EP1060430A1 - Faseroptische schalttafel - Google Patents
Faseroptische schalttafelInfo
- Publication number
- EP1060430A1 EP1060430A1 EP99902708A EP99902708A EP1060430A1 EP 1060430 A1 EP1060430 A1 EP 1060430A1 EP 99902708 A EP99902708 A EP 99902708A EP 99902708 A EP99902708 A EP 99902708A EP 1060430 A1 EP1060430 A1 EP 1060430A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- connectors
- patch panel
- support member
- panel according
- fibre optic
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4405—Optical cables with longitudinally spaced waveguide clamping
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
- G02B6/444—Systems or boxes with surplus lengths
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
- G02B6/444—Systems or boxes with surplus lengths
- G02B6/4452—Distribution frames
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
- G02B6/444—Systems or boxes with surplus lengths
- G02B6/4453—Cassettes
- G02B6/4455—Cassettes characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
- G02B6/4471—Terminating devices ; Cable clamps
Definitions
- This invention relates to fibre optic management systems or distribution centres and in
- Fibre optic management systems or distribution centres are used for the organisation of
- Such management systems can take the form of a cabinet
- a fibre optic management system can also be any other optical fibres and cables entering the building.
- a fibre optic management system can also be any other optical fibres and cables entering the building.
- Patch panels are used for securing
- a patch panel for supporting a plurality
- the patch panel may, for example, be mountable so as
- the patch panel may as an example be
- the patch panel allows for individual movement of connectors
- groups of connectors may be movable with respect to at least part of the patch panel on
- the patch panel of the present invention preferably consists of a main body or frame and at
- the support member is the part of the patch panel in which the
- each support member is used to support a plurality of
- each patch panel has a plurality of support members so that an array of
- Each support member of the patch panel may - 3 - be independently movably mounted within the main body so as to allow movement from the
- Each support member may, for example, be pivotally mounted
- each support is connected to all of the connectors mounted on that support member.
- each support is connected to all of the connectors mounted on that support member.
- the connectors may be mounted in groups of varying number within the support member.
- the connectors may be statically mounted with
- the connectors may, however, be movably mounted with
- Groups of connectors may
- movably mounted can take any appropriate form and the connector may be capable of
- the connectors are preferably slidably mounted within the support member, for
- the connectors could be retained in a mount slidable within a groove provided on
- Each connector preferably has its own individual mount so slidably
- the support - 4 - member may be of a size sufficient to accommodate all of the connectors mounted thereon and
- the patch panel may be provided with means for locking the connectors in either or both the
- the tubing or cabling on either side of the connector must be long enough to allow the
- the present invention also provides a fibre optic management system, such as a cabinet or
- each connector may be conveniently accessed, for example, by moving
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional patch panel already known in the art
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a patch panel according to the
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the first embodiment in a second position
- Figure 4 is a perspective frontal view of a second embodiment of the present
- Figure 5 is a perspective rear view of the second embodiment shown in Figure 4; - 6 -
- Figure 6 is a perspective frontal view of the second embodiment shown in a second
- Figure 7 is a perspective rear view of the second embodiment shown in Figure 6;
- Figure 8 is a schematic and enlarged view of a detail of the second embodiment
- Figure 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 10 is a plan view of an enlarged detail of one embodiment of means for
- Figure 11 is a plan view and an enlarged detail of a second embodiment of retainer
- Figure 12 is a plan view and an enlarged detail of a third embodiment of retainer
- Figure 13 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a patch panel according to
- Figure 14 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment in a second position
- Figure 15 is the view of Figure 14 with some connectors removed for clarity;
- Figure 16 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment in a third position with
- Figure 17 is the view of Figure 16 with all connectors removed for clarity.
- Figure 1 shows a conventional patch panel of the type used in a cabinet for separating
- the patch panel 1 takes the form of a corrugated support holding an array of
- Each of the connectors 2 is mounted within a separate opening in the patch
- the patch panel 1 holds the connectors 2 forming the connections between one group - 7 - of fibre optic pigtails 3 extending out of the cabinet (not shown) and another group of
- the patch panel shown in Figure 2 is a first embodiment of the present invention and is
- Each support member 6 takes the form of a frame, which is
- each aperture 7 a series of connectors 8 are mounted. This is in contrast to the conventional
- the connectors are mounted in rows in one large
- mount 9 which includes resilient clip arms (not shown) which retain the mount to the
- the support member 6 is not filled to capacity with connectors. Instead a space is left to
- the connectors 8 can be held in the spaced apart position shown in
- the patch panel shown in Figures 2 and 3 provides accessibility to connectors during re ⁇
- the patch panel is also
- the connectors 14 are arranged in rows and columns within the patch panel 12.
- panel 12 is slidably mounted within a pair of guide members 15 having a substantially U-
- the protective covers 16 and 17 may be lifted
- front protective cover 16 can be any suitable front protective cover 16
- a frontal retention plate which in this case takes the form of three
- the patch panel 12 could be adapted to allow for individual connectors or groups of
- connectors to be slidably movable with the patch panel 12 to increase accessibility further.
- FIG. 8 shows schematically how the patch panel 12, the front protective cover 16 and the
- the third embodiment of the present invention (shown in Figure 9) is a further patch panel
- the patch panel 19 has a series of elongate aperture support members 21
- Each support member 21 has a row of
- connectors 22 mounted in a single aperture therein.
- the connectors 22 are each held in a
- respective mount 31 having two opposite resilient arms 23 which act as spring clips to hold
- the mounts 31 are all spaced apart on the support members 21.
- the support member 21 is provided with means for retaining a connector
- mount 31 which means, as described above, take the form of projecting lugs 25 which
- Each series is spaced so that a pair of lugs 25 are in opposing positions and are able to
- the support member 27 is provided with a series of opposing indentations 28.
- a fourth embodiment of the invention is shown in Figures 13 to 17.
- the fourth embodiment has a main body 33 from which a series of racks or support members
- Each support member 34 extends.
- Each support member 34 is provided with a series of substantially orthogonally
- faces 35 are open-sided apertures 36 in each of which a connector 37 can be - 11 - individually mounted along the lines described above.
- the pairs of faces 35 extend
- Each support member 34 is provided. Each support member 34 is pivotably mounted to the main body 33 via a
- the patch panel 32 can be placed into a closed, compact position (as shown in Figure
- support members 34 is pivoted to a more open, access position (as shown in Figure 14).
- Connectors 37 can be easily slid through the open side of the apertures 36 for removal.
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
- Structure Of Telephone Exchanges (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB9803481.2A GB9803481D0 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-20 | Fibre optic patch panel |
GBGB9810134.8A GB9810134D0 (en) | 1998-05-13 | 1998-05-13 | Fibre optic patch panel |
GB9810134 | 1998-05-13 | ||
GB9803481 | 1998-11-20 | ||
PCT/GB1999/000318 WO1999042881A1 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-01-29 | Fibre optic patch panel |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1060430A1 true EP1060430A1 (de) | 2000-12-20 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99902708A Withdrawn EP1060430A1 (de) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-01-29 | Faseroptische schalttafel |
Country Status (9)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP1060430A1 (de) |
KR (1) | KR20010041104A (de) |
AR (1) | AR018738A1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2291999A (de) |
BR (1) | BR9908107A (de) |
PE (1) | PE20000589A1 (de) |
PL (1) | PL342192A1 (de) |
TR (1) | TR200002394T2 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1999042881A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (15)
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US6944387B2 (en) | 2001-04-30 | 2005-09-13 | Telect, Inc. | Fiber optic connector tray system |
US6674952B2 (en) | 2001-04-30 | 2004-01-06 | Telect, Inc. | Fiber optic cable bend radius protection system |
AU2002330928A1 (en) * | 2001-07-27 | 2003-02-17 | Ciena Corporation | Blank module with cable receptacle for a communication device |
WO2007039585A1 (en) * | 2005-10-05 | 2007-04-12 | Tyco Electronics Raychem Nv | Optical fibre connection devices |
US8014646B2 (en) | 2009-01-26 | 2011-09-06 | Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina | Telecommunications patching systems with high density patching modules |
DE102009013299B3 (de) * | 2009-03-16 | 2010-10-28 | Adc Gmbh | Patch-Panel für einen optischen Verteiler |
EP2440961A1 (de) * | 2009-06-08 | 2012-04-18 | Commscope Inc. of North Carolina | Hochdichtes patching-system für kabel und optische faser |
WO2013120508A1 (en) * | 2012-02-13 | 2013-08-22 | Gigacom Benelux Bvba | Patch panel, optical fiber distribution system and method for reconfiguring the same |
EP2999986A1 (de) * | 2013-05-21 | 2016-03-30 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Kippbare mehrfachfaseradapteranordnung |
US9690065B2 (en) | 2014-09-12 | 2017-06-27 | Panduit Corp. | High density fiber enclosure and method |
US10254496B2 (en) | 2015-04-23 | 2019-04-09 | CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA | Telecommunications panel assembly with movable adapters |
US10215944B2 (en) | 2016-06-30 | 2019-02-26 | Panduit Corp. | Modular fiber optic tray |
EP3745178A1 (de) * | 2019-05-30 | 2020-12-02 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Expandierbare faseroptische patch-platte |
KR102210781B1 (ko) * | 2020-04-24 | 2021-02-02 | (주)골드이엔지 | 계단식 광어댑터 패널이 구비된 광케이블 단자함 |
EP4321912A1 (de) * | 2022-08-09 | 2024-02-14 | Keltech Network Innovations Limited | Gehäuse für den abschluss von optischen fasern |
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US4986762A (en) * | 1989-08-15 | 1991-01-22 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Termination module for use in an array of modules |
US5109467A (en) * | 1991-02-27 | 1992-04-28 | Keptel, Inc. | Interconnect cabinet for optical fibers |
US5129842A (en) * | 1991-04-08 | 1992-07-14 | Digital Equipment Corporation | Modular patch panel |
TW232757B (en) * | 1994-01-21 | 1994-10-21 | Adc Telecommunications Inc | High-density fiber distribution frame |
FR2743899B1 (fr) * | 1996-01-18 | 1998-02-13 | Noane Georges Le | Dispositif d'organisation de raccordements de fibres optiques |
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1999
- 1999-01-29 AU AU22919/99A patent/AU2291999A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-01-29 EP EP99902708A patent/EP1060430A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-01-29 PL PL99342192A patent/PL342192A1/xx unknown
- 1999-01-29 BR BR9908107-5A patent/BR9908107A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1999-01-29 TR TR2000/02394T patent/TR200002394T2/xx unknown
- 1999-01-29 WO PCT/GB1999/000318 patent/WO1999042881A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-01-29 KR KR1020007009145A patent/KR20010041104A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-02-12 AR ARP990100608A patent/AR018738A1/es unknown
- 1999-02-19 PE PE1999000147A patent/PE20000589A1/es not_active Application Discontinuation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Publication number | Publication date |
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PE20000589A1 (es) | 2000-07-06 |
AU2291999A (en) | 1999-09-06 |
KR20010041104A (ko) | 2001-05-15 |
PL342192A1 (en) | 2001-05-21 |
WO1999042881A1 (en) | 1999-08-26 |
BR9908107A (pt) | 2000-10-31 |
AR018738A1 (es) | 2001-12-12 |
TR200002394T2 (tr) | 2000-11-21 |
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