Pivotable Chassis Fiber Optic Frame With Slidable Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
The telecommunications industry faces a growing demand for higher fiber optic density and capacity, which existing high-density fiber handling equipment struggles to meet due to limitations in managing and accessing densely packed fiber optic connections.
Innovation Solution
A modular fiber optic frame and chassis system that includes a pivotable chassis with slidable modules, allowing for high-density fiber optic connection locations and efficient cable management through split-ring configurations, enabling easy access and organization of fiber optic equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fiber optic equipment density is increased to meet growing transmission demand, then transmission capacity is improved, but accessibility and ease of operation deteriorate due to densely packed connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a slidable module that can move horizontally along a guide rail within the termination block. This dynamic mechanism allows densely packed fiber optic connections to be accessed by sliding the module to different positions, resolving the contradiction between high density and accessibility. The module maintains compact packaging while enabling easy access to individual connections through its movable design.
2Area of stationary object
If fiber optic connections are densely packed to increase capacity in smaller footprint, then space efficiency is improved, but cable management and organization become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the slidable module contains fiber optic connectors that are housed within a compact termination block. The module itself nests within the larger frame structure, and cables are organized within dedicated cable management channels. This nested arrangement achieves high fiber density in a compact footprint while maintaining organized cable management through hierarchical structuring.
3Quantity of substance
If more fiber optic connection locations are packed into the same space, then transmission density is improved, but maintenance and repair accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The slidable module enables maintenance personnel to access any fiber optic connection by sliding the module to the appropriate position. This dynamic access mechanism ensures that even though many connections are packed densely, each individual connection remains easily accessible for maintenance, testing, or repair operations without requiring disassembly or complex access procedures.
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AI summary
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame defining a right vertical support and a left vertical support. A chassis is mounted to the right and left vertical supports, wherein the chassis is configured to pivot about a pivot axis that is defined by one of the right and left vertical supports. A plurality of modules are mounted on the chassis, each of the modules slidable on the chassis along a direction extending between the right and left vertical supports, wherein the chassis is configured to pivot about a plane parallel to the sliding direction of the modules, each module defining fiber optic connection locations.