WO1999047960A1 - Stockage de surlongueurs de fibres optiques - Google Patents

Stockage de surlongueurs de fibres optiques Download PDF

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WO1999047960A1
WO1999047960A1 PCT/GB1999/000643 GB9900643W WO9947960A1 WO 1999047960 A1 WO1999047960 A1 WO 1999047960A1 GB 9900643 W GB9900643 W GB 9900643W WO 9947960 A1 WO9947960 A1 WO 9947960A1
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fibres
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fibre
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Alain Wambeke
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N.V. Raychem S.A.
Raychem Limited
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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
    • G02B6/4454—Cassettes with splices
    • 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
    • G02B6/44524—Distribution frames with frame parts or auxiliary devices mounted on the frame and collectively not covering a whole width of the frame or rack
    • 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
    • G02B6/44526—Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
    • 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
    • G02B6/44528—Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box
    • 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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  • This invention relates to fibre optic management systems or distribution centres and in
  • Cable management in fibre optic systems is particularly important because of the nature of
  • Fibre optic cable being formed of glass fibres has a limited
  • the individual fibre optic cables also need to be readily identifiable and accessible at all
  • optical fibre e.g. by splicing or by a
  • optical fibre may be called by one of a
  • jumper generally referred to as a "jumper” or a "patch cord”.
  • pigtail will be used to refer to any interconnecting optical fibre so that it
  • slack pigtail which may be several metres long. Storage of that length of pigtail slack
  • connection cabinet is jumbled together with that from all of the other connection cabinets
  • connection cabinets comprising a plurality of connection cabinets provided with means for the
  • each of the plurality of cabinets has associated with but separate from it
  • each storage means being provided for the
  • the second plurality of fibres may be a plurality of pigtail fibres.
  • the storage means is such as to be able to store all of the slack or excess fibre, e.g.
  • pigtail necessary for the connection cabinet with which it is associated. It is preferably
  • storage means may have a main body or tray extending out from which is provided at least
  • optical fibre guide member such as a spool.
  • a member or spool can be integrally
  • moulded to the main body or be engageable therewith e.g. with a snap engagement. More
  • than one guide member or spool may be provided so as to minimise the amount of fibre it
  • fibres are organised, i.e. directed and
  • the means for spatially organising the stored fibres in three dimensions should be capable of guiding - 4 -
  • the so guided fibres may be further stored on another plane at a distance from the horizontal base plane.
  • optical connector there is further provided optical connector
  • fibre or cable storage means having a main body, at least one fibre or cable storage member positioned on the main body and on which fibre or cable can be guided and stored
  • the means of spatially organising the stored fibres in three dimensions takes the
  • the fibre guide should be shaped so as to be able to direct fibres away
  • the two planes may be substantially parallel
  • the fibre guide is preferably movably mounted with respect to the main
  • body of the storage means It is preferably movable from a first storage position to a
  • the fibre guide preferably allows the fibre guide to be swung or pivoted away from the storage means or
  • the fibre guide may, for example, be - 5 - mounted about a pivot pin or hinge provided on the main body.
  • the storage means itself may also be movable with respect to the rack or system in which
  • storage means may be independently moved in any way desired, but where it is fixedly
  • attachment means needs to be adapted to allow relative movement. That
  • relative movement may take any desirable form such as translation, rotation etc. It is
  • the storage means be pivotally mounted with respect to the connection
  • axis of pivoting of the storage means may be the same as that around which
  • the fibre guide pivots i.e. they may be both mounted about the same pivot post, pin or screw which passes through mountings on each relatively movable component.
  • storage means is relatively movable it should be shaped, e.g. its main body should be shaped, so as to be able to move easily from a first storage position to a second access
  • the storage means may be provided with means for mounting it fixedly with regard to the
  • connection cabinet and storage means are connected to connection cabinet and storage means.
  • optical fibre connection and storage system of the present invention could be used on any optical fibre connection and storage system of the present invention.
  • connection cabinet can take any suitable form and will be well known to the skilled man.
  • Examples include mechanical connector trays or a patch panel for mechanical connectors
  • Such means may take the form of an outlet guide having a guide channel through which the fibres longitudinally
  • the outlet guide can be provided with a passageway allowing for the
  • Means may be provided for closing off the
  • the outlet may be provided with means of transposing it from a
  • a part of the outlet guide may be - 7 -
  • outlet guide may be so movable.
  • the outlet guide may be so movable.
  • the outlet guide may be a separate or integral component of the storage means. Further,
  • overlength storage means are provided as an integral module. Individual modules can then be
  • the present invention provides such a module.
  • the invention provides a storage means for use in an optical fibre connection
  • the present invention is advantageous as it solves the problem of organisation of fibre
  • the present invention solves that problem by
  • the present invention allows for short
  • overlength storage means can move with respect to the system but a spatial fibre guide is
  • Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of an optical fibre
  • connection and storage system according to the present invention shown in a first position
  • Figure 2 is the embodiment of Figure 1 shown in a second position
  • Figure 3 is a perspective schematic view of an embodiment of a pigtail overlength storage means for use in the present invention
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged exploded view of part of the embodiment shown in Figure
  • Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a connection and storage system according to
  • Figure 6 shows a schematical front elevational view of a connection and storage system according to the present invention.
  • connection cabinet 1 and associated pigtail overlength storage - 9 -
  • connection cabinet 1 is substantially identical to conventional cabinets used for the
  • the pigtail overlength storage means 2 has a main
  • the main body 3 which forms a base plate from which two upstanding cylindrical spools 4 extend.
  • the main body 3 is provided with a front 5 and back 6 retaining wall.
  • the main body 2 is
  • connection cabinet 1 attached to the connection cabinet 1 via mounting bracket 7 which forms a shelf on which the storage means 2 rests.
  • the main body 3 is hingedly mounted on that mounting bracket
  • the pigtail overlength storage means 2 is
  • the guide arm 8 takes the form of a substantially U-shaped guide channel.
  • connection cabinet 1 In use a fibre optic cable 10 enters the connection cabinet 1 is connected or spliced therein
  • connection cabinet 1 by being wound around the spools 4 provided on the main body 3 in
  • the overlength storage means takes the form of a pigtail overlength storage tray 11. It is provided with a guide trunk 12 which is movable - 10 -
  • mounting bracket or shelf 13 is provided with a hollow, upstanding boss 14 ( Figure 4)
  • the guide trunk 12 is provided at
  • the trunk 12 can be pivoted within the boss 14.
  • the guide trunk 12 is provided at its other
  • connection cabinets 19 are shown stacked vertically one on top of the other within a rack 20.
  • connection cabinets 19 The top two storage units 21a and 21b are shown in the closed
  • Figure 6 is shown schematically a plurality of optical cables 22 entering a plurality of
  • Each module 23 comprises a connection cabinet 24 in which the
  • cables 22 are connected to or spliced with a pigtail fibre 25 and a storage unit 26.
  • connection cabinets 22 are shown exiting the connection cabinets 22 and entering the storage units 26 for the pigtail overlength, where they are shown - 11 -
  • the pigtail fibres 25 subsequently exit via an outlet guide 27 into a shared passageway where the pigtails from
  • connection and storage modules 23 are guided to their respective destinations.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de stockage et de connexion de fibres optiques, comprenant une pluralité de coffrets de connexion dotés d'un organe permettant de connecter ou de raccorder une première pluralité de fibres à une seconde pluralité de fibres, et une pluralité d'organes de stockage respectifs permettant de stocker une surlongueur de la seconde pluralité de fibres, chaque coffret étant associé à un organe de stockage mas séparé de celui-ci, et chaque élément de stockage étant destiné à stocker la surlongueur de la seconde pluralité de fibres à partir d'un coffret unique respectif.
PCT/GB1999/000643 1998-03-18 1999-03-03 Stockage de surlongueurs de fibres optiques WO1999047960A1 (fr)

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