Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays
An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior.
1. A panel arrangement comprising:
a chassis having a depth extending between a front and a rear of the chassis and a width extending between first and second sides of the chassis, the chassis defining an opening at the front providing access to an interior of the chassis, the chassis including a removable rear portion that selectively covers the interior of the chassis at the rear when mounted to a remainder of the chassis and provides access to the interior of the chassis through the rear when removed from the remainder of the chassis;
a plurality of fiber optic modules extending side-by-side across the width of the chassis, each fiber optic module being independently translatable relative to the chassis between a retracted position and an extended position, the extended position being located forward of the retracted position along the depth of the chassis, each fiber optic module defining a plurality of fiber ports, and each fiber optic module including side rails extending along the depth of the chassis at opposite sides of the fiber optic module;
an interior cable routing area disposed rearward of the fiber optic modules, wherein removing the rear portion of the chassis from the remainder of the chassis provides access to the interior cable routing area; and
a front cover mounted to the chassis at the front, the front cover being movable between a closed position and an open position, the front cover extending across and blocking access to the fiber ports when in the closed position, and the front cover providing access to the fiber ports when in the open position.
2. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the chassis has a height extending between a top and a bottom, wherein the removable rear portion includes a first portion forming the rear of the chassis and a second portion forming part of the top of the chassis.
3. The panel arrangement of claim 2 , wherein removing the rear portion of the chassis provides an exposed opening in the top of the chassis that extends along the depth of the chassis at least about 5 inches.
4. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein additional fiber optic modules extend side-by-side along the width of the chassis, the additional fiber optic modules being disposed above the fiber optic modules.
5. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each fiber optic module includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters that are separately installable at the fiber optic module.
6. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic modules are disposed within the interior of the chassis when in the retracted position.
7. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic modules include multiple LC type adapters.
8. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic modules include multiple multi-fiber adapters.
9. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic modules define front ports accessible from the front of the chassis and rear ports accessible from the rear of the chassis.
10. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein one of the fiber optic modules includes four fiber optic adapters.
11. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a sliding member carrying the fiber optic modules, the sliding member being slidable relative to the chassis between a retracted position and an extended position, the sliding member being disposed within the interior of the chassis when in the retracted position, the sliding member being at least partially disposed external of the chassis when in the extended position.
12. The panel arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the sliding member defines a plurality of through cut-outs adjacent the opening at the front of the chassis.
13. The panel arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the through cut-outs have lengths extending along the width of the chassis, the length of each through cut-out spanning a substantial majority of a distance along which one of the fiber optic modules spans.
14. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a stop arrangement that limits sliding movement between the fiber optic modules and the chassis.
15. The panel arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the stop arrangement includes at least two projections and at least one detent per fiber optic module.
16. The panel arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the stop arrangement includes at least four projections per fiber optic module.
17. The panel arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the projections are formed on the side rails of the fiber optic modules.
18. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the removable rear portion latches to the remainder of the chassis.
19. The panel arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of retaining rings disposed at the front of the chassis.
20. The panel arrangement of claim 19 , wherein each retaining ring is translatable with one of the fiber optic modules.