Telecommunications Distribution Elements With Movable Tray
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Optical fiber distribution systems face challenges in density, ease of use, and cable management, particularly in terms of mounting and stacking telecommunications equipment efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system that includes a chassis with a movable tray and slide mechanism, allowing for horizontal sliding and vertical stacking of telecommunications elements, along with locking features to prevent relative sliding and separation, and a cable management system using radius limiters to manage cables effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If telecommunications elements are stacked vertically to increase density, then space utilization improves, but cable management becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a horizontal sliding dimension to the vertical stacking arrangement. Trays can slide horizontally outward from the stacked column, allowing cables to be accessed and managed in a horizontal plane while the equipment remains vertically compact. This dimensional transformation resolves the contradiction by maintaining high vertical density while providing easy horizontal cable access.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable tray acts as an intermediary between the vertically stacked equipment and the cables. The tray can be positioned to facilitate cable routing and management, serving as a mediator that enables efficient cable handling without requiring changes to the vertical stacking arrangement itself.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a locking system is added to prevent relative sliding and separation of stacked elements, then stacking stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking system is designed to be self-actuating through the stacking process itself. As elements are stacked vertically, the weight of upper elements automatically engages the locking features with lower elements, eliminating the need for separate manual locking actions or complex locking mechanisms. The system uses the gravitational force already present in the stacking arrangement to provide stable locking.
3Ease of operation
If trays are made movable with slide mechanisms to improve accessibility, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment housing is segmented into a stationary chassis and a movable tray. This segmentation allows the tray to be independently moved on slides while the chassis remains fixed. The segmentation enables selective accessibility of specific components on the tray without requiring movement of the entire equipment unit, providing improved operation with relatively simple mechanical slides.
Data Source
AI summary
A fiber optic telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) includes a first fiber optic connection location (2308) defined on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502), wherein a plurality of optical fibers (2307) extends into the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308). A plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309) are movably disposed on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502). A flexible substrate (2306/2506) is positioned between the first fiber optic connection location (2308) and the plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309), the flexible substrate (2306/2506) rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers (2307) and relaying the plurality of fibers (2307) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308) to each of the second fiber optic connection locations (2309).