Telecommunication rack unit tray

• US 20080219632A1
• Filed: 03/09/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bison Patent Licensing, LLC
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Smith, Trevor D., LeBlanc, Thomas, Bran de Leon, Oscar Fernando
• Granted Patent: US 7,509,016 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/023 using sliding mechanisms for accessing the interior of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/142 Terminal blocks for distribution frames

Abstract

An interface panel that mounts to a telecommunications rack. The interface panel including a splicing arrangement and a splitter module. The interface panel further including a fixed tray to which each of the splicing arrangement and the splitter module mounts. The splicing arrangement and the splitter module each having a sliding mounting arrangement that provides access to the functional splicing and splitting components.

Claims

1. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a) a telecommunications rack defining a plurality of rack unit spaces to which telecommunications equipment mounts; and

b) an interface panel mounted within one of the rack unit spaces, the interface panel including;

i) a stationary tray mounted in a generally horizontal orientation;

ii) a splice arrangement mounted to the tray; and

iii) at least one splitter module mounted to the tray;

iv) wherein each of the splice arrangement and the splitter module is separately slidable relative to the tray to provide access to the splice arrangement without requiring movement of the splitter module relative to the tray, and to provide access to the splitter module without requiring movement of the splice arrangement relative to the tray.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface panel defines a cable entry and a cable exit, the system further including an incoming cable entering the cable entry of the interface panel and a plurality of outgoing cables exiting the cable exit, the plurality of outgoing cables being split cables of the incoming cable.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the interface panel has a front and a rear, the cable entry being located at the rear of the interface panel.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the cable exit is located at the front of the interface panel.

5. The system of claim 1, further including a plurality of splitter modules mounted to the tray.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the separately slidable splitter module provides access to the splitter module when telecommunications equipment is mounted in a rack unit space above the interface panel.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the separately slidable splicing arrangement includes a sliding splice tray that provides access to splices mounted on the splice tray when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the splicing arrangement and the splitter module slides in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel.

9. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a) a telecommunications rack defining a plurality of rack unit spaces to which telecommunications equipment mounts; and

b) an interface panel fixedly mounted within one of the rack unit spaces, the interface panel including;

i) a stationary tray mounted in a generally horizontal orientation; and

ii) a splicing arrangement including a splice tray slidably mounted to the tray of the interface panel, the splice tray being configured to slide in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel to provide access to splices mounted on the splice tray when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel, the sliding splice tray providing such access without requiring movement of other components mounted to the tray.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the interface panel further includes at least one splitter module slidably mounted to the tray.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein each of the splice tray and the splitter module slide in a linear direction toward a the front of the interface panel independent of one another.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the interface panel defines a cable entry and a cable exit, the system further including an incoming cable entering the cable entry and a plurality of outgoing cables exiting the cable exit, the plurality of outgoing cables being split cables of the incoming cable.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the interface panel has a front and a rear, the cable entry being located at the rear of the interface panel.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the cable exit is located at the front of the interface panel.

15. The system of claim 9, further including a plurality of splitter modules slidably mounted to the tray.

16. A telecommunications system, comprising:

a) a telecommunications rack defining a plurality of rack unit spaces to which telecommunications equipment mounts; and

b) an interface panel mounted within one of the rack unit spaces, the interface panel including;

i) a non-moving tray mounted in a generally horizontal orientation, the non-moving tray having a mounting surface; and

ii) at least one splitter module mounted on the mounting surface of the non-moving tray, the splitter module being slidable relative to the non-moving tray to provide access to the splitter module when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.

17. The system of claim 16, further including a splicing arrangement slidably mounted to the mounting surface of the non-moving tray, each of the splicing arrangement and the splitter module being separately slidable relative to the tray.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein each of the splice tray and the splitter module slides in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the interface panel defines a rear cable entry and a front cable exit, the system further including an incoming cable entering the rear cable entry of the interface panel and a plurality of outgoing cables exiting the front cable exit, the plurality of outgoing cables being split cables of the incoming cable.