Optical Fiber Rack Partition Plate Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fiber racks face issues with the mixing of optical fibers used for different purposes, leading to entanglement and potential breakage, particularly when housing extra length wiring parts of optical fiber bundles and cross-connect optical fibers together.
Innovation Solution
The optical fiber rack incorporates a partition plate to separate the first optical fiber housing part from the second optical fiber housing part, preventing the mixing of optical fibers used for different purposes, and utilizes rails and trays to manage extra length wiring parts effectively, preventing contact and entanglement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If extra length wiring parts of optical fiber bundles and cross-connect optical fibers are housed together in the same housing part, then space utilization is improved, but optical fibers used for different purposes mix and become entangled
Solution Approach 1:
The housing part is divided into a first optical fiber housing part and a second optical fiber housing part by a partition plate. The first housing part houses extra length wiring parts of optical fiber bundles, while the second housing part houses extra length wiring parts of cross-connect optical fibers. This segmentation prevents mixing of different optical fibers while maintaining space utilization.
2Device complexity
If optical fibers are housed without separation, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability decreases due to potential breakage from entanglement
Solution Approach 1:
A partition plate divides the housing into separate compartments for different optical fibers. This simple structural addition provides reliable separation without significantly increasing device complexity, preventing entanglement and potential breakage.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition plate acts as an intermediary structure that physically separates different types of optical fibers. This mediator prevents direct contact and entanglement between optical fiber bundles and cross-connect optical fibers, ensuring their integrity.
3Ease of manufacture
If optical fibers are housed together without partitioning, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in managing and identifying fibers
Solution Approach 1:
The partition plate creates distinct housing areas for different optical fibers, making it easy to identify and manage specific fiber types during operation. The segmentation is achieved through a simple structural modification that maintains manufacturing simplicity.
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AI summary
An optical fiber rack includes a rack part on which a plurality of termination units arranged in a vertical direction are located, a first optical fiber housing part in which extra length wiring parts of a plurality of first optical fibers connected with each of the plurality of termination units are housed, a second optical fiber housing part in which an extra length wiring part of a second optical fiber connected with any of the termination units is housed, and a partition plate partitioning the first optical fiber housing part from the second optical fiber housing part.