Optical fiber interconnect management

US10620394B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xenoptics IP Holdings Pty Ltd. · AU

Inventors

• Joseph Arol · Kiryat Ono, IL
• Zohar Avrahami · Rehovot, IL
• Solomon Sokolovsky · Melbourne, AU
• Sopit Nondjuy · Mae Jo, TH
• Patcharin Jaikaew · Mae Jo, TH

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 21, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/562
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus for establishing and managing optical connections between optical fibers, the apparatus comprising: a first array that includes a plurality of slack management units (40), each having a holding socket (44) for holding an optical end connector (60) of an optical fiber (61); a second array comprising a plurality of coupling sockets (47), configured to hold optical end of an optical fiber; and a grabber (90) configured to grab an optical end connector (60) from any slack management unit (40) in the first array, and plug the optical end connector (60) into any coupling socket (47) in the second array to establish an optical connection between the optical fiber (61) connected to the optical end connector (60) and an optical end of an optical fiber (49) held in the coupling socket (47).