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.
Claims43
An optical connector adapter mounting system comprising:
- a multi-fiber optical connector with a row of multiple optical fibers which extend out of the connector;
- an optical connector adapter mount for mounting the optical connector 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 connecting the multi-fiber optical connector to the housing section;
- wherein the aperture in the housing section 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 connector connected to the housing section is oriented with a front end of the row of multiple optical fibers aligned generally vertically;
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- a twist boot supporting the row of multiple optical fibers extending from the connector, wherein the row of optical fibers twists along a bend in the optical fibers and the twist boot provides a twist path inside the twist boot which supports the optical fibers along the bend and along the twist of the row of fibers.
An optical connector adapter mounting system comprising:
- a multi-fiber optical connector comprising a row of optical fibers;
- an optical connector adapter mount for mounting the optical connector 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 connecting the multi-fiber 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 the row of optical fibers extend from the connector with a generally twisted shape;
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- a twist boot on the row of optical fibers as the fibers extend from the connector, wherein the twist boot supports the row of optical fibers providing the row of optical fibers with their 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 twist boot connected to the connector, the twist boot twisting 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 twist boot twists 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 connected to the housing and at least partially located in the at least one passage of the housing section, each latch insert being adapted for locking a corresponding connector of the pair of connectors to the housing, wherein the latch inserts are separately connected 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, wherein each inner adapter housing is adapted for locking a respective one of the pair of opposing optical connectors in the passage, wherein the pair of inner adapter housings are separately spring latch connected to the outer adapter housing proximate opposite ends of 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.