Anisotropic cable sealing gels; and methods for fabricating cable sealing gels
US-2019219785-A1 · Jul 18, 2019 · US
Cable sealing unit with cable sealing modules
US12050355B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12050355-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117225759-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Publication date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
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One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an enclosure system including enclosures of different sizes, shapes and styles that are all compatible with gel sealing modules having a given module form factor or a multiple of the given module form factor. In this way, gel sealing modules having one form factor and/or multiples thereof can be universally used across an entire product line of enclosures.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sealing unit for use with a telecommunications enclosure, the sealing unit comprising: a sealing unit frame defining a pocket; and a pair of gel members mounted within the pocket and having gel faces perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a cable when the cable is inserted between the pair of gel members and sealed by the gel members, the gel faces continuously abutting each other along an entire dimension of one of the gel faces when the cable is not inserted between the pair of gel members, the pair of gel members being configured such that a cable port for the cable is defined by deformation of gel of each of the gel members around the cable when the cable is inserted between the pair of sealing modules. 2. The sealing unit of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator for pressurizing the gel members within the sealing unit frame. 3. The sealing unit of 1 , wherein the sealing unit frame includes first and second pressurization structures that are moveable relative to one another, the gel members being pressurized between the first and second pressurization structures. 4. The sealing unit of 1 , wherein each gel member is a component of a sealing module, the sealing module including a volume of the gel bonded between first and second end caps. 5. The sealing unit of claim 1 , further comprising a perimeter seal for sealing an exterior of the sealing unit frame, wherein the perimeter seal includes a different type of sealing material compared to the gel of the sealing modules; and wherein the perimeter seal is not contiguous with the gel of the gel members. 6. The sealing unit of claim 5 , wherein the perimeter seal is an elastomeric gasket.
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Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) · CPC title
- G02B6/4444Primary
Seals · CPC title
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- What does patent US12050355B2 cover?
- One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an enclosure system including enclosures of different sizes, shapes and styles that are all compatible with gel sealing modules having a given module form factor or a multiple of the given module form factor. In this way, gel sealing modules having one form factor and/or multiples thereof can be universally used across an entire product line of en…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B6/4444. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 30 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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