Amorphous memory polymer alignment device

Details Amorphous memory polymer alignment device Amorphous memory polymer alignment device

1990-01-12

1991-08-06

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

428 349, 385 15, G02B 638

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active

050371789

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a device and method for precise positioning, or alignment of one or more articles with respect to the device or to each other. The device comprises one or more elements of Unistructural Mass of Inherent Memory Polymer with one or more internal cavities which have inherent shapes with at least one cross-sectional configuration which is congruent to a cross-sectional configuration shape of the said article(s) in the positioned or aligned position(s). The unistructural mass has cross-sectional configurations which are the same or smaller than those corresponding to the positions of the articles. The unistructural mass is deformed such that the articles can be readily inserted into the corresponding cavities. In one embodiment, a single unistructural mass has a single cavity for precision positioning of the article. In another embodiment, the mass has at least two cavities for article alignment. In another embodiment, a plurality of unistructural masses are aligned or connected and each contains at least one such cavity. Once the articles are inserted into their corresponding cavities, the inherent memory polymer is returned to its inherent shape by non-mechanical stimulus to force the articles into precisely defined position.

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