Fiber Breakout Module for Outdoor Cable Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trunk cables face challenges in breaking out inner cables for connecting to power and data communications equipment while protecting them from outdoor environments.
Innovation Solution
A fiber distribution module with a modular design that includes an unsealed module and individually sealed breakout cables, along with a transition breakout, to protect cables from outdoor conditions, using rigid plastic components and additional sheaths for breakout cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the trunk cable is broken out into inner cables for connecting to equipment, then the connectivity and functionality are improved, but the protection from outdoor environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cable system is segmented into trunk cable and individual breakout cables, each with their own sealing. The transition breakout divides the bundled trunk cable into separate inner cables that can be individually routed and protected, allowing both connectivity flexibility and environmental protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The transition breakout acts as an intermediary component between the trunk cable and breakout cables. It provides a sealed transition point where cables are divided and re-sealed individually, serving as a mediator that enables connectivity while maintaining environmental protection through its sealed structure.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If individual sealing is applied to each breakout cable, then the environmental protection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing system is segmented and distributed to each individual breakout cable rather than using a single complex sealed structure. Each cable receives its own sealing at the transition breakout, simplifying the overall design by repeating a simple sealing mechanism rather than creating one complex sealed system.
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AI summary
An apparatus implements a cable distribution module. The apparatus includes a trunk cable with inner cables and includes breakout cables that correspond to the inner cables. The apparatus further includes a transition breakout between the trunk cable and the breakout cables and includes an outdoor rated path that includes the trunk cable, the transition breakout, and the one or more breakout cables. The apparatus further includes connectors to which the breakout cables are connected and an unsealed module supporting the one or more connectors.