Device for distributing hybrid cable and transitioning from trunk cable to jumper cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9606320-B2
Application number	US-201414448269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Priority date	Feb 6, 2014
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables includes: an enclosure having two opposed end walls and two opposed side walls; a power connector mounted to a first end wall; a fiber optic connector mounted to the first end wall; and a plurality of mixed media connectors mounted to a first side wall. The power connector is electrically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors, and the fiber optic connector is optically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables, comprising:
an enclosure having two opposed end walls and two opposed side walls;
a hybrid cable entering a first end wall, the hybrid cable having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of optical fibers; and
a plurality of first mixed media connectors mounted to a first side wall, wherein each of the first mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection;
a plurality of second mixed media connectors mounted to a second side wall, wherein each of the mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and port for an optical connection;
wherein, the ports of the first mixed media connectors are oriented to receive jumper cables from a first direction normal to the first side wall, and the ports of the second mixed connectors are oriented to receive jumper cables from a second direction normal to the second side wall, the first direction being opposed to the second direction,
wherein the conductors of the hybrid cable are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of first and second mixed media connectors, and wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers is optically connected to respective ones of the plurality a first and second mixed media connectors.

2. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the first side wall has a stepped profile, with a plurality of mounting panels disposed at an oblique angle to the first end wall, and wherein each of the plurality of mixed media connectors is mounted to a respective mounting panel.

3. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the second side wall is substantially planar.

4. The device defined in claim 1 , further comprising a fastening feature mounted adjacent a second end wall of the enclosure, the fastening feature configured to maintain the enclosure in an upright orientation, with the second end wall facing upwardly, as the device is raised up an antenna tower.

5. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein a second end wall includes a first canopy that overhangs the first side wall.

6. The device defined in claim 5 , wherein the second end wall further includes a second canopy that overhangs the second side wall.

7. The device defined in claim 5 , wherein the first canopy includes a fastening feature.

8. The device defined in claim 6 , comprising a plurality of mixed media connectors mounted to the second side wall.

9. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein a second end wall is arced.

10. An assembly comprising first and second devices as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second side wall of each of the first and second devices is substantially planar, and wherein the first and second devices are oriented such that the second walls of the first and second devices confront each other.

11. The assembly defined in claim 10 , wherein the second walls of the first and second devices abut each other.

12. The device defined in claim 1 , electrically and optically connected with a remote radio unit.

13. A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables, comprising:
an enclosure having two opposed end walls and two opposed side walls;
a hybrid cable entering a first end wall, the hybrid cable having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of optical fibers; and
a plurality of first mixed media connectors mounted to a first side wall and a plurality of second mixed media connectors mounted to a second side wall, wherein each of the mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection;
wherein each of the plurality of conductors of the hybrid cable is electrically connected to a respective one of the first and second mixed media connectors, and wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers is optically connected to a respective one of the first and second mixed media connectors;
the device further comprising a fastening feature mounted adjacent a second end wall of the enclosure, the second end wall having an arced profile, the fastening feature configured to maintain the enclosure in an upright orientation, with the second end wall facing upwardly, as the device is raised up an antenna tower.

14. The device defined in claim 13 , wherein the first and second side walls are substantially planar.

15. The device defined in claim 13 , wherein the first and second walls are substantially parallel with each other.

16. The device defined in claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of mixed media connectors comprises three connectors, and wherein the second plurality of mixed media connectors comprises three connectors.

17. The device defined in claim 13 , electrically and optically connected with a remote radio unit.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Wang Chi-Ming

Classifications

• G02B6/3817

  containing optical and electrical conductors (cables including electrical and optical conductors H01B11/22; G02B6/3816 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/44265

  Fibre-to-antenna cables; Auxiliary devices thereof · CPC title

• G02B6/4416

  Heterogeneous cables · CPC title

• G02B6/3897

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

• H01R31/02 Primary

  Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/92) · CPC title