IP Library Granted Patent US 10,274,692
Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,692 · App. 15/528,129 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Optical termination module, optical termination assembly with said optical termination module and electric cabinet with said optical termination module

Inventors: Fabio Abbiati (Milan, IT); Arnaud Le Dissez (Milan, IT)
Assignee: Prysmian S.p.A.
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Patent No.
US 10,274,692
App. No.
15/528,129
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical termination module ( 50 ) comprises a fixed part ( 60 ) to be attached to a mounting member ( 108 ) of an electric cabinet ( 100 ) and a movable part ( 70 ) rotatably attached to the fixed part ( 60 ) to move relative to the fixed part ( 60 ) about a rotation axis (X-X) between a first position and a second position. The fixed part ( 60 ) has a bottom surface ( 61 a ) with an inlet opening ( 61 b ) configured to receive an optical drop cable ( 1 ) and the movable part ( 70 ) has a bottom surface ( 71 a ) with one or more outlet openings ( 71 b ) configured to receive respective one or more optical customer cables ( 5 ).

Claims (57)

1. An optical termination module comprising:

a fixed part configured to be attached to a mounting member of an electric cabinet, and

a movable part rotatably attached to said fixed part to move relative to said fixed part about a rotation axis between a first position and a second position, wherein:

said fixed part comprises an inlet opening configured to receive an optical drop cable, the inlet opening being provided at a bottom surface of the fixed part,

said movable part comprises one or more outlet openings configured to receive respective one or more optical customer cables, each of the one or more outlet openings being provided at a bottom surface of the movable part, and

in said first position, the bottom surface of the fixed part and the bottom surface of the movable part are flush with each other and lay on a same plane in side elevational view of the optical termination module.

2. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , wherein:

said inlet opening has an inlet axis,

each said outlet opening has a respective outlet axis,

in said first position, said inlet axis is parallel to each said outlet axis, and

in said second position, each said outlet axis is inclined relative to said inlet axis.

3. The optical termination module according to claim 2 , wherein said rotation axis extends perpendicularly to said inlet axis and said one or more outlet axes.

4. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , wherein

in said second position, the bottom surface of the fixed part is inclined relative to the bottom surface of the movable part.

5. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , wherein said rotation axis is arranged at an end portion of said fixed part and at an end portion of said movable part.

6. The optical termination module according to claim 5 , wherein said end portion of said fixed part and said end portion of said movable part are top end portions of said fixed part and said movable part, respectively.

7. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , wherein:

said movable part comprises one or more seats, and

each of the one or more sets is arranged proximate to a respective one of the outlet openings and is configured to receive a pre-connectorized optical connector of an optical fiber of an optical drop cable to optically connect said optical fiber with a respective optical customer cable.

8. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , wherein:

said fixed part has a rear portion configured to face a mounting member and an opposite front portion facing said movable part, and

said rear portion of the fixed part comprises an attachment member configured to attach said fixed part to said mounting member.

9. The optical termination module according to claim 1 , further comprising a fiber storage member arranged inside the optical termination module, between said movable part and said fixed part, and configured to store slack of fibers of an optical drop cable.

10. The optical termination module according to claim 9 , wherein said fiber storage member is attached to said movable part.

11. An electric cabinet comprising:

a wall,

a mounting member fixed to said wall,

an electric equipment attached to said mounting member, and

an optical termination module according to claim 1 .

12. An optical termination assembly comprising:

an optical drop cable comprising one or more optical fibers terminated with corresponding pre-connectorized optical connectors, and

an optical termination module housing an end portion of said optical drop cable, wherein:

said optical termination module comprises:

a fixed part configured to be attached to a mounting member of an electric cabinet, and

a movable part rotatably attached to said fixed part to move relative to said fixed part about a rotation axis between a first position and a second position, wherein:

said fixed part comprises an inlet opening receiving said optical drop cable, the inlet opening being provided at a bottom surface of the fixed part, and

said movable part comprises one or more outlet openings configured to receive respective one or more optical customer cables, each of the one or more outlet openings being provided at a bottom surface of the movable part,

said optical drop cable enters said fixed part through said inlet opening, runs through the fixed part and the movable part and terminates with said preconnectorized optical connectors arranged at said one or more outlet openings of the movable part for optically connecting said one or more optical fibers of the optical drop cable with respective one or more optical customer cables, and

in said first position, the bottom surface of the fixed part and the bottom surface of the movable part are flush with each other and lay on a same plane in side elevational view of the optical termination module.

13. The optical termination assembly according to claim 12 , wherein:

said inlet opening has an inlet axis,

each said outlet opening has a respective outlet axis,

in said first position, said inlet axis is parallel to each said outlet axis, and

in said second position, each said outlet axis is inclined relative to said inlet axis.

14. The optical termination assembly according to claim 13 , wherein said rotation axis extends perpendicularly to said inlet axis and said one or more outlet axes.

15. The optical termination assembly according to claim 12 , wherein

in said second position, the bottom surface of the fixed part is inclined relative to the bottom surface of the movable part.

16. The optical termination assembly according to claim 12 , wherein said rotation axis is arranged at an end portion of said fixed part and at an end portion of said movable part.

17. The optical termination assembly according to claim 16 , wherein said end portion of said fixed part and said end portion of said movable part are top end portions of said fixed part and said movable part, respectively.

18. The optical termination module according to claim 12 , wherein:

said movable part comprises one or more seats, and

each said seat is arranged proximate to a respective one of the one or more outlet openings, and is configured to receive a pre-connectorized optical connector of an optical fiber of an optical drop cable to optically connect said optical fiber with a respective optical customer cable.

19. The optical termination assembly according to claim 12 , wherein:

said fixed part has a rear portion configured to face a mounting member and an opposite front portion facing said movable part, and

said rear portion of the fixed part comprises an attachment member to attach said fixed part to said mounting member.

20. The optical termination assembly according to claim 12 , further comprising a fiber storage member arranged inside said optical termination module, between said movable part and said fixed part, and configured to store slack of fibers of an optical drop cable.

21. The optical termination assembly according to claim 20 , wherein said fiber storage member is attached to said movable part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: ABBIATI, FABIO; LE DISSEZ, ARNAUD
To: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 044179/0717 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170343761A1 · Nov 30, 2017
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