Fiber Arrangement Member with Segmented Guide Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fiber arrangement members face difficulties in allowing easy access for users to insert their fingers to manage and untangle optical fibers, making the process of changing wiring directions time-consuming and labor-intensive due to restricted spaces and complex geometries.
Innovation Solution
A fiber arrangement member with tubular housing and fiber guide portions that extend in different directions, featuring open guide grooves allowing optical fibers to be selectively housed and moved, along with curved walls to manage fiber curvature, and a branching optical connector for efficient fiber management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If optical fibers are routed through a compact distribution space between sections, then the fiber arrangement member achieves a compact structure, but user fingers cannot be inserted to eliminate entanglement of cords
Solution Approach 1:
The fiber arrangement member is divided into multiple sections (first section, second section, third section) with distinct functions. The distribution space is segmented into a first distribution space and a second distribution space, allowing independent access and management of optical fibers in different regions, thus resolving the contradiction between compactness and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension by stacking sections above and below a reference plane. The first section is disposed above the reference plane while the second and third sections are disposed below it, creating multi-level distribution spaces that provide access pathways for user fingers while maintaining overall compactness.
2Volume of moving object
If optical fibers are routed through a compact distribution space between sections, then the fiber arrangement member achieves a compact structure, but it is not easy to perform wiring work such as elimination of entanglement of cords
Solution Approach 1:
The distribution space is segmented into multiple regions (first distribution space, second distribution space) with different access characteristics. The first distribution space provides easy access for wiring work, while the overall structure remains compact through the segmented arrangement of sections.
Solution Approach 2:
By arranging sections in vertical stacks above and below a reference plane, the patent creates multi-level distribution spaces that provide adequate working room for wiring operations while maintaining a compact footprint in the horizontal plane.
3Productivity
If multiple optical fibers are distributed to multiple exit-side ports through a compact space, then the fiber arrangement member achieves efficient space utilization, but it takes time and effort to eliminate entanglement of optical fibers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the fiber distribution function across multiple sections (first section for input, second and third sections for output). Each section has dedicated distribution spaces that provide organized pathways for optical fibers, reducing entanglement and enabling faster reconfiguration while maintaining efficient space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical stacking of sections creates multi-level distribution paths that organize optical fibers in three-dimensional space. This reduces horizontal entanglement and provides accessible pathways for quick fiber management operations, thereby reducing the time required to eliminate entanglement.
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AI summary
A fiber arrangement member includes: a tubular housing that houses a plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of guide portions extending from a first end in an axial direction of the housing toward side areas of the first end. The guide portions extend from the housing in different directions from each other crossing an axial line of the housing. The guide portions comprise guide grooves that house the optical fibers and communicate with an inner space of the housing. The grooves are open at sides of the grooves opposite to a second end in the axial direction of the housing on entire lengths in extending directions of the grooves. The grooves selectively house the optical fibers extended from the first end in the axial direction of the housing. The optical fibers housed in one of the grooves move into another of the grooves.