Fan-out assembly for fiber optic cable
An optical fan-out assembly includes: a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket; a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a seal with the cable jacket; a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery, the disk adjacent to and forming a seal with the second lips of the first and second halves; and a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole; wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube.
1. An optical fan-out assembly, comprising:
a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket;
a polymeric housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a watertight seal with the cable jacket;
a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends radially outwardly between each hole and the periphery of the disk, the disk adjacent to and forming a watertight seal with the second lips of the first and second halves;
a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole;
wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube.
2. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the halves includes a groove adjacent the second lip, and wherein the disk is received within the grooves.
3. The assembly defined in claim 1 , further comprising epoxy within the cavity.
4. The assembly defined in claim 1 , further comprising a door that covers the window.
5. The assembly defined in claim 4 , further comprising a cover that overlies the halves.
6. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a heat-shrinkable material.
7. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second halves includes press-fit features.
8. An optical fan-out assembly, comprising:
a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket;
a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a watertight seal with the cable jacket;
a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends radially outwardly between each hole and the periphery of the disk, the disk adjacent to and forming a watertight seal with the second lips of the first and second halves;
a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole;
wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube;
further comprising a door that covers the window; and
a cover that overlies the halves.
9. The assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein each of the halves includes a groove adjacent the second lip, and wherein the disk is received within the grooves.
10. The assembly defined in claim 8 , further comprising epoxy within the cavity.
11. The assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the cover comprises a heat-shrinkable material.
12. The assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein each of the first and second halves includes press-fit features.
13. A method of constructing a fiber optic fan-out assembly, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a fiber optic trunk cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket;
(b) providing first and second halves of a housing, wherein the first and second halves mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends;
(c) providing a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends radially outwardly between each hole and the periphery of the disk;
(d) exposing the optical fibers;
(e) inserting an exposed portion of each of the optical fibers through a respective slot in the disk and into a hole in the disk;
(f) mating the halves of the housing to capture the cable jacket in the first lips and the disk with the optical fibers therein adjacent the second lips, thereby forming a watertight seal;
(g) routing the optical fibers into respective furcation tubes; and
(h) inserting furcation tubes into the holes.
14. The method defined in claim 13 , wherein each of the halves includes a groove adjacent the second lip, and wherein the disk is received within the grooves.
15. The method defined in claim 13 , further comprising introducing epoxy into the cavity through the window.
16. The method defined in claim 13 , further comprising installing a door that covers the window.
17. The method defined in claim 13 , further comprising applying a cover that overlies the halves.
18. The method defined in claim 17 , wherein the cover comprises a heat-shrinkable material, and wherein the applying step comprises applying heat to the cover to shrink onto the housing.
19. The method defined in claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second halves includes press-fit features, and wherein the mating step comprises press-fitting the features of the first half onto the features of the second half.