Fiber Management Spool for Telecommunication Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fiber management systems in telecommunication terminals face challenges in efficiently routing and assembling optical fibers, particularly in accommodating varying fiber lengths and ensuring consistent connectivity within manufacturing tolerances.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a fiber management system that includes a tray with a spool and connectorized optical fibers, where fibers are looped around the spool to manage excess length, allowing for consistent routing paths and easy assembly by tightening coils without uncoiling, ensuring all fibers have the same length within tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If optical fibers are routed with varying lengths in traditional fiber management systems, then assembly flexibility is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates because fiber lengths cannot be kept within consistent tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
A spool is introduced as an intermediary component in the fiber management tray to manage excess fiber length. The spool acts as a mediator that absorbs length variations, allowing all fibers to be routed through the same path while maintaining consistent lengths within manufacturing tolerances. The spool enables fibers to be coiled neatly without affecting the final connector position.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustment and uncoiling of fibers is required during assembly, then adaptability to different fiber lengths is improved, but assembly time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fiber management tray with spool is pre-configured before fiber installation. The spool is positioned and ready to receive excess fiber, and the routing path is established in advance. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for manual adjustment and uncoiling during assembly, as fibers can be directly routed and coiled on the spool in a standardized manner.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fibers are routed without a standardized management system, then routing flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases due to lack of organization
Solution Approach 1:
The fiber management tray segments the fiber routing process into distinct functional zones: a routing path section for organized fiber passage, a spool section for excess fiber management, and a connector section for final connections. This segmentation provides standardized organization while maintaining routing flexibility within each zone, reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A telecommunications apparatus that includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a housing with a plurality of fiber optic adapters. The fiber optic adapters are carried within the housing and include outer ports accessible from outside the enclosure and inner ports accessible from inside the enclosure. A fiber management tray is positioned within the housing includes a fiber management spool. A plurality of optical fibers which have connectorized ends are plugged into the inner connector ports of the fiber optic adapters. The optical fibers are routed about at least one of the fiber management spools.