Optical fibre distribution enclosure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9513451-B2
Application number	US-201314432535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2013
Priority date	Oct 2, 2012
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Optical fiber distribution enclosure ( 1 ), comprising a housing base ( 40 ) and a housing cover ( 20 ), engageable with each other to form a housing of the enclosure ( 1 ), a slack fiber storage device ( 50 ), arranged within the housing when the housing base ( 40 ) and the housing cover ( 20 ) are engaged with each other, a tray holder ( 60 ), arranged within the housing when the housing base ( 40 ) and the housing cover ( 20 ) are engaged with each other, on which tray holder ( 60 ) one or more fiber-optic trays ( 70 ) can be mounted, characterized in that the housing base ( 40 ), the slack fiber storage device ( 50 ) and the tray holder ( 60 ) are integrally formed as one piece.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Optical fibre distribution enclosure, comprising
a housing base, a housing cover, engageable with each other to form a housing of the enclosure, and a sealing gasket disposed in a gasket groove formed along a perimeter of the base housing, wherein the sealing gasket provides sealing of the enclosure between the housing base and the housing cover;
wherein the housing base further comprises a peripheral pedestal with slit-shaped guide openings and cover fastening elements arranged around the perimeter of the pedestal, and a plurality of entry openings for cables to enter enclosure, wherein the guide openings and the cover fastening elements are integrally formed as one piece with the housing base;
wherein the housing cover comprises a lower rim, guides and latches protruding from the lower rim, wherein the guides engage with guide openings in the base housing to facilitate proper positioning of the housing cover with respect to the housing base and wherein the latches engage with fastening element to engage the housing base with the housing cover.

2. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprises a slack fibre storage device and a tray holder are integrally formed with the housing base.

3. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fibre optic connector adapters within the enclosure for interconnecting optical fibre connectors.

4. The enclosure of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of fibre optic connector adapters are disposed in a support element within the enclosure.

5. The enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the support element is integrally formed as one piece with the housing base, the slack fibre storage device and the tray holder.

6. The enclosure of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of fibre optic connector adapters is disposed in the entry opening of the enclosure.

7. The enclosure of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of fibre optic connector adapters is disposed in the entry opening of the enclosure.

8. The enclosure of claim 3 , wherein each of the optical fibre connector adapters is configured to interconnect a first optical connector inserted through the entry opening of the enclosure and a second optical connector disposed within the enclosure.

9. The enclosure of claim 3 , wherein each of the optical fibre connector adapters is configured to interconnect two optical connectors disposed within the enclosure.

10. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the housing base comprises a flat surface, and wherein the slack fibre storage device and the tray holder are arranged on a support panel which extends perpendicularly from the flat surface of the housing base and which is integrally formed as one piece with the housing base, the slack fibre storage device and the tray holder.

11. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fibre-optic trays pivotally mounted on the tray holder, wherein the fibre-optic trays contain at least one of optical fibre storage, optical fibre splices, a wavelength division multiplexer, a signal attenuator, an optical splitter and a wavelength filter.

12. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the enclosure is watertight when closed by engaging the housing base with the housing cover defining a volume, and wherein the volume the closed enclosure is 2 liters or less.

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Corbille Christophe
• Drouard Patrick
• Estrada Jesús
• Barthes Guy J
• Desard Christophe

Classifications

• G02B6/44526

  Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack · CPC title

• G02B6/44528 Primary

  Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box (routing arrangements H04Q1/00) · CPC title

• G02B6/4471

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

• G02B6/4454 Primary

  with splices · CPC title

• G02B6/3897

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