Fiber Optic Splice Organizer with Modular Trays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fiber optic splice organizers lack efficient storage and organization solutions, particularly in terms of varying tray sizes and modular extensions to accommodate different quantities and types of fiber optic splices and equipment, which can lead to clutter and difficulty in accessing stored components.
Innovation Solution
A fiber optic splice organizer with pivotally attachable trays of varying lengths and modular extensions that allow for flexible storage configurations, including the ability to stack and unstack trays, and provide additional storage areas for equipment, while maintaining secure label retention and easy access through hinged designs and modular attachments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple trays of different sizes are used to store varying quantities of fiber optic splices, then storage capacity and organization are improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple tray types and configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The splice organizer is divided into multiple trays of different sizes (first type with longer length, second type with shorter length) that can be independently configured. Each tray type serves specific storage needs, allowing the system to segment storage space according to the quantity and type of fiber optic splices and equipment, thereby improving storage capacity while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized tray designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The trays are pivotally attached to the mounting bracket, enabling them to move between stacked and unstacked positions. This dynamic configuration allows users to access different trays independently by pivoting them outward, while maintaining a compact stacked appearance when not in use. The pivotal mechanism provides adaptability in accessing stored components without requiring complete disassembly or complex locking mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If trays are pivotally moveable between stacked and unstacked positions to provide access, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability decreases due to potential accidental detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The trays are pivotally attached to the mounting bracket, enabling them to move between stacked and unstacked positions. This dynamic configuration allows users to access different trays independently by pivoting them outward, while maintaining a compact stacked appearance when not in use. The pivotal mechanism provides adaptability in accessing stored components without requiring complete disassembly or complex locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is designed with features that prevent accidental detachment through preliminary protective measures. The cover can be positioned in closed, open, and intermediate positions, and includes mechanisms (such as engagement features or retention structures) that prevent unintended opening while allowing deliberate access. This preliminary anti-action ensures reliability by counteracting forces that might cause accidental detachment during normal operation or transportation.
3Quantity of substance
If modular extensions are added to trays to provide additional storage areas, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases due to assembly and configuration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The splice organizer is divided into multiple trays of different sizes (first type with longer length, second type with shorter length) that can be independently configured. Each tray type serves specific storage needs, allowing the system to segment storage space according to the quantity and type of fiber optic splices and equipment, thereby improving storage capacity while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized tray designs.
Solution Approach 2:
Modular extensions are designed to attach to the trays, creating a nested configuration where extensions provide additional storage areas that integrate with the existing tray structure. The extensions can be attached to tray sidewalls or ends, effectively nesting additional storage capacity within the overall organizer framework. This nesting approach increases storage capacity without requiring completely separate structures, reducing overall complexity.
4Reliability
If labels are secured to trays with friction retention members, then reliability of label retention is improved, but ease of operation decreases due to difficulty in label removal or replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The label retention mechanism uses friction retention members positioned at specific locations on the tray (such as at the distal end or on sidewalls). These retention members provide localized friction engagement that secures labels during normal operation and transportation, while allowing deliberate removal when needed. The local application of retention features ensures reliability where needed without creating universal difficulty in label manipulation.
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AI summary
A fiber optic splice organizer includes a mounting bracket, and at least one tray of a first type attached to the mounting bracket. The first type of tray has a first length and an interior volume for storing fiber optic splices. At least one tray of a second type is attached to the mounting bracket. The second type of tray has a second length and an interior volume for storing a different quantity of fiber optic splices than the first type of tray. A modular extension is attachable to the first or second types of trays to increase their respective lengths.