Multi-positionable telecommunications tray
View Patent ↗A multi-positionable tray assembly ( 20 ) for mounting within a chassis ( 10 ) of a telecommunications panel ( 100 ) is disclosed. The multi-positionable tray assembly ( 20 ) may include support arm ( 24 ) that pivotally supports a tray ( 22 ) and that allows the tray assembly ( 20 ) to be installed and removed from the chassis ( 10 ). The tray ( 22 ) and the support arm ( 24 ) cooperatively define a cable routing pathway ( 208 ) that extends through a pivot axis (A 1 ) defined by the tray and the support arm. To minimize the required depth of the tray ( 10 ) and optimize cable routing, the tray ( 20 ) can include a cable management structure ( 102 ) with a patch panel ( 104 ) having a plurality of adapters ( 108 ) arranged along a transverse axis (A 2 ), wherein the transverse axis is non-parallel or oblique to a front plane (A 4 ) of the tray.
1. A multi-positionable tray assembly for mounting within a chassis of a telecommunications panel, the multi-positionable tray assembly comprising:
a) a tray configured to support at least one cable management structure; and
b) a support arm connected to and supporting the tray at a pivot joint such that the tray is rotatable about the pivot joint at a pivot axis between a folded position and an access position, the support arm being configured for removable attachment to the chassis such that the multi-positionable tray can be placed in a removed position away from the chassis and an installed position within the chassis;
c) wherein the tray and the support arm cooperatively define a cable routing pathway extending between a rear side of the tray and an open interior side of the support arm and extending between a first side of the tray and the open interior side.
2. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
a) the pathway extends through the pivot axis of the pivot joint defined by the tray and the support arm.
3. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support arm includes a first latch member for securing the support arm to the chassis, and wherein the first latch member is configured to form a snap-fit connection with the chassis.
4. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 3 , wherein the support arm open interior side extends along the first and rear sides of the tray.
5. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 4 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of attachment guide members for securing the support arm to the chassis.
6. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 5 , wherein the attachment guide members are configured to slide into corresponding attachment slots on the chassis.
7. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 3 , wherein the tray includes a second latch member for securing the tray assembly to the chassis to retain the tray assembly in the folded position.
8. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 7 , wherein the second latch member is configured to form a snap-fit connection with the chassis.
9. The multi-positionable tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tray is configured slide into the chassis from the removed position to the installed position in a direction that is parallel to first and second sides of the tray.
10. A telecommunications panel comprising:
a) a chassis having a rear side extending between first and second sides to define an open front side; and
b) a plurality of multi-positionable tray assemblies, each of the tray assemblies including:
(i) a tray configured to support at least one cable management structure; and
(ii) a support arm connected to and supporting the tray at a pivot joint such that the tray is rotatable about the pivot joint at a pivot axis between a folded position and an access position, the support arm being configured for removable attachment to the chassis such that the multi-positionable tray can be placed in a removed position away from the chassis and an installed position within the chassis
(iii) wherein the tray and the support arm cooperatively define a cable routing pathway extending between a rear side of the tray and an open interior side of the support arm and extending between a first side of the tray and the open interior side.
11. The telecommunications panel of claim 10 , wherein:
a) the cable routing pathway extends through the pivot axis of the pivot joint defined by the tray and the support arm.
12. The telecommunications panel of claim 10 , wherein the support arm includes a first latch member for securing the support arm to the chassis.
13. The telecommunications panel of claim 12 , wherein the first latch member is configured to form a snap-fit connection with a recess in the chassis.
14. The telecommunications panel of claim 13 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of attachment guide members for securing the support arm to the chassis.
15. The telecommunications panel of claim 14 , wherein the attachment guide members are configured to slide into corresponding attachment slots on the chassis.
16. The telecommunications panel of claim 12 , wherein the tray includes a second latch member for securing the tray assembly to the chassis to retain the tray assembly in the folded position.
17. The telecommunications panel of claim 16 , wherein the second latch member is configured to form a snap-fit connection with a recess of the chassis.
18. The telecommunications panel of claim 10 , wherein the tray is configured slide into the chassis from the removed position to the installed position in a direction that is parallel to first and second sides of the tray.
19. The telecommunications panel of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of multi-positionable tray assemblies includes three multi-positionable tray assemblies.
20. The telecommunications panel of claim 10 , wherein the cable management structure includes at least one splice tray and a patch panel.