Assemblies with fiber optic adapter panels having air flow provisions
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorsMicah Colen Isenhour, Dennis Michael Knecht, James Phillip Luther, Timothy James Orsley
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Abstract
A fiber optic adapter panel for connecting optical fibers, and mountable to a housing includes a front face and a rear face. An adapter region includes a plurality of adapters extending between the front face and the rear face. A ventilation region has one or more openings through the adapter panel extending between the front face and the rear face, such that air passes through the one or more openings and into the housing.
Claims28
A fiber optic adapter panel for connecting optical fibers, and mountable to a housing, the adapter panel comprising:
- a front face and a rear face;
- an adapter region comprising a plurality of adapters extending between the front face and the rear face;
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- a ventilation region having one or more openings through the adapter panel extending between the front face and the rear face, such that air passes through the one or more openings and into the housing.
An assembly for connecting optical fibers, the connector assembly comprising:
- a box-like housing structure adapted to mount in an equipment rack;
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- a fiber optic adapter panel for connecting optical fibers mounted to the housing structure, the adapter panel comprising:
- a front face and a rear face;
- an adapter region comprising a plurality of adapters extending between the front face and the rear face;
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- a ventilation region having one or more openings through the adapter panel extending between the front face and the rear face, such that air passes through the one or more openings and into the housing.
A fiber optic adapter panel for connecting optical fibers, and mountable to a housing, the adapter panel comprising:
- a front face, a rear face and sides that extend lengthwise between the front and rear faces;
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- a row of adapters extending between the front and rear faces with at least one row opening located between adjacent adapters of the row of adapters and extending between the front and rear faces such that air passes through the at least one row opening and into the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.