Fiber termination enclosure with modular plate assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9678293-B2
Application number	US-201615243143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2011
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

Certain types of fiber termination enclosures include an enclosure and at least one of a plurality of plate module mounting assemblies. Example plate module mounting assemblies include a termination panel plate assembly; a splice tray plate assembly; a cable spool plate assembly; and a drop-in plate assembly. Example cable spool plate assemblies include a cable spool arrangement rotationally coupled to a mounting plate, which fixedly mounts within the enclosure housing. A stand-off mount element may be disposed on the front of the cable spool arrangement to rotate in unison with the cable spool arrangement. The stand-off mount element may include one or more termination adapters.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fiber termination enclosure system comprising:
an enclosure defining an interior having an open side, the interior of the enclosure having a height, a width, and a depth, the enclosure including a door for selectively covering the open side; and
a cable spool plate assembly disposed within the interior of the enclosure, the cable spool plate assembly including:
a mounting plate having a height that extends over a majority of the height of the interior of the enclosure and having a width that extends over a majority of the width of the interior of the enclosure,
a cable spool disposed on the mounting plate, the cable spool being configured to rotate relative to the mounting plate,
a stand-off mount element coupled to the cable spool, the stand-off mount element being configured to rotate with the cable spool relative to the mounting plate, the stand-off mount element including a plurality of termination adapters disposed at a location offset from the cable spool along the depth of the enclosure, and
a cable manager disposed between the cable spool and the termination adapters.

2. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable manager is a fan out.

3. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable manager is a bend radius limiter.

4. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the stand-off mount element includes a mounting surface spaced forwardly of the cable spool, wherein the termination adapters are located at the mounting surface.

5. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the termination adapters of the stand-off mount element are disposed on sliding adapter modules.

6. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 5 , wherein the sliding adapter modules are oriented so that the termination adapters have insertion axes extending parallel with a mounting surface of the stand-off mount element.

7. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable spool defines a locking opening that is configured to align with a flange extending forwardly of the mounting plate when the cable spool is oriented in a first rotational position relative to the mounting plate.

8. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 7 , wherein insertion of a fastener through both a fastening opening defined in the flange and the locking opening defined in the cable spool releasably fixes the cable spool in the first rotational position.

9. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable spool is mounted on a bearing at the mounting panel.

10. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure defines a cable port separate from the open side of the interior.

11. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 10 , wherein the cable port is defined through a side of the enclosure separate from the open side, and wherein ports of the termination adapters face the side.

12. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable port is one of a plurality of cable ports providing access to the interior of the enclosure.

13. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 12 , wherein the cable ports are disposed at a common side of the enclosure.

14. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the cable spool has first and second spaced, parallel support walls located at opposite ends of a drum, the cable spool being configured to receive the optical fiber around the drum between the support walls.

15. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 14 , further comprising at least one bend radius limiter coupled to the first support wall.

16. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , further comprising a cable wrapped around the spool.

17. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 16 , wherein the cable manager is disposed at a protected fiber management region at which optical fibers can be separated out from the cable.

18. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 1 , wherein the termination adapters are disposed at a plate offset from the cable spool along the depth of the enclosure.

19. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 18 , wherein the stand-off mount element also includes a cable spool.

20. The fiber termination enclosure system of claim 19 , wherein the cable spool is disposed at the plate so that the cable spool is laterally offset from the termination adapters.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Coan Jonathan Walter
• Krampotich Dennis
• Kaml Jonathan R

Classifications

• G02B6/4457

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• G02B6/445 Primary

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• Y10T29/49826

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• G02B6/4479

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• H02G3/08

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