Optical fiber coupler module

• US 7,577,331 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Issued: 08/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Inventors: Laurisch, Steffen, Sandeck, Hans-Peter, Klein, Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): Pak; Sung H
• Assistant Examiner(s): SMITH, CHAD
• Application Number:
  US10/553,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20070154158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,971 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3823 containing surplus lengths, internal fibre loops provisionally see also G02B6/444
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3879 Linking of individual connector plugs to an overconnector, e.g. using clamps, clips, common housings comprising several individual connector plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4453 Cassettes

Abstract

The invention relates to a glass-fiber coupler module, comprising a cassette mount, which is connected to a front panel, the cassette mount being assigned a coupler, by means of which the signals of at least one incoming glass fiber are distributed over at least two outgoing glass fibers, a first group of couplings and a second group of couplings, the second group of couplings being arranged on the front panel, glass fibers from the first group of couplings being passed into the coupler and the outgoing glass fibers from the coupler being connected to the second group of couplings, the first group of couplings being arranged on a mounting panel, and the mounting panel being arranged on the cassette mount such that it can pivot.

Claims

1. A glass-fiber coupler module, comprising:

a cassette mount, which is connected to a front panel that is substantially perpendicular to the cassette mount, the cassette mount being assigned a coupler, by means of which the signals of at least one incoming glass fiber are distributed over at least two outgoing glass fibers, a first group of couplings and a second group of couplings, the second group of couplings being arranged on the front panel, glass fibers from the first group of couplings being passed into the coupler and the outgoing glass fibers from the coupler being connected to the second group of couplings, wherein the first group of couplings is arranged on a mounting panel, the mounting panel being arranged to pivot on the cassette mount about a pivot axis;

wherein the pivot axis of the mounting panel is substantially parallel to a plug-in direction of the first group of couplings.

2. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein each incoming patch cable is assigned a coupling in the first group.

3. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 1 wherein all of the couplings in the first group are arranged in a row.

4. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein all of the couplings in the second group are arranged in a row.

5. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein elements for accommodating a spare working length of glass fibers are arranged beneath the mounting panel.

6. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 5, wherein at least one direction-changing element is arranged beneath the mounting panel.

7. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the direction-changing element is in the form of an inner limiter.

8. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inner limiter is provided with at least one retainer.

9. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed claim 1, wherein cable ducts are arranged on sides of the mounting panel.

10. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 9, wherein a width of the mounting panel with the cable ducts is less than or equal to a width of the cassette mount.

11. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 9, wherein a connection part is arranged between the cable ducts.

12. The glass-fiber coupler module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting panel to the rear of the cassette mount is provided with V-shaped extensions bent downwards.