Modular Optical Fibre Organizer for Variable Fibre Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fibre organizers with pivotable splice trays are inefficient for locations requiring varying numbers of fibre management, often being either under-utilized or over-dimensioned, lacking adequate fibre/cable storage and routing capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A modular optical fibre organizer with a support structure featuring a first frame with pivotable splice tray holders and a fibre router that provides additional routing and storage capabilities, allowing for reconfiguration to meet specific fibre routing requirements, and includes frames for splitter modules and fibre optic adaptors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single organizer unit with hundreds of pivotable splice trays is designed to meet maximum fibre management needs, then all locations can be served, but the organizer is grossly over-dimensioned for locations requiring only five or ten fibres
Solution Approach 1:
The organizer is divided into multiple detachable frames that can be independently selected and combined. Each frame contains a specific number of splice tray holders (e.g., 12, 24, 36, or 48), allowing the system to be segmented into modular units that can be configured to match the exact fibre management requirements of different locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static, fixed-capacity organizer to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. Frames can be detached and reattached to the support structure in different combinations, enabling the organizer's capacity to adapt dynamically to varying fibre management needs at different installation sites.
2Device complexity
If a fixed-capacity organizer is designed for specific fibre numbers, then it is optimized for that capacity, but it cannot accommodate varying fibre needs at different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple types of frames with different capacities. The standardized interface between frames and the support structure allows any frame type to be installed on any location, enabling a single universal system to serve multiple functions and adapt to various fibre management requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fiber organizers are used without modular frames, then the structure is simpler, but it lacks flexible routing and storage options for varying fiber needs
Solution Approach 1:
The modular frame system implements a nested structure where multiple frames with different capacities can be stacked or arranged vertically on the support structure. This nesting approach allows smaller frames to be combined with larger frames, creating a hierarchical organization system that provides flexible routing and storage options while maintaining structural compactness.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an optical fibre organizer (1) for managing optical fibre cables. The optical fibre organizer (1) comprises a support structure (10, 121a, 122a) arranged in a first plane (A) spanned by a vertical and a horizontal axis, and a first frame (200) mounted to the support structure, the first frame having a plurality of splice tray holders (201a, 201b). The optical fibre organizer further comprising a fibre router (210), the fibre router (210) comprising attachment means (221, 222) for releasable and non-pivotable attachment to the splice tray holders (201a, 201b) of the first frame (200). The fibre router (210) comprises a base plate (211) and a lower and upper wall (212, 213) attached to vertical edges of the base plate (211) to retain a plurality of optical fibres.