Optical waveguide distribution device

• US 20090269018A1
• Filed: 05/20/2006
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CCS Technology Inc. (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: CCS Technology Inc. (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Sullivan, Keith, Fröhlich, Franz-Friedrich, Feiler, Gerhard
• Granted Patent: US 7,961,999 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4455 characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding

Abstract

There is disclosed an optical waveguide distribution device having a distribution panel with splice cassettes removably connected thereto. Fiber optic splices are placed within the splice cassettes, so that removal of the splice cassettes allows improved access to the splices. In addition, the distribution panel includes a front wall upon which are positioned a plurality of couplings. The front wall is removably connected to the distribution panel to allow improved access to the couplings.

Claims

1. An optical waveguide distribution device for providing optical connectivity between optical waveguides, the device comprising:

a distribution panel, the distribution panel having a front wall and having guiding elements for optical waveguides;

a plurality of couplings positioned on a front wall of the distribution panel for plugs of first optical waveguides;

at least one splice cassette for placing splices between the first optical waveguides, and for placing splices between the first optical waveguides and second optical waveguides which are introduced into the distribution panel via a cable;

wherein the splice cassette, is removably connected to the distribution panel and the splice cassette is able to be placed on the front wall of the distribution panel which is removably connected to the splice cassette in such a manner that the front wall can be displaced or repositioned relative to the distribution panel together with the splice cassette.

2. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the splice cassette is removably connected to a base wall of the distribution panel via locking elements.

3. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 2, wherein the splice cassette is removably connected via the locking elements to the guiding elements for optical waveguides, said guiding elements being positioned on the base wall of the distribution panel and delimit an excess length store.

4. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 2 wherein the front wall of the distribution panel has holding elements on a top edge in order to accommodate the splice cassette.

5. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 4, wherein the locking elements interact with the holding elements positioned in the region of the top edge of the front wall of the distribution panel, in order to accommodate each splice cassette on the front wall of the distribution panel.

6. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 5 wherein the front wall is removably connected to at least one of a side wall and a base wall of the distribution panel via locking elements.

7. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 6 wherein the splice cassette is stored on a carrier plate, it being possible for the splice cassette together with the carrier plate to be displaced or repositioned relative to the distribution panel.

8. The optical waveguide distribution device according to claim 7 wherein the locking elements are assigned to the carrier place.