Rack and chassis for fiber optic sliding adapter modules
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1. A rack having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the rack comprising:
- a cable storage arrangement disposed at the front of the rack, the cable storage arrangement including cable routing channels extending between the top and the bottom of the rack, the cable storage arrangement also including a plurality of cable storage spools extending forwardly of the rack; and
a first termination block disposed at the first side of the rack, the termination block housing a termination arrangement including a plurality of sliding adapter modules, the adapter modules being configured to slide between a non-extended position and an extended position, wherein the adapter modules move away from the rack when slid to the extended position, and wherein the adapter modules have first ports facing towards the top of the rack and second ports facing towards the bottom of the rack, the first termination block including a main panel that couples to the rack, wherein the sliding adapter modules are coupled to the main panel at an opposite side from the rack, wherein the adapter modules slide towards the main panel to the non-extended position and away from the main panel to the extended position.
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Abstract
A rack includes a first termination block disposed at the first side of the rack. The termination block houses a termination arrangement including a plurality of sliding adapter modules. The adapter modules are configured to slide between a non-extended position and an extended position. The adapter modules move away from the rack when slid to the extended position. The adapter modules have first ports facing towards the top of the rack and second ports facing towards the bottom of the rack. Certain types of racks also have a cable storage arrangement disposed at the front of the rack.
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1. A rack having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the rack comprising:
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a cable storage arrangement disposed at the front of the rack, the cable storage arrangement including cable routing channels extending between the top and the bottom of the rack, the cable storage arrangement also including a plurality of cable storage spools extending forwardly of the rack; and a first termination block disposed at the first side of the rack, the termination block housing a termination arrangement including a plurality of sliding adapter modules, the adapter modules being configured to slide between a non-extended position and an extended position, wherein the adapter modules move away from the rack when slid to the extended position, and wherein the adapter modules have first ports facing towards the top of the rack and second ports facing towards the bottom of the rack, the first termination block including a main panel that couples to the rack, wherein the sliding adapter modules are coupled to the main panel at an opposite side from the rack, wherein the adapter modules slide towards the main panel to the non-extended position and away from the main panel to the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A rack having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the rack comprising:
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a cable storage arrangement disposed at the front of the rack, the cable storage arrangement including cable routing channels extending between the top and the bottom of the rack, the cable storage arrangement also including a plurality of cable storage spools extending forwardly of the rack, wherein the cable storage arrangement includes inner channel members and outer channel members that define the cable routing channels, wherein the cable storage spools are disposed between the inner channel members; a first termination block disposed at the first side of the rack, the termination block housing a termination arrangement including a plurality of sliding adapter modules, the adapter modules being configured to slide between a non-extended position and an extended position, wherein the adapter modules move away from the rack when slid to the extended position, and wherein the adapter modules have first ports facing towards the top of the rack and second ports facing towards the bottom of the rack; a guide trough disposed at the termination block, the guide trough extending between the front and rear of the rack between the cable storage arrangement and a horizontal trough extending across the rear of the rack, wherein a first port of the guide trough is located at a slot extending through one of the outer channel members, and wherein a second port of the guide trough is provided at the respective horizontal trough and additional radius limiters are provided at the second port to facilitate transitioning fibers or cables onto the respective horizontal trough.
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