Cable Connection Structure For Fiber Optic Hardware Management
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsCharles Poe, Mathew Berg, John David Roselle
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Abstract
A cable connection structure for fiber optic hardware connection is provided. In one example, a cable connection structure includes at least one connector set including a plurality of fiber optic connectors. Each of the fiber optic connectors has a corresponding connecting cable coupled thereto. A cable sorter has a first end connected to the connecting cable. A ribbon cable is connected to a second end of the cable sorter through a fiber cable clamp.
Claims20
A cable connection structure, comprising:
- at least one connector set including a plurality of fiber optic connectors, wherein each of the fiber optic connectors has a corresponding connecting cable coupled thereto;
- a cable sorter having a first end connected to the connecting cable;
- a ribbon cable connected to a second end of the cable sorter through a fiber cable clamp;
- a connection tube having a center opening that allows the connector set to be disposed therein;
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- an end cap removably coupled to a back end of the connection tube, wherein the end cap has a through hole that allows the cable sorter to pass therethrough.
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The cable connection structure 1, wherein the ribbon cable or the connecting cable is configured to pass through an opening defined in a wall.
A cable management system, comprising:
- a cable connection structure configured to directly connect a plurality of fiber cable connectors to a ribbon cable that forgoes a splicing structure, wherein the cable connection structure comprises:
- at least one connector set including a plurality of fiber optic connectors, wherein each of the fiber optic connector has a corresponding connecting cable coupled thereto;
- a cable sorter having a first end connected to the connecting cable;
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- a ribbon cable connected to a second end of the cable sorter through a fiber cable clamp;
- a connection tube having a center opening that allows the connector set to be disposed therein;
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- an end cap removably coupled to a back end of the connection tube, wherein the end cap has a through hole that allows the cable sorter to pass therethrough.
A method for fiber optic connector connection, comprising:
- connecting a cable connection structure between a first fiber optic module positioned in a first room and a second fiber optic module positioned in a second room, wherein the cable connection structure forgoes a splicing structure, wherein the cable connection structure has a first end comprising a first group of fiber optic connectors positioned in the first fiber optic module and a second end comprising a ribbon cable connecting a second group of fiber optic connectors positioned in the second fiber optic module, wherein the cable connection structure includes a connection tube having a center opening that allows the fiber optic connectors to be disposed therein, and an end cap removably coupled to a back end of the connection tube, wherein the end cap has a through hole that allows a cable sorter to pass therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.