Transceiver module support apparatus with fiber management features
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting a plurality of electronic modules and routing and guiding optic fiber cables thereto, said apparatus comprising:
- a chassis; and
a support tray matingly received in said chassis, said tray comprisinga plurality of module guide means for guiding the modules into proper position on a first side of said tray,cable guiding and routing means for guiding and routing a cable from a second side of said tray to a connector of each of the modules arranged on said first side, said cable guiding and routing means including a smoothly contoured surface of a predetermined bending radii to prevent excessive bending, twisting and tangling of the cable.
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Abstract
A transceiver module support apparatus comprising a support tray received in a chassis. The tray is specially configured for receiving and supporting a plurality of modules with a front portion of the tray including cable routing and supporting features with curved contours of predetermined bending radii to prevent excessive bending or twisting of the cables. The guide portions have smooth contours with the desired bending radii extending in at least two directions to allow for different cable routing. The tray also includes integral structural features for mounting cooling fan units and interconnecting them.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supporting a plurality of electronic modules and routing and guiding optic fiber cables thereto, said apparatus comprising:
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a chassis; and a support tray matingly received in said chassis, said tray comprising a plurality of module guide means for guiding the modules into proper position on a first side of said tray, cable guiding and routing means for guiding and routing a cable from a second side of said tray to a connector of each of the modules arranged on said first side, said cable guiding and routing means including a smoothly contoured surface of a predetermined bending radii to prevent excessive bending, twisting and tangling of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tray for use in a chassis for supporting a plurality of electronic modules and routing and guiding fiber optic cables associated with each of the modules to connectors on the modules, said tray comprising:
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a module support area; a fiber guide area disposed along a first side of said module support area; a cooling fan support area disposed along a second side of said module support area; a plurality of module guides for guiding the modules into proper position on said tray; a cable routing guide associated with each of said module guides for guiding and routing the fiber optic cables to the connectors, said cable routing guide comprising smoothly contoured surfaces of predetermined bending radii to prevent excessive bending, twisting and tangling of the cables. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of guiding and routing optic fiber cables in a transceiver chassis from their connectors in individual transceiver modules positioned on a first side of a support tray received in the chassis to a location on a second side of the support tray, said method comprising the steps of:
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guiding the cables from their connectors through guide slots provided along a first edge of the tray; leading the cables along a smoothly contoured surface of a predetermined bending radius provided adjacent the guide slots and on said second side of the tray, the bending radius selected to prevent excessive bending, twisting and tangling of the cables; routing the cables to a location on said second side of the tray. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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