Fibre Enclosure Mounting Arrangement for Supported Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fibre management enclosure mounting systems risk damaging fibre bundles when technicians need to access individual enclosures, as they require complete disengagement from the chamber, leaving the enclosure unsupported and vulnerable to damage.
Innovation Solution
An integrated enclosure mounting system where the base is secured to a chamber or pole, allowing the cover to be removed for access while keeping the base supported, using releasable connection between the base and mounting arm, with locking pins and sockets for secure attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the enclosure is completely released from the chamber by releasing the clamping band, then the enclosure can be accessed for working, but the enclosure becomes unsupported and vulnerable to damage to fibre bundles
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into two independent parts: a mounting arm that remains fixed in the chamber and a base that can be detached. This segmentation allows the base to be accessed while maintaining support through the mounting arm connection, eliminating the need to completely release the enclosure from the chamber.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting arm acts as an intermediary element between the chamber and the base. It provides a stable connection that maintains support while allowing the base to be accessed for working, thus mediating between the need for access and the need for support.
2Reliability
If the base is securely mounted to the chamber, then the enclosure is stable and supported, but the enclosure cannot be easily accessed for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system separates the stable mounting function (mounting arm fixed in chamber) from the accessible base (enclosure base). This allows the base to be easily accessed for maintenance while the mounting arm provides stable support, resolving the contradiction between stability and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The base-to-mounting-arm connection is designed to be dynamically adjustable - it can be securely locked during normal operation to provide stability, and easily released during maintenance to provide access. This dynamic characteristic resolves the contradiction between stable mounting and easy access.
3Productivity
If multiple enclosures are mounted in the same chamber, then space is utilized efficiently, but access to individual enclosures risks damaging other enclosures
Solution Approach 1:
Each enclosure has its own independent mounting arm, creating separate access paths. This segmentation allows technicians to access one enclosure without disturbing others, as each enclosure can be independently manipulated through its dedicated mounting arm, thus preventing damage to other enclosures while maintaining efficient space utilization.
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AI summary
A fibre enclosure 1 with integrated enclosure mounting system, comprises a base 2, a cover 3 and a clamp 4 for securing the cover 3 to the base 2. The base 2 has an end wall 7 with through openings extending therethrough and has a fibre management mounting frame provided on an inner side of the end wall 7. The mounting frame 7 is configured to receive fibre management trays 13 and the cover 3 is engageable over the mounting frame and into abutment with the base 2 and is securable to the base 2 by the clamp 4 to fully enclose the mounting frame and fibre management trays 13 within a cavity formed between the cover 3 and the base 2. The base 2 also includes enclosure mounting sockets 15a, 15b formed on an outer side surface 2a thereof. The enclosure mounting sockets 15a are releasably engageable with complementary shaped mounting post 5a provided on a mounting arm 5 to releasably secure the base 2 to the mounting arm 5.