SLIDABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAY WITH CABLE SLACK MANAGEMENT

摘要

A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a rack for mounting a plurality of chassis, each chassis including a plurality of trays slidably mounted thereon and arranged in a vertically stacked arrangement. Each tray includes fiber optic connection locations and a cable manager coupled to the tray and also coupled to the chassis, the cable manager for routing cables to and from the fiber optic connection locations and defining a plurality of link arms pivotally connected such that the manager retracts and extends with a corresponding movement of the tray, wherein the link arms pivot relative to each other to prevent cables managed therein from being bent in an arc having a radius of curvature less than a predetermined value, each link arm defining a top wall, a bottom wall, and two oppositely positioned sidewalls, each link arm defining an open portion along at least one of the sidewalls and an open portion along the top wall for receiving cables therein, the open portions along the top wall and the at least one of the sidewalls communicating with each other.

主权项

1. A fiber optic telecommunications device comprising:
a telecommunications chassis for mounting on a telecommunications frame; the chassis including:
a plurality of fiber optic trays slidably mounted on the chassis, the fiber optic trays arranged in a vertically stacked arrangement, each fiber optic tray slidable between a closed storage position and an open access position, each fiber optic tray including:fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the telecommunications frame; anda cable manager coupled at a first end to the fiber optic tray and coupled at a second end to the telecommunications chassis, the cable manager configured for routing cables to and from the fiber optic connection locations, the cable manager defining a plurality of link arms that are pivotally connected to each other such that the cable manager retracts and extends with a corresponding movement of the tray as the link arms pivot with respect to each other, wherein the link arms are configured to pivot relative to each other to prevent fiber optic cables managed therein from being bent in an arc having a radius of curvature that is less than a predetermined value during the movement of the tray, each link arm defining a top wall, a bottom wall, and two oppositely positioned sidewalls, wherein each link arm defines an open portion along at least one of the sidewalls and an open portion along the top wall for receiving fiber optic cables therein, the open portions along the top wall and the at least one of the sidewalls communicating with each other.