Cabinet for an optical cable head
First Claim
1. An optical cable head cabinet of substantially rectangular shape having a first face and being fitted with at least one cable access at which a cable received thereby is splayed out into component optical parts, the cabinet including interiorly, a plurality of optical connector elements for making connections between individual fibers from a splayed out cable and optical link elements for providing links to external opto-electronic equipment, together with means for coiling at least those fibers which are to be connected, the cabinet comprising a rear portion and front portion which is hinged to said rear portion, openings within confronting faces of said cabinet rear and front portions such that said front and rear portions having inside volumes in communication with each other, said front portion carrying said optical connector elements mounted in at least one row extending vertically over the height of the cabinet for providing individual optical flux transmission parallel to the front face of the cabinet, and said rear portion being equipped with means for distributing said component parts from each cable in the form of individual fibers for connection to said link elements via said connector elements.
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Abstract
The cabinet comprises a rear portion (1) fixed on the risers (15) of a rack, and a front portion (2) which is hinged to the rear portion. The rear portion (1) is fitted with means (27, 30-31, 28) for processing the component parts of a cable received by a cabinet to enable the component parts to be distributed out from the cabinet or else to be distributed in the form of individual fibers to the front portion of the cabinet, which front portion includes optical centering devices (60) for providing connections between the fibers received from the rear portion of the cabinet and link elements for providing links to opto-electronic equipment. Said optical centering devices are mounted in the front portion in such a manner as to ensure that they transmit light flux parallel to its front face. The cabinet is applicable to telecommunications stations.
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- 1. An optical cable head cabinet of substantially rectangular shape having a first face and being fitted with at least one cable access at which a cable received thereby is splayed out into component optical parts, the cabinet including interiorly, a plurality of optical connector elements for making connections between individual fibers from a splayed out cable and optical link elements for providing links to external opto-electronic equipment, together with means for coiling at least those fibers which are to be connected, the cabinet comprising a rear portion and front portion which is hinged to said rear portion, openings within confronting faces of said cabinet rear and front portions such that said front and rear portions having inside volumes in communication with each other, said front portion carrying said optical connector elements mounted in at least one row extending vertically over the height of the cabinet for providing individual optical flux transmission parallel to the front face of the cabinet, and said rear portion being equipped with means for distributing said component parts from each cable in the form of individual fibers for connection to said link elements via said connector elements.
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