Optical Fiber Package with Integral Fall-Off Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical fiber storage cases require complex structures to prevent optical fibers from falling off, which complicates the extraction process and increases manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A package with a base portion, protruding portions, a mounting portion, and fall-off preventing portions that are integrally formed to securely wind and store optical fibers with connectors, allowing for easy extraction using a multi-stacking jig.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex structures are used to prevent optical fibers from falling off, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fall-off preventing portions are integrated with the base portion to form a unified structure. The base portion includes multiple protruding portions that guide the optical fiber and fall-off preventing portions that work together as a single integrated component, eliminating the need for separate prevention mechanisms and reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The fall-off prevention mechanism operates in a different dimension by using vertical protruding portions that extend upward from the base. The optical fiber is guided over these protruding portions and restrained by fall-off preventing portions that create a dimensional barrier, preventing the fiber from falling off without requiring complex lateral constraint structures
2Reliability
If complex structures are used to prevent optical fibers from falling off, then reliability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fall-off preventing portions are formed as an integral part of the base portion, allowing both components to be manufactured as a single piece. This integration reduces the number of manufacturing steps, eliminates assembly operations, and lowers production costs while ensuring reliable optical fiber retention
Solution Approach 2:
The base portion serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, guides the optical fiber through protruding portions, and prevents fall-off through integrated fall-off preventing portions. This multi-functionality reduces the total component count and simplifies manufacturing processes
3Stability of the object's composition
If optical fiber is wound around protruding portions, then storage stability is improved, but extraction difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protruding portions are pre-configured in specific positions and shapes on the base portion before the optical fiber is wound. These protruding portions create natural guidance paths that stabilize the winding state during storage while allowing straightforward extraction by simply pulling the fiber from the predetermined path
4Reliability
If multiple components are used to store optical fiber, then storage reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base portion integrates multiple previously separate components into a single unified structure. The protruding portions and fall-off preventing portions are formed as integral features of the base portion, reducing the component count from multiple separate parts to a single multi-functional base structure that maintains storage reliability
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AI summary
A package for an optical fiber includes: a base portion; a plurality of protruding portions that protrude from a flat surface of the base portion, are arranged along an outer periphery of the base portion, and are configured so that an optical fiber including a connector mounted to at least one end thereof is wound along a part of an outer periphery of each of the protruding portions; a mounting portion to which the connector of the optical fiber is to be mounted; and a plurality of fall-off preventing portions that are formed integrally with the base portion and capable of restricting a position of the optical fiber to be wound over the plurality of protruding portions.