Enclosure for fiber optic splitter
An enclosure cabinet for connecting optical fiber from a head end to each of the premises of multiple dwellings has a door on an opening in a front wall of the cabinet and a support member on top and bottom slides that supports both a compartment in a container for fiber optic splitter modules and a vertical support panel for premise drop components. The slide out support member moves from a position retracted within the hollow interior for closing of the door to an extended position where the vertical panel is presented at least partly forwardly of the front wall to allow unencumbered access to both sides of the panel where the premise drop components are installed across an opening in the panel for installation, testing and visual inspection.
1. A multiple dwelling unit enclosure comprising:
a plurality of first optical fibers each connected to a respective one of the premises of the multiple dwellings;
a plurality of second optical fibers each connected to a head end;
an outer housing defining a cabinet having a top, a bottom, two sides and a front opening;
at least one door on the front opening allowing access from a front of the cabinet into a hollow interior of the cabinet;
a compartment for receiving a plurality of fiber optic splitter modules;
a support for a plurality of premise drop components connected to a respective one of the first optical fibers;
and a slide out support member that supports both the compartment for the fiber optic splitter modules and the support for the premise drop components;
the slide out support member being mounted on slides which allow the support member to move from a position retracted within the hollow interior for closing of said at least one door to an extended position presented at least partly forwardly of the front wall to allow unencumbered access to the premise drop components for installation, testing and visual inspection;
the support for the plurality of premise drop components comprising a vertical panel onto which the premise drop components are mounted so as to present opposite ends of the premise drop components on opposite sides of the panel;
the vertical panel is maintained at right angles to the front opening and parallel to the sides between the sides;
the slides including a top slide parallel to the plate attached to the top of the cabinet and along which a top of the panel slides from the retracted position to the extended position;
the slides including a bottom slide parallel to the plate attached to the bottom of the cabinet and along which a bottom of the panel slides from the retracted position to the extended position;
the panel having an opening across which the premise drop components span from one side of the opening to the other side in a plurality of stacked rows of the premise drop components with the premise drop components fastened to the panel on opposed sides of the opening;
the panel including a container portion containing the compartment for the fiber optic splitter modules;
the container portion being mounted at the bottom of the panel below the opening and extending from one side of the panel to an adjacent side of the enclosure;
the slides including a side slide attached to the side of the cabinet and along which a side of the container portion slides from the retracted position to the extended position;
a first cable management system on a first side of the panel opposite the container portion;
a second cable management system on a second side of the panel adjacent the container portion;
the first cable management system including articulated cable management links forming a track extending along the panel and connected at one end to the enclosure and at an opposed end to first side of the panel;
the second cable management system comprising a plate attached to the panel above the container portion.