Cross-connect module and mount
First Claim
1. A telecommunications cross-connection module comprising:
- a housing having a front and a rear;
the front of the housing including a jack field;
the rear of the housing including a first set of connectors and a second set of connectors;
the first set of connectors being mounted to a first vertical back plane; and
the second set of connectors mounted to a second vertical back plane, the second back plane offset horizontally from the first back plane and located rearward from the first back plane.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment racks including vertical cable guides, horizontal troughs, cross aisle panels and cross-connection modules for telecommunications equipment racks. The vertical cable guides define vertical cable channels for both network infrastructure and cross-connection cables. The structure defining the second cable channel is hingedly attached to the structure defining the first cable channel. The horizontal cable troughs include both upper and lower troughs. The upper cable trough defines two cableways for directing cross-connection and other cables, and provides access openings for cables to pass into and out of each cableway and between the two cableways. The lower cable trough defines a cableway and provides access openings for cables extending into and out of the cableway. Cable troughs attached to adjacently mounted equipment racks cooperate to form continuous horizontal cableways. The cross aisle panel includes movable cable guide structures to permit access to connectors mounted on the panel. The cross-connection modules provide multiple connector planes on the rear of the module to increase the number of circuits the module can support.
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19 Claims
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1. A telecommunications cross-connection module comprising:
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a housing having a front and a rear;
the front of the housing including a jack field;
the rear of the housing including a first set of connectors and a second set of connectors;
the first set of connectors being mounted to a first vertical back plane; and
the second set of connectors mounted to a second vertical back plane, the second back plane offset horizontally from the first back plane and located rearward from the first back plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cross-connection switching module comprising:
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a first section including a width, a front face, a rear face and a jack field accessible through the front face;
a second section including a width, a front face and a rear face, the front face of the second section attached to the rear face of the first section, and a first plurality of connections on the rear face of the second section;
a third section including a width, a front face and a rear face, the front face of the third section attached to the rear face of the second section adjacent to the first plurality of connections, and a second plurality of connections on the rear face of the third section; and
the width of the second section being greater than the width of the third section. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications cross-connection system comprising:
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a telecommunications equipment rack including a base with a front, a back and opposing sides extending from the from the front to the back, a top with a front, a back and opposing sides extending from the front to the back, and a first vertical frame member and a second vertical frame member extending from the sides of the base to the sides of the top, the first frame member having a first inner surface and the second frame member having an opposing second inner surface;
a telecommunications cross-connection module including;
a first section including a width, a front face, a rear face and a jack field accessible through the front face of the first section;
a second section including a width, a front face and a rear face, the front face of the second section attached to the rear face of the first section, and a first plurality of connections on the rear face of the second section;
a third section including a width, a front face and a rear face, the front face of the third section attached to the rear face of the second section adjacent to the first plurality of connections, and a second plurality of connections on the rear face of the third section;
the width of the second section being sized to fit between the opposing inner surfaces of the vertical members of the rack and the width of the third section being smaller than the width of the second section. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A cable support tray for use on a face of a module mounted in an electronic equipment rack, the module having a height and opposing sides adjacent to the face with mounting extensions projecting from the sides, the face including a plurality of connectors to which a plurality of electronic cables may be attached, the cable support tray comprising:
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mounting hangers including slots which releasably engage the mounting extensions projecting from the sides of the module;
a cable support shelf with inner and outer edges, the inner edge connected to the mounting hangers, the shelf extending away from the face below the connectors on the face; and
an open sided ring structure on the cable support shelf. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cross-connect module support tray comprising:
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a base having a first edge and a second edge, and a first end and a second end;
an edge bracket positioned at the second edge and defining fastener holes;
first and second end brackets, each end bracket positioned at one of the first and second ends;
each first and second end bracket defining a C-shape with first and second opposed arms, each opposed arm defining fastener holes, wherein the edge brackets and the first and second end brackets extend transversely to the base.
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