Optical fiber routing mat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9494762-B2
Application number	US-201514849197-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2015
Priority date	Feb 4, 2015
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention include an optical fiber routing mat for routing optical fibers. The optical fiber routing mat includes a first layer of material and a second layer of material. A surface of the first layer of material is adhesively coupled to a surface of the second layer of material. The optical fiber routing mat includes one or more optical fibers disposed between the first layer of material and the second layer of material. The one or more optical fibers are bent to a radius at least large enough to prevent damage to the one or more optical fibers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical fiber routing mat comprising:
a first layer of material and a second layer of material, wherein a surface of the first layer of material is adhesively coupled to a surface of the second layer of material;
one or more optical fibers disposed between the first layer of material and the second layer of material, wherein the one or more optical fibers are bent to a radius at least large enough to prevent damage to the one or more optical fibers;
two or more sections of the optical fiber routing mat coupled by a bridge comprised of each of the first layer of material and the second layer of material, wherein a width of the bridge is narrow with respect to a width of the two or more sections of the optical fiber routing mat, and wide enough to accommodate one or more optical fibers;
one or more optical fibers routed through the bridge; and
wherein the one or more optical fibers emanate from one or more optical fiber ribbons coupled with one or more optical fiber connectors, and wherein the optical fiber routing mat is coupled with a plurality of external optical connectors.

2. The optical fiber routing mat of claim 1 , wherein the coupled two or more sections of the optical fiber routing mat are not adjacent to each other.

3. The optical fiber routing mat of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the surface of the second layer of material, wherein the one or more optical fibers are adhesively coupled to the surface of the second layer of material via the pressure sensitive adhesive.

4. The optical fiber routing mat of claim 1 , wherein the first layer of material and the second layer of material are each at least one of a polyimide material or a polyester film.

5. The optical fiber routing mat of claim 1 , wherein the first layer of material is a conformal coating dispensed over the one or more optical fibers and the surface of the second layer of material.

6. The optical fiber routing mat of claim 1 , wherein the one or more optical fiber connectors are coupled with one or more integrated circuit packages on a printed circuit board.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Benner Alan F
• Brandon Mark A
• Mckeever Eric J
• Seminaro Edward J

Classifications

• G02B6/3897

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

• G02B6/4478 Primary

  Bending relief means · CPC title

• G02B6/3608

  Fibre wiring boards, i.e. where fibres are embedded or attached in a pattern on or to a substrate, e.g. flexible sheets (optical ribbon cables in support members G02B6/4401) · CPC title

• G02B6/4471 Primary

  Terminating devices (demountable connectors G02B6/3807); Cable clamps · CPC title

• G02B6/3829

  Bent or angled connectors (G02B6/3827 takes precedence) · CPC title