Fiber patch cord apparatus, port panel, and fiber patch cord system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535220-B2
Application number	US-201615082348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2016
Priority date	Nov 5, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A fiber patch cord apparatus and a port panel, which may simplify a structure of the fiber patch cord system. The fiber patch cord apparatus includes a crawler configured to move to a corresponding position of a source adapter port along a crawling guide rail provided by a port panel, a clamper configured to clamp a fiber patch cord on the source adapter port, and a puller and inserter configured to pull the fiber patch cord out of the source adapter port and a controller that is configured to control the fiber patch cord apparatus to move on a crawling guide rail, where the controller is further configured to control a mold strip group on the port panel to move. The embodiments of the present invention are used to pull and insert a fiber patch cord.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fiber patch cord apparatus, comprising:
a crawler configured to move to a corresponding position of a source adapter port along a crawling guide rail provided by a port panel;
a clamper coupled to the crawler and configured to clamp a fiber patch cord on the source adapter port; and
a puller and inserter coupled to the clamper and configured to pull the fiber patch cord out of the source adapter port,
wherein the crawler is further configured to move to a corresponding position of a target adapter port along the crawling guide rail provided by the port panel,
wherein the puller and inserter is further configured to insert the fiber patch cord into the target adapter port,
wherein the fiber patch cord apparatus is located on the port panel,
wherein the crawling guide rail is formed by connecting a sub guide rail on a first mold strip to a sub guide rail on at least one mold strip adjacent to the first mold strip in a second direction,
wherein the first mold strip is any mold strip in at least two mold strip groups arranged in an array on the port panel along a first direction,
wherein each of the mold strip groups can move along the first direction,
wherein each of the mold strip groups comprises at least two mold strips arranged in an array along the second direction,
wherein an adapter port is disposed on each of the mold strips,
wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the crawler comprises:
a crawling gear, wherein the crawling gear is engaged with a drive rack arranged in an array on the crawling guide rail along the second direction;
a slicing structure connected to the crawling gear, wherein the sliding structure is in contact with a guiding guide rail on the crawling guide rail, and wherein a guiding direction of the guiding guide rail is parallel to the second direction;
a drive worm; and
a crawling motor, wherein the crawling motor is connected to the crawling gear using the drive worm and is configured to:
drive the crawling gear to be engaged with the drive rack; and
drive the sliding structure to move along the guiding direction of the guiding guide rail, and

wherein the sliding structure comprises:
at least two ball groups, wherein balls in each of the ball groups are arranged in a linear array along the second direction; and
a first elastic element connected to the ball is disposed corresponding to any ball in a first ball group such that the ball is in elastic contact with the guiding guide rail, wherein the first ball group is at least one ball group in the two ball groups.

2. The fiber patch cord apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the clamper comprises:
a clamping element, wherein the clamping element is provided with a screw hole and a first opening that has a chamfer;
a bolt, wherein the bolt is connected to the clamping element using the screw hole;
a clamping motor, wherein the clamping motor drives, using the bolt, the clamping element to move along a direction parallel to the second direction; and
a clamping jaw, wherein a second elastic element is disposed on the clamping jaw, wherein the second elastic element provides an elastic force parallel to the first direction for the clamping jaw, wherein the clamping element is sleeved on the clamping jaw by means of the first opening, and wherein when the clamping element moves along the direction parallel to the second direction to make a contact area between the first opening and the clamping jaw gradually increase, the clamping jaw is driven by an elastic force of the first opening to perform clamping.

3. The fiber patch cord apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the clamper comprises:
a clamping element, wherein the clamping element is provided with a screw hole and a first opening that has a chamfer;
a bolt, wherein the bolt is connected to the clamping element using the screw hole;
a clamping motor, wherein the clamping motor drives, using the bolt, the clamping element to move along a direction parallel to the second direction; and
a clamping jaw, wherein a second elastic element is disposed on the clamping jaw, wherein the second elastic element provides an elastic force parallel to the first direction for the clamping jaw, wherein the clamping element is sleeved on the clamping jaw by means of the first opening, wherein when the clamping element moves along the direction parallel to the second direction to make a contact area between the first opening and the clamping jaw gradually decrease, the clamping jaw is driven by an elastic force of the first opening to spread.

4. The fiber patch cord apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the puller and inserter comprises:
a sliding element connected to the clamping jaw;
a rotating shaft connected to the sliding element;
a first bevel gear connected to the rotating shaft;
a second bevel gear engaged with the first bevel gear; and
a pulling and insertion motor connected to the first bevel gear using the second bevel gear and configured to:
drive the second bevel gear to be engaged with the first bevel gear; and
drive the rotating shaft to rotate in order to enable the sliding element to slide on the rotating shaft, thereby driving the clamping jaw connected to the sliding element to pull or insert, along a third direction, the fiber patch cord, wherein the third direction is a direction perpendicular to a plane constituted by the first direction and the second direction.

5. The fiber patch cord apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a radio frequency identification read head configured to read information about a radio frequency identification label on a fiber patch cord of an adapter port on the mold strip group.

6. The fiber patch cord apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the crawling motor is connected to a controller, and is configured to:
receive crawling path information sent by the controller; and
control, according to the crawling path information, the fiber patch cord apparatus to move on the crawling guide rail.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Xuesong
• Bie Hui
• Yang Bo
• Guo Yali

Classifications

• G02B6/3898

  Tools, e.g. handheld; Tuning wrenches; Jigs used with connectors, e.g. for extracting, removing or inserting in a panel, for engaging or coupling connectors, for assembling or disassembling components within the connector, for applying clips to hold two connectors together or for crimping (tools for cleaning, G02B6/3866; tools in general B25B) · CPC title

• G02B6/3502 Primary

  involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides · CPC title

• G02B6/3574

  Mechanical force, e.g. pressure variations · CPC title

• G02B6/3893

  Push-pull type, e.g. snap-in, push-on · CPC title

• G02B6/44524

  with frame parts or auxiliary devices mounted on the frame and collectively not covering a whole width of the frame or rack (cassettes G02B6/4453) · CPC title