Angular optical component retention and removal system

a technology of optical components and removal systems, applied in the field of communication, can solve the problems of increasing the amount of equipment and fiber optic cables needed, and affecting the service life of fiber optic cables housed within optical communication equipment, etc., and achieves the effect of reducing the amount of equipment and fiber optic cables, and reducing the amount of space needed

US7099550B1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-29CIENA CORP
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US · United States
Patent Type
Patents(United States)
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Publication Date
2006-08-29
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Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract

Disclosed herein is an angular optical component retention and removal system that reduces the amount of space needed to accommodate fiber optic cables and enables optical components to be quickly and easily inserted, retained, and removed from an optical communications system. The optical component retention and removal system may include a single or plural angular retention sections that retain optical components in an angular orientation through a faceplate. The system may further include an insertion / retention mechanism that enables an optical component to be inserted and removed with a single hand. With the system, fiber optic cables extend at an angle from the optical components, requiring less clearance space in front of the faceplate for provision of the fiber optic cables.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] A. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates generally to the communications field, and, more particularly to an angular optical component retention and removal system for use in the communications field.

[0003] B. Description of the Related Art

[0004] Optical communication equipment is typically housed in bays, which include a rectangular frame having dimensions conforming to a particular standard, such as the Network Equipment Building Standard (NEBS). NEBS covers a large range of requirements including criteria for personnel safety, protection of property, and operational continuity. NEBS covers both physical requirements including: space planning, temperature, humidity, fire, earthquake, vibration, transportation, acoustical, air quality and illumination; and electrical criteria including: electrostatic discharge (ESD), electromagnetic interference (EMI), lightning and AC power fault, steady state power induction, corrosion, DC potent...

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[0033]The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in different drawings identify the same or similar elements. Also, the following detailed description does not limit the invention. Instead, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

[0034]An angular optical component retention and removal system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 2–10 and designated generally as reference numeral 10. FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of angular optical component retention and removal system 10, wherein system 10 retains a plurality of optical components 104. Although four optical components 104 are shown in FIG. 2, the system of the present invention is not limited to this number, and system may retain more or less than four optical components 104. Furthermore, system 10 may also retain a plurality of optical module / components 102, or a combination o...