Telecommunications Assembly

• US 20140178025A1
• Filed: 10/22/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Krampotich, Dennis, Coan, Jonathan Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,938,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4446 Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4448 Electro-optic
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4453 Cassettes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4455 characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4457 Bobbins; Reels
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/46 Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables installation of cables containing electric conductors and optical fibres H02G

Abstract

A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis defining an interior region and a tray assembly disposed in the interior region. The tray assembly includes a tray and a cable spool assembly. The cable spool assembly is engaged to a base panel of the tray. The cable spool assembly is adapted to rotate relative to the tray. The cable spool assembly includes a hub, a flange engaged to the hub and an adapter module. The flange defines a termination area. The adapter module is engaged to the termination module of the flange. The adapter module is adapted to slide relative to the flange in a direction that is generally parallel to the flange between an extended position and a retracted position.

Claims

1. A telecommunications apparatus comprising:

a tray configured to mount within a housing adapted for connection to a telecommunications rack, the tray including a base having a top side and a bottom side;

a first spool mounted to the tray at a location above the top side of the base, the first spool being rotatable relative to the tray;

a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the fiber optic adapters being carried by the first spool when the first spool is rotated relative to the tray;

a second spool mounted to the tray at a location below the bottom side of the base; and

a fiber optic cable assembly, the fiber optic cable assembly including a main cable portion that is spooled about the first spool and is also spooled about the second spool, the main cable portion including a jacket containing a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber optic cable assembly also including a broken-out portion where the optical fibers are broken-out from the jacket and incorporated into separate pigtails having connectorized ends received within the fiber optic adapters, the connectorized pigtails extending at least partially along a fiber routing path that extends along the top side of the base of the tray from the first spool to the fiber optic adapters;

wherein the second spool is mounted to the tray such that the tray rotates in concert with the second spool when the main cable portion of the fiber optic cable assembly is paid out from the second spool, and wherein the first spool rotates relative to the tray when the main cable portion of the fiber optic cable assembly is paid out from the first spool.