Optical Jumper Storage Layout for Easy Single-Cable Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for optical fiber scheduling and port-level optical cross-connections in scenarios like data centers and street cabinets is challenging due to the heavy workload of fiber adjustment operations, which occupy significant space and pose risks to signal integrity.
Innovation Solution
A jumper storage apparatus is designed with a first and second region for storing and organizing optical fiber connectors and cables, featuring a snap-fit housing, elastic mechanisms, and a plugging apparatus to facilitate easy access and retrieval of standby jumpers, ensuring minimal space usage and reducing signal interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If jumpers are stored in a drawer or on a shelf, then storage space is utilized, but jumpers become tangled and difficult to remove individually
Solution Approach 1:
The storage apparatus divides the storage space into multiple compartments, each capable of holding a single jumper or a small group of jumpers. This segmentation prevents tangling and allows individual jumpers to be easily removed without disturbing others, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus employs a nested structure where multiple compartments are arranged within a single housing unit. The compartments can be nested or stacked to maximize space utilization while maintaining individual accessibility. This nesting approach allows compact storage without compromising the ease of removing individual jumpers.
2Ease of operation
If jumpers are stored loosely, then individual access is easy, but storage space is wasted and organization is poor
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the storage space into multiple defined compartments, the apparatus ensures that jumpers are stored in an organized manner that maximizes space utilization. Each compartment can hold a specific number of jumpers, preventing waste of storage space while maintaining easy access to individual items.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus incorporates removable and reconfigurable compartments that can be dynamically adjusted or repositioned. This dynamic design allows the storage structure to adapt to different storage needs, maximizing space utilization while maintaining ease of access to individual jumpers.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple jumpers are stored together in one compartment, then storage space is efficient, but identification and selection become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Each compartment in the apparatus is designed with specific local qualities such as distinct colors, labels, or organizational features that facilitate easy identification and selection. This local differentiation allows multiple jumpers to be stored efficiently while maintaining ease of operation through clear visual or physical distinction between compartments.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus allows for efficient storage and retrieval of optical jumpers, minimizing space requirements and reducing the risk of signal interference, while ensuring mechanical and optical performance of the connectors.
Implementation Method 1
a first elastic mechanism is located between all the connectors in the first region and a bottom surface of a housing of the jumper storage apparatus, and elastically abuts between the housing of the jumper storage apparatus and the connectors
Implementation Method 2
the housing and the cover plate are in snap-fit with each other and form the first region and the second region
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AI summary
A jumper storage apparatus (300) is provided and applied to an optical distribution device. The jumper storage apparatus (300) is configured to store a jumper (302), and the jumper storage apparatus (300) is divided into a first region (S8) and a second region (S9). The second region (S9) and the first region (S8) are adjacent to each other and have internal spaces in communication with each other, connectors (021, 022) of the jumper (302) are located in the first region (S8), a cable (023) of the jumper (302) is located in the second region (S9), and the internal spaces of the first region (S8) and the second region (S9) provide a movement space for the jumper (302). Positions of each jumper (302) in the first region (S8) and the second region (S9) are fixed, and the jumper (302) starts to move in the first region (S8) and the second region (S9) when the jumper (302) is being fetched by a plugging device, until the jumper (302) is fetched. A jumper fetching window (W) and a first elastic mechanism (310) are arranged in the first region (S8), the jumper fetching window (W) is configured to accommodate one connector (021, 022), and the jumper fetching window (W) is a position in which a plugging apparatus fetches the jumper (302) from the jumper storage apparatus (300). The first elastic mechanism (310) is located between all the connectors (021, 022) in the first region (S8) and a bottom surface of a housing of the jumper storage apparatus (300), and elastically abuts between the housing of the jumper storage apparatus (300) and the connectors (021, 022).