled for selective rotation, then cable access is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tray portion is designed with a pivotal coupling mechanism that allows it to rotate between a stowed position for compact storage and a raised position for cable access. This dynamic element provides flexibility in operation while maintaining a compact form factor when not in use.
Data Source
AI summary
A fiber optic adapter module may have a body portion, a tray portion that may be configured to be movingly coupled with the body portion, a cable access portion that may be configured to permit a fiber optic cable to enter an interior of the body portion, and a knockout portion. The tray portion may be configured to be pivotally coupled with the body portion such that the tray portion may be configure to selectively move relative to the body portion between a stowed position and a raised position. The knockout portion may have multiple knockout portions that may be configured to be separately removed from the body portion so as to be selective change an opening shape of the body portion, such as by providing a first opening shape arranged to selectively engage a first bulkhead adapter shape and/or selectively engage a first fiber connector or a second opening shape arranged to selectively engage a second bulkhead adapter shape and/or selectively engage a second fiber connector different from the first fiber connector.