Fiber Optic Panels Configured to Retain Fiber Optic Components in a Depth Space of a Chassis
First Claim
1. A fiber optic panel apparatus, comprising:
- a chassis having a first end and a second end aligned along a depth axis of the chassis and a depth space therebetween; and
a fiber optic panel configured to be inserted into the chassis between the first end and the second end along the depth axis and configured to retain a plurality of fiber optic components in the depth space between the first end and the second end;
wherein longitudinal axes of the plurality of fiber optic components are not parallel to the depth axis.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed in the detailed description include fiber optic panels and related apparatuses configured to retain fiber optic components for establishing fiber optic connections. The fiber optic panels are configured such that the fiber optic components and any fiber optic connections made to the fiber optic components can be retained along a depth axis in a depth space of a chassis when the fiber optic panel is inserted into the chassis. The longitudinal axes of the fiber optic components are not parallel to the depth axis of the chassis. In this manner, the area of the depth space of the chassis is utilized to retain fiber optic components so that a greater density of fiber optic components can be supported by fiber optic panels for a given length of the chassis. The fiber optic panel may be any type of fiber optic patch panel or fiber optic module.
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28 Claims
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1. A fiber optic panel apparatus, comprising:
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a chassis having a first end and a second end aligned along a depth axis of the chassis and a depth space therebetween; and a fiber optic panel configured to be inserted into the chassis between the first end and the second end along the depth axis and configured to retain a plurality of fiber optic components in the depth space between the first end and the second end; wherein longitudinal axes of the plurality of fiber optic components are not parallel to the depth axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fiber optic panel, comprising:
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a planar member disposed in a plane between a first end and a second end and aligned along a depth axis; and a plurality of fiber optic components retained in a plurality of openings in the planar member wherein longitudinal axes of the plurality of fiber optic components are not parallel to the depth axis; wherein the planar member is configured to move along the depth axis of the planar member within a chassis having a depth space. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A fiber optic panel chassis, comprising:
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an enclosure having an opening disposed therein along a depth axis of the chassis between a first end and a second end of the enclosure and a depth space therebetween; at least one first channel disposed in an inner surface of a first side of the enclosure along the depth axis; and at least one second channel disposed in an inner surface of a second side of the enclosure along the depth axis opposite the first side; wherein the enclosure is configured to receive a fiber optic panel in the depth space inserted in the at least one first channel and the at least one second channel. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A fiber optic panel chassis, comprising:
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an enclosure having an opening disposed therein along a depth axis of the chassis between a first end and a second end of the enclosure and a depth space therebetween; a first channel disposed in the enclosure having a longitudinal axis along the depth axis and a vertical latitudinal axis; and a second channel disposed in the enclosure having a longitudinal axis along the depth axis and a horizontal latitudinal axis; wherein the enclosure is configured to receive a fiber optic panel in the depth space inserted in the first channel in a vertical orientation or in the second channel in a horizontal orientation.
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