Fiber optic enclosure for retrofitting pedestals in the field

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020124809-A1
Application number	US-201815966216-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Priority date	Sep 11, 2014
Publication date	Apr 23, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A telecommunications device includes a module that mounts within an interior of a housing. The housing has a door that latches closed. The module includes a module frame having a bulkhead that divides the interior of the housing into first and second regions. Fiber optic adapters are mounted to the bulkhead. First ports of the adapters are accessible at the first region of the housing interior and second ports are accessible at the second region of the housing interior. The module includes a removable cover for restricting access to the first region. The removable cover including a latch catch that interlocks with the door latch to secure the door in the closed position. The module includes a tray mounted to the module frame within the first region of the housing.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . A telecommunications device comprising:
a housing including a rear wall and a peripheral sidewall extending forwardly from the rear wall, the peripheral sidewall defining an access opening leading to an interior of the housing, the peripheral sidewall defining a cable port, the interior including a termination region and a splice region; a door coupled to the housing, the door being movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover covering the access opening when in the closed position, the door uncovering the access opening when in the open position; a plurality of optical adapters disposed at the termination region of the interior of the housing, each optical adapter defining a first port and a second port; a splice tray disposed at the splice region of the interior of the housing; and a cover mounted within the interior of the housing, the cover extending between the splice region and the access opening, the cover also extending over a portion of the termination region to block access to the second ports of the optical adapters from the access opening, wherein the cover is positioned to expose the first ports of the optical adapters to the access opening.

3 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the optical adapters are mounted to a panel extending upwardly from the rear wall of the housing.

4 . The telecommunications device of claim 3 , wherein the panel extends fully across a width of the housing.

5 . The telecommunications device of claim 3 , wherein the panel forms part of a modular component that mounts to the rear wall of the housing.

6 . The telecommunications device of claim 5 , wherein the splice tray also is mounted to the modular component.

7 . The telecommunications device of claim 3 , wherein the optical adapters are mounted to the panel in multiple rows.

8 . The telecommunications device of claim 3 , wherein the panel cooperates with the cover to define a restricted portion of the interior of the housing to which access is blocked.

9 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the splice tray is disposed on a modular panel arrangement that mounts to the rear wall of the housing.

10 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the first ports of the optical adapters face the cable port.

11 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein a fiber storage region is disposed within the interior of the housing.

12 . The telecommunications device of claim 11 , wherein the cover extends between the fiber storage region and the access opening.

13 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the cover is removable.

14 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the cover is substantially flat.

15 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , further comprising a fastener holding the cover to the housing.

16 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the peripheral wall includes a top section, a bottom section, and two side sections, the cable port being defined through the bottom section.

17 . The telecommunications device of claim 16 , wherein the cable port is one of a plurality of cable ports disposed at the bottom section.

18 . The telecommunications device of claim 16 , wherein the top section and two side sections are devoid of cable ports.

19 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , further comprising an optical splitter disposed within the interior of the housing, the cover extending between the optical splitter and the access opening.

20 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , further comprising a wave division multiplexer disposed within the interior of the housing, the cover extending between the optical splitter and the access opening.

21 . The telecommunications device of claim 2 , wherein the splice tray is one of a plurality of splice trays disposed at the splice region.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Kowalczyk Scott C
• Schoenfelder Rodney C
• Moser John D

Classifications

• G02B6/4453

  Cassettes · CPC title

• G02B6/4477 Primary

  with means for strain-relieving to interior strengths element · 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

• G02B6/4446

  Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables · CPC title