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Re-enterable enclosure with splitter mounting region

US10955631B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA · BE

Inventors

Bart Mattie Claessens · Hasselt, BE
Dirk Kempeneers · Aarschot, BE
Erwin BECKERS · Werchter, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2019
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4455
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical splitter module (140) can be carried on a cover (120) of an enclosure (100) between a contoured surface (129) and a row of optical adapters (130). Output pigtails (165) from the splitter module (140) are routed to the optical adapters (130). In certain examples, a significantly longer input fiber (161) is routed from the splitter module (140) to a splice region (114) at a base (110) of the enclosure (100). Certain types of splitter modules (140) are mounted to the cover (120) at an angle relative to an insertion axis for a feeder cable (170). A certain type of splitter module (140) curves about a minor axis (A2) so that one major surface (142) has a concave curvature and another major surface (143) has a convex curvature.

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