Epoxy transitions for optical fiber modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10656360-B2
Application number	US-201916245441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 23, 2018
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

Various implementations of epoxy transitions for fiber optic modules are disclosed. As disclosed herein, a fiber optic module system may include a fiber optic module holding a plurality of multi-fiber adapters at a front of the fiber optic module, a multi-fiber cable, and an epoxy transition to transition the multi-fiber cable to a plurality of individual optical fibers inside the fiber optic module. The epoxy transition may be filled with an epoxy to secure the individual optical fibers inside the epoxy transition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fiber optic module system, comprising:
a fiber optic module holding a plurality of optical adapters at a front of the fiber optic module;
a multi-fiber cable comprising a plurality of individual optical fibers; and
an epoxy transition comprising a first opening at a first end and a cone-shaped component including a second opening at a second end, wherein the first opening is configured to receive the multi-fiber cable and the second opening is configured to output the plurality of individual optical fibers, wherein the epoxy transition is filled, at least in part, with an epoxy to secure the plurality of individual optical fibers as the multi-fiber cable transitions to the plurality of individual optical fibers within the epoxy transition.

2. The fiber optic module system of claim 1 , wherein the cone-shaped component is included as part of an epoxy transition piece, and the epoxy transition further comprises a boot.

3. The fiber optic module system of claim 2 , wherein the epoxy transition piece is filled with the epoxy through a fill hole on the epoxy transition piece.

4. The fiber optic module system of claim 3 , wherein the epoxy transition piece is filled with the epoxy such that a portion of the epoxy exits the second opening included in the cone-shaped component.

5. The fiber optic module system of claim 2 , wherein the boot includes a cable size identifier.

6. The fiber optic module system of claim 5 , wherein the cable size identifier denotes the fiber count that the boot is designed to be used with.

7. The fiber optic module system of claim 6 , wherein the cable size identifier is twelve.

8. The fiber optic module system of claim 6 , wherein the cable size identifier is twenty-four.

9. The fiber optic module system of claim 1 , wherein at least one individual optical fiber of the plurality of individual optical fibers is connected at a free end to a single fiber optical connector.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-fiber cable is sheathed with a sheathing material outside the epoxy transition; and
wherein the sheathing material is removed for the plurality of individual optical fibers within the epoxy transition.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Sedor Thomas M
• Sargis Mark T

Classifications

• G02B6/245

  Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling · CPC title

• G02B6/4453

  Cassettes · CPC title

• G02B6/3823

  containing surplus lengths, internal fibre loops (provisionally see also G02B6/444) · CPC title

• G02B6/4472

  Manifolds · CPC title

• G02B6/4479

  Manufacturing methods of optical cables · CPC title