US 10,371,915 B2Granted

Telecommunications connection cabinet

AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC

InventorsJames J. Solheid, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Matthew J. Holmberg, Trevor D. Smith, Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Marlon E. Holmquist, Thomas Caesar Tinucci, Cindy S. Walters, James W. Conroy

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Abstract

A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

a cabinet housing including a top, a bottom, a front and a back, the cabinet housing also including first and second opposite side walls that each extend between the front and the back of the cabinet housing and that each also extend between the top and bottom of the cabinet housing, the cabinet housing further including a front door at the front of the cabinet housing that can be opened to provide front access to an interior of the cabinet housing;
a fiber optic cord routing and management region within the interior of the cabinet housing that extends vertically along a majority of a height between the top and the bottom of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region including a first vertical column of cable management structures and a second vertical column of cable management structures, the first vertical column of cable management structures being positioned between the first side wall and the second vertical column of cable management structures, and the cable management structures of the first and second vertical columns of the cable management structures including curved surfaces;
an optical connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the optical connection region including a plurality of fiber optic adapter modules arranged in a group, each of the fiber optic adapter modules including a module housing having a front side at which a horizontal row of fiber optic adapters is mounted, the fiber optic adapters having front ports configured for receiving fiber optic connectors, the front ports being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the connector storage location having at least a portion that is positioned higher than an uppermost one of the fiber optic adapter modules, the connector storage location facing at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing, the connector storage location being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
and
a fiber optic pigtail cord origination location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, at least a portion of the fiber optic pigtail cord originating location being positioned lower in the cabinet housing than a lowermost one of the adapter modules, and the fiber optic pigtail cord origination location facing at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing.

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A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

a cabinet housing including a top, a bottom, a front and a back, the cabinet housing also including first and second opposite side walls that each extend between the front and the back of the cabinet housing and that each also extend between the top and bottom of the cabinet housing, the cabinet housing further including a front door at the front of the cabinet housing that can be opened to provide front access to an interior of the cabinet housing;
a fiber optic cord routing and management region within the interior of the cabinet housing that extends vertically along a majority of a height between the top and the bottom of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region including a first vertical column of cable management structures and a second vertical column of cable management structures, the first vertical column of cable management structures being positioned between the first side wall and the second vertical column of cable management structures, and the cable management structures of the first and second vertical columns of cable management structures including curved surfaces;
an optical connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the optical connection region including a plurality of fiber optic adapter modules arranged in a group, each of the fiber optic adapter modules including a module housing having a front side at which a horizontal row of fiber optic adapters is mounted, the fiber optic adapters having front ports configured for receiving fiber optic connectors, the front ports being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the connector storage location having at least a portion that is positioned higher than an uppermost one of the fiber optic adapter modules, the connector storage location including a module retaining structure defining an open region for receiving a connector storage module, the connector storage location being configured such that a connector receiving side of the connector storage module faces at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing when the connector storage module is mounted in the open region, the connector storage location being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
and
a component mounting location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, at least a portion of the component mounting location being positioned lower in the cabinet housing than a lowermost one of the fiber optic adapter modules, the component mounting location including a component mounting structure defining designated locations for mounting components which each include a plurality of fiber optic pigtail cords, the component mounting structure having a cord output side from which the fiber optic cords extend when the components are mounted at the designated locations, the cord output side facing at least partially toward the second side wall of the cabinet housing.

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A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

a cabinet housing including a top, a bottom, a front and a back, the cabinet housing also including first and second opposite side walls that each extend between the front and the back of the cabinet housing and that each also extend between the top and bottom of the cabinet housing, the cabinet housing further including a front door at the front of the cabinet housing that can be opened to provide front access to an interior of the cabinet housing;
a fiber optic cord routing and management region within the interior of the cabinet housing that extends vertically along a majority of a height between the top and the bottom of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing, the fiber optic cord routing and management region including a first vertical column of cable management structures and a second vertical column of cable management structures, the first vertical column of cable management structures being positioned between the first side wall and the second vertical column of cable management structures, and the cable management structures of the first and second vertical columns of cable management structures including curved surfaces;
an optical connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the optical connection region including a plurality of fiber optic adapter modules arranged in a group, each of the fiber optic adapter modules including a module housing having a front side at which a horizontal row of fiber optic adapters is mounted, the fiber optic adapters having front ports configured for receiving fiber optic connectors, the front ports being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, the connector storage location having at least a portion that is positioned higher than an uppermost one of the fiber optic adapter modules, the connector storage location being accessible from the front of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage module mounted at the connector storage location with a connector receiving side of the connector storage module facing at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing, the connector storage module including a plurality of connector storage ports accessible at the connector receiving side of the connector storage module, wherein when fiber optic connectors are stored within the connector storage module at the connector storage location, the fiber optic connectors are unable to be co-axially connected to other fiber optic connectors;
a component mounting location within the interior of the cabinet housing between the fiber optic cord routing and management region and the first side wall of the cabinet housing, at least a portion of the component mounting location being positioned lower in the cabinet housing than a lowermost one of the fiber optic adapter modules;
and
an optical component mounted at the component mounting location, the optical component including a plurality of fiber optic pigtail cords that extend from a cord output side of the optical component, the cord output side of the optical component facing at least partially toward the second side wall of the cabinet housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/117,597Filed 30 Aug 2018 · continuation
Priority: 2 Jul 2003
Published: US 2018/0372973 A127 Dec 2018
Granted: 6 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G02B 6/44526
Distribution frames: panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
G02B 6/3849
With means preventing fibre end damage, e.g. recessed fibre surfaces: using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes
G02B 6/3879
Comprising a plurality of ferrules, branching and break-out means: linking of individual connector plugs to an overconnector, e.g. using clamps,…
G02B 6/3893
Characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type: push-pull type, e.g.…

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