Fiber Optic Closure Organizer Tray With Removable Mount Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fiber optic closures face challenges in increasing the density of fiber optic connections and routing elements while maintaining workability and maintainability.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a fiber optic closure design that includes a cover, an organizer assembly, a bracket assembly, an organizer tray, and a mount platform. The organizer assembly features a bracket assembly with hinge assemblies, allowing the organizer tray to be rotatably connected and removable. The tray includes module mounting locations with leg slots and positioning slots, and a mount platform with a retainer wall to secure telecommunications modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the quantity of fiber optic connections and routing elements is increased within a single closure, then the density of connections is improved, but the workability and maintainability of connections deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The closure is divided into multiple organizer trays that can be independently removed and accessed. Each tray can be pulled out from the closure body through openings, allowing technicians to work on specific trays without dealing with the entire complex assembly. This segmentation maintains high connection density while improving workability by isolating working areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The organizer trays are designed to be movable rather than fixed within the closure. The trays can be inserted, removed, and repositioned along the closure body, transforming the static arrangement into a dynamic system. This allows flexible access to connections and routing elements while maintaining organized density.
2Quantity of substance
If the quantity of fiber optic connections and routing elements is increased within a single closure, then the density of connections is improved, but the maintainability of connections deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the closure into multiple removable organizer trays, each tray can be independently maintained and repaired. Technicians can remove specific trays for maintenance without affecting other trays or the entire closure system, thus maintaining high connection density while improving maintainability through isolated access points.
Solution Approach 2:
The organizer trays are pre-configured with routing elements and connection points in an organized manner before being installed in the closure. This preliminary organization allows for easier maintenance later, as the pre-arranged structure guides technicians to specific locations without navigating through a dense, unorganized mass of connections.
3Quantity of substance
If the quantity of routing elements is increased, then the density of connections is improved, but the complexity of the organizer assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The routing elements are distributed across multiple separate organizer trays rather than being concentrated in a single complex assembly. Each tray handles a subset of routing elements, reducing the complexity of individual components while maintaining high overall density through the modular arrangement of multiple trays.
Solution Approach 2:
The organizer trays are designed as universal, standardized components that can be used across multiple closures. Each tray serves multiple functions: organizing routing elements, providing structured connection points, and enabling modular assembly. This universality reduces overall system complexity by using standardized building blocks rather than custom complex assemblies.
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AI summary
A fiber optic closure is provided including an organizer tray and a mount platform. The organizer tray includes a tray main body including a base wall including a plurality of module mounting locations including a plurality of leg slots and one or more positioning slots defined through the base wall. The mount platform includes a platform base and a platform leg extending from the platform base. The platform base forms a wall configured substantially flush to the base wall. The platform leg is insertable into corresponding leg slots at the mount location. The mount platform includes a retainer wall extending along the transverse axis from an upper surface of the platform base. The retainer wall extends along a first direction to form a detent for a telecommunications module mountable to the organizer tray. The detent is along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.