Patent ID: 6085013
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
An optical cable closure comprising:a two-partition type outer casing wherein two identical half cases are joined to form chambers therein, wherein said outer casing has a plurality of cable leading holes provided on only one end thereof for introducing end portions of optical cables to be connected in such a configuration as the cable leading holes are arranged side by side and divided into halves by a partition plane of said outer casing, said cable leading hole being plugged with an end plate fitting around the circumference of said optical cable and sealing the cable leading hole and supported therein, while the chamber of the outer casing includes a linkage frame which holds said optical cable and supports a reinforcement member of said optical cable and a redundancy housing case which houses a redundant portion of the optical fiber ribbon of said optical cable, whereineach of said end plates has a cable passing hole disposed offset from the center line of said end plate and said end plate is aligned in the cable leading hole of the outer casing so that the offset cable passing hole is disposed closer to the bottom side than the partition plane inside one of the half cases,a chamber in one half case of said outer casing on the side where the offset cable passing hole of said end plate is formed as a cable leading chamber and a linkage frame housing chamber, andthe chamber in the other half case of said outer casing is formed as a redundancy housing chamber.