Apparatus for cable routing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10310206-B2
Application number	US-201815917965-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2018
Priority date	May 22, 2017
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A communication system may include a first chassis having first and second side walls and adapted to slidably receive therein a plurality of cassettes. A first cable hanger assembly may have a first side edge hingedly coupled to the first side wall of the first chassis, the first cable hanger assembly including a plurality of first hangers adapted to support cables thereon. An axis of rotation of the first cable hanger assembly may be substantially orthogonal to a direction in which the plurality of cassettes are slideable. The cable hanger assembly may be rotatable from a first position to a second position so that during rotation from the first position to the second position, the plurality of first hangers move toward front faces of the plurality of cassettes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A communication system comprising:
a first chassis having first and second side walls and adapted to slidably receive therein a plurality of cassettes;
a first cable hanger assembly having a first side edge hingedly coupled to the first side wall of the first chassis, the first cable hanger assembly including a plurality of first hangers adapted to support cables thereon, an axis of rotation of the first cable hanger assembly being substantially orthogonal to a direction in which the plurality of cassettes are slidable;
a second cable hanger assembly having a second side edge hingedly coupled to the second side wall of the first chassis, the second cable hanger assembly including a plurality of second hangers adapted to support cables thereon, an axis of rotation of the second cable hanger assembly being substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the plurality of cassettes are slideable;
wherein the first and second cable hanger assemblies are each rotatable from a storage position in which the first and second cable hanger assemblies are substantially parallel to front faces of the plurality of cassettes and the plurality of cassettes are accessible, to a maintenance position in which a respective side wall of the first chassis is accessible, so that during rotation from the storage position to the maintenance position, the pluralities of first and second hangers move toward front faces of the plurality of cassettes.

2. The communication system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second chassis coupled to the first chassis, the second chassis adapted to receive a plurality of splitter cassettes having splitter modules therein; and
a trough for storing portions of cables that extend from the splitter cassettes respectively to the plurality of cassettes.

3. The communication system of claim 2 , wherein the second chassis is positioned beneath the first chassis.

4. The communication system of claim 3 , wherein the trough is positioned beneath the second chassis.

5. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first hangers is coupled to a first guide panel of the first cable hanger assembly, the first guide panel including a plurality of fins each extending between a first end and a second end, the plurality of fins configured to guide the cables.

6. The communication system of claim 5 , wherein the first ends of the plurality of fins are positioned adjacent the first side wall of the first chassis and extend to the second ends in a direction away from the first side wall and toward a bottom of the first chassis.

7. The communication system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of fins includes a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin.

8. The communication system of claim 7 , wherein the first end of the first fin is positioned adjacent a top of the first chassis.

9. The communication system of claim 8 , wherein the first end of the second fin is positioned between the first end of the first fin and the bottom of the first chassis, and the second end of the second fin is positioned closer to the first side wall of the first chassis than is the second end of the first fin.

10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the first end of the third fin is positioned between the first end of the second fin and the bottom of the first chassis, and the second end of the third fin is positioned closer to the first side wall of the first chassis than is the second end of the second fin.

11. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein a first group of the cassettes is positioned adjacent a top of the first chassis, a second group of the cassettes is positioned beneath the first group of cassettes, and a third group of the cassettes is positioned beneath the second group of cassettes.

12. The communication system of claim 10 , wherein the first end of the first fin is positioned adjacent a top of a first group of the cassettes that is positioned adjacent the top of the first chassis, the first end of the second fin is positioned adjacent a top of a second group of the cassettes that is positioned beneath the first group of cassettes, and the first end of the third fin is positioned adjacent a top of a third group of the cassettes that is positioned beneath the second group of cassettes.

13. The communication system of claim 1 , further comprising a first side hanger coupled to the first side wall of the first chassis, the first side hanger including a plurality of first protrusions adapted to guide cables.

14. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first cable hanger assembly is rotatable a maximum of about 180 degrees about the axis of rotation.

15. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cassettes includes patch panel cassettes and storage cassettes.

16. The communication system of claim 2 , wherein the second chassis is positioned vertically adjacent the first chassis.

17. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first chassis is received within a housing.

18. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein when the first and second cable hanger assemblies are in the storage position, the first and second cable hanger assemblies are positioned fully within the housing.

19. The communication system of claim 2 , wherein the trough includes a surface to support weight of the cables.

Assignees

• Go Foton Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Takeuchi Kenichiro
• Lu Haiguang
• Shtabnaya Alla
• Rumore Frank
• Anderson Patrick

Classifications

• H04Q1/06

  Cable ducts or mountings specially adapted for exchange installations · CPC title

• G02B6/4452

  Distribution frames · CPC title

• G02B6/3897

  Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards (G02B6/44528 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4453 Primary

  Cassettes · CPC title

• G02B6/445

  with lateral pivoting cover · CPC title