Angled optical connector adapter mounting assembly
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorHung Viet Ngo
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Abstract
An optical connector adapter mount for mounting optical connectors to a panel. The mount comprises a frame with a mounting section for attaching the mount to the panel. The frame has a housing section with an aperture adapted for connecting at least one multi-fiber optical connector with at least a row of multiple optical fibers to the housing section. The aperture in the housing has an axis of symmetry which is slanted relative to the mounting section. The axis of symmetry of the aperture is angled relative to a normal axis of panel when the mounting section is mounted to the panel. The connector connected to the housing section is oriented with the row of multiple optical fibers aligned generally vertically.
Claims41
An optical connector adapter mount for mounting optical connectors to a panel, the mount comprising:
- a frame with a mounting section for attaching the mount to the panel, and a housing section with an aperture adapted for connecting at least one multi-fiber optical connector with at least a row of multiple optical fibers to the housing section;
- wherein the aperture in the housing has an axis of symmetry which is slanted relative to the mounting section, and wherein the axis of symmetry of the aperture is angled relative to a normal axis of the panel when the mounting section is mounted to the panel and the at least one connector connected to the housing section is oriented with the row of multiple optical fibers aligned generally vertically.
The mount as in claim 7, wherein the EMI gasket surrounds the housing section, and wherein the EMI gasket is sandwiched between the mounting section and panel when the mounting section is mounted on the panel.
An optical connector adapter mount for mounting optical connectors to a panel, the mount comprising:
- a mounting section for attaching the mount to the panel;
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- a tubular housing section connected to the mounting section, the tubular housing section having an aperture for connecting a multifiber optical connector to one end of the housing section;
- wherein the housing section is slanted relative to the mounting section, and when the mounting section is mounted to the panel the connector connected to the housing section is angled relative to a normal axis of the panel and a row of optical fibers extending from the connector has a generally twisted shape.
An optical connector mounting system comprising:
- an adapter mount with a mounting section for mounting the adapter mount to a panel, and a housing section depending from the mounting section;
- an adapter located in the housing section for coupling with a multi optical fiber connector;
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- a boot connected to the connector, the boot positioning a row of optical fibers terminated at the connector along a length of the optical fibers, wherein when the connector is coupled to the adapter the boot positions the row of optical fibers so that the row of optical fibers along said length has a predetermined shape.
An optical connector adapter assembly comprising:
- a housing, the housing having a mounting section and a housing section with at least one passage extending through the housing for mating a pair of optical connectors to the housing;
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- a pair of latch inserts located in the at least one passage of the housing section, at least one latch insert being adapted for locking a corresponding connector of the pair of connectors to the housing;
- wherein the housing is a one-piece member, and the at least one passage in the housing section has a centerline axis which is slanted relative to the mounting section.
An optical connector mounting system for mounting a pair of opposing optical connectors to a panel, the system comprising:
- an outer adapter housing with a frame having a mounting section and a housing section, the mounting section being adapted for mounting the outer adapter housing to the panel, the housing section having a passage extending therethrough for receiving along a centerline axis of the passage the pair of opposing optical connectors;
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- a pair of inner adapter housings located in the passage for locking the pair of opposing optical connectors in the passage;
- wherein the housing section of the outer adapter is slanted relative to the mounting section, and wherein when the mounting section is mounted to the panel, the housing section of the outer adapter housing extends through a hole in the panel and the centerline axis is angled relative to another centerline axis of the hole in the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.