Fiber Optic Cable Pulling Assembly with Fanout Enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management and navigation of fiber optic cables through conduits and connections at equipment locations pose challenges in telecommunications networks, particularly in extending fiber optic networks to meet increasing demand.
Innovation Solution
A fiber optic cable assembly with a fanout arrangement that separates multi-fiber cables into connectorized pigtails, secured within a mesh enclosure, which forms a pulling loop for easy navigation and connection, utilizing cable ties to secure the fanout arrangement and protect the optical fibers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If fiber optic cables are routed through conduits and enclosed spaces, then network coverage is extended, but cable management and navigation become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The cable assembly is segmented into distinct functional sections: the fanout arrangement that separates individual fibers, the mesh enclosure that organizes and protects cables, and the pulling loop that facilitates installation. This segmentation makes cable management easier by providing structured organization points throughout the cable path.
Solution Approach 2:
The mesh enclosure acts as an intermediary structure between the cable and the conduit environment. It provides a protective intermediate layer that organizes cables while allowing them to be routed through complex pathways, thus facilitating cable management in extended network areas.
2Productivity
If fiber optic cables are extended to meet increasing demand, then network capacity increases, but navigation through various conduits becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The pulling loop is formed in advance during cable assembly, before installation. This preliminary configuration of the loop at strategic points along the cable enables easier navigation and pulling through conduits during installation, supporting network extension without increasing navigation difficulty.
Solution Approach 2:
The pulling loop introduces controlled curvature into the cable path at key locations. This curved configuration allows the cable to navigate bends and turns in conduits more easily, facilitating network extension through complex routing paths.
3Ease of operation
If fanout arrangement separates multi-fiber into connectorized pigtails, then connection ease improves, but cable structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh enclosure merges multiple separate connectorized pigtails into a single organized bundle. This combining approach maintains the connection ease benefits of individual connectorized fibers while reducing the apparent complexity by providing unified organization and protection for all cable components.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain types of fiber optic cable assemblies include a fiber optic cable; and a cable pulling assembly coupled to one end of the fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cable includes optical fibers and a first fanout arrangement at which the optical fibers are transitioned from a multi-fiber cable section to connectorized pigtails. Some example cable pulling assemblies include an enclosure defining a cavity in which the second end of the fiber optic cable is disposed. A first end of the enclosure surrounds the first fanout arrangement. A second end of the enclosure is folded into a loop. A first cable tie arrangement secures the second end of the enclosure in the loop. At least a second cable tie extends through opposite side holes in the first fanout arrangement and through both top and bottom portions of the enclosure.