Fiber Harness Feed-Through Connector With Removable Access for 90° Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ninety-degree connectors for optical fiber cables are difficult to feed due to challenges in inserting and bending fibers, making it hard to connect them to a cabinet or node efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A connector design with an access port that allows users to guide the fiber optic cable through a ninety-degree turn using their finger or tool, featuring a body portion, coupling portion, and retaining portion, which form an angled path and include a removable cap for easier installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional ninety-degree connector is used, then the cable is redirected at ninety degrees, but it is difficult to feed the optical fibers through the connector due to bending challenges
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple separable components: a body portion containing the angled passage, an access portion that can be removed to expose the chamber, and a coupling portion. This segmentation allows the access portion to be removed during installation to facilitate fiber feeding, then reattached to maintain the protective sealed structure during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows preliminary access to the internal chamber by removing the access portion before fiber installation. This preliminary action enables installers to guide and position the fibers through the angled passage more easily, and the access portion can then be reattached to restore the sealed protective structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the connector provides a ninety-degree turn, then cable routing is achieved, but fiber insertion and bending becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connector provides access to the internal chamber from a direction perpendicular to the main cable path by removing the access portion. This dimensional change in access approach allows installers to reach into the chamber and guide fibers through the angled passage from the side, making fiber insertion easier while maintaining the ninety-degree routing capability.
3Reliability
If the connector is sealed and closed, then protection is maintained, but access to the internal chamber is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The access portion is designed to be dynamically removable and reattachable rather than fixed. During installation, the access portion can be removed to provide full access to the internal chamber for fiber routing. After installation, the access portion is reattached to restore the sealed protective structure, allowing the connector to adapt its state based on operational needs.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector for connecting a fiber optic harness to a node in a manner that facilitates the feeding of the optical fibers through the connector, including: a first portion; a second portion that is structurally configured to be removably connected to the first portion; a third portion that is structurally configured to be removably connected to the first portion; and a fourth portion that is structurally configured to removably secure the second portion to the first portion. The third portion may be structurally configured to be removed from the first portion so as to allow a user to access the first portion, thereby enhancing feeding of a fiber optic cable through the first portion.