US 12,484,169 B2
Dynamic client fiber trough and hinge assemblies for a rack or cabinet system
Fabien Colton, Kars (CA)
Assigned to Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed by Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/522,558.
Prior Publication US 2025/0176120 A1, May 29, 2025
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0226 (2013.01) [H05K 5/0247 (2013.01); G02B 6/444 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rack/cabinet system, comprising:
a cabinet adapted to receive a circuit pack;
a trough assembly movably coupled to the cabinet, wherein the trough assembly is adapted to receive a plurality of fibers or cables from a faceplate of the circuit pack; and
an assembly coupled to the cabinet and adapted to move the trough assembly away from/towards an open portion of the cabinet and the circuit pack;
wherein the trough assembly is movable or rotatable from a position corresponding to an internal portion of the circuit pack in an open configuration exposing fibers or cables coupled to a side portion of the circuit pack to another position corresponding to the side portion of the circuit pack in a closed configuration in which an associated side of the cabinet blocks the fibers or cables coupled to the side portion of the circuit pack.